Saints release Tre’Quan Smith from IR; Saints sign QB Jake Luton to roster from Panthers PS; Kirk Merritt released from practice squad (1 Viewer)

[RaginSaint93]

No players remaining from the 2018 draft class

 

[boutte]

No players remaining from the 2018 draft class

Other than Boston Scott, are any of these guys still in the League?

 

[SweetT]

Other than Boston Scott, are any of these guys still in the League?

The Clapp always remains…….so I hear

 

[RadsRock]

We now have 0 players from our 2018 selections

Considering the average career length in the NFL, I doubt this is unusual.

 

[Saintscuffy]

No players remaining from the 2018 draft class

Leonard..talk about your wasted draft pics...

 

[jahsoul357]

You gotta respect TQS. The man did his best and never complained.

That said, today's NFL doesn't have a place for Wide Receivers who can't catch. Hopefully he finds good health and good hands and can continue his career!

I always felt that TQS was a player that came 5 years too late. He would have been much more productive (if he could stay healthy) than he would in the 2018 offense. He had his moments but it's the way it works sometimes...

 

[saint_drago]

I always felt that TQS was a player that came 5 years too late. He would have been much more productive (if he could stay healthy) than he would in the 2018 offense. He had his moments but it's the way it works sometimes...

True. You put him with a prime Drew Brees and he would've been a quality player if healthy.

 

[meily]

He was never a major contributor on offense in the way that his position would require him to be to stay on an NFL Roster.

 

[jahsoul357]

He was never a major contributor on offense in the way that his position would require him to be to stay on an NFL Roster.

Mostly because of injuries but partially because of the condensing of the field due to Drew's decline in arm strength. Truth is, if your name wasn't Michael Thomas or Alvin Kamara, you weren't going to be a major contributor in the pass offense but from the time he was drafted to the time Drew retired, he had like the 3rd most receiving TDs on the team, like 4th in receptions and yards. Let's be real here; what was the expectation for TQS in the offense we were running?

 

[meily]

Mostly because of injuries but partially because of the condensing of the field due to Drew's decline in arm strength. Truth is, if your name wasn't Michael Thomas or Alvin Kamara, you weren't going to be a major contributor in the pass offense but from the time he was drafted to the time Drew retired, he had like the 3rd most receiving TDs on the team, like 4th in receptions and yards. Let's be real here; what was the expectation for TQS in the offense we were running?

He was a draft pick that did not pan out, he was not the first and he will not be the last.

 

[jahsoul357]

He was a draft pick that did not pan out, he was not the first and he will not be the last.

Question not answered. lol.
But I agree, health and scheming didn't work in his favor. It happens.

 

[meily]

Question not answered. lol.
But I agree, health and scheming didn't work in his favor. It happens.

I did not know you were asking me a question. Drafting a WR, I think the expectation was for him to be a productive draft pick at the position he was drafted, that did not work out.....it happens, he was not the first and will not be the last (see; Marcus Davenport).

 

[DeuceMcAllisterFan]

No players remaining from the 2018 draft class

Good. That was a nightmare of a draft class. They always preached how good of a roster we had that year and if they felt that way, there were absolutely no reason why they didn't trade those picks into the future. Instead we cut most of them to get down to the 53. That was terrible mismanagement of picks.

 

[jahsoul357]

I did not know you were asking me a question. Drafting a WR, I think the expectation was for him to be a productive draft pick at the position he was drafted, that did not work out.....it happens, he was not the first and will not be the last (see; Marcus Davenport).

All I'm saying is I don't think we've be realistic in expectations, especially in the offense that he was drafted to. I mean, we are talking about productivity but who has more receiving TDs as a Saint since TQS been drafted? I'm just saying...

 

[LordPoopington]

Leonard..talk about your wasted draft pics...

Yeah, that's the one that really sticks in my craw. Davenport ended up being a letdown, but he looked great until his turf toe injury midseason 2018 (and would similarly show flashes of potential in between injuries and amidst inconsistency for the remainder of his time here). TQS similarly didn't blow anyone away but ended up catching 2 TDs in a playoff game and was on the receiving end of one of Drew's most important moments.

Leonard was widely viewed by everyone at the time to be a major reach (i.e. not just one round too early). And he couldn't even have Will Clapp's career (and Clapp was so bad we kept trotting out Andrus Peat with a broken hand in the 2018 playoffs).