Thread: pierre thomas ?

Another restricted free agent target: Pierre Thomas
Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on March 4, 2010 11:09 AM ET
My big takeaway from Wednesday's action was that we are going to hear more trade chatter surrounding restricted free agents than ever before.

One name to keep an eye on is Saints Super Bowl hero Pierre Thomas. He got a second round tender from New Orleans, which isn't that much to give up for a young, versatile, proven starter.

There is one major factor working against Thomas and someone like Leon Washington, who got the same tender. Other teams may be hesitant to make an offer sheet when they know the Saints (or Jets) are likely to match it.

Remember: teams aren't necessarily placing their value on a player with their tender. They are thinking more about their value around the league.

In the case of Thomas, we wonder if the Saints undersold him.

can we give them sheffler and make him an offer ? or would we have to give them our 2nd?

I think we are fine with RB's. I know there is always injuries, but with Hillis being our '3rd string' in a power running game, I think we are fine. There are rumors of us wanting Chester Taylor too. Who to me is pretty much a Buck clone.

Originally Posted by T.K.O. (team kyle orton)

can we give them sheffler and make him an offer ? or would we have to give them our 2nd?

we would have to give them our second to sign him to an offer sheet, and he's not close to worth it. . .

we could also offer to make a trade for him, and offer up whatever compensation we want. . . but the saints have two solid TEs and some depth at the position-- can't see any reason they'd be particularly interested in scheffler. . .

I don't think the Broncos should need to be looking at running back after spending a ton of money and a first round pick on the position last year.