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re: Zach Stief has NEVER played Guard
Posted on 5/18/15 at 12:29 pm to Lester Earl
Posted on 5/18/15 at 12:29 pm to Lester Earl
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i read that on Patrick ORly's blog
Related - pat is also writing some for Saints Nation Blog now
Posted on 5/18/15 at 12:36 pm to Rand AlThor
i read his great piece on our pass rush earlier.
Posted on 5/18/15 at 12:38 pm to Rand AlThor
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Related - pat is also writing some for Saints Nation Blog now
He said he was inquiring about having his blog linked on that page and the guy asked him to write for the site instead.
Posted on 5/18/15 at 12:43 pm to Lester Earl
i mean his piece isn't too terrible but got darn, its very enduring to get through. His writing style is a bit overzealous at times.
Posted on 5/18/15 at 12:44 pm to Chad504boy
Well I'm pretty certain he's never written like that before, so it will probably take him some time to get it more "professional" if he sticks with it.
I just called him out on a spelling error in the first sentence of his last entry.
You're welcome, bruh.
I just called him out on a spelling error in the first sentence of his last entry.
You're welcome, bruh.
Posted on 5/18/15 at 1:08 pm to Lester Earl
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I've never played guard, I don't expect that to happen," Strief said
So Unger is moving to Guard and Strief is taking over at Center?
Posted on 5/18/15 at 5:52 pm to Lester Earl
So I guess Strief would rather sit the bench instead of slide inside at guard and be a dominant run blocker and better than average pass protector. Peat and Armstead would give us two good YOUNG tackles for years to come.
Posted on 5/18/15 at 6:15 pm to AmazinGrace
We don't want a 6'7 guard with brees at QB
Also, his quote reflects what SP has already said
Also, his quote reflects what SP has already said
This post was edited on 5/18/15 at 6:16 pm
Posted on 5/18/15 at 6:28 pm to Lester Earl
I think that Zach will be at RT for one more year for sure. Peat was a bit of a reach at 13, he has great talent, but he is NOT a finished product
Posted on 5/18/15 at 6:59 pm to Lester Earl
quote:
I've never played guard, I don't expect that to happen," Strief said.
Posted on 5/18/15 at 7:14 pm to Lester Earl
I've gone from hating this draft to being OK with it, but I still don't like the Peat pick unless he ends up being an elite RT or a very good LT. My biggest problem with it is that Strief is still a very good RT and Armstead is adequate despite being a young project entering his 3rd season. There's no reason to believe that Armstead won't improve this season, and he was already OK. Strief JUST signed an extension a year ago and was about as good last season as he was in 2013.
I would have been much more excited about the draft if we had taken Parker, who would have been an immediate starter for us. Don't forget that Peat's 5th year option is essentially based on the franchise tag. That tag doesn't differentiate between OL positions, so the value isn't as great with RTs.
I would have been much more excited about the draft if we had taken Parker, who would have been an immediate starter for us. Don't forget that Peat's 5th year option is essentially based on the franchise tag. That tag doesn't differentiate between OL positions, so the value isn't as great with RTs.
Posted on 5/18/15 at 7:20 pm to THRILLHO
It's a really interesting dimension that Ireland brought to the draft w rumors of Payton wanting dvp and Mickey wanted Dupree
Posted on 5/18/15 at 7:24 pm to Chad504boy
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It's a really interesting dimension that Ireland brought to the draft w rumors of Payton wanting dvp and Mickey wanted Dupree
If Loomis wanted Dupree we would have Dupree. Period. End of story. You don't mess with the Loomis! So I heard.
Posted on 5/18/15 at 7:35 pm to Chad504boy
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It's a really interesting dimension that Ireland brought to the draft w rumors of Payton wanting dvp and Mickey wanted Dupree
Assuming that you're not pulling these rumors out of your arse, there's no way that Ireland had more pull than Payton/Loomis.
I think the group agreed that Peat was the best available player by a sizeable margin and took him. Payton himself has said that they don't have pure rankings, they put players into tiers and draft based on need within those tiers. That they took Peat (with tackle not being a need) over Parker (with WR a big need) tells me that they had a really high ranking on Peat. I can't fault them for the pick, but I'm still not happy about it. The front office all but said that they would have considered Shelton if he had dropped one more spot. I would have been ecstatic about the draft had that happened.
Posted on 5/18/15 at 7:39 pm to THRILLHO
I think Ireland was more so the voice of reason than driving the bus. I'd be willing to bet he's probably the biggest influence in not trading really any of our picks.
Posted on 5/18/15 at 7:44 pm to Lester Earl
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"I've never played guard, I don't expect that to happen," Strief said. "First of all, the thing that a lot of people don't know is how good Tim Lelito and Senio Kelemete are. Those are two excellent football players ...
Players never are unaware or wrong about a team's plans for them. never..
case closed
Posted on 5/18/15 at 7:45 pm to Brettesaurus Rex
I don't disagree with that. But if Payton thought that Peat and Parker were in the same tier, there's no way that Payton passes on the position of need + getting a "toy."
And I really hope that all of this talk of Peat playing RT are simply regarding what position he starts off as. A career RT simply isn't worth the 13th pick. If he plays a season or two the right side then moves to LT, it's not as big of a deal. The problem I have is that, if he mostly is on the bench this season (which I think he will be), then plays RT for two seasons, that gives us only one or two seasons with him playing LT before he gets his big contract.
And I really hope that all of this talk of Peat playing RT are simply regarding what position he starts off as. A career RT simply isn't worth the 13th pick. If he plays a season or two the right side then moves to LT, it's not as big of a deal. The problem I have is that, if he mostly is on the bench this season (which I think he will be), then plays RT for two seasons, that gives us only one or two seasons with him playing LT before he gets his big contract.
Posted on 5/18/15 at 7:51 pm to THRILLHO
Armstead could probably make a great guard w his athleticism
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