Should Saints pursue WR Tee Higgins? (1 Viewer)

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he’s another guy who’s always hurt who will want big money
 
Calvin Ridley got 4yrs/$92mil. I think Tee Higgins is a better player.

I'd love to have him but I just don't think it would be worth the restructuring gymnastics to make it happen. You're not just signing him, your strapping yourself to other players that you might want/need to move off.
 
He would be a great addition "if healthy", but given the financial commitment that would be required to get him, I just don't know if it's the right move to make at this time. Seems he misses more games than you would like to see. The more I've dug into this WR draft class, the more I want us to take 1 early in the draft. Guys like Tetairoa McMillan and Tre Harris are easily at the top of my draft wish list. Both possess some much needed size for our WR room and have the athleticism/traits to be really good WR's in the NFL. Would rather see us draft one of those 2 than spend a ton of money on Higgins while we are also trying to "reset" our cap situation.
 
Higgins is not the answer to building the core of a team.

The Saints need to draft starters on the Oline and Dline.

You build a team from the inside out rather from the outside in.

It begins and ends where the big guys get dirty.
 
LUX said:
Bengals are going to let him test FA to focus on extending Chase. Should the Saints go after him? He is a solid WR that shouldn't break the bank and that is a need we could accomplish in the offseason. Would you rather a different WR in the draft and why?
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I’d love to have him but think he will break the bank.
 
St. Widge said:
I think he's going to break the bank. WR money has gotten out of control since around 2021.

And I tend to think it's just not necessary when there are so many good WRs that come out of college that are NFL ready or close to NFL ready. I think you're better off investing that free agent money on the DL or signing a high level LG.
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Yeah that's my thinking as well. I'd love to have Higgins but he's going to be too rich for our blood with WR salaries as they are. If we're gonna make any kind of FA splash I'd rather it be on the DL either a pass rusher or a DT that can push the pocket and stop the run. If we get that kind of DT watch our edge guys get better production
 
meily said:
We have Tee Higgins types already in Olave and Shaheed, we need some guys 210lbs+ who can be physical, we have our speed guys already.
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LOL you do know that Higgins is 6'4' and 219 right ??
 
St. Widge said:
Although I tend to think Higgins is going to make too much money to make sense for this team, as with most things in football, it probably depends on the scheme we play. It certainly looks like the running game is the key to the Kubiak offense and really helps Carr because it limits the hero ball that leads to turnovers, lets him use play action which is his strength, and keeps him a low volume QB which seems to work well for him. So if we are going to keep Kubiak it likely makes more sense to build the OL, find a backup RB, and look for a physical receiver in the draft. The calculation may be different in another scheme. But it looks like what we really need is some more physical WRs that can block and go over the middle on slants to beat the blitz.
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If we hire a defensive HC then it would be ludicrous not to retain KK and the whole offensive staff. Why make DC and the O players learn a 3rd system in 3 yrs. Also this OL is built to RUN the ball. Penning is the #5 RT in run blocking TF is also a monster at run blocking. Maybe invest a 3rd or even a 2nd on a OG that fits our system
 
ELLIASJWILLIAMS said:
That's where I'm at, and yet I'm being cognizant that Kamara/Taysom will be a year older and so things are going to happen that will limit their availability. In those moments it would help to have a guy like Higgins, especially w/ Olave's status in the air.

The conundrum w/ this team and WR's is the same the 49ers had. The viewed Aiyuk as a #2 internally but wanted #1 WR compensation. Getting a Justin Jefferson is great when it happens, but the scheme doesn't gear itself towards needing an Elite #1 WR anyway. Logically because you're not passing the ball 40x's a game regularly. It's almost a luxury. WR's aren't getting 11-12 targts a game, every week.

OL, RB, TE are higher on my radar right now.
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The big ? is Miller. When he's played he has shown great flashes, but can he stay healthy? If so then RB may not be as big a need. But if Olave does not come back then WR is a need but one I think we should address in the draft, or at least a big pass catcher even if it's a TE
 
LUX said:
Which is what we can get in the draft, but we still need WR and I think it's still better to go after Higgins to fill that need. We need so much in the draft that if Higgins is available, I think it's better to go after him versus using a draft pick on an unknown WR. Have some guaranteed money on the table and I think it would be easy to bring him in. He could cost a lot or it might not, but at least here, he would probably be that top WR as we move on from Olave (given his concussions).
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I doubt Olave retires, if he was older and had played more yrs maybe but I'll bet he plays. But even if he does WR is still a need but not a need that we have to spend today's WR money on Higgins.
I'd rather spend our FA $ on the DL. A DT that can push the pocket and stuff the run, like Onwuzunke or Tart or Williams from the Eagles. If we go edge then maybe Sweat or Browning from AZ
 
We are not one player away from going to the Super Bowl... this is Loomis style thinking that has us so far in cap debt
 

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