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Should The Saints Sign This Former All-Pro Receiver And NOLA Native?? · AFR Saints

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  Speaker 1: You know, regardless of who's played quarterback for the New
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  Speaker 1: Orleans Saints, one gigantic question surrounding this team all year
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  Speaker 1: has been who is catching the football? You know, coming
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  Speaker 1: into this year, we looked at knowing you had your
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  Speaker 1: first two. I mean, this was a conversation we had
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  Speaker 1: all throughout the offseason and training camp. I mean, all
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  Speaker 1: throughout the offseason, Chris Olave, Rashid Chiheed, everybody felt good
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  Speaker 1: about those two. And then it was like, Okay, well,
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  Speaker 1: who's next. And we talked about at Perry maybe making
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  Speaker 1: a big step in year two, and they drafted bub
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  Speaker 1: Means out of pit, but the only free agents they
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  Speaker 1: went and signed were guys like Cedric Wilson and Equanimias
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  Speaker 1: Saint Brown. It was like scrape in the bottom of
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  Speaker 1: the barrel and you're going, man, I guess you could
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  Speaker 1: get productivity in the past game out of Kamara and
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  Speaker 1: Juwan Johnson and Foston Morrow, and so that's an extension.
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  Speaker 1: I mean, those are receptions and it's part of your
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  Speaker 1: pass game, but as far as wide receiver after your
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  Speaker 1: first chwoo, I mean, this was the conversation we're having
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  Speaker 1: in July, back in the draft. We're having this conversation,
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  Speaker 1: and we're still having that conversation, especially because your first
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  Speaker 1: two guys are out. Shaheed's done for the year and
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  Speaker 1: a Lave is likely done for the year, and who
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  Speaker 1: knows what his future holds. I mean, if you looked
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  Speaker 1: at the Saints pass catchers this year. I'll get to
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  Speaker 1: that in a second. Put all this to say, the
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  Speaker 1: Miami Dolphins waived Odell Beckham on Friday, and so he
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  Speaker 1: is available for any team to claim. So teams can
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  Speaker 1: put a waiverclaim in and obviously the team who's the
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  Speaker 1: lowest in the standings who puts in a waiver claim
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  Speaker 1: for Beckham will be awarded him if he clears waivers,
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  Speaker 1: meaning nobody puts in a waiverclaim. He's a free agent
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  Speaker 1: and it's free to sign with anybody. And I do
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  Speaker 1: think New Orleans should sign Odell Beckham. Now I did
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  Speaker 1: not think that in the off season when Beckham was
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  Speaker 1: a free agent, because we had this conversation. Now last
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  Speaker 1: year before I went to the Ravens, we talked about
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  Speaker 1: this as a possibility. But and he was coming off
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  Speaker 1: in ACL and it might have made sense at the
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  Speaker 1: time to kick the tires because you still weren't sure
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  Speaker 1: what you had in Rashid Shaead, but you did have
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  Speaker 1: Michael Thomas coming off of injury and didn't know what
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  Speaker 1: to expect, and it didn't make a ton of sense.
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  Speaker 1: Right now, I don't know that there is ever a
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  Speaker 1: situation where it would make more sense for the Saints
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  Speaker 1: to bring in Odell Beckham. Now, let me be very
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  Speaker 1: clear before I go a step further. I expect in
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  Speaker 1: twenty fourteen Odell Beckham. I'm not expecting NFL Offensive Rookie
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  Speaker 1: of the Year Odell Beckham. I'm not expecting the guy
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  Speaker 1: that signed the richest receiver contract ever, Odell Beckham. I'm
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  Speaker 1: not expecting the Sun Night Football three finger grab against
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  Speaker 1: Dallas Odell Beckham. I know what thirty two year old
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  Speaker 1: Odell Beckham is and what he isn't. But I also
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  Speaker 1: know that Mark wes Valdez Scantling could barely get a
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  Speaker 1: target in Buffalo, was sitting on his couch. The Saints
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  Speaker 1: called him and sands any better option. Mark wes Valdez
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  Speaker 1: Scantling right now is your leading receiver among active pass
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  Speaker 1: catchers for New Orleans, among receivers. Let me put it
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  Speaker 1: that way, with a lave and Shaheed out. Mark wes
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  Speaker 1: Valdez Scantling has twelve catches for two hundred and eighty
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  Speaker 1: eight yards, so just receivers Alave Shaheed. Next is MVS.
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  Speaker 1: After that it's Cedric Wilson who's got thirteen catches for
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  Speaker 1: a buck fifty nine bub means with nine for one
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  Speaker 1: eighteen y'all. Last week, the receivers that are active for
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  Speaker 1: the Saints where Mark wes Valdez, Scantling, Cedric Wilson, Kevin
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  Speaker 1: Austin and Dante Pettis. What are we talking about? You
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  Speaker 1: mean to tell me Odell, even at thirty two, can't
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  Speaker 1: get out there, run around, get a few targets and
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  Speaker 1: make a few plays. I don't need him to be
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  Speaker 1: an eight ten, twelve targeted game guy. I don't need
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  Speaker 1: him to be what Malite Neighbors is for the Giants.
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  Speaker 1: I don't need him to be with Mark wesval but
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  Speaker 1: Scanling is for the Saints. I just need a competent
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  Speaker 1: guy that's been a productive receiver in the NFL that
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  Speaker 1: can be plug and play and maybe help a young
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  Speaker 1: quarterback with Derek Carr out. Yeah, and oh, by the way,
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  Speaker 1: and they could cost you nothing. You don't have to
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  Speaker 1: trade for him, so you don't have to give up
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  Speaker 1: an asset, and you can give him a veteran minimum
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  Speaker 1: contract with no guarantees. And as all of continue to
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  Speaker 1: watch this team play out the string because they ain't
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  Speaker 1: going to the playoffs, it would be awesome to see
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  Speaker 1: Odell come back to New Orleans and play for the
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  Speaker 1: home team and put on the black and gold. Why
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  Speaker 1: not the same reason we got excited with Tyron and
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  Speaker 1: with Jarvis what and with Foster morel and every time
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  Speaker 1: we see in LSU guy, especially guys from New Orleans.
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  Speaker 1: Odell played at Newman dudes from New Orleans. Yes, bring
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  Speaker 1: him home. Yes, sign Odell Beckham because you've got absolutely
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  Speaker 1: nothing to lose if he stinks after one game. Cut him,
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  Speaker 1: no guarantees, not gonna cost you anything, not gonna cost
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  Speaker 1: you assets to get him. Yes, I mean I'm looking
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  Speaker 1: at the rest of the free agent receivers out there
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  Speaker 1: right now that are available. Hunter Renfro never signed with
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  Speaker 1: the team. I mean, there were talks about the Saints
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  Speaker 1: trading for Hunter Renfro because of the relationship with Derek Carr.
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  Speaker 1: He's still a free agent. Tim Patrick, Russell, Gabe Chase Claypool.
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  Speaker 1: I mean, these are the notable free agent wide receivers
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  Speaker 1: that aren't currently with the team, and Odell is at
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  Speaker 1: the top of that list with a Hunter and fro.
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  Speaker 1: So I'd ask you this next week when the Saints
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  Speaker 1: go to Green Bay, who would you rather running out
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  Speaker 1: there with the first offense. Cedric Wilson or Odell Beckham.
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  Speaker 1: Both are veteran players whose best days are behind them,
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  Speaker 1: but at their best, Odell was the best receiver in
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  Speaker 1: the NFL. Cedric Wilson was never more than a body.
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  Speaker 1: I'm not being disrespectful, he's still playing in the NFL.
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  Speaker 1: By definition of the fact that you played in the NFL,
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  Speaker 1: you are elite of the elite in the in the world,
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  Speaker 1: walking the face of planet Earth. But what are we
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  Speaker 1: talking about this? And it's not just o LSU guy
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  Speaker 1: wants the ls You got to come home because I'm
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  Speaker 1: not always in favor of that in this instance. Absolutely
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  Speaker 1: get me Odell Beckham. Absolutely get me anybody that has
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  Speaker 1: any degree of competency, skins on the wall, and ability
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  Speaker 1: left to help this offense be whatever it might be
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  Speaker 1: down the stretch. Listen, if Chris Olave and Rashid Shihei
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  Speaker 1: were still healthy, I would not be sitting here telling
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  Speaker 1: you the same thing, because I don't believe that Odell
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  Speaker 1: wants to go somewhere and just be a body, be
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  Speaker 1: somebody's four or fourth or fifth receiver. But right now,
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  Speaker 1: if you're gonna tell me Mark wez Valdez Scantling, who
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  Speaker 1: a month ago was unemployed, is the Saint's best receiver,
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  Speaker 1: then you better believe you could put Odell Beckham to use.
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  Speaker 1: But in Miami, that's just not realistic. In Miami, all
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  Speaker 1: he was ever gonna be was a body. I mean,
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  Speaker 1: you got tyreek Hill there, you got Jalen Waddle there.
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  Speaker 1: I mean, at best he was ever gonna be was
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  Speaker 1: their number three. Incidentally, he wears number three. I think gress, yes,
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  Speaker 1: I want yes, the Saint should sign Odell Beckham. And
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  Speaker 1: I don't even think it's that hard of a decision.
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  Speaker 1: Any competent receiver who can be better than potential potentially
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  Speaker 1: better than again, no guarantees, potentially better than Cedric Wilson,
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  Speaker 1: Kevin Austin or Dante pettis Yes. And the added benefit
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  Speaker 1: of bringing Odell Beckham back to New Orleans to get
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  Speaker 1: some degree of interest and intrigue and excitement around this
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  Speaker 1: team for the fan base as they play out the
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  Speaker 1: stretch in the final three games. Yes, I would like
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  Speaker 1: to see the Saint sign Odele Beckham, But do j O'Dell
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  Speaker 1: Beckham want to sign with the Saints. That might be
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  Speaker 1: an even better question. If he clears waivers in as
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  Speaker 1: a free agent. I mean he may go ring Chase
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  Speaker 1: see if a contending team m I want to sign
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  Speaker 1: him to. I don't know if he's got to squad
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  Speaker 1: availability left, but that might be a more attractive I'll
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  Speaker 1: offer er option or maybe come some finishes out here
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  Speaker 1: in his hometown. We'll see