Underhill... Michael Thomas has become one of the best receivers in the league, but New Orleans might look for others (1 Viewer)

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By Nick Underhill

It’s stunning how quickly a narrative can change.

At this point last year, you could have argued New Orleans had one of the best groups of wide receivers in the NFL. Brandin Cooks provided the vertical threat, Willie Snead handled everything underneath and Michael Thomas had the rest.

With Cooks now in New England and the still unexplained disappearance of Snead, all that’s left from that group is Thomas, who has become one of the best receivers in the league. New Orleans was prepared to replace Cooks and had already signed Ted Ginn Jr. before executing the trade. Losing Snead wasn’t part of the plan, and it’s possible the team never recovered from the unexpected turn of events.

There is no conspiracy here. Snead had an offseason arrest, was suspended, dealt with an injury when he returned, and just never earned his place back in the offense. For a while, it was hard for him to find snaps. But then they came, and he still couldn’t fully integrate himself back into the offense...

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