INGLEWOOD, Calif. — If he’s traded in the coming days, New Orleans Saints wide receiver Rashid Shaheed didn’t necessarily give fans something to remember him by in Sunday’s 34-10 beatdown to the Los Angeles Rams.

Ahead of Tuesday’s 3 p.m. trade deadline, the 27-year-old technically led the Saints in receptions (five) and receiving yards (68) in what could be his final game with the franchise. But Shaheed didn’t torch the secondary. He didn’t catch the bomb — or the bombs — that had been a staple of his time with the Saints, even though they’ve been few and far between this year.

It was a quiet performance for a player whose big games always have been the loudest.

“I don’t know what’s going to happen,” Shaheed said. “I have no idea. It’s kind of up in the air.”

He isn’t alone in that regard.

The New Orleans Saints have plenty of decisions to make after suffering another beatdown — none more pressing than whether to shake things up by trading Shaheed, wide receiver Chris Olave or any of their other key pieces to gain assets for the future.

A game like Sunday’s might not sway general manager Mickey Loomis on how he plans to navigate the deadline, but it should emphasize just how much of a talent disparity exists between the Saints and a contending team such as the 6-2 Rams.

The Saints have been reminded of that throughout their 1-8 season, from being humiliated in Seattle to embarrassed in Chicago to bullied in California. New Orleans has managed to be competitive in more than half of its games, though that fight can take a team only so far.

To contend, not just compete, the Saints need more talent.

“We had 40 snaps on offense, probably an all-time low,” Saints coach Kellen Moore said. “They had 77, so they controlled the ball for much of this game.”

Nothing said the Saints were outmanned like the difference in time of possession.

Days earlier, defensive end Cam Jordan told reporters that to stop the Rams, the Saints would have to “rely heavily” on their secondary. Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, he noted, was among the fastest in the NFL at getting the ball out, making him tough to sack. And that’s true. Stafford entered the weekend with the sixth-fastest release in the league at 2.69 seconds.

Jordan’s remarks ultimately foreshadowed the difficulties to come. The Saints’ young cornerbacks — bookended by second-year cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstry and rookie corner Quincy Riley — are not yet at the stage of their development where they can consistently lock down stars Davante Adams and Puka Nacua. Perhaps they’ll get there someday, but Sunday was not that day. The duo combined for three of Stafford’s four touchdown passes and 12 catches for 155 yards.

Rams coach Sean McVay schemed up several other ways to exploit the Saints’ young secondary, even with playmakers who aren’t nearly as well-known as their two superstar receivers. Los Angeles relied heavily on its tight ends, including in the end zone, where Tyler Higbee went untouched on a play-action fake for a wide-open touchdown in the first quarter.

“Just a little miscommunication,” Saints cornerback Alontae Taylor said. “We just gotta correct that, and we’ll do that.”

The secondary was far from the only position group overmatched. Perhaps if the Saints had a better defensive line, they could have generated the pressure that could have gotten Stafford off his game — even with the veteran’s tendency to get the ball out fast. Or maybe they could have contained a rushing attack that went for 171 yards on 43 carries.

Instead of having true difference-makers upfront, the Saints settled for contributors such as Jonah Williams. The five-year veteran was bracing to be inactive this weekend until he learned hours before kickoff that teammate John Ridgeway would be out with an illness. Williams took advantage of the opportunity, sacking Stafford once.

“Always have to stay ready, no matter what,” he said.

That’s a nice, genuine moment for Williams, who also got the chance to play against his former team.

But it also said something about the Saints that they found themselves counting on a journeyman in the first place.