Former Saints LB Scott Shanle 'blown away' after working with Hau'oli Kikaha

hagan714 · 05-06-2015, 07:14 AM

Actions speak louder than words when it comes to Scott.

Every year the saints signed free agents and drafted players to replace him and put him back to his multi position backup role we signed him to be.

Well Scott had other plans. He beat all comers and stayed the starter

how much money and picks must a team waste till they realize the answer was staring them in face all along.

Lunch pale toting blue collar players are hard to judge.

He earned my respect because of it.

He just made me feel better about this pick.

blackangold · 05-06-2015, 12:33 PM

Originally Posted by hagan714

Every year the saints signed free agents and drafted players to replace him and put him back to his multi position backup role we signed him to be.

Well Scott had other plans. He beat all comers and stayed the starter

Not too sure how accurate that is.

Can't recall any OLB FA signings, nor do I remember the Saints drafting any decent LBs.

You could say Danny Clark was the one big FA signing but he replaced Fujita (and did a pretty good job).

LordOfEntropy · 05-06-2015, 01:33 PM

Originally Posted by blackangold

Not too sure how accurate that is.

Can't recall any OLB FA signings, nor do I remember the Saints drafting any decent LBs.

You could say Danny Clark was the one big FA signing but he replaced Fujita (and did a pretty good job).

Well, in all fairness I do remember a few LB's being taken in Shanle's time. I can remember Marvin Mitchell, Tez Wilson, Nate Bussey. Tez was a 3rd rounder, and his build could have had him challenging at WLB. I remember Arnoux too, but he was ILB if IIRC, so Arnoux wouldn't count for competition. But I also remember Cassilas (sp?) taking over at WLB some year (Shanle was a will, except for that one year - I think - when he moved to sam, again IIRC).

Bottom line was there was at least -some- competition for Shanle through the years. And he just stayed on.

I personally have pleasant memories of the guy. But he was he a magnet for a lot of unlove from fans.

blackangold · 05-06-2015, 06:36 PM

Originally Posted by LordOfEntropy

Well, in all fairness I do remember a few LB's being taken in Shanle's time. I can remember Marvin Mitchell, Tez Wilson, Nate Bussey. Tez was a 3rd rounder, and his build could have had him challenging at WLB. I remember Arnoux too, but he was ILB if IIRC, so Arnoux wouldn't count for competition. But I also remember Cassilas (sp?) taking over at WLB some year (Shanle was a will, except for that one year - I think - when he moved to sam, again IIRC).

Bottom line was there was at least -some- competition for Shanle through the years. And he just stayed on.

I personally have pleasant memories of the guy. But he was he a magnet for a lot of unlove from fans.

Jonathan Casillas was the only actual competition and he was a UDFA, he was athletic enough but apparently didn't have the football IQ.

The rest of the folks you mentioned wouldn't really be fits for the WLB, Wilson was more of a SAM and the rest were MIKEs.

Again though, I am not trying to slam Shanle. I think he played to the best of his ability.

05-06-2015, 07:14 AM	#1
hagan714 LB Mentallity Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15,870 Blog Entries: 68	Re: Former Saints LB Scott Shanle 'blown away' after working with Hau'oli Kikaha Actions speak louder than words when it comes to Scott. Every year the saints signed free agents and drafted players to replace him and put him back to his multi position backup role we signed him to be. Well Scott had other plans. He beat all comers and stayed the starter how much money and picks must a team waste till they realize the answer was staring them in face all along. Lunch pale toting blue collar players are hard to judge. He earned my respect because of it. He just made me feel better about this pick. LordOfEntropy, Danno, spkb25 and 6 others like this.

05-06-2015, 12:33 PM	#2
blackangold 1000 Posts + Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 3,422	Re: Former Saints LB Scott Shanle 'blown away' after working with Hau'oli Kikaha Originally Posted by hagan714 Every year the saints signed free agents and drafted players to replace him and put him back to his multi position backup role we signed him to be. Well Scott had other plans. He beat all comers and stayed the starter Not too sure how accurate that is. Can't recall any OLB FA signings, nor do I remember the Saints drafting any decent LBs. You could say Danny Clark was the one big FA signing but he replaced Fujita (and did a pretty good job).

05-06-2015, 01:33 PM	#3
LordOfEntropy 1000 Posts + Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 1,838	Re: Former Saints LB Scott Shanle 'blown away' after working with Hau'oli Kikaha Originally Posted by blackangold Not too sure how accurate that is. Can't recall any OLB FA signings, nor do I remember the Saints drafting any decent LBs. You could say Danny Clark was the one big FA signing but he replaced Fujita (and did a pretty good job). Well, in all fairness I do remember a few LB's being taken in Shanle's time. I can remember Marvin Mitchell, Tez Wilson, Nate Bussey. Tez was a 3rd rounder, and his build could have had him challenging at WLB. I remember Arnoux too, but he was ILB if IIRC, so Arnoux wouldn't count for competition. But I also remember Cassilas (sp?) taking over at WLB some year (Shanle was a will, except for that one year - I think - when he moved to sam, again IIRC). Bottom line was there was at least -some- competition for Shanle through the years. And he just stayed on. I personally have pleasant memories of the guy. But he was he a magnet for a lot of unlove from fans. iceshack149 and SapperSaint like this.
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05-06-2015, 06:36 PM	#4
blackangold 1000 Posts + Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 3,422	Re: Former Saints LB Scott Shanle 'blown away' after working with Hau'oli Kikaha Originally Posted by LordOfEntropy Well, in all fairness I do remember a few LB's being taken in Shanle's time. I can remember Marvin Mitchell, Tez Wilson, Nate Bussey. Tez was a 3rd rounder, and his build could have had him challenging at WLB. I remember Arnoux too, but he was ILB if IIRC, so Arnoux wouldn't count for competition. But I also remember Cassilas (sp?) taking over at WLB some year (Shanle was a will, except for that one year - I think - when he moved to sam, again IIRC). Bottom line was there was at least -some- competition for Shanle through the years. And he just stayed on. I personally have pleasant memories of the guy. But he was he a magnet for a lot of unlove from fans. Jonathan Casillas was the only actual competition and he was a UDFA, he was athletic enough but apparently didn't have the football IQ. The rest of the folks you mentioned wouldn't really be fits for the WLB, Wilson was more of a SAM and the rest were MIKEs. Again though, I am not trying to slam Shanle. I think he played to the best of his ability.

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