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We've been saying this about the Saints for like 10 years now. Maybe Brees retiring is the catalyst that really kicks things off since they can't alter his contract any longer.

Watson is not a lottery ticket, unlike a draft pick. The team will have a steep hill to climb to be successful and that's where the leap of faith comes in, but he himself is a proven top-tier performer at the premiere position in the game and that's why the price is so high. I say that as someone who knows we need to move on from Teddy/QBs of that ilk but has no preference on whether it's a guy like Watson or somehow through the draft. I will say though that if the Watson thing happens, it says to me that the team doesn't believe the rookie they believe in most (assuming it's any of them) will be available without a similar spend. Beating Washington really made things complicated and expensive.

If the briantrust truly feels this is the best option forward and can get it done then alrighty, but it's a metric ton of faith in this staff and FO to overcome the price that will be required.

Would I tip my hat for Tepper making Watson defend himself publicly against false/imagined accusations of harassing/abusive behavior towards women for the sake of benefitting a football team? TF kind of question is this?

Teddy and Tyrod would make for the most 'meh' QB room ever.

I'm not enthusiastic about the line signings but cutting Kerr is really the puzzling one for me. Maybe something becomes clear in the coming days but that just makes little sense at this point in time.

'Designed for a more Jimmy Garoppolo-centric offense capable of going downfield' is a very interesting sentence. Seems a bit paradoxical.

Hunter Henry AND Jonnu? Agholor and Bourne are a bit underwhelming as primary receivers but those signings make more sense with both Henry and Smith at TE. Cam's always done well with 2 TEs so this is an interesting roster construction, both for Cam and potentially beyond.

His skillet is completely wasted with a QB like Teddy. Ignoring the poor quality of this source for a moment, if they did pull the trigger that would be another huge signal IMO.

Well yeah, I'd assume so. Question is though are they continuing to do so after hearing whatever amount he's looking for.

Who's available that went to Temple and/or Baylor?

Brady can drive the ball though - he was chucking 50+ air-yard strikes this season at 43 years old. Brees could do that in his younger years but the threat hasn't consistently been there for a long while now. It will be very interesting to see if/how things change with Taysom or especially Jameis at the helm. I'm not saying it's guaranteed to be better, but it's a dimension that's been absent in their recent offenses. Will be interesting to see who ends up at the helm and how Payton adapts.

Agreed. No question that Brees has been one of the best and racked up crazy stats but he's been the ultimate game manager, distributing the ball with high completion percentages, for almost a decade now and the Saints have continually failed against the most elite competition. Hell, they've only scored more 24 or more points 3/9 games in the playoffs since 2013, with the last time being against the Panthers in 2017, That 'high-powered offense' scored 23 once, 21, once, and 20 3 times in their last 5 playoff games. They win a lot of regular season games but that style can't be counted on to get it done against the elite in today's NFL. 24 points should typically be enough to win an NFL game but the postseasons is its own beast. It's a big reason why I'm personally so against the game manager style and advocate for dynamics.

C'mon man, open the door!

I'd love to have consistent average-or-better LT play, but not at above-average money with Fisher's unknowns. That's all I'm saying.

Been a fan since '95 and I live in KC so have experienced Fisher's career firsthand as well, so I totally get it. For the money Fisher's position commands, his rep/name recognition vs. actual performance (average to slightly above at best), and the Achilles injury no, it wouldn't be a good expenditure IMO.

Not sure that's accurate - Samuel had 10, 2, and 9 targets while on the field for 75%, 70%, and 76% of the snaps in the games that CMC played. There would be plenty to go around if the same overall mix was employed and someone like a TE didn't emerge as a major option. If a new QB is starting come 2021 season than that may change, but it doesn't appear that CMC impacted Samuel's role much at all.

IMO it's fine to cite as a secondary/tertiary differentiator (though still better qualified with stats like intended air yards) in a discussion of QBs who have more to offer than just completion percentage - they actually throw/threw downfield, lead their teams on scoring drives in the clutch, etc. When it's the only thing supporting a thesis of QB success, however, it's inadequate.

Took some profits already and now just riding the wave to see where things land. If it's the moon... sweet.

Smitty and Sam Mills jerseys in the background? Interesting choices, if only because it's not the players for whom this event is taking place.

No he hasn't. He didn't meet expectations his first couple of seasons and then did improve but he's been Top 15, perhaps Top 10 at best. Consistent before the injury but who knows after, so I'd look elsewhere.

In this situation the wise thing to do, assuming the staff isn't truly that sold on Jones and doesn't trade out of 8, is to take the best player and hold as they are at QB position. Who know what happens after the draft. I don't really follow college football so know little about Mac Jones or any of the other prospects and have no opinion on them, but another year of Teddyball is painful to think about.

Teddy's air yards per attempt was 7.1 (good for 26th in the league) this year with 5.5 per completion 25th), not 11.2. Where are you getting that? Advanced passing metrics here. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2020/passing_advanced.htm

Go back in time, put Grier on that Alabama team and... maybe?