Two competing ideas can be true for the New Orleans Saints regarding the NFL trade deadline .

One, moving on from either wide receiver Chris Olave or Rashid Shaheed might hurt Tyler Shough ’s development.

Two, sending at least one wideout away could be the best for the franchise in the long haul.

Shough’s first start, Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams, comes at a fascinating time for the Saints. The black and gold must see what they have in their second-round quarterback over the final nine games. But at 1-7, the Saints have the kind of record that puts them at the epicenter of the league’s Nov. 4 trade deadline. And the Saints have two receivers — Olave and Shaheed — who might fetch real value, assets that would, in turn, accelerate the team’s rebuild.

That’s a delicate position

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