Bears sign Brian De La Puente

joker-saint · 04-07-2014, 09:58 AM

The team needed somebody who could run block up the middle. How many ssuccessful runs up the middle did you see last year? Guarantee you will see a lot more with DP out. He was decent on the drop back coverage, but when the team needed yards up the middle he was next to non existent.

Danno · 04-07-2014, 10:13 AM

Originally Posted by burningmetal

I've been in seemingly hundreds of disagreements with people about just that. So many people just don't get it. If they don't see a guy giving up 3 sacks a game, they assume he must be alright. I do think Grubbs can play better, but he's not horrible and I think a little help would do him some good.

And conversely if they see a player get burned 2 or 3 times a year in coverage, he must be a total liability and will be exposed all game every game.

saintfan · 04-07-2014, 01:21 PM

Originally Posted by rezburna

Now that the father of the boards has said it maybe people will believe it.

FinSaint · 04-07-2014, 01:45 PM

Originally Posted by joker-saint

The team needed somebody who could run block up the middle. How many ssuccessful runs up the middle did you see last year? Guarantee you will see a lot more with DP out. He was decent on the drop back coverage, but when the team needed yards up the middle he was next to non existent.

To be fair, Collins blew quite a few blocks in those "up-the-gut" situations, which I guess is why he's also no longer with the team.

Danno · 04-07-2014, 01:56 PM

Originally Posted by FinSaint

To be fair, Collins blew quite a few blocks in those "up-the-gut" situations, which I guess is why he's also no longer with the team.

I'm amazed at how popular players get a pass for bad play, yet unpopular players get hammered for ones they had nothing to do with.

I was never a big Jed Collins fan but a lot of people kept saying how awesome he was. He was no Heath Evans.

When your RB is surrounded by 3 defenders two yards behind the LOS on 3rd and 1, someone ain't doing their damn job.

|Mitch| · 04-07-2014, 02:11 PM

Originally Posted by Danno

I was never a big Jed Collins fan but a lot of people kept saying how awesome he was. He was no Heath Evans.

And scary to think, but he wasn't the receiving threat that Mike Karney was

Erik Lorig seems to be pretty balanced

Cruize · 04-07-2014, 06:01 PM

DLP is solid. Durable. Wish him the best of luck. The Saints can't pay everybody. I would have spent the money on him instead of Bush though. Starter vs. backup. Now center is a hole they have to fill along with depth across the whole OLine.

QBREES9 · 04-07-2014, 10:06 PM

Thanks Brian, good luck with your new team.

04-07-2014, 09:58 AM	#31
joker-saint 100th Post Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 382 Blog Entries: 12	Re: Bears sign Brian De La Puente The team needed somebody who could run block up the middle. How many ssuccessful runs up the middle did you see last year? Guarantee you will see a lot more with DP out. He was decent on the drop back coverage, but when the team needed yards up the middle he was next to non existent.

04-07-2014, 10:13 AM	#32
Danno Site Donor 2014 Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,640	Re: Bears sign Brian De La Puente Originally Posted by burningmetal I've been in seemingly hundreds of disagreements with people about just that. So many people just don't get it. If they don't see a guy giving up 3 sacks a game, they assume he must be alright. I do think Grubbs can play better, but he's not horrible and I think a little help would do him some good. And conversely if they see a player get burned 2 or 3 times a year in coverage, he must be a total liability and will be exposed all game every game.

04-07-2014, 01:21 PM	#33
saintfan Donated Plasma Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 18,556 Blog Entries: 5	Re: Bears sign Brian De La Puente Originally Posted by rezburna Now that the father of the boards has said it maybe people will believe it.

04-07-2014, 01:45 PM	#34
FinSaint Site Donor 2015 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Finland... formerly Southern Virginia Posts: 4,955	Re: Bears sign Brian De La Puente Originally Posted by joker-saint The team needed somebody who could run block up the middle. How many ssuccessful runs up the middle did you see last year? Guarantee you will see a lot more with DP out. He was decent on the drop back coverage, but when the team needed yards up the middle he was next to non existent. To be fair, Collins blew quite a few blocks in those "up-the-gut" situations, which I guess is why he's also no longer with the team.

04-07-2014, 01:56 PM	#35
Danno Site Donor 2014 Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,640	Re: Bears sign Brian De La Puente Originally Posted by FinSaint To be fair, Collins blew quite a few blocks in those "up-the-gut" situations, which I guess is why he's also no longer with the team. I'm amazed at how popular players get a pass for bad play, yet unpopular players get hammered for ones they had nothing to do with. I was never a big Jed Collins fan but a lot of people kept saying how awesome he was. He was no Heath Evans. When your RB is surrounded by 3 defenders two yards behind the LOS on 3rd and 1, someone ain't doing their damn job.

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\|Mitch\| 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alexandria, La Posts: 11,303	Re: Bears sign Brian De La Puente Originally Posted by Danno I was never a big Jed Collins fan but a lot of people kept saying how awesome he was. He was no Heath Evans. And scary to think, but he wasn't the receiving threat that Mike Karney was Erik Lorig seems to be pretty balanced

04-07-2014, 06:01 PM	#37
Cruize 1000 Posts + Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 4,294	Re: Bears sign Brian De La Puente DLP is solid. Durable. Wish him the best of luck. The Saints can't pay everybody. I would have spent the money on him instead of Bush though. Starter vs. backup. Now center is a hole they have to fill along with depth across the whole OLine.
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04-07-2014, 10:06 PM	#38
QBREES9 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Haven Ct Posts: 23,982	Re: Bears sign Brian De La Puente Thanks Brian, good luck with your new team.

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