Re: Saints select Northern Iowa LT Trevor Penning with the No. 19 pick in the draft
 

That is the absolute right move. Big Ram is no slouch when it comes to moving people and having him and McCoy Flanking Ruiz might get the right side working if people just stays healthy this coming season.
Also he doesn't have to spend a ton of time getting comfortable on the other side of the line, its a process that takes a little time and quite some reps.

Re: Saints select Northern Iowa LT Trevor Penning with the No. 19 pick in the draft
 

I like the pick, him and Ram are hopefully going to be awesome bookends on the O-line.

I hope he can stay healthy and learn on the field early - the Saints have had some bad luck in that department with McCoy and Ruiz.

Re: Saints select Northern Iowa LT Trevor Penning with the No. 19 pick in the draft
 

Ramczyk has special incentives written into his contract for time spent specifically at the left tackle position. This is to what I was referring. Keeping him at RT saves the team future cap space. I never said a word about doing away with the position or doing away with any incentives. I'm not sure where you got that idea.

Via Ramczyk Spotrac: AP All-Pro 1st or 2nd team as a LT: $1M escalator for all future seasons ($6M max)

Re: Saints select Northern Iowa LT Trevor Penning with the No. 19 pick in the draft
 

Re: Saints select Northern Iowa LT Trevor Penning with the No. 19 pick in the draft
 

Davenport vs Penning ...

Good battle at practice :lightsabres:

Re: Saints select Northern Iowa LT Trevor Penning with the No. 19 pick in the draft
 

Re: Saints select Northern Iowa LT Trevor Penning with the No. 19 pick in the draft
 

Read that back to your self, a few times. Then go look up where Ram was playing when he made All Pro for three years. Now look up NLTBE in regards to NFL incentivization and cap hit.


After you have done all that and realize that there is no relief because that was never a cap hit. Next consider the fact that whom ever is in that spot might just f***ing get some incentivization built into his contract. :bng:

Re: Saints select Northern Iowa LT Trevor Penning with the No. 19 pick in the draft
 

Re: Saints select Northern Iowa LT Trevor Penning with the No. 19 pick in the draft
 

I have a hunch that Penning is going to cause a few training camp fights lol.

Re: Saints select Northern Iowa LT Trevor Penning with the No. 19 pick in the draft
 

All this talk about Penning having a mean streak is nonsense.

He's a gentle giant, a good Christian boy from the middle of Iowa.

wink wink