Saints cut LB Bussey, DB Davis and OG Tiller

Boutte · 08-11-2012, 04:23 PM

Too bad about Bussey. He and Romeus were last years hopes for diamond in the rough D players. Hope he catches on somewhere.

FinSaint · 08-11-2012, 04:39 PM

Originally Posted by Danno

Never liked the Tiller pick, at all.

Still not liking the Jones pick, but it looks like he may prove me wrong so far.

The Tiller pick wasn't my favorite either since he had that weight problem years back and it might indicate that he has some issues on the mental side.

Jones, on the other hand, had a much bigger upside in my mind and he has looked better on the right side of the O-line than Brown on the left, but that isn't saying much. Granted Jones didn't have a stellar game against the Pats and he found himself on his back looking at the sky during an interception, but he had pretty good scouting evaluations and should benefit greatly from having such a great O-line coach as Kromer teaching him. The Saints desperately need quality depth on the O-line and Strief is not a pro bowl RT, so maybe Kromer can build another Nebraska product into a starter like he did with Nicks.

And I don't have anything against Strief, but I'd rather see him as a depth guy than a starter.

I was hoping more out of Bussey, so it's sad it didn't work out for him with the Saints. But the Saints are a quality organization, and they've done this in the past with many players - release them early enough in the preseason, so that they still have a good chance to sign with another team.

Rugby Saint II · 08-11-2012, 05:14 PM

There goes another one of our draft choices.

Seer1 · 08-11-2012, 05:37 PM

Man. There's something floating around in the back of my mind about Graham. It seems he started out like a house afire with the donkeys. Then he did something really stupid, pissed a lot of people off and it was all downhill from there. I think the skills are there and if The Saints can help him get his poop in a group, he could be a decent acquisition for us. I'll see if I can dig up what happened with him.

TheOak · 08-13-2012, 06:15 AM

Originally Posted by Seer1

Man. There's something floating around in the back of my mind about Graham. It seems he started out like a house afire with the donkeys. Then he did something really stupid, pissed a lot of people off and it was all downhill from there. I think the skills are there and if The Saints can help him get his poop in a group, he could be a decent acquisition for us. I'll see if I can dig up what happened with him.

You get a like just for using "poop in a group"

QBREES9 · 08-11-2012, 10:59 PM

Thats not good when your draft picks don't work out.

Crusader · 08-13-2012, 07:59 AM

Originally Posted by QBREES9

Thats not good when your draft picks don't work out.

Not good but to be expected. It usually means you had success with a UDFA or an FA instead, unless you're the Cleveland Browns...

hagan714 · 08-13-2012, 06:52 PM

Graham = yawnnnnnnnnnnn
Nick Hixson ? Safety? special teams player when people get healthy? camp body?

never was crazy about the picks in the first place. so not surprise to see them on the street.

Luda34 · 08-14-2012, 01:26 AM

Graham was a good player in his early years in the league I don't know what happen the past couple of years.

Crusader · 08-14-2012, 02:13 AM

Bussey just got picked up by the Jacksonville Jaguars.

08-11-2012, 04:23 PM	#1
Boutte Site Donor Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Belle Chasse Posts: 1,701	Re: Saints cut LB Bussey, DB Davis and OG Tiller Too bad about Bussey. He and Romeus were last years hopes for diamond in the rough D players. Hope he catches on somewhere.

08-11-2012, 04:39 PM	#2
FinSaint Site Donor 2015 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Finland... formerly Southern Virginia Posts: 4,964	Re: Saints cut LB Bussey, DB Davis and OG Tiller Originally Posted by Danno Never liked the Tiller pick, at all. Still not liking the Jones pick, but it looks like he may prove me wrong so far. The Tiller pick wasn't my favorite either since he had that weight problem years back and it might indicate that he has some issues on the mental side. Jones, on the other hand, had a much bigger upside in my mind and he has looked better on the right side of the O-line than Brown on the left, but that isn't saying much. Granted Jones didn't have a stellar game against the Pats and he found himself on his back looking at the sky during an interception, but he had pretty good scouting evaluations and should benefit greatly from having such a great O-line coach as Kromer teaching him. The Saints desperately need quality depth on the O-line and Strief is not a pro bowl RT, so maybe Kromer can build another Nebraska product into a starter like he did with Nicks. And I don't have anything against Strief, but I'd rather see him as a depth guy than a starter. I was hoping more out of Bussey, so it's sad it didn't work out for him with the Saints. But the Saints are a quality organization, and they've done this in the past with many players - release them early enough in the preseason, so that they still have a good chance to sign with another team.
	"I'm not bashing people, I'm bashing their opinions because in my opinion their opinion is wrong" - Danno

08-11-2012, 05:14 PM	#3
Rugby Saint II Bounty Money $$$ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5800 Airline Dr. Metairie, LA. Posts: 24,200	Re: Saints cut LB Bussey, DB Davis and OG Tiller There goes another one of our draft choices.

08-11-2012, 05:37 PM	#4
Seer1 Site Donor Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Bayou Bayfield CO Posts: 4,722	Re: Saints cut LB Bussey, DB Davis and OG Tiller Man. There's something floating around in the back of my mind about Graham. It seems he started out like a house afire with the donkeys. Then he did something really stupid, pissed a lot of people off and it was all downhill from there. I think the skills are there and if The Saints can help him get his poop in a group, he could be a decent acquisition for us. I'll see if I can dig up what happened with him. TheOak likes this.

08-13-2012, 06:15 AM	#5
TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 19,059	Re: Saints cut LB Bussey, DB Davis and OG Tiller Originally Posted by Seer1 Man. There's something floating around in the back of my mind about Graham. It seems he started out like a house afire with the donkeys. Then he did something really stupid, pissed a lot of people off and it was all downhill from there. I think the skills are there and if The Saints can help him get his poop in a group, he could be a decent acquisition for us. I'll see if I can dig up what happened with him. You get a like just for using "poop in a group"

08-11-2012, 10:59 PM	#6
QBREES9 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Haven Ct Posts: 23,990	Re: Saints cut LB Bussey, DB Davis and OG Tiller Thats not good when your draft picks don't work out. Rugby Saint II likes this.

08-13-2012, 07:59 AM	#7
Crusader Resident Swede Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Märsta, Sweden Posts: 8,051	Re: Saints cut LB Bussey, DB Davis and OG Tiller Originally Posted by QBREES9 Thats not good when your draft picks don't work out. Not good but to be expected. It usually means you had success with a UDFA or an FA instead, unless you're the Cleveland Browns...

08-13-2012, 06:52 PM	#8
hagan714 LB Mentallity Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15,870 Blog Entries: 68	Re: Saints cut LB Bussey, DB Davis and OG Tiller Graham = yawnnnnnnnnnnn Nick Hixson ? Safety? special teams player when people get healthy? camp body? never was crazy about the picks in the first place. so not surprise to see them on the street.

08-14-2012, 01:26 AM	#9
Luda34 1000 Posts + Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Houston Tx Posts: 1,219	Re: Saints cut LB Bussey, DB Davis and OG Tiller Graham was a good player in his early years in the league I don't know what happen the past couple of years.

08-14-2012, 02:13 AM	#10
Crusader Resident Swede Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Märsta, Sweden Posts: 8,051	Re: Saints cut LB Bussey, DB Davis and OG Tiller Bussey just got picked up by the Jacksonville Jaguars.

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