Erik "Bigfoot" Lorig is BACK
 

There's been a sighting in New Orleans!! No, it's not of the infamous, 8 foot manimal who's eluded camera-toting campers for decades. It's actually one of the most intriguing free agent "finds" of the Saints off-season - Erik Lorig.

Although he hasn't practiced since early training camp, I can't help but to be (as with Bigfoot) drawn to thinking about what he looks like up close. Does he speak? Can he understand commands? Is he here to hurt us?

I don't know! And one has to wonder; during all that time trapped in a training room - does he still have the ability to mesh with other humans?

Hopefully we'll see Sunday.

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love to see him out there earning that paycheck of his

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Didn't he practice the week before the Buccaneers game too?

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We'll need another blocker for that nasty Detroit D line!

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Might be great for the running game if both Lorig and Ingram could return...

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Great news.

If I am being completely honest though, I'm not sure I would take Austin Johnson out of the starting lineup. I think he's been really great so far.

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Exactly, we have the 6th best rushing game with Austin as our FB, why change that if it's working?

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Don't forget, Lorig has the size to line up at TE. We'll need the help if he's up to blocking

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We go 4 and 5 wide.

Why not go 4 and 5 backs?

Seriously. Why not?

It'd sure fool 'em...maybe...

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There's still room to improve... they could have the #1 rushing offense.

Johnson has been good for the Saints, but the way Lorig opened up lanes for the Bucs' run game - I definitely want to see him do that for the Saints' RBs.

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49ers do it all the time, fullback blocking for Gore; motion a TE in the backfield pre-snap... Another blocker can't hurt, or you can keep one in the backfield and set-up a mean play-action

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And what if we put him in and our running game faulters?

What a player has done in previous season bears no ground this season

Jairus Byrd had 22 turnovers through 4 seasons for the bills, he did absolutely squat here

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His wife was found too...

http://www.supremepundit.com/wp-cont...kini-girl1.jpg

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well what if we put him and our run game soars in yardage gained? Referring to Byrd's faults has nothing to do with Lorig

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Great idea. The option of a power running game and a very nice short passing out of the same formations and same personnel groupings. Mismatches everywhere with Drew pulling the trigger.

I mean, seriously, we roll that package out there and just exactly what will DET roll out on defense to match it? Mismatches everywhere. Brilliant. I like it.

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Exactly.

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I was thinking more of a TE role. Think outside the box fellas

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You mean "square peg in a round hole" type of thing that has worked wonders for the Saints in the past?! :-)

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Lorig played TE for two years at Stanford.

Round peg, meet round hole. You two should get along just fine, I'm headed back to the nachos. :beer:

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My last comment was more in jest... merely a comment on the whole idea of "thinking outside the box."

...oh, and I do remember SP talking about Lorig's pass catching ability as being one of the things why they targeted him way back in the offseason.

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I think all we have left is "waaaay outside the box"!

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To be continued.......

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We paid him well to come here and block. If he's up to it let him earn his pay check.

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If he can improve our O I'm all for it, if he don't we know what Johnson can do. The only bright spot that I have seen is in running the ball.

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