Saints LT Bushrod quietly making a name for himself
 

METAIRIE, La. – Though Jermon Bushrod is making a name for himself as one of the better left tackles in the NFL, you’d likely never know it.

The Saints’ fifth-year man who protects quarterback Drew Brees' blindside isn’t flashy. He’s fairly soft-spoken. And he’s not a self-promoter.

That few people have written about him the past two seasons and that few stations have run stories about him is a good thing, Saints coach Sean Payton said.

“Generally when at left tackle, there’s no new, it’s good news,” he said. “When the cameras are on you, oftentimes it’s because there’s a pressure, a hurry, a sack.”

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Bushrod is underrated. Im not saying he's great, but he is a good LT.

He's serviceable no doubt.

Championship!

I haven't really been paying attention to him this year. I've been focusing on our center and RT. I don't know if Payton is still giving him help with chips or not. I've got to say he's growing on me.:)

He's a good player.

I have to admit, I was one of the ones who said let him go in free agency, but he has definitely upped his game. He reminds me a lot of Stinchcomb in his prime, not always pretty or textbook, but he gets the job done no matter who lines up across from him.

I think that one statement says it all - No news is good news!!

You mean you didn't see him whiff on 4 out of 5 blocks on the screen to his side of the field? This guy is ridiculously bad. I can't even believe they wrote this article on him. He's a veritable turnstile.

I don't know about the screens but h isn't nearly as bad as you make him out to be.

He went from below average, to average, to just slightly above average in about 2 years.

He still has room to grow obviously, but he's no longer the liability on the line.

We'll probably hear the same thing about Charles Brown in a year or two.

We draft 2-3 year projects and are quick to criticise when they don't look like pro-bowlers in year one. Colston, Evans and Nicks have spoiled us.