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Saints 3 redshirt rookies.
Posted on 4/12/13 at 9:17 am
Posted on 4/12/13 at 9:17 am
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The New Orleans Saints have only five draft picks this year. But throw in their "redshirt rookies" and this year's freshman class will actually be pretty loaded.
Three of the Saints' 2012 picks - fourth-round receiver Nick Toon, sixth-round guard Andrew Tiller and seventh-round offensive tackle Marcel Jones - spent all of last season on injured reserve. But all three are back to 100 percent health as the team is set to begin its offseason conditioning program Monday.
General Manager Mickey Loomis is optimistic about the role all three of them can play this year. For one thing, they all showed some impressive glimpses last summer before getting hurt. For another, the second NFL season is when most young players take their biggest leap.
"I think everything we expected in terms of what we thought we were getting, all three of them either met or exceeded expectations," Loomis said - though he cautioned that they all still have a long learning curve ahead of them.
"No one is anointing anyone yet," Loomis said. "But like anyone else, you have an expectation that guys that were rookies are going to improve. They know what to expect coming into the offseason. They've had a chance to see the speed of the game. There's always an expectation that second-year players are gonna be way ahead of first-year guys.
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Posted on 4/12/13 at 9:18 am to Patrick O Rly
I really hope Marcel Jones can take over for Strief in a year or now and become a great mauler on that side.
Posted on 4/12/13 at 9:19 am to Patrick O Rly
I like the Marcel Jones kid. I think he will play a factor in one of the tackle position battles. Not saying he'll start, but he will push whoever is starting.
Posted on 4/12/13 at 9:20 am to Chad504boy
Yeah, because it seem like all Strief did last year was get mauled. The one think Strief has going for him is his height and long arms.
Posted on 4/12/13 at 9:21 am to Patrick O Rly
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The one think Strief has going for him is his height and long arms.
Which really isn't even an advantage over Jones.
Posted on 4/12/13 at 9:22 am to Chad504boy
True. They're both crazy tall.
Posted on 4/12/13 at 9:24 am to Patrick O Rly
quote:Seeing and experiencing are two totally different things, Mickey. Quit blowing smoke up our asses.
They've had a chance to see the speed of the game.
Posted on 4/12/13 at 9:24 am to Chad504boy
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eally hope Marcel Jones can take over for Strief in a year or now and become a great mauler on that side.
Same here. Just looking at him, he screams Right Tackle. Beating out Streif shouldn't be that difficult of a task either.
Posted on 4/12/13 at 9:25 am to Patrick O Rly
zach out kicked his coverage big time.
Posted on 4/12/13 at 9:26 am to Neauxla
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Seeing and experiencing are two totally different things, Mickey. Quit blowing smoke up our asses.
It's the off season and the fans demand sunshine pumping.
Posted on 4/12/13 at 9:28 am to Patrick O Rly
am i correct in assuming cutting strief saves 2.25 mill roughly?
Posted on 4/12/13 at 9:28 am to Chad504boy
Strief has another advantage. His secret weapon......
The wet arse
The wet arse
Posted on 4/12/13 at 9:29 am to mm2316
I don't recall what position he played in the preseaon. For some reason, I thought it was LT.
ETA: They also have Bryce Harris (signed him from someone else's PS last year, I think)
ETA: They also have Bryce Harris (signed him from someone else's PS last year, I think)
This post was edited on 4/12/13 at 9:31 am
Posted on 4/12/13 at 9:32 am to Chad504boy
Yeah, I think. I was listening to a Saints mailbag on nola.com and they were saying that the Saints will need to clear some cap space to sign their draft pics, so we'll see post draft what's up.
Posted on 4/12/13 at 9:35 am to Patrick O Rly
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Saints will need to clear some cap space to sign their draft pics, so we'll see post draft what's up.
I don't think thats true. Most of those guys won't count toward the top 51 anyway. Also, the 1st round pick has some exemptions or something that only counts the 1st 800K or something towards the cap. Someone posted a thread that detailed this some weeks back.
Posted on 4/12/13 at 9:50 am to Patrick O Rly
I'm really looking forward to seeing what Toon can do. I was very impressed with him in many of Wiskys games in 2011
Posted on 4/12/13 at 9:50 am to SaintEB
The udfa won't, but the draft class as a whole is factored into the cap figure as I understand.
This post was edited on 4/12/13 at 9:51 am
Posted on 4/12/13 at 9:51 am to mm2316
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Beating out Streif shouldn't be that difficult of a task either.
Good, then he can go back to his natural Iseligible position!
Posted on 4/12/13 at 9:51 am to RPC4LSU
is zach strief our new shanle? 
Posted on 4/12/13 at 9:52 am to Patrick O Rly
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The udfa won't, but the draft class as a whole is factored into the cap figure as I understand.
I just looked for the thread and I can't find it. Maybe it was a twitter post by Holder or something.
However, I have been known to be wrong a time or 10.
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