As “training camp” approaches and the offseason meetings and interviews continue to go on there is a lot of information to grasp. This is simply an easy way to access some of these quotes, news, and other important events from the past few days and the future.
Quotes:
– Sean Payton Quotes:
- “There are still positions we’re working on.” – Payton on the current roster
- “They’re doing well. I’m encouraged. I like the way that room is coming together. I like the room. I like where we’re at.” – Payton on the receiver room
- “The offense will vary with who wins the quarterback job, but there will be an overall consistent approach to the offense.” – Payton on the offense
- “The third preseason game won’t be treated like the final, lots of players will play.” – Payton on the 3rd preseason game
- “The tier 1 and tier 2 staff members are vaccinated and 85% is where I believe the players will be.” – Payton on team vaccinations
- “He’s here. He’s participating. He looks good. So far, so good.” – Payton on Michael Thomas recovery
- “Absolutely. He’s having a really good offseason” – Payton in Cesar Ruiz
- “You pay attention to his conditioning level. … But he’s in good shape. He’s been training. He’s looking impressive.” – Payton on Paulson Adebo
- Coaches Quotes
- “There’s going to have to be some young guys who have to step up.” – Dennis Allen
- “Highly competitive, extremely intelligent. Brings a championship pedigree that gives him instant credibility.” – Allen on Kris Richard.
- “You’re beginning to see the light bulb go off. He’s carrying himself like a 4-5 year veteran.” – Allen on Marcus Davenport.
- “My last name is Richard.” (pronounced in the very Louisiana way) – Richard in why he signed with the Saints
- “Incredible athleticism and competitive toughness. … He’s a baller.” – Richard on Marshon Lattimore
- Player Quotes
- “When camp comes around, I’m going to be here.” -Ramczyk on if he’ll hold out.
- “Both stepping up vocally and being the leaders that they are. Coming in with the mindset to get better.” – Latavius Murray on his impression of Taysom and Jameis so far.
- “He’s sort of taken this approach where he’s asking a lot more questions than normal, for Marcus. It’s more directed to how he’s going to better himself. He’s locked in.” – Cam Jordan on Davenport
- “More forced fumbles. Our defense will have to be a strength this year more so than in previous years.” – Cam Jordan on wgat needs improvements this year.
- “He loves to learn. That guy likes to get after it for sure. He loves to learn and he’s not afraid to ask us questions, and you see him everyday trying to learn from the older guys.” – Tanoh Kpassagnon on Payton Turner.
- “That is what it is, I’m just happy to be back.” – Marcus Williams on his franchise tag.
- “You talk about what our QBs can do, we have a QB whose thrown for 5,000 yards in this league … And after being in our offense for a year, he’s probably more comfortable than he was last year. You get excited about what he can do.” – Cam Jordan on leadership roles
- “I think he’s better than when I got here, and I know just watching him and talking to him, shoot, he can be better. I’m excited. He’s a great guy. I’m going to do whatever I can to help.” – Davenport on Payton Turner
- “He’s a high IQ guy, he’s learning multiple positions.” – Malcom Jenkins on Paulson Adebo
- “He gives it a player’s perspective because he was there not too many years ago, so he’s able to relate with us and be able to tell us a little more detail of what he went through compared to what we see right now.” – Landon Young on Zach Strief
- “We’ve got a pretty good group right now. A younger group.” – Onyemata on the DT room
- “He has a tremendous opportunity in front of him to make a huge impact on this team.” – Demario Davis on Zack Baun
Updates:
- Veteran cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick visited with the Saints Tuesday
- The visit reportedly went very well but no deal was done, Kirkpatrick also has interest from another team.
- The Saints restructured Marshon Lattimore’s $10.2M fifth year option and converted it into a $990K base salary to sign the 2021 rookie class.
- The Saints now have room to sign a few players at the rig price.
- Linebacker Zack Baun will compete at Will linebacker, he played Sam linebacker his rookie year.
- Deonte Harris had some surgery and had to start this offseason from square one.
- Deonte Harris mentioned that he won’t change his number to #1 and that he’s sticking to #11.
- Sean Payton mentioned the team has 100% attendance for minicamp.
- Ruiz is focused on staying at guard.
- Marcus Davenport is focusing on his mental state of mind and not thinking about numbers too much.
- Lattimore views himself as the best cornerback in the league and has confidence in himself.
- CGJ mentioned Patrick Robinson a few times when talking about the CB2 shoes to fill.
- Winston and Hill both stepping up in the leadership role.
- Winston paid for Tre’Quan Smith’s plane ticket to workout in the offseason.
- Trautman was training in California for about 10 weeks and then linked up with Winston for some throwing sessions.
- Jamies and Tre’Quan working on a deep downfield connection. They want to stretch the ball downfield. Jameis told Tre’Quan “Don’t stop running”.
- Pete Werner is focusing on learning the Will linebacker position.
- Paulson Adebo is learning both nickel and outside corner.
- The cap space is standing at $5.9 million after the Marshon Lattimore restructure.
- Payton Turner contract details: 4 years, $12.524 million guaranteed with a $6.468 million signing bonus.
Written By Kadin Janisch
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