Our Offensive (literally) Tackles

Maverick2299 · 08-18-2011, 04:12 PM

Kreutz is the wild card, he has potential to be great. He know bushrod, he is ok, nothing special but serviceable. The RT is the mystery area.

But we still have three pre-season games to find out how bad or good the O-line is.

FinSaint · 08-18-2011, 04:40 PM

I still wonder if someone like Max Starks could make the O-Line more solid?

Luda34 · 08-19-2011, 11:02 AM

Originally Posted by FinSaint

I still wonder if someone like Max Starks could make the O-Line more solid?

I wouldn't mind bringing him in

papz · 08-18-2011, 07:10 PM

Saints placed OT Alex Barron (knee) on injured reserve, ending his season.

A false-start or holding penalty waiting to happen in his years as a Rams starter, Barron had been sidelined by a left knee injury in camp. He wasn't viewed as a legit possibility to step in for the recently released Jon Stinchcomb.

Source: Howard Balzer on Twitter

xan · 08-18-2011, 08:45 PM

Wow. Barron was a stud FA signing. Never made it on the field. Why exactly did we give him a contract?

GeauxForMore · 08-18-2011, 08:50 PM

Saints put Alex Barron on injured reserve | ProFootballTalk

You know out of all the great moves Loomis did this off-season, this has to be the dumbest moves he made. Alex Barron was terrible for the Cowboys and for some reason we signed him to a contract. Waste of money and a roster spot.

Choupique · 08-18-2011, 08:51 PM

I trust our coaches and I think the Oline is better than some folks are giving them credit... but then I'm a loyal fan since day one.

homerj07 · 08-19-2011, 09:13 AM

Yes I trust the coaches BUT I am not sold on Bushrod!

SaintsBro · 08-19-2011, 10:59 AM

I think the most alarming trend that I saw developing last year, was the "invention" of this new thing where Drew tries to do a goofy Brett Favre style miracle "shovel pass" forward, right as he's being tackled with the ball. That's the type of play where something bad almost ALWAYS happens more often than something good. That one Drew threw in the second Falcons game was ugly ugly ugly. I would be interested to know more, about the X's and O's on that, to learn IF our situation at offensive tackle might have something to do with those kind of half-broken, almost idiotic "shuffle-pass" plays, which it seemed to me were suddenly happening on offense a bit more often last year, than I remember seeing them in previous years.

08-19-2011, 11:02 AM	#3
Luda34 1000 Posts + Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Houston Tx Posts: 1,219	Originally Posted by FinSaint I still wonder if someone like Max Starks could make the O-Line more solid? I wouldn't mind bringing him in

08-18-2011, 08:50 PM	#6
GeauxForMore 500th Post Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Panama City, FL Posts: 590	Alex Barron put on IR Saints put Alex Barron on injured reserve \| ProFootballTalk You know out of all the great moves Loomis did this off-season, this has to be the dumbest moves he made. Alex Barron was terrible for the Cowboys and for some reason we signed him to a contract. Waste of money and a roster spot.

08-18-2011, 08:51 PM	#7
Choupique 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,594	I trust our coaches and I think the Oline is better than some folks are giving them credit... but then I'm a loyal fan since day one.
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08-18-2011, 04:12 PM	#1
Maverick2299 100th Post Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: VA Posts: 368	Kreutz is the wild card, he has potential to be great. He know bushrod, he is ok, nothing special but serviceable. The RT is the mystery area. But we still have three pre-season games to find out how bad or good the O-line is.

08-18-2011, 04:40 PM	#2
FinSaint Site Donor 2015 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Finland... formerly Southern Virginia Posts: 4,963	I still wonder if someone like Max Starks could make the O-Line more solid?

08-18-2011, 07:10 PM	#4
papz Problem? Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Orleans Posts: 11,768	Saints placed OT Alex Barron (knee) on injured reserve, ending his season. A false-start or holding penalty waiting to happen in his years as a Rams starter, Barron had been sidelined by a left knee injury in camp. He wasn't viewed as a legit possibility to step in for the recently released Jon Stinchcomb. Source: Howard Balzer on Twitter

08-18-2011, 08:45 PM	#5
xan Professor Crab and Site Donor 2014 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Princeton Posts: 3,372 Blog Entries: 34	Wow. Barron was a stud FA signing. Never made it on the field. Why exactly did we give him a contract?

08-19-2011, 09:13 AM	#8
homerj07 In Doh We Trust Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Central Florida Posts: 7,027 Blog Entries: 16	Yes I trust the coaches BUT I am not sold on Bushrod!

08-19-2011, 10:59 AM	#9
SaintsBro Site Donor Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: in line with my ridiculous CLEAR PLASTIC BAG Posts: 3,650 Blog Entries: 3	I think the most alarming trend that I saw developing last year, was the "invention" of this new thing where Drew tries to do a goofy Brett Favre style miracle "shovel pass" forward, right as he's being tackled with the ball. That's the type of play where something bad almost ALWAYS happens more often than something good. That one Drew threw in the second Falcons game was ugly ugly ugly. I would be interested to know more, about the X's and O's on that, to learn IF our situation at offensive tackle might have something to do with those kind of half-broken, almost idiotic "shuffle-pass" plays, which it seemed to me were suddenly happening on offense a bit more often last year, than I remember seeing them in previous years.