Stecker agrees to new deal with the Saint

QBREES9 · 03-01-2008, 04:37 PM

Stecker agrees to new deal with the Saint

Running back Aaron Stecker's solid season will keep him in New Orleans as he agreed to a deal to stay with the Saints, Stecker's agent Ron Slavin said Saturday afternoon.

Tampa Bay, Stecker's former team, was also interested in the veteran running back. Slavin said the deal will be signed likely by Monday.
SunHerald.com : He's back: Stecker returns to Saints

Great news!

pakowitz · 03-01-2008, 04:38 PM

excellent move.. he is really under-rated

BooBirdSaint · 03-01-2008, 05:21 PM

That moves tells me that we are not looking at Mike "Burner" Turner. Would like to have seen us look really hard at him as a replacement for Duece. Guessing the coaching staff is confident in Strec,Bush and PT running for 50 yrds a game again this year...

gptsaintsfan · 03-01-2008, 05:30 PM

The Saints agreed to re-sign tailback Aaron Stecker to a 1-year, $1.4 million contract, according to his agent Ronald Slavin. Slavin said the Tampa Bay Buccaneers also offered Stecker a deal, but the offers were close, so Stecker preferred to stay put.

hagan714 · 03-01-2008, 05:42 PM

1.4 million is not bad. PT and Stecker in a rotation sounds ok to me for one more year.

LordOfEntropy · 03-01-2008, 05:46 PM

I like the signing.

Crusader · 03-01-2008, 06:02 PM

Right now, we have.....Reggie Bush, Deuce McCallister, Pierre Thomas, Aaron Stecker, J. Branch and the kid we picked up that went to college at Wake Forest. Can't remember his name now.

Right no we have Bush, Thomas and Stecker. We've seen that Bush is ineffective between the tackles (which I believe is the OLs fault) we don't know if Deuce will be back and if he's gonna be anywhere close to the back he used to be. Branch is still unproven. By keeping Stecker we have a good 3rd RB. i think we gonna se Bush starting and Thomas being the 2nd guy or Thomas being used in a rotation with Bush like we did McAllister 2 years ago.

pakowitz · 03-01-2008, 06:07 PM

Originally Posted by Crusader

We've seen that Bush is ineffective between the tackles (which I believe is the OLs fault) we don't know if Deuce will be back and if he's gonna be anywhere close to the back he used to be. Branch is still unproven

i totally agree with the statement about the Oline and Reggie.. they hardly created holes in the middle to run between the tackles.. im glad jeff faine is gone..

LordOfEntropy · 03-01-2008, 07:07 PM

I like this signing - it gives us room to maneuver (no, I didn't say manure). What happens if we let him go to Tampa, but can't sign a better back in FA? Then we're really on the hook, burning draft picks on unknowns. But with him signed, we're not in that ugly situation.

So what do we do now? Try to uprade him? Sure. But we've got insurance if we can't. We're not in a bind if it doesn't pan out. And if we succeed, he's trade bait, we know other teams are interested.

I like it. It's sensible, IMO.

CheramieIII · 03-01-2008, 07:17 PM

Great signing, I love Stecker and the coach has a plan to keep the good guys and let the not so good one's go. I know Henderson might not look good but consider he knows the offiense and he really can't drop many more balls then he already has he should be alot better this year and he's fast as hell. Young was doing good last year until he got hurt.

I'm surprised we're letting EJ and Miller both go. I liked Miller last year. I still think we sign. Laboy or Mccary DE's, Gay and/or Dyson at CB, Briggs and Trent Green.

03-01-2008, 04:37 PM	#1
QBREES9 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Haven Ct Posts: 23,989	Stecker agrees to new deal with the Saint Stecker agrees to new deal with the Saint Running back Aaron Stecker's solid season will keep him in New Orleans as he agreed to a deal to stay with the Saints, Stecker's agent Ron Slavin said Saturday afternoon. Tampa Bay, Stecker's former team, was also interested in the veteran running back. Slavin said the deal will be signed likely by Monday. SunHerald.com : He's back: Stecker returns to Saints Great news!

03-01-2008, 04:38 PM	#2
pakowitz The Dark Overlord Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: dirty south Posts: 3,450	Re: Stecker agrees to new deal with the Saint excellent move.. he is really under-rated

03-01-2008, 05:21 PM	#3
BooBirdSaint 100th Post Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Houston Posts: 273	Re: Stecker agrees to new deal with the Saint That moves tells me that we are not looking at Mike "Burner" Turner. Would like to have seen us look really hard at him as a replacement for Duece. Guessing the coaching staff is confident in Strec,Bush and PT running for 50 yrds a game again this year...
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03-01-2008, 05:30 PM	#4
gptsaintsfan THE BEAST Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mississippi Gulf Coast Posts: 85	Re: Stecker agrees to new deal with the Saint The Saints agreed to re-sign tailback Aaron Stecker to a 1-year, $1.4 million contract, according to his agent Ronald Slavin. Slavin said the Tampa Bay Buccaneers also offered Stecker a deal, but the offers were close, so Stecker preferred to stay put.

03-01-2008, 05:42 PM	#5
hagan714 LB Mentallity Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15,870 Blog Entries: 68	Re: Stecker agrees to new deal with the Saint 1.4 million is not bad. PT and Stecker in a rotation sounds ok to me for one more year.

03-01-2008, 05:46 PM	#6
LordOfEntropy 1000 Posts + Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 1,838	Re: Stecker agrees to new deal with the Saint I like the signing.

03-01-2008, 06:02 PM	#7
Crusader Resident Swede Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Märsta, Sweden Posts: 8,030	Re: Stecker agrees to new deal with the Saint Right now, we have.....Reggie Bush, Deuce McCallister, Pierre Thomas, Aaron Stecker, J. Branch and the kid we picked up that went to college at Wake Forest. Can't remember his name now. Right no we have Bush, Thomas and Stecker. We've seen that Bush is ineffective between the tackles (which I believe is the OLs fault) we don't know if Deuce will be back and if he's gonna be anywhere close to the back he used to be. Branch is still unproven. By keeping Stecker we have a good 3rd RB. i think we gonna se Bush starting and Thomas being the 2nd guy or Thomas being used in a rotation with Bush like we did McAllister 2 years ago.

03-01-2008, 06:07 PM	#8
pakowitz The Dark Overlord Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: dirty south Posts: 3,450	Re: Stecker agrees to new deal with the Saint Originally Posted by Crusader We've seen that Bush is ineffective between the tackles (which I believe is the OLs fault) we don't know if Deuce will be back and if he's gonna be anywhere close to the back he used to be. Branch is still unproven i totally agree with the statement about the Oline and Reggie.. they hardly created holes in the middle to run between the tackles.. im glad jeff faine is gone..

03-01-2008, 07:07 PM	#9
LordOfEntropy 1000 Posts + Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 1,838	Re: Stecker agrees to new deal with the Saint I like this signing - it gives us room to maneuver (no, I didn't say manure). What happens if we let him go to Tampa, but can't sign a better back in FA? Then we're really on the hook, burning draft picks on unknowns. But with him signed, we're not in that ugly situation. So what do we do now? Try to uprade him? Sure. But we've got insurance if we can't. We're not in a bind if it doesn't pan out. And if we succeed, he's trade bait, we know other teams are interested. I like it. It's sensible, IMO.
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03-01-2008, 07:17 PM	#10
CheramieIII Fan Since 1967 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Nomad Posts: 7,489 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Stecker agrees to new deal with the Saint Great signing, I love Stecker and the coach has a plan to keep the good guys and let the not so good one's go. I know Henderson might not look good but consider he knows the offiense and he really can't drop many more balls then he already has he should be alot better this year and he's fast as hell. Young was doing good last year until he got hurt. I'm surprised we're letting EJ and Miller both go. I liked Miller last year. I still think we sign. Laboy or Mccary DE's, Gay and/or Dyson at CB, Briggs and Trent Green.
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