Dantheman504

re: Free Agency news and rumors; tampering period opens March 9 (Etienne -> Saints?)

Posted by Dantheman504 on 3/3/26 at 2:20 pm to NIH

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Sign or draft a TE2 and our offense should be a lot better than last season.

If we add Goedert or one of the top TE's in the draft then we would have 5-6 weapons excluding RB. Add a good RB and we have a plethora of talent. Upgrading the OL will also make the WR's/ QB job easier.

re: Free Agency news and rumors; tampering period opens March 9 (Etienne -> Saints?)

Posted by Dantheman504 on 3/3/26 at 1:50 pm to Chad504boy

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Polk, means, Palmer can be depth but you’re in trouble if they’re in your top 3. A third WR to play next to Olave and Vele isn’t on this roster yet

The Polk hate is crazy. He has 1 season, only 31 targets of production, and was a 2nd rd pick.

We have absolutely no clue what his ceiling could be. He could be a serviceable 4 but he can also end up our 2-3.

90% of the board didn't see 7th rd Vele ending up our WR2-3 but the same people are going to write off the 2nd rd pick with a higher ceiling?

If we draft a WR in the 2nd/ 3rd then we will have:

Olave
Vele
Polk
2nd/ 3rd
Tipton
Bub Means

Between Polk/ draft we should have WR3-WR4 covered.

re: Free Agency news and rumors; tampering period opens March 9 (Etienne -> Saints?)

Posted by Dantheman504 on 3/3/26 at 9:51 am to whodatfan

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Olave was balling out and that Vele/Shough connection was getting down right nasty.

We just need a TE2, WR3, and a RB1

If Polk/ Shough have a connection then he can be serviceable as a #3 and Tipton as a #4. But if we can bump them to #4-#5 or atleast have a competition at #3 then we are good.

That would give us 6 weapons with an upgraded OL. Should be plenty.

re: Free Agency news and rumors; tampering period opens March 9 (Etienne -> Saints?)

Posted by Dantheman504 on 3/3/26 at 8:28 am to bonethug0180

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It definitely wouldn't take Love off the draft board,

We aren't spending $8-$12mil on Etienne and drafting Love lol. It would definitely take Love off the board if we sign Etienne.

$10-$12mil is almost a whole arse starting OG. At that point spend $15-$16 on a 2nd OG and draft Love.

re: PFF post-combine mock draft

Posted by Dantheman504 on 3/2/26 at 3:42 pm to Suntiger

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Caleb Downs
Sonny Styles
David Bailey
Give me any of these guys and I’d be happy!

Yeah I'm not against drafting Love but I am against drafting Love > those 3 guys.

re: Can we revisit the wonderful insanity of the NFT era?

Posted by Dantheman504 on 3/2/26 at 3:13 pm to Scruffy

It was definitely an interesting learning experience on how to operate and make deals. A whole different world.

O-T Lounge

re: PFF post-combine mock draft

Posted by Dantheman504 on 3/2/26 at 11:14 am to Proximo

We will end up with 1 of:

Caleb Downs
Sonny Styles
David Bailey
Jeremiah Love

Might be whoever falls to us but it will be a hard decision if it ends up a choice.

re: Smoothie King does not like serving Trump supporters...

Posted by Dantheman504 on 3/2/26 at 11:04 am to SouthEndzoneTiger

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Although you are probably right, technically it is possible that she was instructed to do this by her employer

Several people own Smoothie Kings in Louisiana. Many of them wouldn't give those orders and many would fire them immediately upon finding out.

Even if this one owner/ store did it then it does not represent the whole company.

Are we surprised that a minimum wage worker might have went rogue? That's never happened before I guess.

Political Talk

re: Smoothie King does not like serving Trump supporters...

Posted by Dantheman504 on 3/2/26 at 10:56 am to Cell of Awareness

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Smoothie King does not like serving Trump supporters

Change your title a-hole.

"Smoothie King employee doesn't want to serve Trump supporters."

Political Talk

re: UFC: Poatan Vacates LHW belt (moving to HW), Jiri v Carlos Ulberg set for LHW title fight

Posted by Dantheman504 on 2/28/26 at 11:53 am to TigerFanatic99

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This is the way. Not a fan of the immediate title shot with Gane though. I'm a firm believer that someone should have to "put in the work" at a weight class before getting a title shot. Even if it is just one non-title fight.

In the past yes, but t's hard to agree when we have seen Topuria, Islam, and Chimaev win the immediate title fight with ease. HW was already weak and then both Jones/ Aspinall stepped away. Gane has been a disappointment since his initial hype and he's still a step ahead of everyone else.

I'd rather see Ankalaev vs Gane than any of the other HW's honestly.

More Sports

re: DJM has made more 3s this month than Dyson Daniels

Posted by Dantheman504 on 2/27/26 at 11:58 pm to whatiknowsofar

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Lol so being the best player on a sub .500 team is a big win for you huh?

Lol you made a thread shitting on the dude and then used him being their best player as your own counter argument to make him look bad?

You are talking out of your arse if you think he's just a defensive guy that can't shoot 3's. Forgot he's an elite passer? Forgot he's a high level rebounder? He's averaging 11/6/6 this year with 2 steals on a bad defensive year.

Its funny because DJ is actually 10x more comparable to DD stat wise vs Herb. DJ was actually drafted at 19 just like Dyson. Except DJ didn't put up anything close to Dyson's stats until he was 24 y/o and Dyson is 22...

Dyson is on a higher projected career path than Murray based on stats and Murray is a career 34% 3pt shooter.

Let's continue to compare the current skills of the 22 y/o to the current skills of the 26-29 y/o..

If Dyson stopped playing bball this year at 22 then his career stats would be better than Herb AND DJ until they turned 25 years old.

Stupid arse.

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re: Yall just better get ready for us to run it back

Posted by Dantheman504 on 2/27/26 at 2:12 pm to Yallcray

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Well they don’t have any picks so basically gonna have to run it back

We don't have (1) 1st in the upcoming draft anf that means we don't have any picks? Pelicans fan logic.

We could trade up to (3) 1sts 28/30/32 or 27/29/31.

After the next draft we could trade up to (4) 1st.

But yes we do not have 1 specific draft pick so that automatically means we lose 10 years of draft picks.

For example, you could send (Poole + '30 1st) to the Nets for Claxton, add your starting center, draft every year for the next 3 years, and compete. If you don't compete then you have your draft picks up until the 6 players on contract through 2029 need extensions. Don't think Claxton is an amazing upgrade but we have options.

So dramatic.

We should care more about sustainability and winning than draft picks. Most contenders never have draft picks and are constantly trading, buying, selling assets.

There draft picks are viewed as less important because they are winning and it will be late rd picks.

re: Bey Appreciation thread!

Posted by Dantheman504 on 2/27/26 at 1:48 pm to Dantheman504

The Wizards trade was really amazing. We added Bey in his prime and have allowed ourselves to be able to take back a minimum of $34mil from a Poole trade that would have otherwise ended up lost salary.

The Poole trade was always about maximizing our salary from $0 future cap space to $34mil.

re: Bey Appreciation thread!

Posted by Dantheman504 on 2/27/26 at 1:37 pm to LakeviewLemon

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So who are the starting 5 when Trey returns?
Do you go small & send DeAndre to the bench, or does Herb sit?
Borrego has said he likes the synergy defensively of having Herb & Murray on the court together. But can't imagine not starting Bey or Trey.

The best lineup is probably with Bey starting and Herb off the bench.

The "synergy" of Murray/ Herb can be provided without Herb starting. He can still play 30 minutes, he can still play many minutes with DJ, he can still close games. He's always been starting because we really haven't had 5 players better than him/ healthy.

We really still don't have 5 better players, he just can't effectively start at C...

1. Turn Poole+ Missi into Claxton, Allen, Kat, etccc. Or do it without Missi.

2. Add a vet pure SG

3. Keep Herb if we can do these 2 things and play him off the bench.

4. Profit

DJ/ Fears
Bey/SG/ McGowens
Trey/ Herb/ Peavy
Zion/ Queen
C/ Missi/ Karlo

re: Bey Appreciation thread!

Posted by Dantheman504 on 2/27/26 at 9:01 am to SaintTigerPel

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I honestly didn’t know he had this kind of potential and never thought he would score 40+ in a game.

His career high is 51 pts. I've been saying this since the trade happened.

DJ- 44 pts
Zion- 43 pts
Trey- 44 pts
Bey- 51 pts

re: Caesars could be exploring a sale, Fertitta could be among strongest suitors

Posted by Dantheman504 on 2/26/26 at 3:30 pm to The Egg

Damn they just bought Eldorado for 17.3 billion a few years ago. Hope it gets over $100 again...

O-T Lounge

re: Saints high on Caleb Downs and Jeremiyah Love per Charlie Campbell

Posted by Dantheman504 on 2/26/26 at 1:16 pm to RGT

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These leaks have to be on purpose if not you have another big mouth Sean Payton Mahomes situation.They can’t be that stupid again.You never let on to who you really want or your intentions in the NFL,unless you are an egotistical arse like SP.

I mean there's a very good chance we are either choosing between one of these guys or choosing which one is left.

My draft board would be:

1. Bailey
2. Downs
3. Tate
4. Bain + top 75 pick
4. Delane + top 75 pick
5. Styles + top 75 pick
6. Love

re: Yall just better get ready for us to run it back

Posted by Dantheman504 on 2/26/26 at 1:03 pm to higgsBoson

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Did I miss something? Why is Jaylen Brown slightly realistic?

Boston is strapped from the tax and its been a rumor they are willing to listen to offers.

Other than trading a superstar for superstar a package of Herb/ Missi/ Poole is pretty strong for any "available" player once you include picks.

Slightly realistic meaning its not impossible and would cost us alot. That's pretty much it.

That's why I included KAT who would cost us a good bit less.

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re: Saints high on Caleb Downs and Jeremiyah Love per Charlie Campbell

Posted by Dantheman504 on 2/26/26 at 12:57 pm to Kool Kaliper

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Mickey has to ask himself, is Downs the missing piece to going to the playoffs. IMO, he's not. Downs' going to be a great player and he's going to do great things in the NFL. I would draft Love

You want Mickey to question if Downs is the missing playoff piece but convince himself that Love is the missing playoff piece because that's what you did in your head?

Love is also not the missing piece to going to the playoffs.

Love is actually the ONLY player in the top 10 that is left on an island either making it happen himself or fully relying on the OL.

Love is the "missing playoff piece" if we add the other 3+ playoff pieces that help him perform and get the ball in his hands..

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re: Yall just better get ready for us to run it back

Posted by Dantheman504 on 2/26/26 at 9:13 am to saints5021

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we dump Poole and perhaps Murray becomes our closer, we are not a terrible team ... not really good, but not terrible.

We need to take Poole/ Herb and turn them into a stud SG/ C.

Obviously Jaylen Brown would be awesome and slightly realistic but people would freak for what we'd spend.

KAT would be an interesting option.

We can take back up to $61mil in a trade with Poole/ Herb. So anyone in the NBA.