The bad news is that New Orleans Saints have decided to cut ties with a solid yet unspectacular cornerback who has proven he can fill in as a bottomline starter in a pinch. The good news is that the New Orleans Saints, for perhaps the first time in Sean Payton's entire tenure, feel comfortable enough with their current secondary to cut ties with a solid yet unspectacular cornerback who has proven he can fill in as a bottomline starter in a pinch. By no means am I "in the know" so I was forced to consult the only source I have available on this matter, and common sense says that what is disappointing news on the surface is actually sneaky great news about the recovery of Delvin Breaux. Ken Crawley has continued to make Sean Payton and Dennis Allen look like idiots for having him on the bench the first two weeks, but Sterling Moore's transition from supplemental to expendable is a nod to the team's depth. I don't think I'm going too far out on a limb by saying that depth doesn't exist within the unit in question without the health of person who was originally penciled in as a shutdown corner. With Marshon Lattimore jumping the route of the average rookie and living in the hip pocket of everyone he lines up across, the Saints secondary looks as cohesive as it has it ever has. I can't imagine it stands to get anything but better upon the impending return of the person that was unanimously considered it's best player at the start of training camp. Until then, the empty roster spot can go giving a hobbled o-line another pair of legs...
Now, I do feel bad for Sterling Moore. When this team was brought to the brink of starting two undrafted free agents as rookies by a sudden rush of injuries he came in off the street and almost immediately put the clamps on Odell Beckham. Just like in so many other instances the past three years, the Saints lost that game in underwhelming fashion. However, the point is that Sterling Moore was one of the only desperation additions to have panned out. Considering how many laughably flamed out, I'll always appreciate that about him. Impossible to wish him anything but the best going forward in what should be a rejuvenated career.
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