Starting Armstead - Good move?
 

I honestly think it is not a good or bad move. But a necessary move for good or bad.

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you drafted the kid for the position and i have to say it is about time we see were he is. draft is soon and we need some answers.

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Give the staff a few games to see if a tackle is a necessity to n the draft.

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A poll? Really?

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Here are some Terron Armstead highlights

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If we want our QB to go uninjured the remaining 2 games and potentially in the playoffs, next man up is the only logical conclusion.

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It's for the home page.

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Armstead was the talk of the combine as well. He has the goods.

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Wow, I had not seen any highlights of the kid before now.

He looks a LOT like Jammal Brown coming out of college. A LOT. Like, it's uncanny. Body-wise, almost identical. And the way he plays too. Seriously, if you can find footage of the 2005 draft look at the Jammal Brown selection and then watch Armstead footage. It's like watching the same player.

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We have a home page?

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Finally a poll for the homepage that replaces the B&G fan base saying Seattle is the best team in the NFC.

What I am hoping is that with the change to LT comes a change to the way we handle our offense. Could there be a slim chance that things open up with a new LT?

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Hard to say without seeing anything on him in a Saints uni.
If he has practice well and the coaches like it I say go for it.
We shall see Sunday

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The thing Is that Brown had a great game against Carolina as did the oline as a whole. Maybe he just matched up well? I'm hoping it's the right move as I believe if it ain't broke don't fix it. I def think he needs to be benched but maybe after this game when we have already clinched the division. I'm sure they will put him back in if Armstead sucks

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It is Armsteads job to lose now, I think he will play with a lot of aggression and play well!! It would make my day by beating the Panthers by running it down their front 7 all day long and Armstead leading the way.

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He seems from what I have read and heard to be fairly athletic and have a decent pair of skates... This bodes well for him in pass protection, Brown/Strief are not the most nimble cats i have seen and as long as Armstead can keep the DE from getting around him on the snap drew will be fine.

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I love polls. And poles, and Poles, and pols.

Armstead better focus on his job. I don't want to see $100million sitting on the sidelines in a full body cast.

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I thought he had a great game against Carolina too (the whole thing that night looked like the Saints offense should). Reading around on some Carolina forums today, they are saying that he had some help two weeks ago, it wasn't all 1-on-1 Brown against Hardy but they did some chips and double teams and stuff. When it's a blowout and an air show like that, I kinda stop paying attention to the trenches, it's too much fun and my section of the Terrace starts rocking....(if it's tense or close, I watch everything)....But Carolina fans are saying that, sometimes we only had 3 targets going out and their coverage play was so bad that Drew would just easily find the one that was open, easy peasy. Which is kind of what I remember it looking like. Hope that keeps up on Sunday.

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Hell Yeah, What Kevin Said!!!

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Get some tape on the boy and see what we have.

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She's ample.

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Didn't Brown completely shut Hardy down the last time we played them?

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Apparently the kittens saw something in the loss to the speed goats that they think they can exploit.

Go after Charles Brown: Saints left tackle Charles Brown had a miserable day last week against the Rams and was eventually benched because of it.

Brown had the unenviable task of having to keep defensive end Robert Quinn at bay, and he could not. Quinn, who’s on a short list for Defensive Player of the Year, sacked quarterback Drew Brees twice while going up against Brown, and his pressure on Brees on the Saints’ first play helped cause an interception.

Saints head coach Sean Payton yanked Brown in the third quarter and moved right tackle Zach Strief to the left side, and Payton has not guaranteed Brown will reclaim his spot for Sunday’s game.

It will be up to Greg Hardy to emulate the type of disruption Quinn caused if the Panthers want to be as successful. Hardy – and the rest of the defensive line for that matter – didn’t get much pressure on Brees, and Hardy finished with one tackle, zero sacks and zero quarterback hits going up against Brown.

The Panthers could use a performance from Hardy like the one he gave in Week 3 against the Giants, when he went up against left tackle Will Beatty and used his speed and athleticism to sack Eli Manning three times en route to winning NFC defensive player of the week.

Read more here: Panthers keys: 4 things Carolina must do to beat Saints | CharlotteObserver.com

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Why didnt Armstead replace Brown instead of Strief vs the rams? Was he hurt?

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Greg Hardy, aside from being a toolbox of a person, is not a small percentage of Robert Quinn talent and skill-wise. I fear Hardy the least of every player on the Panthers D-line.

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I like your firmly worded opinion sir.

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yep thats why i kinda like the move. brown is sitting there if needed. dude is being punished and maybe that will wake him up and/or tick him off to play better

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Haslett hinted on this back in the day on WWL and it was in to regards of switching out OL. He commented that he never considered it. My thought process is if defensive linemen get tired why not. Why not have Brown and Armstead relieve each other, LT is a critical position. Swap them out and keep them alert and on target. I honestly don't see why this has never been really considered by teams. I think we are at the point now where it should be seriously considered. Swap them, keep them alert and fresh and it gets that much harder on defense to roll on them. Brees gets a formidable fresh LT every couple of plays.

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he wasn't active
he has only been active for 4 games
I voted 'No' because
Armstead's next snap will be his FIRST career snap, and bc Brown played well vs Car last time

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The fact that there is no tape may be one of his biggest assets going into this game.

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That's going to be a bit difficult now since Brown isn't playing.

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What Payton will do if the kittens are able to get past Armstead and pressure Brees.

Will he put in extra protection or pull him and go back to Brown?

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Should of benched Brown earlier/ Gave Armstead more reps before just throwing out in the water, I think we need more than 2 games to asses what we have with Terron.

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Brown held his ground in game one so if the kid falter then he will get in there i am sure. if brown falters welcome the strief switch yet again.

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I have mixed feelings about this. Brown was horrible last week and deserved to be pulled. He has been up and down this season in general. I think he had a great game against Carolina though and it makes me wonder if this is the game they need to change. Brown faced them once and is familiar with the way the Panthers players block and has practice against them. Armstead on the other hand doesn't. I do think we need a change at that position but do t know if this week is the time to do it. If Payton thinks Armstead is an upgrade then there it is.

Also all they said is that Armstead is starting. They could pull him after three snaps and put Brown back in for all we know.
I really do hope that Armstead is the answer at that position though. Brown is too shakey.

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I think there's more to the Brown benching than ability alone. I

n his interviews something doesn't sound right about Brown. Granted, I know nothing of the situation but to me Brown isn't the future LT for this team.

BUT - he's better than Armstead (at the moment).

To me this is more about a conflict btwn Coach and Player than anything else.

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Does any fan honestly know that? I for one have not seen him play and he may be playing loads better and more consistent than Brown has been...

Payton seems to have more confidence in Armstead, has to be logical reasoning behind it...

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I agree. None of us have even seen him practice. Ill go with the coachh who brought us a Super Bowl. He knows what he is doing. I dont think he would put Armstead in at this point in the season, wiwth this big of a game on the line if he didnt think he could get the job done.