Take the current record and roster then mix in an always tumultuous offseason salary cap situation, the New Orleans Saints sound like a team poised to receive calls leading up to the NFL trade deadline on Nov. 5.
Marshon Lattimore will likely be a popular target by teams and media members writing about potential trade deadline moves. Don’t expect Lattimore or anyone else to be moved. Dennis Allen made it clear the Saints are “not in sell mode.”
Roster-wise, they have some older leaders such as Derek Carr, Demario Davis, Cameron Jordan and Tyrann Mathieu. Allen says they also don’t have any great young players yet. The older players have bigger contracts, but most of the players named are unlikely to go anywhere.
The Saints are currently a 2-6 football team with a low ceiling. The return of Carr could raise that ceiling slightly, but there are deeper issues on the team that makes it hard to believe Carr’s return fixes everything.
If the Saints are active at the deadline, it’s to acquire not to sell. The team will remain aggressive in the pursuit to escape the early hole they’ve dug for themselves.
