It didn’t take the New Orleans Saints long to address their top roster need in the early hours of free agency, with the team agreeing to deals with free agent defensive tackles Nathan Shepherd and Khalen Saunders — who will be replacing two departed free agents in David Onyemata and Shy Tuttle.
But who are these guys? Are they upgrades or Band-Aids? How do they compare to the players New Orleans put on the field last year? That’s something we’re going to explore with the help of some advanced stats and each player’s resume so far:
