Starting Guard Battle? Should Throckmorton supplant Peat/Ruiz when McCoy returns?
 

Since McCoy went down, we have had a lot of issues with guard and center play. Throckmorton is new to the lineup, but it seems to me like Ruiz and Peat have received as much or more criticism. So, what happens when McCoy returns? Has Throckmorton outplayed Peat and Ruiz? All else being equal he is younger, cheaper, healthier, and has good size. Do we have to start the guy with the big contract or the high pick? Or can we start the best player? Would a benching light a fire under Peat or Ruiz?

Re: Starting Guard Battle? Should Throckmorton supplant Peat/Ruiz when McCoy returns?
 

Ruiz had been looking excellent at RG. No need to bench him.

Re: Starting Guard Battle? Should Throckmorton supplant Peat/Ruiz when McCoy returns?
 

Pre mature overreaction.

CSP is already in the lab and will figure it out.

Re: Starting Guard Battle? Should Throckmorton supplant Peat/Ruiz when McCoy returns?
 

Does Reiter start at center since he was a starting center in KC and move Ruiz back to Guard

Re: Starting Guard Battle? Should Throckmorton supplant Peat/Ruiz when McCoy returns?
 

No need to really force anything at this point, we all know someone on the left side is going to get hurt soon and Throckmorton will get the opportunity to show what he can do at LG soon enough.

Re: Starting Guard Battle? Should Throckmorton supplant Peat/Ruiz when McCoy returns?
 

Won’t take to many more glaring examples of poor protection calls and just absolute loss of situational awareness and a change will come. Plenty of fault to go around but the center and left guard play looked amateur level at best.

Re: Starting Guard Battle? Should Throckmorton supplant Peat/Ruiz when McCoy returns?
 

I've tried to stay away from piling on negativity on Peat, but he was just terrible in that game, and not for the first time.

I don't know if the line would be better overall with him being replaced by Throckmorton when McCoy returns, but it certainly is something to think about.

That contract he is on was and is a headscratcher.

Re: Starting Guard Battle? Should Throckmorton supplant Peat/Ruiz when McCoy returns?
 

And he's often on the ground when a sack occurs. When you focus in on the replay of the game, Andrus Peat continues to be the weak link (Morgan Fox ate his lunch all game) on the Saints offensive line. Peat was flat-out terrible.

I'm also floored that the front office gave him such a lucrative contract.

And some want this guy as your tackle? Holy smokes :rolleyes:.

Re: Starting Guard Battle? Should Throckmorton supplant Peat/Ruiz when McCoy returns?
 

OLine Communication to QB

Re: Starting Guard Battle? Should Throckmorton supplant Peat/Ruiz when McCoy returns?
 

That was the worst performance I’ve seen from the offensive line in the Payton era. I believe it was an anomaly. Year in year out we have one of the best offensive lines in the league even with injury, they will be fine. To answer your question though yes, you start the better player regardless of where they are drafted.