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islstl Playoff committee is a group of great football men Staff Member

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Can you unquote that PJ?

Hard to get through a thread with long ass posts back to back.

Thanks.

On the issue with Cato June, not sure if he is a real answer to our problem at OLB. He is marginal at best.

Benson or Bush might be a decent answer at RB. We just need a bruiser and Benson may flourish under this system.

I think Payton wants a RB who can catch out of the backfield. Not sure if either of those are good at it.

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nola.com says Bartell re-signed with the Rams.

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Would have been nice to pull him in, but I don't think we could afford him. As much upside as he is, I think he demands way more money than he should at this point. Running out of good options though. Greer from Buffalo and Bodden from Detroit look like the next best two.

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nola now says Shawn Springs will visit. On both he and Sharper, I would say if the thinking is that you can get these two on the cheap, since they are older guys, then go for it. Both would upgrade their positions for a year or two while younger talent is drafted and developed. But what do you do at CB? They've spent a lot of money over the last 3 years bringing in David and Gay, and re-signing McKenzie. Add in Porter and Young, and you've got a ton invested in the position. My guess is, if they sign Springs, David's gone, and they look to restructure with McKenzie. Have to be very careful with that move, because you don't want to end up paying Springs more than Mac.

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I would like to see us pick up Sharper. Springs I'm not so sure on, because I think it's harder to play CB as you age than it is to play FS. However, if he's got a couple of years in him and he can be gotten cheap, I'm for it.

Speaking of having a couple of years left in him, I wouldn't mind seeing the Saints go after Derrick Brooks. Think he would love playing for a division rival, regardless of how much he underplayed his being cut from Tampa.

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I think if we could sign Darren Sharper, Dre Bly and maybe Shawn Springs they would definitely improve our secondary/depth and also that veteran leadership plus giving the younger players someone to learn from. Should be able to sign these players to affordable contracts maybe around 3 year deals

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According to the "insiders" the CB flavor of the day is Jabari Greer. But he's a younger guy, and that brings me back to my thoughts yesterday about the money we've spent on CB's in the last 3 years.

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I am hearing if we don't land Sharper, Gerald Sensabaugh out of Jacksonville is our next option. However, he has off the field problems.

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Saints have resigned Devery Henderson and FA CB Jabari Greer

http://www.neworleanssaints.com/Articles/2009/3/Saints Agree to Terms with CB Jabari Greer.aspx

The New Orleans Saints announced today that they have agreed to terms on a four-year contract with unrestricted free agent cornerback Jabari Greer.

“Jabari is a young and energetic corner and will fit in nicely into our defensive backfield,” said Saints Executive Vice President/General Manager Mickey Loomis. “He’s an aggressive player and has outstanding speed and athleticism and translates the skills very well to the football field. We are excited to have him join our team.”

Greer, 5-11, 180 pounds, broke into the NFL as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2004 as a member of the Buffalo Bills and spent the past five seasons with the Bills. Greer played his collegiate football at the University of Tennessee, where he was a three-year starter for the Volunteers and also was and a record-setting member of the school’s nationally-ranked track program.

Over the course of his five-year professional career, Greer has played in 70 career regular season games, making 26 starts, and has registered 140 tackles (114 solo) and 26 assists, along with four interceptions for 76 yards, 33 passes defensed and two sacks.
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http://blog.nola.com/saintsbeat/2009/03/new_orleans_saints_resign_rece.html

The Saints have re-signed receiver Devery Henderson to a four-year deal.

Henderson talked to Minnesota, Tennessee, Tampa Bay and San Francisco, but didn't make any visits and no other offers were made.

"His signing gives us some consistency," said Saints coach Sean Payton. "He's a guy we've developed each year since we've been here. He has progressed and has had a big part in what we do offensively."

Henderson becomes the third high-profile player to re-sign with the Saints since the start of free agency on Friday, joining middle linebacker Jonathan Vilma and right tackle Jon Stinchcomb.

General Manager Mickey Loomis and Payton are continuing their push to upgrade the roster with free agents from outside the organization, most notably cornerback Jabari Greer (Buffalo) and fullback Heath Evans (New England).

"I'm excited that we were able to keep the guys that we've signed right now,'' Payton said. "Vilma was critical for us with how he played last year, after giving us stability at the mike linebacker position. And getting Stinchcomb and Devery was important. So I'm excited about us being able to protect those three players internally. Now we go out and try to get a few more pieces that we've identified most likely on defense. There might be one offensive signing. That's kind of where we're at in the process.''
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Yet again the Saints sign an "up n comer" at the DB position.

Let's hope 100 times is a charm.

Ive been a fan long enough to not get excited and just wait and see how this one pans out.

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