Marques Colston, Jake Long, General Free Agency Questions

[UpstatePanther]

C olston can't offer what we need.. Speed, Speed ,

SPeed.. He doesn't play special teams so he has no value to this team.. It's a waste of money when you can get younger players in FA for the same price and you can draft from another good WR class..

Why waste money we have little of in a WR who is the same as KB.. And offers us nothing on special teams or in the stretching the field category. .

To be honest right now your looking at the Name not realizing the player isn't what he was anymore. .

 

fair enough. i do agree that im probably doing that. i had thought that Colston was in the "stretch-the-field" category. thats why i mentioned him in the OP. and i also agree that its better to go young, but with only 8 draft picks and other (bigger) needs to fill than just WR/PR/KR, we cant use more than two picks on that. and most of the young names i hear in free agency also seem to all be projected to resign with their teams. do you know of an exception?

[Kuech the Sneak]

I'd be fine with both for the right price

[TheMaulClaw]

1) i hear the Saints might cut Marques Colston as a cap casualty. what would he be worth and would it be too much for Carolina? He has always burned the Panthers, might be nice to have him burn someone else FOR the Panthers for a change. 

 

2) i also hear that Jake Long might be cut. is he out of Carolina's reach? is he worth pursuing if not?

 

3) last point, does anyone know where i can get offensive line statistics, particularly for individual o-linemen (sacks, qb hits/hurries, etc)? i dont really have the money to pay PFF for their premium stats, so i thought i might ask the Huddle for help. haha.

 

I say yes to both if they come cheaply. 

 

Signing a guy like Colston might seem redundant because of KB but I wouldn't be opposed to it as long as signing a speed WR remains the first priority.  I like the idea of having him because it would give us a ridiculous amount of redzone options, added run blocking at the position, and it hurts the Saints.

 

Jake Long has some talent or he wouldn't have been drafted so high.  If he signs a 1 or 2 year "earn it" deal then what could it hurt?

[Kuech the Sneak]

I just read that jake long might call it a career, who knows if he'll even play next year

[MadHatter]

Never sign FA WR's from either the Saints nor Patriots.

They are a product of the system and the QB.

[UpstatePanther]

Never sign FA WR's from either the Saints nor Patriots.

They are a product of the system and the QB.

 

im just curious because i dont keep up with those teams well enough to know, but what generally happens when receivers leave the Saints and Pats? i was under the impression that they normally leave in the twilight of their careers, and thus arent hot commodities anyway (not totally worthless, just not studs)

[O-Ther]

Robert Meachem was Saints best deep threat in 2011. Chargers sign him to 4 year $26 million to help replace Vincent Jackson. Sucked big time and was cut the next year, with 1 writer describing him as the Chargers worst free agent signing not named David Boston. Went back to Saints on 1 year deal.

[MadHatter]

im just curious because i dont keep up with those teams well enough to know, but what generally happens when receivers leave the Saints and Pats? i was under the impression that they normally leave in the twilight of their careers, and thus arent hot commodities anyway (not totally worthless, just not studs)

Meachem is a prime example from the Saints.

[Ricky Spanish]

I'd take a flyer on long in a heartbeat at a decent price. 

 

Low risk, High reward. 

[Zorbac]

I'd take a flyer on long in a heartbeat at a decent price. 

 

Low risk, High reward. 

 

THIS... plus a lot of us are wanting Doug Free, some team will sign him to a big contract out of our range...

 

Bryan Bugula he will be re-signed, or franchise tagged by Green-Bay. The other big name floating on here is King

 

Dunlap. As of the end of December last year, he is ex-steamily considering retirement... he had one major

 

concussion last year and two more good size ones...imo he needs to retire while he's ahead! (no pun intended)

 

Jake Long may be best left, and I believe we can get him at a descent cap friendly amount.

 

for these reasons I'm all for pursuing Jake Long...

[rmoneyg35]

Jake long may look good on paper but will he even be healthy enough to help us? I would rather spend money on healthy player. Unless he wants to sign for a vet min deal I see no reason to waste the money on him.

I wouldn't be against signing Colston for the right price. He would be a solid #2 WR.

Also Meachem never worked out for San Diego because he is nothing more than a back up WR. His best season was when he had 722 yards and 9 Tds. He had a few 600 yard seasons but nothing bigger. He also had a lot of injury problems. So I wouldn't compare him to Colston.