Sean Payton acknowledges that the Saints are taking a measured approached to free agency (1 Viewer)

[St. Widge]

There was so much sarcasm dripping from this response that some of it fell on my desk.

Me sarcastic? Never.

 

[SuperSaint]

I'm glad they're not making a splash this year.

The first week of FA is an overpriced sham, where the agents have control of the process, you'll overpay for everybody during this time.

 

[bchevron]

We can't be big players in FA because of the money issues. Average players placed into the Saints organization more often than not will succeed. Average players are what the Saints can afford right now, so don't expect to see any Woodson,Avril,Goldson or Long jerseys in Black N' Gold.

 

[Madmarsha]

We do this every year you'd think some folks should expect this.

Calm and measured logic? Makes no sense to me. Pure unadulterated panic followed by a nice loud rant are much more fun.

 

[Draven80]

Hell we had what I thought was our best free agency period ever (not counting the signing of Brees in 06) last season and we all saw what happened. And most of the help was on the defensive side of the ball.

True Dat!!!!

Patience is key

 

[mleg1972]

Also, Payton spent 10 months studying from the outside looking in. You know there's a well thought out plan in place.

This

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[Nevimeister]

Who good signed a bunch of people?

Exactly, who did the Baltimore Ravens sign in free agency last year

 

[krazy9000]

I guess most of us were just expecting some changes on d and we want brees protected better.. Obviously Sean p wasn't there last year but brees was rushed and hit more last year than previous ones... Protection and wr separation was down last year. If you stay still in this world you are being left behind... Everyone is trying to move forward

Good teams are rarely the result of big name free agents and massive amounts of turn around. Good teams sign FA's that can fill holes, and play specific roles, and then they draft players and turn them into big names. If you're worried out Brees' protection, don't be. This FO has shown an uncanny ability to turn draft picks into top OL talent. As for the defensive side of the ball, there's really no one out there that stands out as someone who will come in and turn the D around. We'll get some guys in here, but we're certainly not going to overpay.

 

[Swampy Saint]

Good teams are rarely the result of big name free agents and massive amounts of turn around. Good teams sign FA's that can fill holes, and play specific roles, and then they draft players and turn them into big names. If you're worried out Brees' protection, don't be. This FO has shown an uncanny ability to turn draft picks into top OL talent. As for the defensive side of the ball, there's really no one out there that stands out as someone who will come in and turn the D around. We'll get some guys in here, but we're certainly not going to overpay.

See Philly's Dream Team for an excellent example.

 

[bearze34]

Exactly, who did the Baltimore Ravens sign in free agency last year

The Ravens didn't have glaring holes like we have.