Lofton being shopped?

Rugby Saint II · 03-05-2015, 02:09 PM

If Lofton goes we lose another veteran. If he stays we still have a two down backer(playing three downs) who is a liability in coverage with a high payroll.

blackangold · 03-05-2015, 02:10 PM

Originally Posted by RaginCajun83

He needs to be dropping weight and muscle, not adding. He was so slow and out of position last year that I wanted to throw the remote at my tv almost every game he was out there

I would be more interested to see him bulk up to a clean 235 and play LB...

Vaccaro is not a safety. You need instincts to play safety not speed, unfortunately Vaccaro lacks both.

K Major · 03-05-2015, 02:38 PM

Originally Posted by blackangold

I would be more interested to see him bulk up to a clean 235 and play LB...

Vaccaro is not a safety. You need instincts to play safety not speed, unfortunately Vaccaro lacks both.

KV at LB?? Funny .... after all of the tackles he either missed or whiffed at last year, no thanks. The last thing we need is another slow LB who can't tackle consistently.

Let's see what Kenny V does in year 3. He now has a healthy ball hawk in Byrd lined up next to him for 2015

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blackangold · 03-05-2015, 08:02 PM

Originally Posted by K Major

KV at LB?? Funny .... after all of the tackles he either missed or whiffed at last year, no thanks. The last thing we need is another slow LB who can't tackle consistently.

Let's see what Kenny V does in year 3. He now has a healthy ball hawk in Byrd lined up next to him for 2015 .

KV never played Safety in it's pure form.

Maybe you missed it but everyone missed a **** ton of tackles last year. Generally I would say he is one of the better tacklers on the team, in his rookie year he was great in this aspect. Secondly, you've got to be joking about the "slow" LB... he ran a 4.5 40 which would make him one of the faster ILB in the league...

Kenny either gets moved to a different spot or he ends up a bust of a draft pick. He can't play safety.

Boutte · 03-07-2015, 08:21 AM

Who's going replace Lofton?

hagan714 · 03-07-2015, 08:38 AM

Originally Posted by Boutte

Who's going replace Lofton?

actually i would love to see Kasim Edebalitry try ILB in camp.

other than that i really do not see anyone as a starter or even peeks my curiosity to see if they can be a starter. maybe we are not having ILB and replacing them with more safeties. 3 DL 2 OLB 2 CB and 4 S

lee909 · 03-07-2015, 08:43 AM

After having a pair of turnstiles as LBs last year i think making a change to sand filled traffic cones might be a bit better. I Guarantee they will be better in coverage

03-05-2015, 02:09 PM	#61
Rugby Saint II Bounty Money $$$ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5800 Airline Dr. Metairie, LA. Posts: 24,052	Re: Lofton being shopped? If Lofton goes we lose another veteran. If he stays we still have a two down backer(playing three downs) who is a liability in coverage with a high payroll. hagan714 and saintsfan1976 like this.

03-05-2015, 02:10 PM	#62
blackangold 1000 Posts + Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 3,422	Re: Lofton being shopped? Originally Posted by RaginCajun83 He needs to be dropping weight and muscle, not adding. He was so slow and out of position last year that I wanted to throw the remote at my tv almost every game he was out there I would be more interested to see him bulk up to a clean 235 and play LB... Vaccaro is not a safety. You need instincts to play safety not speed, unfortunately Vaccaro lacks both.

03-05-2015, 02:38 PM	#63
K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,619 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Lofton being shopped? Originally Posted by blackangold I would be more interested to see him bulk up to a clean 235 and play LB... Vaccaro is not a safety. You need instincts to play safety not speed, unfortunately Vaccaro lacks both. KV at LB?? Funny .... after all of the tackles he either missed or whiffed at last year, no thanks. The last thing we need is another slow LB who can't tackle consistently. Let's see what Kenny V does in year 3. He now has a healthy ball hawk in Byrd lined up next to him for 2015 . Mr Magic likes this.

03-05-2015, 08:02 PM	#64
blackangold 1000 Posts + Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 3,422	Re: Lofton being shopped? Originally Posted by K Major KV at LB?? Funny .... after all of the tackles he either missed or whiffed at last year, no thanks. The last thing we need is another slow LB who can't tackle consistently. Let's see what Kenny V does in year 3. He now has a healthy ball hawk in Byrd lined up next to him for 2015 . KV never played Safety in it's pure form. Maybe you missed it but everyone missed a **** ton of tackles last year. Generally I would say he is one of the better tacklers on the team, in his rookie year he was great in this aspect. Secondly, you've got to be joking about the "slow" LB... he ran a 4.5 40 which would make him one of the faster ILB in the league... Kenny either gets moved to a different spot or he ends up a bust of a draft pick. He can't play safety. VegasSaint9 likes this.

03-07-2015, 08:21 AM	#65
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hagan714 LB Mentallity Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15,870 Blog Entries: 68	Re: Lofton being shopped? Originally Posted by Boutte Who's going replace Lofton? actually i would love to see Kasim Edebalitry try ILB in camp. other than that i really do not see anyone as a starter or even peeks my curiosity to see if they can be a starter. maybe we are not having ILB and replacing them with more safeties. 3 DL 2 OLB 2 CB and 4 S

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