Don’t forget about New Orleans Saints defensive end Greg Romeus
 

In all the excitement and anticipation of a revamped Steve Spagnuolo defense for the New Orleans Saints, one name isn’t getting used much. It belongs to defensive end Greg Romeus.

It would be easy to do such a thing since not much coverage has been given to Romeus since he was drafted in 2011 by the Saints in the seventh round with the 226th pick.

As a matter of fact, Romeus was the only rookie drafted by the Saints in 2011 that didn’t get any playing time during this past season. What was the reason he didn’t? The unfortunate answer is injuries.
Romeus suffered knee and back injuries when he played for University of Pittsburgh during his senior year. He tore his anterior cruciate ligament(ACL) in his last college game on November 10, 2010.

Although Romeus would require surgery and not participate in the 2011 NFL Scouting Combine or his college Pro Day, the Saints would still feel the need to take a chance on him.

Romeus spent the entire offseason rehabbing his knee and preparing to make his spot on the Saints roster. Excitement buzzed early but then died down when he was placed on injured reserve, ending his season.

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Don't forget about New Orleans Saints defensive end Greg Romeus

I think he starts by game 4.

He will be a serviceable backup next year

If he's healthy and spags works on him, he could be come dominant, that goes for junior galette Aswell, spags could create a pass rush from a couple young guys on our d line

I took a quick look at the Giants' roster from 2008 to determine some of the average physical attributes different defenders had on Spags' D back then. Certainly this doesn't give us any real guidelines as to what he looks for in a player at a certain spot, since he wasn't drafting or signing these guys. But, still, I think it can at least tell us something about what type of an average player he used that year on certain positions while having great success against offenses as a whole.

The average DT was 6-4 and 309 lbs

The average DE was 6.4 and 269 lbs

The average LB was 6.2 and 240 lbs


As for the Saints roster from last year...

For DTs only Rogers (6-4 ,350), Miller (6-4, 310), and Johnson (6-3, 288) are close to that average, and Rogers is quite a lot over-weight to have the quickness Spags looks for. Miller is actually an almost carbon copy of the average DT, so he might be someone to look at more closely during the off-season.

For DEs only Charleston (6-4, 265), Jordan (6-4, 287), and Romeus (6-5, 267) fit that average - an average physical attribute which is probably one of the keys why the Giants' DEs are able to deflect so many passes.

For LBs only Humber (5-11) and Dunbar (6-0) fall short of the '08 Giants' average, but this is probably the one spot where the physical attributes have the least affect as far as the defensive schemes are concerned.


I think Johnson could be moved to DE under Spags with ease, since he rotated between being a DE and DT in the CFL, and possesses the speed to be an outside rusher if he only would shed a couple of pounds of extra weight.

Who is Miller?

Probably Swanson Miller who looked great in pre-season.

:lolup:


Although, if my memory serves me right, Miller got few of his sacks in pre-season, because he was so slow of the line that the guard+center were already concentrating on someone else and let Miller have a free run at the QB.

You're right. I remember that now. He was gawd-awful slow off the snap.

By design? :p

Ye ole delay tactic to confuse and disorient the quicker O-linemen.

I must have been thinking of that mama's boy that played so well, or Tom Johnson.

It must've been Mitch King 'cause Johnson was hurt in that SF game's 2nd quarter and didn't play in the pre-season after that.

The problem with King is that he isn't big/heavy enough to create a push (6-2, 280) against the opposing O-linemen and he isn't tall enough to disrupt the passes if he doesn't get to the QB (kinda the problem with Ellis too).

It's really a shame since he does seem to have a great motor and a relentless attitude... GW just didn't find a good way to use him in his schemes, but maybe Spags can find a way to tap into his potential.

Man wouldn't that be freaking awesome, if he turns out like a Colston or Graham! A steal in the draft


Hope spags can turn this kid

IIRC, Romeus was compared to that kid Tampa took a risk on. His name escapes me right now.

Da'quan Bowers.
Romeus has some pretty good looking highlights. I would love to see him stay healthy and produce.

Or do you mean the former teammate of the Saints' LB Jeremiha Hunter - Adrian Clayborn - DE that Tampa drafted last year, and who suffers from Erb's Palsy?

Granted, Da'Quan Bowers also had those injury concerns, which is why he dropped in the draft, both of them were considered risks, and both turned out well worth taking such a risk.


But you gotta love Romeus' size and movement - looking at that video he brings to mind JPP from the Giants.