Saints likely not sold on de la Puente

WhoDat!656 · 03-09-2012, 12:04 PM

Peyton Manning to Redskins dissolving; Saints likely not sold on De La Puente

FinSaint · 03-09-2012, 12:11 PM

I don't think the contract they gave him proves anything of the sort.

He was an ERFA, which allowed the Saints to sign him on the cheap for another full season to further evaluate his abilities. With the cap as tight as it is, it was only good business to hand him the minimum qualifying tender - just like they did with Amaya.

dizzle88 · 03-09-2012, 01:40 PM

The contract is basically saying - hey DLP you did great your first year, show us you can do it again and also get better

It's perfectly normal, I'm confident he will earn his contract

Danno · 03-09-2012, 01:46 PM

Originally Posted by dizzle88

The contract is basically saying - hey DLP you did great your first year, show us you can do it again and also get better

It's perfectly normal, I'm confident he will earn his contract

Agreed, he bounced around the league never starting, then gets sandwiched between the two best O-linemen (not just OG's) in the NFL and played well.

So was it a mediocre player benefitting from being between two all-world guards, or does he have NFL starter talent?

My gut tells me Tennant probably would have performed similarly.

alexonfyre · 03-09-2012, 02:33 PM

Originally Posted by dizzle88

The contract is basically saying - hey DLP you did great your first year, show us you can do it again and also get better

It's perfectly normal, I'm confident he will earn his contract

This brings up an interesting question:
If he is good, do we call him DLP, BDP, BLP, BDLP, BDROFLMAOPBBQ?

Speedy Ron · 03-09-2012, 02:51 PM

well...hes better than tennant who will be our starting guard thank to brees/ condon

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FinSaint Site Donor 2015 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Finland... formerly Southern Virginia Posts: 4,955	I don't think the contract they gave him proves anything of the sort. He was an ERFA, which allowed the Saints to sign him on the cheap for another full season to further evaluate his abilities. With the cap as tight as it is, it was only good business to hand him the minimum qualifying tender - just like they did with Amaya. RockyMountainSaint and papz like this.

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Danno Site Donor 2014 Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,640	Originally Posted by dizzle88 The contract is basically saying - hey DLP you did great your first year, show us you can do it again and also get better It's perfectly normal, I'm confident he will earn his contract Agreed, he bounced around the league never starting, then gets sandwiched between the two best O-linemen (not just OG's) in the NFL and played well. So was it a mediocre player benefitting from being between two all-world guards, or does he have NFL starter talent? My gut tells me Tennant probably would have performed similarly. RockyMountainSaint likes this.

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alexonfyre Site Donor Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Black Pearl University Posts: 799	Originally Posted by dizzle88 The contract is basically saying - hey DLP you did great your first year, show us you can do it again and also get better It's perfectly normal, I'm confident he will earn his contract This brings up an interesting question: If he is good, do we call him DLP, BDP, BLP, BDLP, BDROFLMAOPBBQ?

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Speedy Ron I'm an A hole Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Metry Posts: 1,173	well...hes better than tennant who will be our starting guard thank to brees/ condon