Free agents we should keep (1 Viewer)

[Epic Brownie]

Yiadom, Roach and Baun. I'm ok with the rest walking.

 

[gavinj]

Is Shaheed a FA?

 

[MikeyF]

 

[MikeyF]

I know he has had injury problems in the past but Andrus Peat has been our best OL this year.

At the right price you keep him.

 

[Elvis]

I don’t see a scenario where Baun doesn’t get a look from another team with cap space that would play him full time as a pass rusher. He’s only getting occasional defensive snaps here

 

[Epic Brownie]

I know he has had injury problems in the past but Andrus Peat has been our best OL this year.

At the right price you keep him.

He's probably going to try to get paid and I can't blame him. We need to stay firm on the price with him given his injury tendencies.

 

[SweetT]

I know he has had injury problems in the past but Andrus Peat has been our best OL this year.

At the right price you keep him.

Pretty sure we could find cheaper talent for the same kind of production

 

[Epic Brownie]

Pretty sure we could find cheaper talent for the same kind of production

Probably can but it's not as easy as you might think outside of hitting on the draft.

 

[TribuneUK]

Pretty sure we could find cheaper talent for the same kind of production

If you mean at LT, I think you underestimate how active that market is. Not unlike QB, lots of teams are in constant search of better protection for their QB's blindside and paying highly as a result.

I've always expected he'd get a decent offer from a team hoping he can play the spot and the reps he's put on tape this year will only help.

 

[BreesusSaves]

I know he has had injury problems in the past but Andrus Peat has been our best OL this year.

At the right price you keep him.

I feel like the market for Peat, Roach, Baun, and Yiadom is going to be a lot lower than we fear. If they leave, I expect it would be for more playing time and not a contract that's just incomparably better than the Saints if they offer.

 

[B4YOU]

I know he has had injury problems in the past but Andrus Peat has been our best OL this year.

At the right price you keep him.

You have to sign Peat for 2 reasons: cap and Ram/Penning.

Peat has 13.6M of dead cap bonus money due and we are 88M over the cap. The Saints have to resign an average player for cap space and will overpay to do so. That’s been our cap “management” strategy.

Ram’s knee issues and Penning’s inability to start at LT means you have few options. Hurst isn’t a starter at LT or LG. That means you may have Young and Saldivari at RT and LG. There’s no way you go into next year with Penning at the “best” option at LT.

Peat will be resigned

 

[FlySaint]

Gotta keep Yiadom, quality CB. And keep Baun…kinda a must as empty as our effective pass rush deck is.

I'd also keep Trai Turner, he’s an upgrade to what we have on the OL now.

And Shaheed is a no brainer.

I can see the cap case for keeping Peat too.

 

[Deuuuuce]

I’d keep Peat. Are we going to give Penning a shot to play RT next year or nah?

 

[St. Widge]

I feel like the market for Peat, Roach, Baun, and Yiadom is going to be a lot lower than we fear. If they leave, I expect it would be for more playing time and not a contract that's just incomparably better than the Saints if they offer.

I doubt Baun or Yiadom will get huge contracts. Baun didn't put up a Hendrickson or Ellis kind of year so I don't think he will get a huge offer.

I think Peat is going to get bigger offers than we want. There isn't much OL depth out there in the NFL and a versatile guy who can start as a good to above average Guard and play a serviceable LT is worth a good bit. Especially to a contender which might be attractive to Peat.

Still, I think this team needs to bring him back even if they have to overpay a bit. We already likely need a new starter at RT and LT with the Ram injury and Penning busting. It seems essential to keep Peat to play LG, or step in at LT if a young player isn't ready. Otherwise, you take a step back from an already weak OL. It's essentially what happened the last time Peat was a free agent. There is so little OL talent in the NFL that even average starters with versatility to play LG/LT are very valuable.

 

[los226]

I think we have to keep Peat. LT is his natural position and he’s flourishing. He also dealt with a lot of injuries, but that was when he was playing LG. May be the injuries aren’t as frequent if he was playing LT this entire time.