Bleacher Report went through an interesting hypothetical scenario recently. They chose one retired player from the last 25 years of each team’s history to add to the current roster.
For the New Orleans Saints, the staff went with wide receiver Marques Colston. It was a surprising but, not unfounded, choice. The obvious selection would have been Drew Brees. Trading Derek Carr in for one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time seemed like a no-brainer.
In addition to Colston, Jahri Evans and Jabari Greer are also good choices. New Orleans needs help in a lot of areas, but what made Colston the pick. With Chris Olave out with his second concussion of the year, it would be good to see Colston dropped into today’s offense headed up by Derek Carr. With Ryan Ramczyk and Michael Thomas not officially retired, Colston is the best offensive player that fit the parameters who could help.
The Saints wide receiver room has been devastated by injuries. There’s no Chris Olave or Rashid Shaheed. The receiving corps is being led by Marquez Valdes-Scantling.
Marques Colston would give the Saints a true number one receiver. Even if Olave does come back from his concussion, Colston still gives New Orleans a bigger middle of the field target. Regardless of who’s in the lineup, Colston would have been a great addition to this team for their last five games. He would have been a great addition back in Week 1.
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