Saints sign tight end Mark Campbell
 

SAINTS, CAMPBELL REACH DEAL: The Saints reportedly agreed to terms with free-agent tight end Mark Campbell on a three-year deal Wednesday.

The seven-year veteran was a starter for the Buffalo Bills the past three seasons, and before that he started for the Cleveland Browns.

Position: TE
Height: 6-6
Weight: 255
Born: 12/06/1975
College: Michigan
NFL Experience: 8

Stats not that great. Two stars. No replacement for Zach.
NFL STATS http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/135637
FA TRACKER http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=211&p=9...3&rc=16&pid=19

already a thread on him

Hmph. Not too bad I guess. Three years seems like a lot however for a guy this mediocre. I thought we would have signed him to a one-year deal. Oh well...

Is Zach Hilton going ot re-sign with us?

I know that his stats aren't that spectacular, but starter experience counts for a lot.

Dont get me wrong, I, with the rest of you , would love to get an Antonio Gates, but I think with this guy we will be ok. If all of our weapons are healthy, a so-so tight end would suffice.

Campbell is noted mostly for his blocking. Hilton will still be our guy in the passing game.

Are we going to re-sign Hilton?

I sure as hell hope so! :lol:

i dunno if there is a record somewhere if they offered him the tender. i think if he is still listed as RFA at this point they must have. the move looks more like a lamont hall replacement to me. ditto on conwell. seems like he was a good enough guy but he was injured too frequently and seemed to drop more the more critical the play was.

Hilton is a restricted FA. We will be able to match what ever offer he gets.

That's exactly why only a tender was offered.

2005 Scouting Report - Scouts Inc.
Grade: 71 | Key
Alert: D

Comment:
Is an efficient blocker. Has good toughness and above average strength. Takes good angles and does a consistently good job of getting in position. He fights to finish and is feisty. Plays with a mean streak. Is aware and instinctive. Does a good job of releasing quickly off the LOS. Shows some good moves when releasing versus the press. Has an excellent feel for getting in his QB's vision and will do a good job of coming back to his QB as a receiver. He is a big target in the middle of the field. Very efficient and reliable as a short-to-intermediate receiver. He has adequate-to-good size but is by no means massive. He does not have good deep speed. Is not a threat to stretch the field vertically. Struggles to adjust to the deep ball and does a poor job of catching the ball thrown over his head. He isn't much of a threat after the catch and usually just gets what is available.

I guess the Lamont Hall era is over.

I like he is a blocker, gonna love having him and Karney in for Deuce and Bennett. Can't wait foer the draft and season!