New Orleans Saints left tackle Terron Armstead has better feel going into Year No. 2
 

About this time a year ago, New Orleans Saints left tackle Terron Armstead wasn't sure what to think.

He is a rookie third round pick out of tiny Arkansas-Pine Bluff trying to figure it all out and absorb as much about the Saints offense as possible.

But much has changed now. After taking over the staring left tackle spot during the final two games of the 2013 regular season and during two playoff games, Armstead is thoroughly entrenched as the protector of Drew Brees' blind side now.

"It feels a lot different," Armstead said prior to the Ben Grubbs Charity Softball Game on Wednesday night at Zephyr Field. "Last year about this time I was really just trying to feel my way in and trying to find myself. Now I know I'm in at the left tackle position so now it's just I have come in learn my technique, get more comfortable with the offense and just play ball."

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I'm excited to see where he's at

The 2 playoff games that Armstead played in, I'd say were two of our best rushing performances of the year vs eagles and seattle (obviously not counting the dallas game)

We also ran to armsteads side quite a bunch, I remember in the seattle game, ingram taking a handoff left side and Armstead making a nice block - ingram went for 17 yards and trucked earl thomas to finish the play.

Excited to see what he can do in year 2

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He's the only LT on the team right now? That's not very good!

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The depth is thin for sure on the OL. Hopefully the young guys will step up. But, Strief can play LT without missing a beat.

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I'll be sick if Strief has to play LT.

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Rooks is a RT isn't he? I think the Saints made up that other name.

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Rooks is a *T when Sean says he is a *T. :)

Every Depth chart has him at LT.

Now if we are going to make up names lets make up the BU QB.

Second string QB for the New Orleans Saints - Dick Cannon!

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Bam! Well Rooks played RT exclusively at K-State I think. And his baby's momma probably wants him to stay there.

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I've got the utmost confidence in Armstead. I think he'll be a better version of the greatness that was Jamal Brown.

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he needs to hold down the fort big time. both OG will be baby sitting the OC this year i fear

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Not sure about that. Did you know that Lelito practiced at Center every practice last year? And that Drew makes most of the O-line calls anyway?

I didn't know that. I feel a little bit better about it now. It won't be any worse than DLP.

I'm concerned about depth, but I'd imagine 31 other teams are too.

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good to know

but you know all eyes on the line will be at OC to start the season. the saints would be crazy sorry stupid not baby sit the kid till he proved he can handle the job.

thus making Armstead role even bigger to stand alone and protect Drews blind side like a seasoned Vet.

i expect some growing pains outside but we can ill afford a massive melt down right up the gut.

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Thats 1/2 correct, there are two sets of calls at the line, 1st is QB calling the play, second should be Center calling protections.

Which is why DLP was allowed to walk. The QB is not traditionally the man that calls the protections and it explains a lot of the delay of games last season, a lot of abnormal huddling, absence of the 2 minute when we should have run it the whole game. I will go as far as to say it could have been the reason our RBs were being tackled 2 yards behind the line of scrimmage. DLP didn't posses the mental acuity which might explain his career.

Payton Manning... The QB that was the QB, HC, and GM in Indi... Didn't call his own protections. Ive been trying to get this understood around here, I found evidence that Center is not all blocking, it is very cerebral. Center has an intangible requirement that stats cant pick up.

Manning called the plays at the line and Saturday had a few seconds to call the protections.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/13/sp...anted=all&_r=0
Bob Wolfley - SportsDay - Jeff Saturday explains Peyton Manning's pre-snap language and histrionics

Lelito didn't spend last season practicing snaps or blocking, he spent the season learning to read defenses and call protections. Something tells me Sean knew DLP wasn't cutting it.

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i am not so worried about calling protection as i am with him getting his buttt whopped

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For the O-Line those two things are hand in hand most of the time.

When it looks like a LB shot a gap between C and G, its not as much that the C got his butt whipped as it is the C or G missed his assignment. Cs do not get bull rushed by DEs, they do not face as many brutal attacks as Gs/Ts. Jeff Saturday was no monster of a man he was on the smaller side of most NFL Cs.

As far as expectations of Saturday out of college: Ranked 11th best Center available in his draft, went undrafted, and returned to his job in an electrical supply store between the Ravens cutting him and the Colts signing him.

The physical aspect of being a Center is less than 50% of it.

Jeff Saturday has proven that scouts know sh1t, draft position means nothing, and Center is cerebral. I am not saying Lelito is the next Saturday, I am saying the position of Center shouldn't be looked at like it is just another interior lineman that snaps a ball.

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Good points Oak, I wish I had that WWL interview with Grubbs saved. He commented on how smart Lelito was and how he was an upgrade in strength and size over DLP.

It sounded a bit more than just player on player praise.

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