PT a No-Show at practice today

Speedy Ron · 11-23-2010, 02:18 PM

Originally Posted by 504state

I really think he is done for the year, and done as a Saint.

absolutely done. hate to see him go but i we have other guys ready to fill in. rb is not that elite of a position anymore. its important yes but rarely do you have 1 rb for years anymore. its a revolving door now a days. gore, jackson, peterson, etc are the exceptions.

504state · 11-23-2010, 03:07 PM

Originally Posted by Speedy Ron

absolutely done. hate to see him go but i we have other guys ready to fill in. rb is not that elite of a position anymore. its important yes but rarely do you have 1 rb for years anymore. its a revolving door now a days. gore, jackson, peterson, etc are the exceptions.

Spot on. Thats why we have done so well finding backs like PT off the street and getting good use out of them. I say keep an up and coming rookie like Ivory on at league minimum and get a few good years out of him before he demands a big salary and goes somewhere else just to get paid to be hurt. Its a win win situation for us.

CashAndFlash · 11-23-2010, 03:09 PM

Originally Posted by 504state

Spot on. Thats why we have done so well finding backs like PT off the street and getting good use out of them. I say keep an up and coming rookie like Ivory on at league minimum and get a few good years out of him before he demands a big salary and goes somewhere else just to get paid to be hurt. Its a win win situation for us.

yeah. or we could, you know, not treat our players like cattle...

504state · 11-23-2010, 04:32 PM

Originally Posted by CashAndFlash

yeah. or we could, you know, not treat our players like cattle...

Its a business. I am not into tying up money we can spend elsewere on a hurt player just because we think we owe it to him because he is a good guy and was an underdog. The players know this is the way it is going into it.

Danno · 11-23-2010, 04:43 PM

Originally Posted by 504state

Its a business. I am not into tying up money we can spend elsewere on a hurt player just because we think we owe it to him because he is a good guy and was an underdog. The players know this is the way it is going into it.

And I don't know many cattle that bring in a minimum of $350,000 per year.

biloxi-indian · 11-23-2010, 05:29 PM

Originally Posted by Danno

And I don't know many cattle that bring in a minimum of $350,000 per year.

A prized bull with a smile on his face?

Beastmode · 11-23-2010, 05:33 PM

It's a given at this point that the Saints are not home free at RB. Ivory is doing well but the guy has a history of bad injuries along with Bush.
We need PT if we make the playoffs. I hope he can come around in about 7 weeks but not being at practice for whatever reason is not a good sign. That says he's got something more important to tend to which is likely his injury.

11-23-2010, 02:18 PM	#1
Speedy Ron I'm an A hole Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Metry Posts: 1,173	Originally Posted by 504state I really think he is done for the year, and done as a Saint. absolutely done. hate to see him go but i we have other guys ready to fill in. rb is not that elite of a position anymore. its important yes but rarely do you have 1 rb for years anymore. its a revolving door now a days. gore, jackson, peterson, etc are the exceptions.

11-23-2010, 03:07 PM	#2
504state Banned Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 252	Originally Posted by Speedy Ron absolutely done. hate to see him go but i we have other guys ready to fill in. rb is not that elite of a position anymore. its important yes but rarely do you have 1 rb for years anymore. its a revolving door now a days. gore, jackson, peterson, etc are the exceptions. Spot on. Thats why we have done so well finding backs like PT off the street and getting good use out of them. I say keep an up and coming rookie like Ivory on at league minimum and get a few good years out of him before he demands a big salary and goes somewhere else just to get paid to be hurt. Its a win win situation for us.
504state Banned Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 252

11-23-2010, 03:09 PM	#3
CashAndFlash Banned Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: 30 miles from Paradis Posts: 602 Blog Entries: 1	Originally Posted by 504state Spot on. Thats why we have done so well finding backs like PT off the street and getting good use out of them. I say keep an up and coming rookie like Ivory on at league minimum and get a few good years out of him before he demands a big salary and goes somewhere else just to get paid to be hurt. Its a win win situation for us. yeah. or we could, you know, not treat our players like cattle...

11-23-2010, 04:32 PM	#4
504state Banned Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 252	Originally Posted by CashAndFlash yeah. or we could, you know, not treat our players like cattle... Its a business. I am not into tying up money we can spend elsewere on a hurt player just because we think we owe it to him because he is a good guy and was an underdog. The players know this is the way it is going into it.
504state Banned Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 252

11-23-2010, 04:43 PM	#5
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,758	Originally Posted by 504state Its a business. I am not into tying up money we can spend elsewere on a hurt player just because we think we owe it to him because he is a good guy and was an underdog. The players know this is the way it is going into it. And I don't know many cattle that bring in a minimum of $350,000 per year.

11-23-2010, 05:29 PM	#6
biloxi-indian Site Donor Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Southlake, TX Posts: 1,706	Originally Posted by Danno And I don't know many cattle that bring in a minimum of $350,000 per year. A prized bull with a smile on his face?

11-23-2010, 05:33 PM	#7
Beastmode 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 9,126	It's a given at this point that the Saints are not home free at RB. Ivory is doing well but the guy has a history of bad injuries along with Bush. We need PT if we make the playoffs. I hope he can come around in about 7 weeks but not being at practice for whatever reason is not a good sign. That says he's got something more important to tend to which is likely his injury.
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