Q&A With Shaun Rogers
 

DT agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the Saints on Tuesday.
NewOrleansSaints.com: Welcome to New Orleans. What were your initial thoughts when the Saints called you to come and visit a week ago?

Shaun Rogers: “It was a positive response from the start. I had some things on the table and I was just weighing my options. I was encouraged that a team of their caliber was interested in me. I just wanted to meet them and see if it was a right fit for me.”

NOS.com: There were a few other teams that you were talking to as you were a free agent. Can you talk about what made you decide to join the Saints?

SR: “I just felt this was the best situation for me at this point in my career. I wasn’t really weighing what teams offered me or didn’t offer me. I just felt at the end of the day a team this talented was the best situation for me to be in to achieve the goals that I want to achieve.”

Full interview below.
Q&A With Shaun Rogers

If he can stay healthy....

I'm not thrilled about getting him for a few reason. One, why do you need a weapon in a bag. By the time you unzip it it's too late. Two, injuries. Three, he's fat and out of shape.

I don't buy this fat and injured bs, he's a defensive tackle not a receiver, GW will find a way to motivate him

They are still a couple pieces away but this defense has the potential to dominate the NFL, add that to the best offense in the league and I'll see ya in Indy

One of my concerns with Shaun Rogers is that he has somewhat of a checkered past. He was accused of sexual assault a few years back and had a substance abuse issue at one point. I find this somewhat troubling, but I'm also aware that Sean Payton has ZERO tolerance for "off field issues." Maybe being with the Saints will be a stabilizing influence for him.

Luckily for us New Orleans is a town with few distractions...

In all seriousness I am very excited about Rogers, he's a tremendous talent and fills a need.

now we talkin ragin, i hope we go de or olb. but we know payton he can 180 into a db if the quality is there. and in my book i like a no# 1 to come in and start or packages units at least.

:lolup: There have been a few other guys known for inappropriate behavior and they stayed on their best behavior with the Saints. Hopefully he will too or his stay will be short lived. And here's to an offseason of getting in shape and being ready to do your job come August/September.

Just don't let him room w/ Hargrove...

I'm sure most of us can remember when Kyle Turley called us a "Mickey Mouse Organization". The worm has definitely turned y'all.

Sorry I haven't been here in a while but this site stresses me a bit when trying to find my way around.

I have to say that at first I wasn't too keen on signing Shaun Rogers, what with all his baggage and bad attitude and laziness issues, but the fact that he hasn't been on a good team since coming into the league just might very well have been the cause of that.

For the first time in his career, Rogers is finally on a team with comprable talent to his own. A team with probably the best locker room and comaradarie in the league. He signed on to a team with an offense, not to mention the top 5 offense in the league the last 5 years, which means that he won't be on the field for the majority of a game, and that when he makes a play, ie turnover tipped pass etc. he's got an offense that can take it to the house.

He's finally playing for a DC in Gregg Williams who has the skins on the wall and is known throughout the league for great defenses and as a coach that players WANT TO PLAY FOR.

All in all, this is the best case scenario for Rogers as he enters the final years of his career. I know he's longed to play for a winner with a chance to win a ring and finally he's got that chance. I'm thinking we're going to see a revitalized Shaun Rogers who's going to come out and show the entire league the kind of talent he has and what can come of it with a great team and a great coaching staff.

Now, all that being said, Rogers is still 32 and I don't think he's got more than 3 yrs. left max of high level play left in him, and with this draft class being so deep in talent at the DE and DT positions, we MUST back this play for Rogers with a talent at the position in the draft to groom under Rogers for a few years. Still, I like what the organization is doing by going out and addressing serious needs with talent that can make a difference right now, I just hope they do something for the future in the draft as well.:bng: