The New Orleans Saints have a history of signing over-the-hill free agents under Sean Payton’s management: Olin Kreutz, Champ Bailey, James Laurinaitis, Adrian Peterson, and now, Brandon Marshall. Marshall hasn’t played a down for New Orleans, or even dressed out for a game. It’s time for fans to move on.
Unlike Dez Bryant, who was cut down by injury, the Saints did not have a plan to use Marshall when they signed him. That’s a poor comparison for other reasons – Bryant just turned 30 in November, while Marshall will be 35 in March – but it also serves to illustrate why fans should not have had high expectations for Marshall from the jump.