My apologies for the lack of Saints news/information in the last few days, but largely to blame for that is the Saints' complete lack of activity. They're not the only ones, as the first "wave" of free agency has passed and a lot of the available players out there are having to drop their asking price. Since Darren Sharper is still available and has yet to receive an offer he liked, I think he needs to be included in the players that will have to drop their asking price. This bodes well for the Saints, because they've made it clear that they want Sharper back if Sharper can agree to reasonable terms. I think the Saints were most at risk of losing Sharper early in free agency if someone threw a ridiculous amount of money at him and he decided he couldn't resist. Think of Scott Fujita and the offer he got from the Browns very early in the process. Since that's yet to happen, I can't really see a team breaking the bank this deep into the free agency period. It is a little surprising that Sharper hasn't garnered a little more interest after having one of the best seasons of his career, but let's remember he's 34 and he's currently recovering from minor knee surgery. That same knee, by the way, plagued him for almost the entirety of the 2009 season. Sharper had to accept a bottom of the barrel low ball offer from the Saints last offseason, and while he's proven to everyone he can still play, he's now a year older. When it's all said in done, I do believe Sharper will be back in a Saints uniform, but it may be for much less than he's hoping for. Stay tuned...
