Sorry had a few projects to finish but here is my take on the last few days.
We lost Emmanuel Sanders and it hurts, he's been a positive force on the team on the field and in the locker room, but fact of the matter is he was looking to get paid and be on a competitor the Saints were able to be both partially because Drew Brees took a team friendly contract which gave them some flexibility.
We will be fine at receiver. We have an early enough pick to get Lamb/Jeudy or Ruggs. We have guys who can arise from the ashes.
DeForest Buckner is gone, but again Lynch took a long term approach. Deforest is an amazing defensive lineman and a soldier BUT is he Aaron Donald or even prime Ndomukung Suh, sadly no. We got a top 15 pick out of it and we were in need of draft capital. Arik had a great season last year, but more importantly he was willing to take a team friendly contract to stay. We do not have the money to pay both of these guys. Plus we have DL depth and we can bring in a contributor later in the draft or from team camp cuts. Hell Kentavious Street is healthy and could produce at 75% of what DeForest did at a fraction of the price.
We will be fine.