New Orleans Saints Rumors: Team Expected to Let Go of Two Defensive Linemen

lee909 · 03-09-2013, 01:09 AM

Out of interest,say he agreed to a fair contract or even a one year deal.
Does anyone think a 3-4 would suit Ellis?

FinSaint · 03-09-2013, 03:26 AM

Originally Posted by lee909

Out of interest,say he agreed to a fair contract or even a one year deal.
Does anyone think a 3-4 would suit Ellis?

Better than the 4-3? I'd say no, since he is undersized and doesn't have the upper body strength to compensate for that weakness.

Ellis is the smallest DT and/or DE the Saints have on their roster, and he is an inch shorter than Bunkley who some seem to think is too small to be an effective NT in the 3-4 (despite the proof of the opposite).

He is undoubtedly best suited to be a 4-3 DT in my opinion, but that isn't really saying much.

03-09-2013, 01:09 AM	#1
lee909 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Watford England Posts: 8,875 Blog Entries: 1	Re: New Orleans Saints Rumors: Team Expected to Let Go of Two Defensive Linemen Out of interest,say he agreed to a fair contract or even a one year deal. Does anyone think a 3-4 would suit Ellis?

03-09-2013, 03:26 AM	#2
FinSaint Site Donor 2015 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Finland... formerly Southern Virginia Posts: 4,964	Re: New Orleans Saints Rumors: Team Expected to Let Go of Two Defensive Linemen Originally Posted by lee909 Out of interest,say he agreed to a fair contract or even a one year deal. Does anyone think a 3-4 would suit Ellis? Better than the 4-3? I'd say no, since he is undersized and doesn't have the upper body strength to compensate for that weakness. Ellis is the smallest DT and/or DE the Saints have on their roster, and he is an inch shorter than Bunkley who some seem to think is too small to be an effective NT in the 3-4 (despite the proof of the opposite). He is undoubtedly best suited to be a 4-3 DT in my opinion, but that isn't really saying much.

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