The Saints have agreed to a three year contract extension with wide receiver Marques Colston. No terms were available, agent Joel Segal would only say that the Saints "stepped up.." The deal could be a bonanza in both dollars and length. If Colston plays at his current level or higher, he could break the bank again in free agency in three years. Colston caught 98 passes last season.
First round pick Sedrick Ellis and second rounder Tracy Porter are still unsigned. Earlier in the day, the Saints announced the signing of fifth round pick guard Carl Nicks to a three year contract.
At SEC media days, the most interesting nugget came from Florida coach Urban Meyer. Meyer said he does a lot of work studying statistics, and that field position is huge in winning and losing. Meyer said his defense must create turnovers, get stops, and his special teams must give his Gators good field position to win. To me, this is the one of the most important parts of the Saints season. How much can defense and special teams improve to help what should be an explosive offense.
What do you think? How much do you think Saints offense will be improved?
Ed Daniels
July 23, 2008