New Orleans Saints WR Nick Toon (foot) appears more comfortable in the offense despite missing all of his rookie season in 2012 due to a foot injury. He will be among those trying to beat out WR Joe Morgan for the No. 3 wide receiver duties.
Huddle Up: With Devery Henderson now gone, the Saints' 2012 4th-round pick now has a chance to move up in the Saints' WR rotation and onto the fantasy radar -- especially in deeper leagues.
Travaris Cadet - RB
Posted 6/10/13 12:23am et
New Orleans Saints RB Travaris Cadet bounced back and forth from tailback to wide receiver last season, but he has been working primarily as a running back with the third team during offseason workouts. Head coach Sean Payton feels Cadet is capable of a pure running back role and the duties that come with it in the blocking scheme.
Huddle Up: Cadet only had 6 total offensive touches in 2012, but now moves up in the RB pecking order with Chris Ivory now playing for the Jets. On the flip side, he still has Darren Sproles, Mark Ingram and Pierre Thomas ahead of him, so keep your fantasy expectations to a bare minimum.
Jimmy Graham - TE
Posted 6/4/13 11:51pm et
New Orleans Saints TE Jimmy Graham (wrist) looked good during the team's minicamp practice Tuesday, June 4. 'Certainly getting him back from his offseason surgery and I know he's anxious to get started on this year,' head coach Sean Payton said. 'But I thought his practice today stood out.' Graham caught 85 passes for 982 yards and nine touchdowns last season, but he led the NFL with 14 drops.
Huddle Up: Graham certainly experienced a noticeable dropoff from his 2011 numbers (99-1,310-11), and it's a safe bet that the TE will fall somewhere in between his '11 and '12 stats in the coming season, barring a major injury issue.
Joseph Morgan - WR
Posted 5/29/13 11:46am et
New Orleans Saints WR Joe Morgan was arrested Saturday, May 25, and charged with DWI and driving with no license, according to arrest reports. Morgan fell asleep at the wheel, failed a field sobriety test and registered a 0.218 blood alcohol content.
Huddle Up: That's not the way to secure a spot in the Saints' receiver rotation. Depending on how this plays out, Morgan could receive anything between a strongly worded letter and a one- or two-game wrist slap from the league. Meanwhile, his sleeper fantasy status now resembles his judgment: shaky.
Joseph Morgan - WR
Posted 5/24/13 3:45pm et
New Orleans Saints WR Joe Morgan said he'll have to work on his intermediate route running to win the No. 3 receiver spot. Six of his 10 receptions last season were for over 30 yards, so defenses will game-plan on him being their deep threat.
Huddle Up: If Morgan can bring more to the table than just being a deep threat, he'll not only improve his standing in the Saints' receiver rotation but also push his way onto the fantasy radar as well.
Will Smith - LB
Posted 5/20/13 1:24pm et
The New Orleans Saints will line up DE Will Smith at outside linebacker in OTAs.
Huddle Up: Perhaps the position switch will help Smith get to the quarterback; he hasn't seen double-digit sacks since 2009.
Mark Ingram - RB
Posted 5/10/13 10:52am et
New Orleans Saints RB Mark Ingram is fully healthy for the first time since entering the NFL.
Huddle Up: Ingram certainly hasn't been overworked in New Orleans, where he remains part of a three-headed backfield that kills his fantasy value.
Pierre Thomas - RB
Posted 5/9/13 9:24pm et
New Orleans Saints RB Pierre Thomas said head coach Sean Payton
wants more focus on the running game this season. 'There's going to
be more focus this year on that ground game than any year. He said
we've got to get back to running the ball, having 100-yard games
non-stop. I can't wait. I'm excited and I know everybody else is
excited,' Payton said.
Huddle Up: The Saints were a pass-first team with a four-headed RBBC in 2012,
but with Chris Ivory traded to the Jets, it makes things more
manageable fantasy-wise with Thomas and Mark Ingram as the top 2 RBs
and Darren Sproles once again returning as the pass-catching threat
out of the backfield.
Chris Ivory - RB
Posted 4/25/13 12:30pm et
The New York Jets have not made progress in trade talks with New Orleans Saints involving RB Chris Ivory.
Huddle Up: Ivory still is mired in the RBBC that is the New Orleans backfield, but he would have the chance to be the immediate lead dog with the Jets with Bilal Powell and Mike Goodson atop the team's pre-draft depth chart.
Chris Ivory - RB
Posted 4/22/13 9:58am et
The New York Jets are have offered a sixth-round pick for New Orleans Saints RB Chris Ivory. They are likely to offer a fifth rounder, which may be enough to get him.
Huddle Up: In New Orleans, Ivory would be log-jammed behind Darren Sproles, Pierre Thomas, and Mark Ingram; in New York, he'd be the top candidate to start on a run-first team behind a pretty good run-blocking offensive line. If the trade goes through Ivory will pop up on fantasy radars, likely with too much hype to be considered a true sleeper candidate.
Chris Ivory - RB
Posted 4/19/13 5:09pm et
The New Orleans Saints re-signed RB Chris Ivory Friday, April 19. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Huddle Up: On the surface it appears as if Ivory will be buried in the Saints' committee backfield, but there's been significant buzz about him to the point that the Saints may consider trading him. A player can't be traded until he's under contract, so don't write off Ivory as a fantasy entity just yet.
Chris Ivory - RB
Posted 4/19/13 10:29pm et
The New York Jets have made an offer for New Orleans Saints RB Chris Ivory. The Jets are interested in trading for the Saints running back.
Huddle Up: Now that Ivory is under contract, the Saints can trade him. And right now the Jets' starting running back is Mike Goodman. Ivory has flashed ability when given the opportunity, so a starting gig in New York would make him a bona fide fantasy factor.
Joseph Morgan - WR
Posted 4/11/13 11:38pm et
New Orleans Saints WR Joe Morgan is expected to have a bigger role in the offense next season because he is the No. 3 wide receiver on the depth chart. He said he needs to work on his short and intermediate routes to make himself a more complete receiver.
Huddle Up: Morgan, who's heading into his 3rd pro season, made the most of his limited action last year, rolling up 379 yards and a trio of TDs on only 10 catches. And while Morgan may now be the Saints' No. 3 receiver, also don't forget to put TE Jimmy Graham ahead of him in New Orleans' passing game pecking order.
Nick Toon - WR
Posted 3/29/13 6:50pm et
New Orleans Saints WR Nick Toon may have the inside track to win the No. 3 wide receiver job next season and has the chance to develop into a starter at some point.
Huddle Up: Toon would appear to be the beneficiary of Devery Henderson's imminent departure. Any member of the Saints' passing game has fantasy value, and if Toon is a WR3 with the potential to start he's definitely worth a grab-and-stash in dynasty leagues.
Devery Henderson - WR
Posted 3/29/13 6:50pm et
The New Orleans Saints are not expected to re-sign free-agent WR Devery Henderson this offseason.
Huddle Up: Henderson has been a solid fantasy contributor in New Orleans, but that's been largely because of the offense rather than his special talents. He won't be nearly as productive elsewhere; conversely, whomever the Saints throw into the lineup should be able to replicate Henderson's fantasy numbers without much difficulty.
Jonathan Vilma - LB
Posted 3/13/13 12:07pm et
New Orleans Saints DE Will Smith and LB Jonathan Vilma took significant pay cuts in order to remain with the team. Smith's $1 million roster bonus and $150,000 workout bonus for 2013 remain, but his salary has been reduced to $3 million, a $6 million pay cut that lowers his cap number to $8.502 million for the upcoming season. Vilma, meanwhile, was scheduled to earn a $1.1 million roster bonus, along with a $100,000 workout bonus and $4.8 million salary for a 2013 cap number of $8.6325 million. Under the renegotiation, Vilma's roster bonus was erased and his base salary was reduced to $1 million. The team doubled his workout bonus to $200,000, all of which results in Vilma having a 2013 cap number of $3.8325 million, a reduction of $4.8 million for the upcoming season.
Huddle Up: With the Saints switching defensive scheme and needing to free up cap space, both Smith and Vilma were asked to take cuts or risk being released. Both opted to stick around and see what Rob Ryan has in store for them.
Chris Ivory - RB
Posted 3/9/13 12:14am et
The New Orleans Saints issued a second-round tender to restricted free-agent RB Chris Ivory Friday, March 8. If a team would want to sign Ivory to a contract and the Saints wouldn't match the offer, the Saints would receive a second-round draft pick from that team. The price tag is likely too high for any team to try to pluck Ivory away.
Huddle Up: It's not a back-rich draft class, so there's a chance a team could toss a second-round pick at the Saints to secure Ivory. More likely, however, is that the talented Ivory get stuck behind the Saints' other backs and his fantasy potential goes untapped.
Drew Brees - QB
Posted 2/28/13 4:31pm et
New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees said he would be open to restructuring his contract if it would help the team's salary cap situation. 'I am always willing to consider anything that will help the team or the cap situation,' Brees said. It is not known at this point, however, if the Saints have approached Bress to discuss his contract. Brees' 2013 cap figure is $17.4 million, highest on the team.
Huddle Up: QB restructures are mostly definitely en vogue around the league, and the cash-strapped Saints may very well follow the lead of the Pats (Tom Brady) and Steelers (Ben Roethlisberger) and take Brees up on his offer.
Marques Colston - WR
Posted 2/27/13 9:29pm et
New Orleans Saints WR Marques Colston has agreed to restructure his contract in order for the Saints to create some salary cap space.
Huddle Up: Colston plays nice with his contract; in turn, he'll remain a key cog in one of league's most productive passing games--as well as a solid, if sometimes frustrating, fantasy contributor.
Rob Ryan -
Posted 2/10/13 10:51pm et
None of New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Rob Ryan's past six units in
stops with the Dallas Cowboys, Cleveland Browns and Oakland Raiders have
ranked better than 14th in yards allowed and 13th in points allowed.
Huddle Up: Right now, the worst of those numbers looks a whole lot better than the league-
worst figures the Saints put forth this past season.
Rob Ryan - DC
Posted 2/5/13 11:56pm et
The New Orleans Saints plan to hire Rob Ryan as their new defensive coordinator, according to league sources.
Huddle Up: Spurned after a near-deal with the Rams, Ryan appears set to join the Saints. That would make for an interesting alliance with head coach Sean Payton and place some immediate pressure on Ryan after the Saints' defensive disaster in 2012.
Jimmy Graham - TE
Posted 1/27/13 12:12am et
New Orleans Saints TE Jimmy Graham had surgery to repair his lingering wrist injury earlier this month, a league source confirmed. Graham had to turn down a chance to go to the Pro Bowl as a result.
Huddle Up: Graham didn't have the monster season many were expecting, and the wrist injury certainly played a part. Probably breaks his heart to miss the Pro Bowl, but having surgery now means more time to recover. All indications are Graham should be good to go when the Saints begin offseason activities.
Steve Spagnuolo - TM
Posted 1/24/13 10:41pm et
The New Orleans Saints fired defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo
and secondary coach Ken Flajole on Thursday, Jan. 24.
Huddle Up: Spags was a hot coaching commodity only a few seasons ago, but after
the Saints ranked last in the league in total yards surrendered
(7,042) and second-to-last in points allowed (454) in 2012, the
writing was on the wall in 6-foot high letters.
Drew Brees - QB
Posted 1/10/13 1:30pm et
New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees will replace Washington Redskins QB Robert Griffin III (knee) on the NFC Pro Bowl roster.
Huddle Up: Brees has been a fantasy Pro Bowler all along, leading all fantasy QBs with 437 points (Huddle Performance) with 10 300-yard-plus games and 11 or more contests with 3 or more TDs.
Pierre Thomas - RB
Posted 12/29/12 4:50pm et
New Orleans Saints RB Pierre Thomas (knee) has been placed on Injured Reserve.
Huddle Up: Mark Ingram, Darren Sproles and Chris Ivory are expected to pick up the slack in Thomas' first missed game of the season.
Pierre Thomas - RB
Posted 12/26/12 7:55pm et
New Orleans Saints RB Pierre Thomas (knee) did not practice Wednesday, Dec. 26.
Huddle Up: While Mark Ingram has been the Saints' top rusher of late, Thomas is coming off his best receiving game (7-61, TD) of the season. It's early in the week, so see if the RB is able to give it a go over the next few days.
Pierre Thomas - RB
Posted 12/21/12 4:02pm et
New Orleans Saints RB Pierre Thomas (knee) was limited during practice Friday, Dec. 21, and is listed as probable for Week 16.
Huddle Up: Mark Ingram was getting some love as a sneaky option with Thomas injured, but it looks like the latter will be active this week.
Jimmy Graham - TE
Posted 12/19/12 7:18pm et
New Orleans Saints TE Jimmy Graham (wrist) fully participated in practice Wednesday, Dec. 19.
Huddle Up: Graham's fantasy owners are desperately in search of a TD or 2 with the TE having gone scoreless in his past 4 games after notching 8 TD catches in his first 9 outings.
Chris Ivory - RB
Posted 12/8/12 5:22pm et
New Orleans Saints RB Chris Ivory (hamstring) has been added to the team's Week 14 injury report because of a hamstring injury and is listed as doubtful.
Huddle Up: Not a good sign at all when a player is a late-week addition to the injury report. If you were counting on Ivory this week, you need to make other plans.
Lance Moore - WR
Posted 11/30/12 12:14am et
New Orleans Saints WR Lance Moore caught 7 passes for a season-high 124
yards Thursday night in a 23-13 Week 13 loss to the New Orleans Saints.
Huddle Up: In an otherwise ragged night for the Saints' passing game, Moore came up big --
especially for those fantasy owners who started him in PPR leagues -- in catching
7 of the 11 passes thrown his way.
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