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Worth a look?
Sammie Lee Hill, DT, Lions. Age: 26. Sammie Lee Hill could start for some teams, as he does a decent job of pressuring the quarterback. He just hasn't had much of a chance in Detroit because he's been behind Ndamukong Suh, Nick Fairley and Corey Williams on the depth chart. Jason Jones, DT, Seahawks. Age: 27. Jason Jones is a quality interior pass-rusher who was lost late in the year to a knee injury. Randy Starks, DT, Dolphins. Age: 29. Randy Starks is a talented interior pass-rusher. He struggled a bit down the stretch, but that could have been the result of personal issues he dealt with late in the year. Roy Miller, DT, Buccaneers. Age: 26. Roy Miller doesn't offer anything as a pass-rusher, but he's a primary reason why the Buccaneers had one of the league's top run defenses in 2012. Arthur Jones (RFA), DE/DT, Ravens. Age: 27. Arthur Jones broke into the starting lineup in the middle of the season and performed well, stopping the run effectively and getting to the quarterback on occasion. Mike DeVito, DE/DT, Jets. Age: 29. Mike DeVito has been a key run-defender in New York's three-man front. Steve McLendon (RFA), NT, Steelers. Age: 27. Steve McClendon looks like a solid replacement for Casey Hampton. He performed well in the playoffs against the Broncos in January 2012, and that carried over into this season when he saw the field briefly. Ropati Pitoitua (RFA), DE/DT, Chiefs. Age: 28. Ropati Pitoitua has served as a solid rotational defensive lineman for the Chiefs. He's solid in run support and tallied two sacks in a game against the Chargers. Terrance Knighton, NT, Jaguars. Age: 27. It's rare to see a 330-pound nose tackle struggle in run support, but that's why Terrance Knighton was benched in favor of C.J. Mosley back in October. He still played an ample amount though. Alan Branch, DT, Seahawks. Age: 28. Alan Branch is sort of a jack-of-all-trades defensive tackle. He has no glaring weaknesses and is at his best when stopping the run. Ricky Jean-Francois, DE/DT, 49ers. Age: 26. Ricky Jean-Francois handled himself well when inserted into the lineup in the wake of Justin Smith's injury. He's not much of a pass-rusher, but he contained the run well. |
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Connor Barwin, DE/OLB, Texans. Age: 26.
Connor Barwin is coming off a very disappointing 2012 campaign. After registering 11.5 sacks in 2011, he managed just three this past season. He's talented, so there's a good chance this was just a fluky year. Thomas Howard, OLB, Bengals. Age: 30. Thomas Howard missed all but one game in 2012 with a torn ACL. It was impressive that Cincinnati's defense still played well despite missing such a solid linebacker. Manny Lawson, OLB, Bengals. Age: 29. The Bengals asked Manny Lawson to rush the passer and stop the run, and he did that very well. He's not good in coverage, however. Glover Quin, S, Texans. Age: 27. A converted cornerback, Glover Quin has starred in his new safety role over the past couple of years. He was particularly sound in 2012, so he deserves a nice contract. Danario Alexander (RFA), WR, Chargers. Age: 25. Danario Alexander exploded after signing with the Chargers in the middle of the season, catching 36 balls for 624 yards and six touchdowns in nine games. He has tons of potential, but he is also a big risk because of his extensive injury history. |
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Conner Barwin I like and is affordable. I also like Glover Quin, but might be out of the price range.
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To me Terrance Knighton seems like a good choice, because he could be had on the cheap and he's still only 26 years old, so he can potentially come from an injury quicker than some of the older guys.
He has pretty much the size needed from a 3-4 NT - could be a little taller - so if all the other things about him square off... he would be my choice at the moment. Also, he would be a good (cheap) choice who'd allow the Saints to test, for example, if Hicks could be their NT going forward, without any added pressure of taking away snaps from a highly paid FA. I guess this means that Dorsey's homecoming isn't going to happen as he really doesn't have a natural position in the 3-4 defense...? |
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Rotated in/out, he's frequently paired with Nick Fairly and was very effective this season, IMO, much more than the season before. He drew frequent double teams, and at one point in the season, I started to think teams were more focused on blocking Hill than Suh. Seriously. You can argue he benefits from playing next to Fairley & Suh, but I honestly think it may be the other way around. He's the kind of player New Orleans could coach up to his full potential & has no character or drug/alchohol/driving issues. Sign him, :mrgreen:. |
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And you're basing that on the stellar work Bill Johnson has done developing D-linemen in the past...? Case & point Mr. Ellis?! :clown: |
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Well, scratch the Spags reference in my previous posts ...
http://blackandgold.com/saints/54940...-released.html |
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:-D BTW, why aren't the Lions firing Schwartz already?! |
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hate to say it but cheap and draft is the way the saints will go. goodbye to long time veterans on this team and say hello to a major youth movement
leave it to mickey and sean to leave us all scrambling before the draft. love it |
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Top Ten FA List [Updated]
01 LT Jermon Bushrod 02 OC Brian De La Puente 03 FS Jarius Byrd 04 OLB Brad Jones 05 NT Chris Baker 06 LB Paul Kruger 07 RT Andre Smith 08 NT Aubrayo Franklin 09 SS Kenny Phillips 10 WR Julian Edelman |
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Franklin would be well worth getting now.Sign a 1 year deal for under $1ml last season.Would at worth be good rotation allowing us to sort other areas for a year or two.
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Get the feeling that someone other than Greg Williams wanted Abrayo Franklin when he was signed two years ago...
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Most chatter seems to be that Dolphins will not let Jake Long leave and that his recent injuries or just a blip...
Thought we could draft (steal) Fisher, but he's busting out in a big way this week, and so we may be stuck overpaying for Bushrod even with Graham's contract on the horizon... |
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Upcoming 3-4 LB Free Agents.
1. Anthony Spencer (Dallas) 2. Paul Kruger (Baltimore) 3. Shaun Phillips (San Diego) 4. Connor Barwin (Houston) 5. Manny Lawson (Cincinnati) 6. Brad Jones (Green Bay) 7. Erik Walden (Green Bay) 8. Bradie James (Houston) 9. Clark Haggans (San Francisco) 10. Lorenzo Alexander (Washington) 11. Gary Guyton (San Diego) 12. James Farrior (Pittsburgh) 13. Larry Foote (Pittsburgh; I think he's retiring though) 14. Tim Dobbins (Houston) 15. Dannell Ellerbee (Baltimore) 16. Sergio Kindle (Baltimore) 17. Quentin Groves (Arizona) 18. Paris Lenon (Arizona) __________________ |
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I like Barwin... but I don't see him leaving Houston unless we overpay.
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Kindle (Bal) seems like kind of a risk. Injury issues, some off field stuff and it seems like he didn't learn anything from playing on the same team with guys like Ray Lewis/Terrell Suggs, which you would expect from a player in his position.
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Just read that Jake Long is looking to get $10 mil per year. That wouldn't happen in NO imho. |
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Reading the Dolphin newspaper articles, I get the feeling that Long may avoid disappointment on the open market and will resign with Miami... And there isn't whole lot of info re: his injuries which gives me pause... I'm just not sure we can commit what Bushrod may think he's worth... |
@TripTP: #Ravens Ed Reed on growing up a #Saints fan. "Im black and gold forever"
A year at the Dome before retirement? Pleasepleasepleaseplease |
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On the defensive side, no one on those lists have impressed me as much as Kruger this year. Baltimore'd be crazy to let him go though. I can't figure out why we'd try to fix the D backfield before the front seven. Hell, we can't even be sure it's all that broken as bad as the DL and linebackers were.
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Sure it would be nice to have Reed for a year but he would serve only as a band-aid we still would have to find a long term solution or we'll just be back to the situation we were when Sharper retired.
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Ohh wait, scratch that... http://blog.nola.com/saints_impact/2...n-sharper3.jpg |
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Sharper had a very unproductive 2010 0- interceptions in 8 games played.
After 14 years he was done. He had micro fracture surgery in the off season and never returned to his previous level of play. He missed the first 6 weeks, played a few weeks then was hurt again. |
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Sharper wasn't pushed aside in favor of Jenkins - he simply couldn't get himself healthy enough to be at a 100% level, which was probably a big reason why he decided to retire after the 2010 season.
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Sean Smith 6'3" / 218 / 25 /CB Miami
National Football League: NFL Draft 2009 - Sean Smith The Miami Herald confirms that CB Sean Smith is likely to reach free agency without a deal in place with the Dolphins. Smith and his agent are using Jason McCourty's six-year, $43 million contract as a baseline in negotiations, and plugged-in columnist Armando Salguero considers that too pricey even for the cap-rich Dolphins. Per Salguero, the Fins view Smith as more of a "good player" as opposed to a "game changer or playmaker." Jan 25 - 1:16 PM Source: Miami Herald if the saints are going to redo the defense and as i read it to get under the cap why not get a CB that can play safety also. granted the price maybe a bit step but no to make a push for a player of this size and skill set would be a shame. major short comings is playing against smaller quicker wr but against bigger WR he is solid. Good bye Harper to pull the move |
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If we got Sean smith I wouldn't want us to move him to safety
Our CB's are worse than our safeties, I'd let him start and let Greer and the others battle for the second starting spot |
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IDK, if they are using McCourty's deal as a guideline - 6-years $7M a year isn't really what this needs right now.
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your a fin man give me some in site on the kid. i like what i saw against the pats the pass few years. i liked him coming out of college but thought a second was a bit high back then |
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Here's a little excerpt on Sean Smith from PFF...
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I want Osi.
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