DLP Signs Tender
 

New Orleans Saints Executive Vice President/General Manager Mickey Loomis announced Tuesday that restricted free agent center Brian de la Puente has signed his tender offer.

Saints Re-Sign Restricted Free Agent C Brian de la Puente

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Championship!!!! LOL

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Teams taking shape.
I wonder if he gets a long term deal or walks after the year.

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1 year 2.023M

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Sweet ... who is his backup?

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Just need a LT and its on

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So did his tender already count against the cap if he hadn't signed it? I'd assume so but I'm not sure.

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Yes it was covered.

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http://msn.foxsports.com/fe/images/N...x170/26224.jpg

... a beast in the making?

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already a beast! But can he pass block?

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We do absolutely great with journey men. Sign him long term.

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I'm a bit confused as Spotrac had reported DLP signing the tender a long ways back..?

I guess they jumped the gun on this one. http://smileys.on-my-web.com/reposit...onfused-37.gif

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Erasable ink

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So, that's Loomis' secret! http://smileys.on-my-web.com/reposit.../happy-073.gif

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Saints re-signed restricted free agent C Brian De La Puente to a one-year, $2.023 million contract.

A former journeyman undrafted free agent, De La Puente has started the Saints' past 28 games at center. Going on 28, De La Puente graded out as Pro Football Focus' No. 2 center last season. He'll be an unrestricted free agent next offseason.


Interior line stacked... opposing DT's screwed.

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Not sure.... All the faxes I get from him are blank.

He did send me an etchasketch once but it was erased in transit.

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He still uses fax machines? NeauxFW!

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Yes way. No one can hack his fax and leak the news :-)

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Happy to hear but I was stunned that Matt Tennant wasn't our C of the future. I missed the mark on that guy.

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I thought the same thing OX. It just goes to show you if you can play they will find you. Glad to have you back DLP

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let see if he improves his play. nice not to have that hole to fill also

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The last two centers left via free agency when they had the chance.

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And after one left, we found another just as good if not even more effective than the previous. Interior lineman aren't that hard to find. Hiddem gems are everywhere and we do a great job finding them.

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Is it really that hard to find and groom centers? Not so much, history dictates. Same might be true for LT in the Saints' system with Drew Brees.

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for sure...In reality you only have to be as fast as Drew can release it. I think DLP has done a magnificient job and is getting his due.

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Centers do more than snap and they have to be cerebral, he has to call out o-line adjustments on the line of scrimmage based on how the D lines up. He also identifies the Mike.

Even with Manning at QB, Saturday ran the entire line in Indy.

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And lets not forget that playing between All Pro guards like Evans and Grubbs has without a doubt helped DLP perform the way he has, I doubt he would've been as good lining up to lesser talent.

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Some stability on the line

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Which is why he bounced around several teams.

Kromer + All-World OG's would help any OC rate high.

I also wonder if our OG's paid more attention to helping DLP than they did helping our OT's since Drew is so successfull in sensing that outside pressure and likes to step up in the pocket.

If we had a stud OC I wonder if our OG's would pay a bit more attention to outside pressure?

Its hard to evaluate O-linemen individually since they are probably the one unit that plays more as a team than as individuals.

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That's a valid point, and one that would make drafting a stud center like Barrett Jones even more plausible.