Saints trade Adam Trautman to Broncos for #195th pick (WR A.T. Perry, Wake Forest) (2 Viewers)

[RJS]

Dan Arnold, please !!!! (JK)

It might not be that far fetched.

 

[Saints 4 life]

Is he still on the roster!?

Unfortunately

 

[B-Train]

Trautman was not our starting TE last year. Juwan overtook him significantly in production and snaps. If you mean our original starting TE from 2-3 years ago. But the past doesn’t mean much when he hasn’t lived up to being a long term starter, hence the trade, and an undrafted WR took the starting TE job from him as a better receiver. We’ll be able to find a veteran FA TE to fill Trautman’s role.

I think you might be underselling what it is that Trautman brought to the table. Johnson was a great receiver. But he was about as much of a tight end as Taysom Hill was.

 

[Taker597]

Trautman was not our starting TE last year. Juwan overtook him significantly in production and snaps. If you mean our original starting TE from 2-3 years ago. But the past doesn’t mean much when he hasn’t lived up to being a long term starter, hence the trade, and an undrafted WR took the starting TE job from him as a better receiver. We’ll be able to find a veteran FA TE to fill Trautman’s role.

Drafting a 4.8 speed TE with expectations as a pass catcher is probably no longer a fit in the NFL. Traut is strictly a blocking TE.

With how NFL with analytic you to death. Having too many one dimensional players can used against you in pressure situations.

 

[Infoman]

Perry is gonna be hard to keep off the field. He has hands, good deep speed, and makes contested catches. He’s also good at working the sticks. He’s at the very least a good insurance policy for MT. At best he’s going to push for a lot of red zone and 3rd down snaps.

Trautman will not be missed.

 

[Taker597]

Unfortunately

Would anyone trade for him ? Lol

 

[B-Train]

He wasn't good or coming his own. His production drop and his snap count reduced from 58% to 49%.

It's why Johnson jumped from 20% to 60% from 2021 to 2022. Had a mini break out year for himself.

It's probably why they brought in FA TE to replace him.

I’m not pretending like he was amazing, but he was a well rounded TE that was getting better every year. You don’t trade a starter for a prospect.

 

[longtime lurker]

 

[oysters]

Gimme Kuntz from Old Dominion based on 10.0 RAS alone

 

[Tokyonavy]

Gotta be a player on the roster we can trade to the Rams for a seventh, jump in front of the Falcons and grab Kuntz.

 

[Taker597]

Perry is gonna be hard to keep off the field. He has hands, good deep speed, and makes contested catches. He’s also good at working the sticks. He’s at the very least a good insurance policy for MT. At best he’s going to push for a lot of red zone and 3rd down snaps.

Plus... Carr really matches up well with bigger body receivers and less prone to throw window passes that can get picked off in tight traffic.

You give more weapons where he can high point in traffic. The better.

 

[SonOfNOLA]

I think you might be underselling what it is that Trautman brought to the table. Johnson was a great receiver. But he was about as much of a tight end as Taysom Hill was.

Or Juwan Johnson’s blocking could be undersold as well. He’s continuously getting better at it, which is why he stayed on the field more than Trautman. Blocking can only take a starting TE so far if they can’t make plays consistently. A vet TE2 can be signed for that role in a pinch.

 

[Dean in L.A.]

This is the most amazing news ever!! That’s exactly the guy we needed!!! Whoo hoo!!

 

[B-Train]

Or Juwan Johnson’s blocking could be undersold as well. He’s continuously getting better at it, which is why he stayed on the field more than Trautman. Blocking can only take a starting TE so far if they can’t make plays consistently. A vet TE2 can be signed for that role in a pinch.

The bar isn’t exactly set super high for this trade to become worthwhile but I still have my doubts. We had a need at TE; and it’s not to say we couldn’t use the WR depth too but I feel like this move creates a bigger hole that now desperately needs to be filled.

 

[Infoman]

This type of move (not the pick / the trade) makes me think the Saints may believe Foster is going to be back for the season.