Locked On Saints - Daily Podcast On The New Orleans Saints

Mock Draft Monday starts off the day as the New Orleans Saints find themselves with a familiar selection to help sure up their defense in case of a major loss at safety. Trevon Moehrig shows up just in time to face off with Ohio State QB Justin Fields for years to come here in the NFC South. On Saturday, the Saints re-signed WR/RB hybrid Ty Montgomery to a one-year deal. How the deal factors into the salary cap, why Montgomery deserved to be brought back, and what it could mean for Latavius Murray after free agency rounds the corner and the Saints have to get under the cap. To help them achieve that with the fewest cuts possible, New Orleans restructured the contracts of Cameron Jordan and Demario Davis. How much they saved, how they did it, what the moves mean for the Saints, as well as Cam and Demario's futures in the black and gold. Follow Ross on Twitter @RossJacksonNOLA Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON20,” and you’ll get 20% off your next order. BetOnline AG There is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The New Orleans Saints made a tough choice moving on from 12-year punter and community pillar Thomas Morstead. But good teams have to eventually move on from good players. What the release mean for the franchise, Morstead, and the fan base. Saints also make progress on rebuilding coaching staff. Maddy Hudak of Canal Street Chronicles joins to talk Russell Wilson. As the fracture reportedly grows wider with Seattle, are the Saints able to make a creative play at landing the all-pro quarterback? What Maddy would give to make it happen. Your questions from Facebook: Are the Saints in a rebuild? LSU players that fit and Pro days to wacth! Follow Maddy on Twitter @MaddyHudak_94 Follow Ross on Twitter @RossJacksonNOLA Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON20,” and you’ll get 20% off your next order. BetOnline AG There is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A head of the new league year, the New Orleans Saints made some important moves to retain talent and free up cap space ahead of free agency. Tight ends Jared Cook and Josh Hill are on their way out after being released by the Saints. We discuss the salary cap implications and what happens next at the position. A very important piece re-signed as well with safety and special teams ace J.T. Gray. Breaking down what we know so far of his new deal as well as the restructured contract of David Onyemata. How much the Saints saved, what moves to wait for next, and how these moves help New Orleans now and in the future. Then, some fun as we dive into the Saints Top Three Run Plays* from the 2020 season. Not every big play is a touchdown, sometimes backups shine, and other times, you gotta break the rules a little bit when a guy scores six touchdowns in a single game. *Ross breaks the rules. Follow Ross on Twitter @RossJacksonNOLA Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON20,” and you’ll get 20% off your next order. BetOnline AG There is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The New Orleans Saints have re-signed Noah Spence and might be looking to trade Malcom Brown. How they can continue to address the defensive line and what kind of trade compensation they could get for the six-year defensive tackle. Looking back at 2020 and reviewing the performances with Jared Cook, Adam Trautman, Josh Hill, and Garrett Griffin. Cook's sneaky decent year foiled by inconsistency and national eyes on big, unfortunate moments. Addressing the tight end position ahead of 2021 comes with big questions for the Saints. Will Jared Cook be a cap casualty? Can Adam Trautman continue to develop? Get younger or add another veteran mentor? Why Jonnu Smith would be a dream come true, whie Kyle Rudolph would be more sensible and draft prospects to remember. Follow Ross on Twitter @RossJacksonNOLA Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON,” and you’ll get 20% off your next order. BetOnline AG There is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

ESPN's Albert Breer reporting that the New Orleans Saints will prioritize free agent safety Marcus Williams in Free Agency. Why the safety is so important to the Saints defense and Dennis Allen, what it means for other defenders like Trey Hendrickson and Sheldon Rankins who are also on expiring deals and who between them and quarterback Jameis Winston get the next priority. What happens if Drew Brees decides to return? What would happen with the salary cap, the team's direction, and more? We discuss the potential but also why it's so highly unlikely a return can happen from the salary, team, and even Drew Brees's perspective. Your questions from Twitter include a trade proposal that sends a young, star offensive lineman to Seattle for quarterback Russell Wilson. What Russ's number would be if Wil Lutz wouldn't give up #3, and a realistic statline for Jameis Winston if he is indeed the starter for next season. Follow Ross on Twitter @RossJacksonNOLA Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON,” and you’ll get 20% off your next order. BetOnline AG There is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New Orleans Saints Mock Draft Monday sends a big-time play maker to New Orleans in Kadarius Toney. Could Toney be available last in the first round of the NFL Draft? If so, here's why the Saints should think twice before passing him up. Whether they stand pat in the NFL Draft at 28 or move about, if the New Orleans Saints select in the first round, they can grab an impact player at several positions. The Saints are set to face the Tennessee Titans in the potential 17th game of the 2021 season. If that game comes to fruition, we may now know where it's expected to be played. Locked On Saints listener mock drafts bring lesser-discussed playmakers to the forefront and put on display the amount of talent late int he draft. Could the Saints land a premier edge rusher in Day 2? Here are a could of names to watch. Follow Ross on Twitter @RossJacksonNOLA Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON,” and you’ll get 20% off your next order. BetOnline AG There is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The New Orleans Saints have two restricted free agents this offseason, how they might address the deals of J.T. Gray and Will Clapp. Breaking down free agency types - Restricted, exclusive rights, and street free agents. Linebacker should be a big focus for the Saints this offseason. Who's on their way out, who will be re-signed, and where the Saints can go in free agency for replacements. All before even getting to a very talented draft class. Why the Saints should consider holding on to Alex Anzalone and how to handle Kwon Alexander's contract next season. Facebook Friday: Should the Saints have drafted Patrick Queen instead of Cesar Ruiz? How to maintain the pass rush even if Trey Hendrickson heads elsewhere in free agency. Can the Saints tag and trade Trey Hendrickson or Jameis Winston? Do teams put too much value in combine workout numbers? Much more! Follow Ross on Twitter @RossJacksonNOLA Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON,” and you’ll get 20% off your next order. BetOnline AG There is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is it possible that Russell Wilson ends up the next quarterback of the New Orleans Saints? Sure. But are they actively in trade talks? Clarifying reports around Wilson to the Big Easy and why trading for him might not fit the Saints usual style, it's a great option if Drew Brees indeed retires. Why Brandin Cooks makes it possible for the Saints could look at different draft builds than usual. Purdue wideout Rondale Moore makes the list of Saints visits - why he has what it takes to break the prototype. Top three Thursday looks at the best player trades pulled off in New Orleans in the Sean Payton Era. Teddy Bridgewater? Eli Apple? Kiko Alonso? Who makes the list along with outgoing players that turned into franchise starters liek Ryan Ramczyk. Follow Ross on Twitter @RossJacksonNOLA Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON,” and you’ll get 20% off your next order. BetOnline AG There is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The New Orleans Saints didn't have their dominant receiver in Michael Thomas last year who battled injuries all season, but couldn't maximize the rest of their talent at the position either. How Emmanuel Sanders, Tre'Quan Smith, Deonte Harris, and Marquez Callaway among others bolster their game going into 2021. If Drew Brees retires, how is the receiving game affected? Do Jamesis Winston and Taysom Hill open up more opportunity? Or cost them efficiency? The good news for the Saints is that another suitor for Jameis Winson is off the market as Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers look to be on their way to another season together. How the offseason has worked in the Saints' favor thus far. Follow Ross on Twitter @RossJacksonNOLA Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON,” and you’ll get 20% off your next order. BetOnline AG There is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The New Orleans Saints are unlikely to anything too drastic until Drew Brees makes his decision regarding retiring from or returning to the Big Easy. Amie Just helps us recap the weekend of Saints news including Zach Strief's new coaching gig and evaluates the potential of a Saints franchise tag. Then, we look ahead through the offseason. Have the stars aligned well thus far as the Saints hope to retain Jameis Winston? Why Marcus Williams is such an important in-house free agent, and who some of the undervalued players New Orleans will look to keep to remain competitive. Then, for Twitter Tuesday we explore the idea of trading for Russell Wilson, trading up for a quarterback like Mac Jones, and some other wildcard free agency signings. Follow Amie on Twitter @Amie_Just Follow the Association for Woman in Sports Media @AWSM_SportsMedia - Support women in sports Follow Ross on Twitter @RossJacksonNOLA Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON,” and you’ll get 20% off your next order. BetOnline AG There is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Breaking down the New Orleans Saints' newest/upcoming meeting with Justin Melo! Introducing Melo Monday on the Locked On Saints podcast as Justin Melo joins to talk draft prospects and pre-draft meetings. Notre Dame's Ade Ogundeji, Illinois receiver Josh Imatorbhebhe, and Wisconsin-Whitewater's Quinn Meinerz are all reportedly set to or have already met with Sean Payton and the Saints brass. Melo talks fit, personality, and draft projection for each prospect. Who important are pre-draft virtual meetings? Melo also breaks down what's to be said of Senior Bowl participants Meinerz and Ogundeji getting a second look from the Big Easy front office. Then, it is Mock Draft Monday and The Draft Network sends a ton safety to New Orleans at pick #28 in the first round. How Trevon Moehrig fits with the Saints and why Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah would be a worth contending selection with a deep safety draft class coming into the NFL. Follow Justin on Twitter @JustinM_NFL Follow Ross on Twitter @RossJacksonNOLA Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON,” and you’ll get 20% off your next order. BetOnline AG There is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Carson Wentz's trade knocks a serious competitor off the board Saints' top priority. With Indianapolis' need for a quarterback checked off, the New Orleans Saints have a clearer path to addressing theirs. And, how it also opens the door for Drew Brees' highly anticipated announcement. Contracts are a blast so we built a deal for Marcus Williams that gets him paid and keeps his salary cap hit low enough to not hold the Saints back this offseason! A look at how the cap can be worked and why the $5M floor increase is so important. Your questions from the Locked On Saints Facebook Group! The plan for Zack Baun, what a Jameis-lead Saints offense looks like, and when to expect Drew Brees' announcement. Follow Ross on Twitter @RossJacksonNOLA Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON,” and you’ll get 20% off your next order. BetOnline AG There is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How two teams prepared for life after their franchise QB while he was still under center. Get the expert insight from Locked On Saints host Ross Jackson and Chris Carter of Locked On Steelers as they discuss building a team around aging QBs to maximize their success and the team's success after their departure. You'll also get the low-down on how two of the NFL's most intriguing front offices maneuver the salary cap. Then, Ross breaks down the Saints' top three passing plays of the 2020 regular season. Vintage Brees, peak Kamara, and outstanding offensive line play all on display. Follow Chris on Twitter @CarterCritiques Follow Ross on Twitter @RossJacksonNOLA Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON,” and you’ll get 20% off your next order. BetOnline AG There is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

PFF's QB Annual gives great detail to Taysom Hill and Drew Brees' 2020 How Brees and Hill compared as New Orleans Saints quarterbacks. Where they each succeeded fall to different sides of the position's spectrum. Reviewing the 2020 running backs for the Saints - why Alvin Kamara can keep it up. Who to keep behind the lead back in 2021, potential Mark Ingram reunion, and why looking at running back in Day 2 of the NFL draft could make sense. Follow Ross on Twitter @RossJacksonNOLA Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON,” and you’ll get 20% off your next order. BetOnline AG There is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Diving in on the actual cap casualty candidates for the New Orleans Saints Jared Cook and five others make up list of Saints cost-cutting measure options. Lots of loss potential on the defensive side with a slew of defensive free agents already outgoing. Twitter Tuesday gets big for Fat Tuesday, two segments of listener questions cover Taysom Hill’s fumbles, outgoing free agency replacements, and positions of need. Plus why Lattimore and Ramczyk extensions actually save the Saints money and more! Follow Ross on Twitter @RossJacksonNOLA Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON,” and you’ll get 20% off your next order. BetOnline AG There is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices