Saints offer TE Foster Moreau a contract while there’s interest from other teams (1 Viewer)

[SonOfNOLA]

 

[Da Beast]

Can I say how truly messed up this would be if he stiffs us?

 

[Epic Brownie]

Can I say how truly messed up this would be if he stiffs us?

Would sting but it is business.

 

[RaginSaint93]

I think not drafting a TE will come back to bite us

 

[St. Geezy]

Carr’s brother thoroughly enjoys dropping hints.

 

[saintsfan26]

There is zero chance he signs with any other team imo. He’s from New Orleans, went to LSU, he gets to reunite with Carr, the Saints medical staff may have saved his life, and his wife is a former LSU Golden Girl. Dude will be a Saint.

 

[MV2]

If he doesn't sign after all of this it's probably for the best

 

[rlemieux]

It’s pretty much a done deal he’s going to sign here. I thought it would happen soon after the comp pick deadline but I’m guessing the language with the non football injury clause may be holding it up.

 

[Rouxble]

It’s pretty much a done deal he’s going to sign here. I thought it would happen soon after the comp pick deadline but I’m guessing the language with the non football injury clause may be holding it up.

That probably has a lot to do with it, a player isn’t entitled to any pay while on the NFI list and would need to negotiate to either stay off the list or to be compensated while on the list.

If he signs a one year deal, he could also be locked into that same deal with the team in 2024 depending on when he recovers in 2023, so he has to worry about that as well.

I can see the arguments for him signing here, but he hasn’t made enough in his career to leave any significant dollar amount on the table to sign here instead. I think we will need to be close on the money if we want him here.

 

[boutte]

That probably has a lot to do with it, a player isn’t entitled to any pay while on the NFI list and would need to negotiate to either stay off the list or to be compensated while on the list.

If he signs a one year deal, he could also be locked into that same deal with the team in 2024 depending on when he recovers in 2023, so he has to worry about that as well.

I can see the arguments for him signing here, but he hasn’t made enough in his career to leave any significant dollar amount on the table to sign here instead. I think we will need to be close on the money if we want him here.

He'd be close to home.

 

[Quiet Storm]

Can I say how truly messed up this would be if he stiffs us?

It would be considering he was about to sign with us before his physical.

 

[Damarabi]

Have there been reports on his current physical condition? Can he play?

 

[Swampy Saint]

Agents get paid a lot of money to get the most for their clients.

There could be even slight interest from another team, but it'll be exaggerated.
This is likely his last chance at a decent contract.

 

[Rouxble]

Agents get paid a lot of money to get the most for their clients.

There could be even slight interest from another team, but it'll be exaggerated.
This is likely his last chance at a decent contract.

He had a physical with the Bengals before his physical with the Saints, at the very least they are probably still interested since they are thin at TE and they run a ton of 11 personnel (67% of plays). They also have their TE's run more routes than we do, if Moreau replaces Trautman he could end up in a similar role where he is blocking on 72% of snaps (Hayden Hurst blocked on 24% of snaps).

 

[tjharris]

He had a physical with the Bengals before his physical with the Saints, at the very least they are probably still interested since they are thin at TE and they run a ton of 11 personnel (67% of plays). They also have their TE's run more routes than we do, if Moreau replaces Trautman he could end up in a similar role where he is blocking on 72% of snaps (Hayden Hurst blocked on 24% of snaps).

I'm almost positive we'll pass more this year than last. Plus Trautman may have had a half decent season if he caught the ball a little more and coaches had confidence in him. Moreau won't have a ton of yards here but could put up 8 - 10 TD type year.