Official 2023 OFFSEASON Thread

[SmashMouth]

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[K Major]

Originally Posted by SmashMouth

https://youtu.be/vn61AaMMy6M

Whatever . Rizz, Lutz & my guy Blake G need to perform better this season.

The Saints ranked bottom half on special teams in 2022.

[AsylumGuido]

Originally Posted by SmashMouth

https://youtu.be/vn61AaMMy6M

This matches what I've heard elsewhere on teams planning on telling their returners to avoid calling for the fair catch. The negative involved with a mishandling of the ball outweighs any advantage of ball position gained by calling the fair catch. This rule shouldn't have much of an impact on the game and will probably go away after this single season test period.

[AsylumGuido]

This could be a big depth addition on the offensive line, free-agent C Billy Price, with lots of starting experience.

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Price, 28, was a first-round pick by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2018 NFL Draft out of Ohio State. He was a consensus All-American won the Dave Rimington Award in 2017. The two-time All-Big 10 selection was also a teammate of Michael Thomas and Marshon Lattimore with the Buckeyes.
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The 6'4" and 303-Lb. Price can also play guard, but most of his NFL career has been spent at center. New Orleans is clearly looking at better depth there by visiting with Price and attempting to speak with Elflein, also from Ohio State.

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New Orleans RG Cesar Ruiz can also play center, but the Saints have also used Will Clapp and Josh Andrews there in McCoy’s absence. A player like Price would provide a big depth upgrade over Andrews or Clapp, while allowing Ruiz to remain at guard in the event of injury.