Anyone have a reasom why we would add a WR to the practice squad?

WhoDat!656 · 10-27-2011, 03:34 PM

I would think we would need an upgrade in the LB position.

Saw this on NFL.com and wondered why.

Andy Tanner (WR) practice squad addition.
Swanson Miller (DT) practice squad deletion.

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AsylumGuido · 10-27-2011, 03:40 PM

I assure you that there are not any free agent LB upgrades floating around out there. There are teams in worse shape than us in that department. Practice squad players would be more likely to be used as a special teams fill in rather than as a "position" player if needed at all. A WR can be utilized as a gunner on the kicking squad or as a returner on the kicking squad.

Danno · 10-27-2011, 04:12 PM

Andy's been on and off the PS all year hasn't he?

Can't run our starting WR's to death in practice.

|Mitch| · 10-27-2011, 05:28 PM

Yeah Andy Tanner has been off and on the squad all year, nothing new...

Euphoria · 10-27-2011, 06:29 PM

Apparently the best offense Equals a good defense.

I don't see us upgrading at LB by adding someone to the practice squad. I am all for giving Tanner a pay check. He wasn't bad in camp. Having WR on the practice squad imo is a plus. Get them out there running routes and catching passes building a re pore that is needed with Bree's and it takes time to develop WR's.

Rugby Saint II · 10-27-2011, 08:14 PM

He'll be gone again next week most likely. That's life in the NFL.

homerj07 · 10-27-2011, 08:26 PM

If there was anyone worth a damn the Saints or some other team would have already picked them up.

Jack Vegas · 10-27-2011, 11:16 PM

Tanner's been around a while. I liked him in the preseason but he definitely has that Chase Lyman vibe about him.

jeanpierre · 10-28-2011, 05:40 AM

Originally Posted by Danno

Andy's been on and off the PS all year hasn't he?

Can't run our starting WR's to death in practice.

Make no mistake, the horses on this team, no matter the running game talk, are the deep corps of WR + Jimmy Graham...

Crusader · 10-28-2011, 07:09 AM

it might have to do with what the coaching staff wants to simulate during the week. PS player oftentime takes on a role of trying to mimic a certain player from the other team during the week. A friend of mine bounced around on the Packers, Cowboys and Bengals PS and he had to study and try to imitate certain players, style and tendencies, for the O/D to prepare for.

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WhoDat!656 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Shreveport,Louisiana Posts: 16,001	Anyone have a reasom why we would add a WR to the practice squad? I would think we would need an upgrade in the LB position. Saw this on NFL.com and wondered why. Andy Tanner (WR) practice squad addition. Swanson Miller (DT) practice squad deletion. NFL Transactions Report

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AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 24,394	I assure you that there are not any free agent LB upgrades floating around out there. There are teams in worse shape than us in that department. Practice squad players would be more likely to be used as a special teams fill in rather than as a "position" player if needed at all. A WR can be utilized as a gunner on the kicking squad or as a returner on the kicking squad. Rugby Saint II likes this.

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Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,647	Andy's been on and off the PS all year hasn't he? Can't run our starting WR's to death in practice. jeanpierre likes this.

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jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Originally Posted by Danno Andy's been on and off the PS all year hasn't he? Can't run our starting WR's to death in practice. Make no mistake, the horses on this team, no matter the running game talk, are the deep corps of WR + Jimmy Graham...

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\|Mitch\| 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alexandria, La Posts: 11,303	Yeah Andy Tanner has been off and on the squad all year, nothing new...

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Euphoria 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 7,601 Blog Entries: 5	Apparently the best offense Equals a good defense. I don't see us upgrading at LB by adding someone to the practice squad. I am all for giving Tanner a pay check. He wasn't bad in camp. Having WR on the practice squad imo is a plus. Get them out there running routes and catching passes building a re pore that is needed with Bree's and it takes time to develop WR's.

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Crusader Resident Swede Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Märsta, Sweden Posts: 7,986	it might have to do with what the coaching staff wants to simulate during the week. PS player oftentime takes on a role of trying to mimic a certain player from the other team during the week. A friend of mine bounced around on the Packers, Cowboys and Bengals PS and he had to study and try to imitate certain players, style and tendencies, for the O/D to prepare for.

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