Saints sign tight end Alex Smith

08-07-2015, 06:15 PM

Saints sign tight end Alex Smith

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va. -- The New Orleans Saints signed veteran tight end Alex Smith on Friday to replace injured rookie Jack Tabb.

Smith, 33, played football at Stanford and was a third-round draft pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2005. He played for the Cincinnati Bengals last season.

Tabb suffered what appeared to be a knee injury during team work in practice on Thursday. He left the field on a motorized cart.
If Tabb clears waivers, which is likely, he would be placed on the Saints' injured reserve list.

Tabb, who played at North Carolina, signed with the Saints as an undrafted free agent in May.

Smith was a starter in his first four seasons with Tampa and has bounced around the league as a reserve since then, playing for the Philadelphia Eagles (2009), Cleveland Browns (2010-2012) and Bengals (2013-2014).

The Saints have been battered by injuries at tight end. In addition to Tabb, Josh Hill and Kevin Brock have missed time. The two remaining tight ends, Ben Watson and Orson Charles, got plenty of reps in Friday's scrimmage.

New Orleans Saints sign tight end Alex Smith, waive injured rookie Jack Tabb | NOLA.com

Rugby Saint II · 08-07-2015, 06:21 PM

Can he block?

Danno · 08-07-2015, 06:34 PM

Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II

Can he block?

From what I'm reading thats about all he does well.

skymike · 08-07-2015, 07:22 PM

I still think the Graham deal was a good one for us. Drew
will find his targets... He just needs to be upright.

jeanpierre · 08-07-2015, 07:41 PM

Another thing the Graham deal did, and I used the Pittsburgh game this last season in support (Graham had no catches in that game as Pittsburgh overcommitted to him), is that Drew will now get back to spreading the ball around, regaining the advantage, character of unpredictability to the offense...

skymike · 08-07-2015, 07:50 PM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

Another thing the Graham deal did, and I used the Pittsburgh game this last season in support (Graham had no catches in that game as Pittsburgh overcommitted to him), is that Drew will now get back to spreading the ball around, regaining the advantage, character of unpredictability to the offense...

totally agree. I would rather have
Drew throwing to an assortment of guys you may or may not know, which seemed to be our recipe for winning, than to one superstar.

homerj07 · 08-07-2015, 09:03 PM

Spread means less Ints

darksoul35 · 08-07-2015, 09:06 PM

There is no way in hell im going to act like I wont miss JG. Im still sick about it but I understand why it had to be done.

44Champs · 08-08-2015, 12:21 AM

I thought Alex Smith was a QB. When did he become a tight end?

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QBREES9 · 08-08-2015, 12:27 AM

Sooooooooooo who is are starting Tightend.

08-07-2015, 06:15 PM	#1
Threaded by hagan714 LB Mentallity Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15,870 Blog Entries: 68 Rating: (0 votes - average) Saints sign tight end Alex Smith WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va. -- The New Orleans Saints signed veteran tight end Alex Smith on Friday to replace injured rookie Jack Tabb. Smith, 33, played football at Stanford and was a third-round draft pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2005. He played for the Cincinnati Bengals last season. Tabb suffered what appeared to be a knee injury during team work in practice on Thursday. He left the field on a motorized cart. If Tabb clears waivers, which is likely, he would be placed on the Saints' injured reserve list. Tabb, who played at North Carolina, signed with the Saints as an undrafted free agent in May. Smith was a starter in his first four seasons with Tampa and has bounced around the league as a reserve since then, playing for the Philadelphia Eagles (2009), Cleveland Browns (2010-2012) and Bengals (2013-2014). The Saints have been battered by injuries at tight end. In addition to Tabb, Josh Hill and Kevin Brock have missed time. The two remaining tight ends, Ben Watson and Orson Charles, got plenty of reps in Friday's scrimmage. New Orleans Saints sign tight end Alex Smith, waive injured rookie Jack Tabb \| NOLA.com
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08-07-2015, 06:21 PM	#2
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Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,720	Re: Saints sign tight end Alex Smith Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II Can he block? From what I'm reading thats about all he does well. skymike likes this.

08-07-2015, 07:22 PM	#4
skymike E. Side Cholo Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The Barrio, H-town Posts: 6,089	Re: Saints sign tight end Alex Smith I still think the Graham deal was a good one for us. Drew will find his targets... He just needs to be upright. jeanpierre, Beastmode, SloMotion and 1 others like this.

08-07-2015, 07:41 PM	#5
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: Saints sign tight end Alex Smith Another thing the Graham deal did, and I used the Pittsburgh game this last season in support (Graham had no catches in that game as Pittsburgh overcommitted to him), is that Drew will now get back to spreading the ball around, regaining the advantage, character of unpredictability to the offense... skymike, Seer1, SloMotion and 1 others like this.

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08-07-2015, 07:50 PM	#6
skymike E. Side Cholo Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The Barrio, H-town Posts: 6,089	Re: Saints sign tight end Alex Smith Originally Posted by jeanpierre Another thing the Graham deal did, and I used the Pittsburgh game this last season in support (Graham had no catches in that game as Pittsburgh overcommitted to him), is that Drew will now get back to spreading the ball around, regaining the advantage, character of unpredictability to the offense... totally agree. I would rather have Drew throwing to an assortment of guys you may or may not know, which seemed to be our recipe for winning, than to one superstar. homerj07 likes this.

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darksoul35 1000 Posts + Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 1,041	Re: Saints sign tight end Alex Smith There is no way in hell im going to act like I wont miss JG. Im still sick about it but I understand why it had to be done. QBREES9 likes this.
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08-08-2015, 12:21 AM	#9
44Champs Site Donor Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 2,589	Re: Saints sign tight end Alex Smith I thought Alex Smith was a QB. When did he become a tight end? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk hagan714 and Saint in Aus like this.
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