Saints place FB Austin Johnson on IR, sign OT Nick Becton

11-07-2014, 12:05 PM

We have 2 tackles on the practice squad, but we signed this guy to the roster.
I guess we have as much confidence in Rooks as we did in Fortt?

halloween 65 · 11-07-2014, 04:28 PM

Johnson was doing a fine job I think, so far Lorig has stunk it up. Maybe rust maybe not ,until he start producing at Johnsons level or better we lost the better of the 2.

The Dude · 11-07-2014, 06:37 PM

Originally Posted by hagan714

Lorig Vs. Johnson

Hybrid FB vs Traditional FB

Poor Blocker vs one of the league's better lead blockers

pass catcher vs blocker

This one thing that drives me nuts about the saints. Traditional TE and FB have value for the love of god.. sometimes toys for SP win out to much and basic skills sets for key positions are thrown out the window.

Mark is not all that thrilled with this turn of events i am sure.

Nick Becton interesting signing. I like the move. lets see if we are benefiting from other teams coaching and time invested. I think Harris might need to keep an eye over his shoulder? maybe. Still does not change my mind that RT is an area of need that is moving up the off season priority list

Bottom Line
Becton couldn’t earn a start in his first three years with the Hokies, as veteran depth and a 2010 turf toe injury kept him coming off the bench. The former top high school recruit did rotate into games regularly as a junior, however, showing has the requisite size, length and athleticism to be a valuable NFL reserve capable of filling in at either left or right tackle. His athletic skill set will likely see a team take a chance on him late.

Nick Becton Draft Profile

Which is why we seem to have so many problems with basic fundamentals of football. I love this post.

lee909 · 11-07-2014, 06:44 PM

Originally Posted by ScottF

We have 2 tackles on the practice squad, but we signed this guy to the roster.
I guess we have as much confidence in Rooks as we did in Fortt?

It was a strange pick to say the least.

Outside of Cooks we are not seeing much from any of them. need to start getting more from our picks

UK_WhoDat · 11-08-2014, 12:08 PM

Originally Posted by WhoDat!656

....The specifics of Johnson’s knee injury are unknown. It’s a shame his season ended so early since the underdog had been off to such a great start. ...

All this

MarchingOn · 11-10-2014, 06:11 PM

Originally Posted by lee909

It was a strange pick to say the least.

Outside of Cooks we are not seeing much from any of them. need to start getting more from our picks

Except Sunseri

Rugby Saint II · 11-13-2014, 11:09 AM

Lorig needs to make the impact that I expected from him.

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halloween 65 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Grand Haven, Michigan by way of a little Mississippi River town in Louisiana Posts: 5,893	Re: Saints place FB Austin Johnson on IR, sign OT Nick Becton Johnson was doing a fine job I think, so far Lorig has stunk it up. Maybe rust maybe not ,until he start producing at Johnsons level or better we lost the better of the 2. dizzle88 likes this.

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The Dude 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 9,055	Re: Saints place FB Austin Johnson on IR, sign OT Nick Becton Originally Posted by hagan714 Lorig Vs. Johnson Hybrid FB vs Traditional FB Poor Blocker vs one of the league's better lead blockers pass catcher vs blocker This one thing that drives me nuts about the saints. Traditional TE and FB have value for the love of god.. sometimes toys for SP win out to much and basic skills sets for key positions are thrown out the window. Mark is not all that thrilled with this turn of events i am sure. Nick Becton interesting signing. I like the move. lets see if we are benefiting from other teams coaching and time invested. I think Harris might need to keep an eye over his shoulder? maybe. Still does not change my mind that RT is an area of need that is moving up the off season priority list Bottom Line Becton couldn’t earn a start in his first three years with the Hokies, as veteran depth and a 2010 turf toe injury kept him coming off the bench. The former top high school recruit did rotate into games regularly as a junior, however, showing has the requisite size, length and athleticism to be a valuable NFL reserve capable of filling in at either left or right tackle. His athletic skill set will likely see a team take a chance on him late. Nick Becton Draft Profile Which is why we seem to have so many problems with basic fundamentals of football. I love this post.
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lee909 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Watford England Posts: 8,860 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Saints place FB Austin Johnson on IR, sign OT Nick Becton Originally Posted by ScottF We have 2 tackles on the practice squad, but we signed this guy to the roster. I guess we have as much confidence in Rooks as we did in Fortt? It was a strange pick to say the least. Outside of Cooks we are not seeing much from any of them. need to start getting more from our picks jeanpierre, MarchingOn and brees84 like this.

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