Saints’ 3-back attack rolling

the-commish · 10-06-2011, 11:33 AM

Originally Posted by Budsdrinker

Bell is on PS. Someone on the active roster has to go to activate Ivory.
Maybe Gilmore or Hall.

Unless Dave Thomas is healthy by that time, it won't be Gilmore, since he is the only other TE on the roster. Hall, I believe, because of his versatility (he can play LB as well as FB) will not be waived; if they were going to cut one of the FBs, there has been ample changes to the roster where that could have been done, but wasn't.

I hate to say this, but Courtney Roby would be a candidate for release. I know he's the gunner of KOs, but with the new rules, and the inordinately large number of touchbacks on KOs, there is far less need for a gunner. And we have Sproles for the return game.

I do believe that when Chris Ivory is eligible to come off PUP, the Saints won't hesitate to put him on the 53-man roster. Whether he will be active right away on game days remains to be seen.

Just a thought.

10-06-2011, 11:33 AM	#6
the-commish Longtime WhoDat Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Henderson, NV Posts: 529	Originally Posted by Budsdrinker Bell is on PS. Someone on the active roster has to go to activate Ivory. Maybe Gilmore or Hall. Unless Dave Thomas is healthy by that time, it won't be Gilmore, since he is the only other TE on the roster. Hall, I believe, because of his versatility (he can play LB as well as FB) will not be waived; if they were going to cut one of the FBs, there has been ample changes to the roster where that could have been done, but wasn't. I hate to say this, but Courtney Roby would be a candidate for release. I know he's the gunner of KOs, but with the new rules, and the inordinately large number of touchbacks on KOs, there is far less need for a gunner. And we have Sproles for the return game. I do believe that when Chris Ivory is eligible to come off PUP, the Saints won't hesitate to put him on the 53-man roster. Whether he will be active right away on game days remains to be seen. Just a thought.