Leigh Torrence on IR

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New Orleans Saints place cornerback Leigh Torrence on IR to make room for Mike McKenzie

By Nakia Hogan, The Times-Picayune

November 23, 2009, 5:03PM

To make room on the 53-man roster for newly signed cornerback Mike McKenzie, the New Orleans Saints placed cornerback Leigh Torrence on injured reserve, a team official said. Torrence, a four-year veteran, injured his shoulder in Sunday's 38-7 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Torrence had been active for five games this season, mostly on special teams, but was pressed into more extensive duty during the last two games when the Saints' cornerback position was hit hard by injuries.
Torrence finishes the season with 10 tackles and a half sack.

saintsfan1976 · 11-23-2009, 07:32 PM

McAllister to start on ST?

SmashMouth · 11-23-2009, 07:34 PM

Well this answers our suspicions .... he was getting burnt anyway...

Sir Psycho Sexy · 11-23-2009, 07:59 PM

Originally Posted by SmashMouth

Well this answers our suspicions .... he was getting burnt anyway...

Yeah no disrespect to Torrence but how often do you bring a guy (McAllister) in this late in the season and it's probably an upgrade?!

SmashMouth · 11-23-2009, 08:32 PM

Originally Posted by Sir Psycho Sexy

Yeah no disrespect to Torrence but how often do you bring a guy (McAllister) in this late in the season and it's probably an upgrade?!

Probably never .... It's almost like it ordained or something ...

MatthewT · 11-23-2009, 08:50 PM

Torrence played his butt off for the Saints. No, he is no where near ready to play on a regular basis in the secondary, but he does play hard. He will be back next year and should be much improved. Very good prospect trying to play an extremely difficult position in the NFL. With that said, how lucky are the Saints about now? The opportunity to bring in McAlister and McKenzie for the stretch run is just gold. Believe me, that is the benefit of having a great season. Guys want to play in New Orleans these days.

Euphoria · 11-23-2009, 10:31 PM

He didn't have a bad game against the Bucs in fact if you see the play where he dislocated his shoulder like 2 plays later he was back in the game made another hit and BAM pop that shoulder back out. You got to like a guy who would but it on the line and try and work thru the injury. Props!

Memnoch_TP · 11-24-2009, 06:21 AM

Yeah, he has balls for that. But McAlister is a solid CB and I'm very happy to have McKenzie back and in for the ride to the big game.

BTW, why is the forum so wide now?

11-23-2009, 07:28 PM	#1
Threaded by Sir Psycho Sexy Moderator Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA - Behind enemy lines. Someone throw me a grenade!! Posts: 941 Rating: (0 votes - average) New Orleans Saints place cornerback Leigh Torrence on IR to make room for Mike McKenzie By Nakia Hogan, The Times-Picayune November 23, 2009, 5:03PM To make room on the 53-man roster for newly signed cornerback Mike McKenzie, the New Orleans Saints placed cornerback Leigh Torrence on injured reserve, a team official said. Torrence, a four-year veteran, injured his shoulder in Sunday's 38-7 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Torrence had been active for five games this season, mostly on special teams, but was pressed into more extensive duty during the last two games when the Saints' cornerback position was hit hard by injuries. Torrence finishes the season with 10 tackles and a half sack. Attached Thumbnails
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11-23-2009, 07:32 PM	#2
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SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,200 Blog Entries: 29	Re: Leigh Torrence on IR Well this answers our suspicions .... he was getting burnt anyway...

11-23-2009, 07:59 PM	#4
Sir Psycho Sexy Moderator Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA - Behind enemy lines. Someone throw me a grenade!! Posts: 941	Re: Leigh Torrence on IR Originally Posted by SmashMouth Well this answers our suspicions .... he was getting burnt anyway... Yeah no disrespect to Torrence but how often do you bring a guy (McAllister) in this late in the season and it's probably an upgrade?!

11-23-2009, 08:32 PM	#5
SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,200 Blog Entries: 29	Re: Leigh Torrence on IR Originally Posted by Sir Psycho Sexy Yeah no disrespect to Torrence but how often do you bring a guy (McAllister) in this late in the season and it's probably an upgrade?! Probably never .... It's almost like it ordained or something ...

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11-23-2009, 08:50 PM	#6
MatthewT 1000 Posts + Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Mississippi Posts: 2,729	Re: Leigh Torrence on IR Torrence played his butt off for the Saints. No, he is no where near ready to play on a regular basis in the secondary, but he does play hard. He will be back next year and should be much improved. Very good prospect trying to play an extremely difficult position in the NFL. With that said, how lucky are the Saints about now? The opportunity to bring in McAlister and McKenzie for the stretch run is just gold. Believe me, that is the benefit of having a great season. Guys want to play in New Orleans these days.

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Euphoria 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 7,601 Blog Entries: 5	Re: Leigh Torrence on IR He didn't have a bad game against the Bucs in fact if you see the play where he dislocated his shoulder like 2 plays later he was back in the game made another hit and BAM pop that shoulder back out. You got to like a guy who would but it on the line and try and work thru the injury. Props!

11-24-2009, 06:21 AM	#8
Memnoch_TP Logic Troll Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Southern Louisiana Posts: 565	Re: Leigh Torrence on IR Yeah, he has balls for that. But McAlister is a solid CB and I'm very happy to have McKenzie back and in for the ride to the big game. BTW, why is the forum so wide now?