Why the Saints should sign Roddy White
The New Orleans Saints offense is loaded with Brandin Cooks, Willie Snead and Coby Fleener catching passes from quarterback Drew Brees. The Saints offense currently lacks an obvious weakness, but there’s still a way they could upgrade their unit.
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So how should they do that? Add old foe Roddy White to the roster.
The long-time Falcon will be 35-years-old in November and is clearly on his last legs, but 43 receptions for 506 yards and a touchdown are not bad stats by any mean. They’re just considerably low from the man who hit 1,000 yards every year from 2007-2012.
White may not put up big numbers with the Saints, but he could be a huge weapon in helping the Saints learn the Falcons playbook better when the two teams face each other in 2016. Both teams look evenly matched on paper, and the Saints need every advantage they can get.
The perennial Pro Bowler would love to get back at his old team after his many years of loyalty. And for all we know, he could have a bounce-back season with Brees throwing to him. Benjamin Watson, anyone?
New Orleans was recently working out Anquan Boldin, but there’s no reason yet to believe a deal will be done. Since they’re clearly looking at adding a veteran wideouot, why not White? He’s determined to make an impact, and would be extra motivated to get back at the team that gave up on him.
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