Saints release LB Barrett Ruud, re-sign CB Elbert Mack
 

METAIRIE, La. – The Saints have released veteran middle linebacker Barrett Ruud and re-signed cornerback Elbert Mack.

Ruud, 29, came to the Saints late in preseason when the team was short on linebackers with Curtis Lofton, David Hawthorne and Chris Chamberlain out with injuries.

But Lofton and Hawthorne returned by the season opener and Ruud was never used in defensive situations, seeing the field only on special teams the past three weeks.

The Saints traded an undisclosed draft pick to the Seattle Seahawks on Aug. 20.

Mack, meanwhile, has been on and off the Saints roster throughout the season. He was in camp with New Orleans before being a casualty of final cuts.

He re-signed with New Orleans on Sept. 18. He then was released on Oct. 3 after the team re-signed receiver Greg Camarillo.

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He'll be back, and re-cut, then back...

With Greer hurt I'm sure they need some CB depth. And to be honest, we can probably find mediocre LB's easy, hell we have a roster full of them already.

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Not a draft pick!!!!

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We need CB.

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Now I wish we wouldn't have let Porter go.

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Same here. Hey what can you do.

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I watched Denver play the other night and man, porter looks bad

Toss play to the left, it was one on one, porter vs RB, porter sticks his arms out and the RB just ran straight round him for a 15 yard gain

Our CB's might be ailing, but once they are healthy it will be okay

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Porter would not make any difference to our defense. He hadn't made a difference to our defense since 2009.

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Why did we trade for guy if we going to release him a couple weeks later

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It was an unconditional pick, if the guy makes no impact or even gets released i don't think we have to give the team anything

can someone clarify that for me?

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It was "undisclosed" but you're probably right. The pick was probably dependent on playing time.

I doubt we lose anything, maybe a 7th at the worst.

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just reconfirms, that stud scott shanle will not be unseated in this organization. he is destined to the saints wall of fame someday. there is something that 90% of us is not seeing what he really brings to the saints.
barrett who?

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Why couldn't we "produce" new evidence identifying Shanle as the mastermind of the Bounty Program?

If we could at least get him off the field for a spell.

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Because goodell reads these boards and would say there isn't enough evidence on Shanle just to annoy us lol

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This means Greer's groin injury is worst than what's being reported. To re-sign Mack tells me Greer won't be ready in 2 weeks which isn't a good sign.

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How is it that a guy you never heard of in college turns into an All Pro in the NFL. That DL lineman from Wisconson from Houston as well as a few guys on our team.

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Wrong fit for that college scheme, maturation, coaching, laundry list...

The opposite can be summed up with one name. JaMarcus Russell

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Isn't there anyone worth a crap out there?

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Re: Saints release LB Barrett Ruud, re-sign CB Elbert Mack
 

Someone likes him, the Texans signed him...

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Ruud replacement for Cushing.

Sounds a lot like me trying to find replacements in fantasy football for a bye week.

Or just maybe they know they will face us in the SB and want to leach knowledge.:bng:

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Also the weight room! I have seen dudes who come in to the pros and they don't really look like much, you give them an off season or two in a real pro weight room with real NFL caliber trainers, and next thing you know all of a sudden they get the huge arms and thighs and big shoulders and start to look like real football players out there.

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This is exactly what kept happening constantly during the past two seasons, and that is why I'm not at all missing his presence even with the CB woes.

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We went to the Superbowl with cornerbacks off the street.

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Can't get much worse.