Saints Sign Ben Watson, Re sign Humber

saintsfan1976 · 03-18-2013, 04:27 PM

Originally Posted by Danno

Yep, and my guess is that he was signed merely as a back-up, not a starter.

Should be probably double vet minimum. I can live with that.

Sounds about right on the $. Love having a vet like Watson bc Graham seems to lose his focus at times (evident in drops last year).

Look for an UDFA TE signing as well.

Anyone think Charles Brown will have his hands full now??

FinSaint · 03-18-2013, 05:02 PM

Originally Posted by saintsfan1976

Look for an UDFA TE signing as well.

Probably, but there's also Higgins who may have progressed enough to be considered a true #3 at the TE position.

frankeefrank · 03-18-2013, 03:59 PM

I hope this is a huge signing.
While he is long in the tooth, this gives us a "real" TE for the first time in a long time. I love Graham, but I love two TE looks more.
Now we have a guy that can block, catch and run IN ADDITION to Jimmy Graham.
He is capable of scoring 6-8 TD's next year.

hagan714 · 03-18-2013, 04:19 PM

i hope he is here to end hid career on high note is all i can hold onto right now

papz · 03-18-2013, 04:23 PM

In the grand scheme of things, it's a mediocre signing. But it's the mediocre signings that help solidify a ball club. We could have done a lot worse than sign Ben Watson who fills a role on our ball club that we needed to address.

-Can he block? Check.
-Can he catch? Check.
-Does he fill a need? Check.
-Does he play special teams? Check.
-Was he cheap? Check.

Looks like a winner to me.

papz · 03-18-2013, 04:29 PM

I can't imagine it being more than 5.5/3.

SmashMouth · 03-18-2013, 04:31 PM

Yeah, solid pick up... guess we pick up one in UDFA as well... another basketball converted players perhaps.

hagan714 · 03-18-2013, 04:45 PM

i watched him for years here in NE so i will hope for 100% from him. that there is the issue. not what he can do but what he does
so from here on out he falls into the gag rule for me.

saintsfan1976 · 03-18-2013, 04:48 PM

"He's versatile," Payton said. "He's one of those players when you watch the tape: he run blocks well, he's a threat in the passing game, he plays with great leverage, he plays with great experience. He does a lot of things well. When we watched the film on him, we kept getting back to how many times we were putting a tackle in the game to report eligible. I think his signing will maybe give us more versatility."

Sean Payton on Ben Watson

hagan714 · 03-18-2013, 04:51 PM

look the guy has always had pro bowl talent but

gag rule

03-18-2013, 04:27 PM	#1
saintsfan1976 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 10,996 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Saints Sign Ben Watson, Re sign Humber Originally Posted by Danno Yep, and my guess is that he was signed merely as a back-up, not a starter. Should be probably double vet minimum. I can live with that. Sounds about right on the $. Love having a vet like Watson bc Graham seems to lose his focus at times (evident in drops last year). Look for an UDFA TE signing as well. Anyone think Charles Brown will have his hands full now??

03-18-2013, 05:02 PM	#2
FinSaint Site Donor 2015 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Finland... formerly Southern Virginia Posts: 4,963	Re: Saints Sign Ben Watson, Re sign Humber Originally Posted by saintsfan1976 Look for an UDFA TE signing as well. Probably, but there's also Higgins who may have progressed enough to be considered a true #3 at the TE position.

03-18-2013, 03:59 PM	#3
frankeefrank 500th Post Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 775	Re: Saints Sign Ben Watson, Re sign Humber I hope this is a huge signing. While he is long in the tooth, this gives us a "real" TE for the first time in a long time. I love Graham, but I love two TE looks more. Now we have a guy that can block, catch and run IN ADDITION to Jimmy Graham. He is capable of scoring 6-8 TD's next year. saintsfan1976 likes this.
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03-18-2013, 04:19 PM	#4
hagan714 LB Mentallity Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15,870 Blog Entries: 68	Re: Saints Sign Ben Watson, Re sign Humber i hope he is here to end hid career on high note is all i can hold onto right now

03-18-2013, 04:23 PM	#5
papz Problem? Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Orleans Posts: 11,774	Re: Saints Sign Ben Watson, Re sign Humber In the grand scheme of things, it's a mediocre signing. But it's the mediocre signings that help solidify a ball club. We could have done a lot worse than sign Ben Watson who fills a role on our ball club that we needed to address. -Can he block? Check. -Can he catch? Check. -Does he fill a need? Check. -Does he play special teams? Check. -Was he cheap? Check. Looks like a winner to me. saintsfan1976 and dizzle88 like this.

03-18-2013, 04:29 PM	#6
papz Problem? Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Orleans Posts: 11,774	Re: Saints Sign Ben Watson, Re sign Humber I can't imagine it being more than 5.5/3.

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SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,554 Blog Entries: 29	Re: Saints Sign Ben Watson, Re sign Humber Yeah, solid pick up... guess we pick up one in UDFA as well... another basketball converted players perhaps.

03-18-2013, 04:45 PM	#8
hagan714 LB Mentallity Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15,870 Blog Entries: 68	Re: Saints Sign Ben Watson, Re sign Humber i watched him for years here in NE so i will hope for 100% from him. that there is the issue. not what he can do but what he does so from here on out he falls into the gag rule for me.

03-18-2013, 04:48 PM	#9
saintsfan1976 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 10,996 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Saints Sign Ben Watson, Re sign Humber "He's versatile," Payton said. "He's one of those players when you watch the tape: he run blocks well, he's a threat in the passing game, he plays with great leverage, he plays with great experience. He does a lot of things well. When we watched the film on him, we kept getting back to how many times we were putting a tackle in the game to report eligible. I think his signing will maybe give us more versatility." Sean Payton on Ben Watson frankeefrank likes this.

03-18-2013, 04:51 PM	#10
hagan714 LB Mentallity Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15,870 Blog Entries: 68	Re: Saints Sign Ben Watson, Re sign Humber look the guy has always had pro bowl talent but gag rule

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