treeduck Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 New Orleans Saints interested in Brandon Browner, report says http://imgick.nola.com/home/njo-media/width620/img/eagles_main/photo/16861628-mmmain.jpg The New Orleans Saints are interested in free agent cornerback Brandon Browner, according to Fox Sports 1. "Early entrant into the Brandon Browner chase: Saints. They're interested. They have company," tweeted Mike Garafolo. The 30-year-old Browner, who was with the Patriots in 2014, reportedly refused to take a pay cut to lower his $4.8 million cap hit. The Patriots then reportedly declined to pick up his $2 million option, making him a free agent. The 6-foot-4, 221 pound Browner has played in 45 career games with 142 tackles, three forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and 11 interceptions. He has also twice been suspended for PED violations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter Packers free-agent CB Tramon Williams will visit the New Orleans Saints tonight, per source.11:01 PM - 10 Mar 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 Tramon Williams visiting with Saints Posted by Josh Alper on March 10, 2015, 8:01 PM EDT Saints quarterback Drew Brees and others may be reeling in the wake of the decision to trade tight end Jimmy Graham to Seattle, but the team isn’t letting that get in the way of their pursuit of new additions to the roster. They are starting with players who could help a defense that was too leaky last season. The team is reportedly interested in cornerback Brandon Browner and Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that they are receiving a visit from cornerback Tramon Williams on Tuesday night. Williams has missed just one game for the Packers over the last eight seasons and had 70 tackles and three interceptions in 16 starts last season. Reports last week had the Seahawks making a run at signing Williams, but they’ve since signed Cary Williams and Will Blackmon at the position. If he signs elsewhere, the Packers will need to replace him and Davon House in the secondary next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 SiriusXM NFL Radio@SiriusXMNFLMickey Loomis: We have to improve ourselves on defense; will use resources acquired in @TheJimmyGraham trade to do that #Saints Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 SiriusXM NFL Radio@SiriusXMNFLMickey Loomis: We have to improve ourselves on defense; will use resources acquired in @TheJimmyGraham trade to do that #SaintsStarting with Brandon "illegal contact, #24, defense" Browner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 SiriusXM NFL Radio@SiriusXMNFLMickey Loomis: We have to improve ourselves on defense; will use resources acquired in @TheJimmyGraham trade to do that #SaintsStarting with Brandon "illegal contact, #24, defense" Browner?No we're using the cap space we got from cutting Lofton to get him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 SiriusXM NFL Radio@SiriusXMNFLMickey Loomis: We have to improve ourselves on defense; will use resources acquired in @TheJimmyGraham trade to do that #SaintsStarting with Brandon "illegal contact, #24, defense" Browner?No we're using the cap space we got from cutting Lofton to get him.He's the antithesis of Jason David...so that's a good thing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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treeduck Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 TRADE FALLOUT: Why the Saints sent Jimmy Graham to the SeahawksBY NICKGUARISCO ON MARCH 10, 2015 San Francisco 49ers v Seattle Seahawks Moments before the start of the new league year, the New Orleans Saints made a HUGE splash by sending All-Pro TE Jimmy Graham to the NFC Champion Seattle Seahawks in exchange for their first round draft pick and center Max Unger. This is obviously a massive deal, and it’s a tough pill to swallow for many Saints fans. In his last four seasons with the Saints, Graham has totaled 355 catches for 4,396 receiving yards and has scored 46 touchdowns. That’s an AVERAGE receiving line of 88 catches, 1,110 yards, and 11.5 touchdowns a season! Graham made the Pro Bowl in each of the last four years, and only Dez Bryant has more receiving TDs than Graham in that span. Graham is a super star, an athletic freak, Drew Brees’ favorite target, and one of the most dynamic offensive weapons and mismatches in the league. Furthermore, the Saints are only one offseason removed from awarding him the most lucrative contract for a tight end in NFL history. So it’s easy to see why the reaction from WHODAT Nation is along the lines of “WHAT THE F*** !?” I’m going to break down the reasoning behind the move from the Saints’ perspective in a bullet point fashion: The following graph shows the total pressures allowed from the right guard, left guard and center positions in the past three seasons:InteriorOLpressure http://i1.wp.com/bigeasysportstalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/InteriorOLpressure.png Clearly, the interior offensive line was a MAJOR weakness last season. The Saints shared my belief that the interior offensive line needed to be upgraded, and center Max Unger goes a long way into patching the unit’s holes. NOTE: In my Protecting the Franchise column, I broke down the O-line’s deficiencies and detailed the importance of quality interior offensive line play for the Saints. If you want to make more sense of this trade and feel much better about it in the process, I’d strongly suggest reading it now. Perhaps the team felt that the reason guards Ben Grubbs and Jahri Evans struggled last season was because they had to account for inexperience (Tim Lelito) and ineffectiveness (Jon Goodwin) at center. Don’t discount Max Unger as an ordinary center, either. He’s been one of the league’s best for quite some time.Unger has only allowed 5 total sacks in his entire 6-year career* – None in 2014. Unger actually had a HUGE impact on the Seahawks’ offensive success last season.When I was game-logging Marshawn Lynch for next year’s fantasy football season (yes, I know it’s only March, and yes I am actually that nerdy), I discovered and calculated interesting splits worth mentioning here: In 9 games WITH UNGER - Marshawn Lynch rushed 177 times for 892 RUYD and 9 RUTD (5.0 YPC).In 10 games WITHOUT UNGER - Lynch’s rushing line was 166-735-6 (4.4 YPC).Obviously fantasy stats don’t translate directly to NFL effectiveness, but that’s a pretty big difference in splits that at least partially explains the center’s impact on Lynch’s efficiency, and it’s based on a fairly even and large sample size.Seahawks 2014 Regular Season offense in 9 games with Unger … 10 games without Unger:Total Yards of Offense – 392 … 365Total Yards Per Play – 6.21 … 5.69Pass Yards Per Game – 188 … 212Pass Yards Per Play – 6.51 … 6.58Total Sacks Allowed – 2.17 … 2.9Rush Yards Per Game – 203 … 154Rush Yards Per Attempt – 5.97 … 4.81 Graham is a freak athlete, but I’ve always been of the opinion that Drew Brees is what makes him special…For instance, swap Graham with Rams’ TE Jared Cook (also very athletic); and I would argue that Cook with Brees throwing to him would outproduce Graham in St. Louis… fairly easily. Graham has amassed great receiving statistics over the years, but he has not been able to stay healthy consistently, and it’s led to him wearing down toward the end of the recent seasons. Take a look at how he faded down the stretch in 2013 and 2014:2013: In the first 8 games of 2013, Graham had FIVE 100-yard games and scored 10 TDs. In the last 10 games, he only reached 100 receiving yards once (none after week 12-18), and he never topped 6 catches in that span.2014: In the team’s final five games, Graham averaged 4 catches and a little over 40 yards per game, scoring one touchdown in that span. The Saints lost $2.5 million in cap space as a result of the trade, but Max Unger’s contract is very team-friendly. It’s important to realize the way Mike Triplett put it best: the Saints don’t have a salary cap problem. They have a 7-9 problem. In other words, this was a football move just as much as it was a business move.I would love it if the Saints used Seattle’s first round pick on TE Maxx Williams, and then he went on to post better numbers during his rookie year as a Saint than Graham does in Seattle next season. After re-signing RB Mark Ingram to a 4-year, $16M contract, making it point to keep expensive guards Ben Grubbs and Jahri Evans (for now) when it would have made a lot of sense (financially) to release them, and now trading the team’s best pass catcher for a strong center, it’s fairly clear the Saints want to be able to run the football. IN NO WAY DOES THIS TRADE MEAN OR IMPLY THAT THE SAINTS IS REBUILDING. The team has long been seeking more balance in their offense. Yet, in 2014 the Saints threw led the NFL in pass attempts despite the fact that Mark Ingram, Pierre Thomas, and Khiry Robinson combined to average 4.6 yards per carry (the league average is 4.2 YPC), also disregarding the offensive’s line inability to consistently protect Drew Brees. The Saints blockers graded out as far superior run blockers than pass protectors per PFF. The Saints asked Drew Brees to do way too much last season, and perhaps this could be the first of many moves that allow the Saints to take some pressure off Brees (literally). Additionally, more balance and focus on an effective running game would make for an easier transition to life without Brees, but that’s an unrelated side benefit, not the team’s main objective. The Saints’ primary goal is win a Super Bowl THIS season, not in the future. Lastly, don’t forget that the Saints offense was dominant BEFORE the team acquired Jimmy Graham, too… New Orleans ranked 1st, 4th, 4th, and 1st respectively in the four seasons prior to drafting Graham.Additionally, the Saints won a Super Bowl without Jimmy Graham. Jeremy Shockey scored a touchdown in that win. Lastly, I’ve always said that there are only 3 essential elements to win a Super Bowl in today’s NFL: 1) You have to have a good quarterback; 2) You have to be able to pressure the opposing quarterback; and 3) You have to protect your quarterback. Notice there is no requirement for having a great tight end. This trade helps elements #1 and #3 directly, and extra cap space in the future can help the team acquire #2. By this logic, this trade helps, not hurts the Saints’ chances. Jimmy Graham is a great football player. He’s the second best tight end in football, and his deadly combination of size and speed makes him one of the best offensive weapons in the game and a huge mismatch for defenses. He’s extremely important to the offense and I believe he earned and deserves every penny of the lucrative contract he received last offseason. But Chris Mortenson reported that Jimmy Graham was a distraction in the locker room. He was supposedly still upset about not getting wide receiver pay. And perhaps more importantly, and he apparently hated getting hit in practice. Shocker. Jimmy Graham has one tragic flaw in his game. As I’ve stated on this website for a few years, Graham plays soft relative to his size. Ironically, he was called out for this by Seahawks DE Michael Bennett prior last year’s playoff game against Seattle. This weakness has never been more evident than in 2014. For as physically imposing as he is (6-foot-7, 260 pounds), Graham doesn’t always use his massive size to his advantage. He needs to do a much better job attacking the ball by using his enormous frame to shield the defender, positioning his mammoth body between the defender and ball, to where only he has the opportunity to pluck the ball out of the air. He often runs behind jump-balls, waiting for and hoping the ball will soar over the defenders hands instead of stepping in front of the defensive back and attacking the ball at its highest point. He can also be seen with alligator arms (short-arming passes) on throws that can potentially lead to him getting hit. In short, Graham seems to avoid contact when the ball is in the air, and it often gives smaller defenders – who should be helpless – a chance to make a play on the ball. Despite being a former collegiate basketball player, Graham needs to improve vastly on his ability to use his size to his advantage when boxing out or shielding defenders. Additionally, he needs to be less timid when attempting to catch passes over the middle, fearlessly ignoring any imminent contact (rather than avoiding it). To use a basketball analogy, Graham is that huge guy in pick-up games who would rather shoot outside jumpers and threes than post up inside. If Graham started using his body like savvy veterans like Antonio Gates or Tony Gonzalez have, he could take his game to another level. To Graham’s credit, he appeared to be a much-improved blocker in 2014, and he shows zero hesitation to a punish a defender a mean stiff-arm when the ball is in his hands. It’s also certainly worth mentioning that Graham battled a shoulder injury for the second half of the season, which impaired his ability to physically dominate; however, the injury should not be used as an excuse to explain the aforementioned lone weakness in his game. More accurately, the injury may have exasperated or added to a problem that existed beforehand. Graham was the focal point of the offense, and opponents knew this, implanting all sorts of double and bracket coverage to limit his effectiveness. This was best illustrated in the games that mattered most. In the Saints’ two playoff games in 2013, Graham had a quiet 3 catches for 44 yards against the Eagles and was shut down entirely against the Seahawks, recording 1 catch for 8 yards. Based on the way I’ve seen Seattle utilize tight ends in the past, as well as talented WRs Golden Tate and Doug Baldwin, I’d be surprised if Graham puts up near the numbers or comes close to being as big of a playmaker for the Seahawks as he was in New Orleans. There’s no question Graham will be missed dearly, and New Orleans appreciates his amazing contributions over the years as a Saint. But this was a tough decision that could end up helping the Saints in the future. In the mean time, it’s nice having solidified the offensive line, but the Saints could definitely use some upgrades in the pass catching department. Look for the Saints to add a bigger, more physical complement to Brandin Cooks and Kenny Stills (either by way of WR or TE) this offseason. But first, it appears New Orleans wants to take care of some defensive holes. … … … * = Sacks allowed credited by Per ProFootball Focus. Unger is a 5-year veteran, he missed almost every game of his second season due to injury. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 Nick Underhill @nick_underhill · 25m 25 minutes agoThose wondering about Browner's visit ... it's still ongoing, I'm told John Hendrix @JohnJHendrix · 26m 26 minutes agoMutual follow of him and McGriff on twitter too. "@nick_underhill: Those wondering about Browner's visit ... it's still ongoing, I'm told." John Hendrix @JohnJHendrix · 34m 34 minutes agoLet's just say that both McGriff and Browner followed each other. John Hendrix @JohnJHendrix · 37m 37 minutes agoFWIW, #Saints Coach Wesley McGriff just followed Brandon Browner on Twitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 Tyler Dunne @TyDunne For those waiting on the edge of their seat for a Tramon Williams Update, the #Packers free agent CB is still visiting with the #Saints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 Ian Rapoport @RapSheet With some newfound cap space, I’m told the #Saints are now in the mix for former #Bills RB CJ Spiller. Meanwhile, the #Cowboys lurk as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 Report: Saints to host C.J. Spiller on Thursday Posted by Mike Wilkening on March 11, 2015, 11:51 PM EDTOne of the top free agents left in a fast-thinning market will meet with New Orleans on Thursday. The Saints will visit with Bills running back C.J. Spiller, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. A sixth-year pro and a former first-round pick, the 27-year-old Spiller is PFT’s 26th-ranked free agent. Spiller’s speed and versatility would suit him well in the Saints’ offense, which lost some playmaking punch with the trade of star tight end Jimmy Graham on Tuesday. Though New Orleans has two solid runners in Mark Ingram and Khiry Robinson, the team has long liked to spread the workload in its backfield under coach Sean Payton, and its tailback depth is a little lacking right now. The Saints parted ways with stalwart pass-catching back Pierre Thomas before free agency; another capable reserve back, Travaris Cadet, is an unrestricted free agent. Spiller has rushed 668 times for 3,321 yards with 12 touchdowns and has caught 158 passes for 1,195 yards and six touchdowns in his NFL career. Given his résumé and skill set, he would be a nice addition to any club at any point of free agency, especially after so many signings and agreements have occurred in the first two days of the new league year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 Saints trade Ben Grubbs to Chiefs for fifth-round pick Posted by Michael David Smith on March 12, 2015, 1:31 PM EDTThe Saints continue trading away expensive veteran players. After previously trading tight end Jimmy Graham to the Seahawks, the Saints have now traded guard Ben Grubbs to the Chiefs. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Chiefs are sending a fifth-round draft pick to New Orleans for Grubbs. That’s not much compensation for Grubbs, a two-time Pro Bowler. But Grubbs has a cap hit this season of $9.6 million, so the cap-strapped Saints likely would have released him if they hadn’t found a trading partner. The 31-year-old Grubbs has started all 16 games for the Saints in all three of his seasons in New Orleans. He’s in the fourth year of a five-year, $36 million contract he signed with the Saints in 2012 after starting his career with the Ravens. Grubbs should provide an instant upgrade on the Chiefs’ offensive line. His absence may make Drew Brees’s life more difficult. Given that Brees has already expressed disappointment about the Graham trade, it’s likely that the franchise quarterback is not a happy camper in New Orleans right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 (edited) Saints deal with Brandon Browner “almost finished” Posted by Josh Alper on March 12, 2015, 2:07 PM EDTThe Saints hosted a pair of veteran cornerbacks on Wednesday and it seems they’ve set their sights on landing at least one of them. PFT has learned, via a league source, that the team has “almost finished” a deal with former Patriots cornerback Brandon Browner. Browner became a free agent Tuesday when the Patriots declined their option on his contract for the 2015 season. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reported earlier on Thursday that the Saints offered Browner “more than $5 million” a year to join their secondary. Rapoport added that Browner’s leadership appeals to them and that the team feels he “will take ownership” of the locker room. That leadership comes in addition to the fact that the Saints struggled at cornerback last season and look thin on the depth chart. Tramon Williams also visited with the Saints and further additions to the group wouldn’t be surprising. Edited March 12, 2015 by treeduck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 Report: Saints working to deal Kenny Stills Posted by Mike Wilkening on March 12, 2015, 2:32 PM EDTThe Saints have been willing to part ways with numerous higher-priced veterans this offseason. And now, a published report says they are willing to deal one of their cheaper and younger players, too. Dianna Marie Russini of NBC 4 in Washington D.C. reports the Saints are “trying to trade” third-year wide receiver Kenny Stills. Stills hauled in 63 passes for 931 yards and three touchdowns in 2014. He does not turn 23 until April, and he is under contract for two more seasons at very affordable base salaries ($585,000 in 2015, $675,000 in 2016, per NFLPA data). Theoretically, those attributes would suggest Stills would have a market if the Saints wanted to deal him. The question is, why would they? Stills’ contract alone would seemingly make him valuable to New Orleans. The club has had salary cap issues, and here is a starter-caliber player on the books for less than a combined $1.3 million over the next two years. Nevertheless, Russini reports the Saints have been “shopping” Stills. Of all of the offseason stories about players on the trading block, this is one of the most surprising, for it’s an inexpensive player reportedly being dangled, not an older brand name with a sticker-shock contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 Brandon Browner, New Orleans Saints reach contract By Kevin PatraAround the NFL writer Published: March 12, 2015 at 02:44 p.m. Updated: March 12, 2015 at 02:50 p.m.When discussing the blockbuster trade of Jimmy Graham this week, New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis cited a desire to upgrade the defense. One of the biggest needs on that defense resides at the corner position. With the market dwindling, New Orleans landed former Patriots corner Brandon Browner -- whose contract option New England declined. The team announced it had agreed to a contract with Browner on Thursday. NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported the deal is for three years and roughly $18 million. One reason the Saints looked to splurge on a 30-year-old corner is the presence of lanky receivers Julio Jones, Roddy White, Kelvin Benjamin, Vincent Jackson and Mike Evans residing in the NFC South. Browner might not have the foot speed to stick with the likes of Jones, but at 6-foot-4 he would help immensely in the red zone. Another reason the Saints added Browner, per Rapoport, is that the veteran would help bring a needed presence to a locker room that has seen a drain on leadership the last few seasons. Ian Rapoport @RapSheetFollowIf the #Saints do sign Brandon Browner, & it could very well happen, Sean Payton gets his locker room enforcer. Browner will take ownership3:02 PM - 12 Mar 2015 We believe the one reason the Patriots declined to bring back Browner even though they are thin at the position is that Bill Belichick simply found the corner's play lacking. Still, with a shrinking defensive back market and the Saints' glaring need for size at the position, a union in the Big Easy makes sense for both parties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 New Orleans Saints re-sign linebacker Ramon Humber http://imgick.nola.com/home/nola-media/width620/img/tpphotos/photo/2015/03/04/17171487-mmmain.jpg The New Orleans Saints have re-signed free agent linebacker and special teams captain Ramon Humber to a two-year deal, the team announced on Thursday. This move leaves David Hawthorne and Humber as the most experienced inside linebackers on the roster. Middle linebacker and defensive captain Curtis Lofton was released on Monday and signed with the Raiders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 (edited) New Orleans Saints now have at least 8 picks in 2015 NFL Draft after trade http://imgick.nola.com/home/nola-media/width620/img/tpphotos/photo/2014/08/13/15610433-mmmain.jpg After acquiring a fifth-round draft pick in the Ben Grubbs trade on Thursday, the New Orleans Saints will have at least eight selections in the 2015 NFL Draft. The team could add a ninth at the end of the seventh round depending on how the compensatory formula is calculated. The NFL will release compensatory picks later this month. If the Saints hold on to all eight picks, it would be the most selections since the team drafted eight players in 2006. (The 2006 class, likely the best in team history, included Reggie Bush, Roman Harper, Jahri Evans, Zach Strief and Marques Colston. Even Rob Ninkovich found success elsewhere, if not with the Saints). On Wednesday the Saints traded tight end Jimmy Graham and their fourth-round pick to the Seattle Seahawks for center Max Unger and Seattle's first-round pick, which is 31st overall. New Orleans Saints projected draft picks in 2015 Round Current overall Projected overall Notes1 13 131 31 31 from Seahawks2 44 443 75 755 140 1475 146 153 from Chiefs6 171 1847 205 2297 ?? 256 possible compensatory Compensatory not yet announced. OverTheCap projection: http://overthecap.co...picks-for-2015/On Thurday the team sent veteran offensive lineman Ben Grubbs to the Kansas City Chiefs for a fifth-round pick, which is currently 140th but could be as low as 147th after compensatory selections are awarded. The Saints currently occupy the last compensatory slot in OverTheCap's projection, which would be 256th overall. (That would mean they would have the last pick in the draft, a player known as "Mr. Irrelevant.") The process of awarding compensatory picks is too complex to cover here, but OverTheCap does a solid job of explaining its projections. Edited March 12, 2015 by treeduck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 Jimmy Graham: 'I owe a lot to that coaching staff and that city,' he says of Saints, New Orleans http://imgick.nola.com/home/nola-media/width620/img/tpphotos/photo/2015/03/10/17224974-mmmain.jpg Jimmy Graham arrived in New Orleans to join the Saints as "a boy, and I'm leaving there as a man," he told Seattle media Thursday, via ESPN. "I owe a lot to that coaching staff and that city," he said. In joining the Seattle Seahawks after a trade Tuesday from the New Orleans Saints, Graham said he "realized he was going to the best team in football." The trade "put a grin on my face," he said, via ESPN. He said the trade "was definitely out of left field." Graham said he was unsure which number he would wear. "Maybe 88," with his usual No. 80 among the Seahawks' retired numbers, worn by Hall of Fame receiver Steve Largent. Graham said Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson was the first player to reach out to him. "Russell is a fantastic quarterback. I'm excited about working with him." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Jimmy Graham: 'I owe a lot to that coaching staff and that city,' he says of Saints, New Orleans http://imgick.nola.com/home/nola-media/width620/img/tpphotos/photo/2015/03/10/17224974-mmmain.jpg Jimmy Graham arrived in New Orleans to join the Saints as "a boy, and I'm leaving there as a man," he told Seattle media Thursday, via ESPN.Substitute Bowl City for Jimmy Graham and Amsterdam for New Orleans (but not Admirals for Saints :)) and the statement would be equally accurate... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted March 13, 2015 Author Share Posted March 13, 2015 Strong mutual interest exists between Saints, Spiller Posted by Mike Florio on March 13, 2015, 8:49 AM EDT With DeMarco Murray joining the Eagles, the next big-name tailback to watch becomes C.J. Spiller. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, strong mutual interests exists between Spiller and the New Orleans Saints. Spiller would be a great fit in the New Orleans offense, possibly filling the role that remains as a practical matter vacant after the 2014 trade of Darren Sproles to the Eagles. The question becomes money. With $4 million per year invested in Mark Ingram, will that much or more go to Spiller? If/when a deal is done, that will be the most interesting aspect of the Spiller joining the Saints. As noted last Saturday, the role envisioned for Spiller will dictate his compensation — which means that his compensation will shed plenty of light on his anticipated role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted March 13, 2015 Author Share Posted March 13, 2015 Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter Saints reached agreement with former Bills RB CJ Spiller. Saints backfield getting crowded: Spiller, Mark Ingram, Khiry Robinson.4:49 PM - 13 Mar 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted March 13, 2015 Author Share Posted March 13, 2015 I'm hearing we've traded Kenny Stills to Miami for their 3rd round pick and Ellerbe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted March 13, 2015 Author Share Posted March 13, 2015 New Orleans Saints wideout Kenny Stills traded to the Dolphins, report says http://imgick.nola.com/home/nola-media/width620/img/tpphotos/photo/2014/11/30/16466020-mmmain.jpg The New Orleans Saints are working out a trade that would send wide receiver Kenny Stills to the Miami Dolphins, Yahoo! Sports reported. According to multiple reports, the Saints will receive linebacker Dannell Ellerbe and a third round pick. This comes one day after a report said Stills was on the trading block. The Saints already traded Ben Grubbs to the Chiefs and Jimmy Graham to the Seahawks in what has become a complete locker room makeover. Stills was only on the third year of his rookie deal and counted only $633, 613 against the 2015 cap. Ellerbe, 29, is set to make $8.425 million in 2015 and will likely have to take a pay cut with the Saints limited cap space. The Saints now have two 2015 first round draft picks, a second rounder, two third rounder, two fifth rounders, a sixth rounder and a seventh rounder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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