Which free agents are staying and leaving?

Good morning, and welcome to the Thursday, March7 edition of the Saints Insider newsletter. 

It's bit of a slow news time for the Saints, the gulf between the NFL Scouting Combine and the start of free agency next week. Saints officials are hunkered down in planning meetings all week in preparation for the start of the league year next week.

Meantime. here's what we have for you today: 

Forecasting the future for Saints free agents

Free agency starts next week, and the Saints have a lot of work to do in preparation for the annual player procurement period. This year, the Saints are poised to have more than 20 players become free agents. Beat writer Matt Paras takes a detailed look at who’s set to become free agents on the Saints roster and analyzes their market value and chances to return to New Orleans.

Putting a bow on the Combine

Matt sat down with fellow beat writer Luke Johnson and host Zach Ewing for a post-NFL combine discussion on the most recent episode of the Saints Insider Podcast. Among the discussion topics:

• Is it possible the Saints finally trade down in a draft?

• Who are the best fits for what Mickey Loomis and Jeff Ireland look for in this draft?

• Will the first-round pick definitely be a lineman or receiver?

• With the league year starting, who will the Falcons end up with at quarterback? What other free agency stories are you watching?

That's it for today. We'll have more news and analysis as the Saints ramp up their free agent plans for next week.

Until then, have a great rest of your week.

Cheers, 

Jeff Duncan