re: Reuben Foster dismissed from Combine

I don't believe the Anthony is dumb rhetoric. I think that was an easy excuse for Allen.

The truth is the first year Ryan allowed Anthony to play the ball which is what Foster did at Bama. Get to the Qb or get to the RB. There were no advance reads. He was an animal that could react to motion and hunt down the ball carrier.

Now if you are taking him for that role in the NFL then by all means take him.

Anthony was taught nothing Year One and then in Year two was changed to a different position and was way behind veterans that had played for years. He struggled to pick up the WLB and you cannot learn on the job.

If you draft Foster with the Same idea of playing him at MLB but giving him reads and responsibility on plays--It will not work. If you take Foster and plan to more him out to WLB---It will not work.

Not for the Saints. Some team like the Seahawks, Texans or Pats that other pieces around him can allow him to be on the field 20-25 plays and make plays, because the others around him can rotate and cover situations. Like when you blitz a corner or safety you are not just letting a guy run free in the secondary the defense rotates to take away the quick option. Saints do not have enough of those elite pieces to compensate.