Strief a Saint or taking his ball and going home

voodooido · 01-01-2016, 01:34 PM

Zach Strief will play for the New Orleans Saints or no one - New Orleans Saints Blog- ESPN

Sounds to me like he is willing to take a good size pay cut to stay a Saint. Not to often a player shows this type of loyality. Could be a valuable cheap backup.

jnormand · 01-01-2016, 03:27 PM

Extremely rare. Keep him around. Might as well see if he can beat out the kids. If not, hey, we can always use a guy like him as a backup.

Good guy. Wish there were more like him in the NFL.

Crusader · 01-01-2016, 03:47 PM

Strief is a solid tackle but seems like an even greater guy!

rezburna · 01-01-2016, 04:50 PM

I'm fine with him being a back up RT, but please God, don't let him be a starter anymore. I never understood the infatuation with Strief. He's the most overrated player to ever touch our offensive line. We should have moved Bushrod to RT and let Strief walk years ago. Then maybe we wouldn't have wasted a picked on Peat and took an interior lineman or pass rusher instead.

vpheughan · 01-01-2016, 06:24 PM

Yeah, we should have wasted it on Chris Conley!

gulfgambler · 01-01-2016, 07:34 PM

Has been rated as one of the best RT in the NFL in 2013 and 2014. His character in the locker room has never been questioned. Zach your a pro in every way. Wish we head a 53 man roster on game day with guys like you. If so we wouldn't be talking about missing the playoffs, but how deep we get in the playoffs.

Boutte · 01-01-2016, 07:44 PM

Originally Posted by rezburna

I'm fine with him being a back up RT, but please God, don't let him be a starter anymore. I never understood the infatuation with Strief. He's the most overrated player to ever touch our offensive line. We should have moved Bushrod to RT and let Strief walk years ago. Then maybe we wouldn't have wasted a picked on Peat and took an interior lineman or pass rusher instead.

spkb25 · 01-01-2016, 08:14 PM

he was really good prior to this season, but this season he has been a disaster, Peat has to take over and we should keep him as abackup

RockyMountainSaint · 01-01-2016, 10:11 PM

Number 64 is eligible!
Great Dude.

K Major · 01-01-2016, 10:46 PM

Originally Posted by rezburna

I'm fine with him being a back up RT, but please God, don't let him be a starter anymore. I never understood the infatuation with Strief. He's the most overrated player to ever touch our offensive line.

C'mon Rez, I'm as critical as the next man when it comes to aging players but overrated? Zach is a long time starter however father time has caught up with him. He has been the starter since Stinchcomb retired, no? I wish we had the 2011 Strief but unfortunately he is past his prime.

I also think Zach was good for many years.

01-01-2016, 01:34 PM	#1
voodooido 1000 Posts + Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 2,837	Strief a Saint or taking his ball and going home Zach Strief will play for the New Orleans Saints or no one - New Orleans Saints Blog- ESPN Sounds to me like he is willing to take a good size pay cut to stay a Saint. Not to often a player shows this type of loyality. Could be a valuable cheap backup. jnormand, Danno, spkb25 and 5 others like this.
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01-01-2016, 03:27 PM	#2
jnormand 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Free State of Idaho Posts: 5,754	Re: Strief a Saint or taking his ball and going home Extremely rare. Keep him around. Might as well see if he can beat out the kids. If not, hey, we can always use a guy like him as a backup. Good guy. Wish there were more like him in the NFL. MatthewT, RockyMountainSaint, voodooido and 1 others like this.

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Crusader Resident Swede Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Märsta, Sweden Posts: 8,039	Re: Strief a Saint or taking his ball and going home Strief is a solid tackle but seems like an even greater guy! MatthewT and RockyMountainSaint like this.

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rezburna 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Kenner, LA Posts: 8,080	Re: Strief a Saint or taking his ball and going home I'm fine with him being a back up RT, but please God, don't let him be a starter anymore. I never understood the infatuation with Strief. He's the most overrated player to ever touch our offensive line. We should have moved Bushrod to RT and let Strief walk years ago. Then maybe we wouldn't have wasted a picked on Peat and took an interior lineman or pass rusher instead.

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vpheughan 1000 Posts + Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 4,546	Re: Strief a Saint or taking his ball and going home Yeah, we should have wasted it on Chris Conley!
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gulfgambler Site Donor Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Tomball Posts: 1,097	Re: Strief a Saint or taking his ball and going home Has been rated as one of the best RT in the NFL in 2013 and 2014. His character in the locker room has never been questioned. Zach your a pro in every way. Wish we head a 53 man roster on game day with guys like you. If so we wouldn't be talking about missing the playoffs, but how deep we get in the playoffs. jnormand, MatthewT, RockyMountainSaint and 3 others like this.

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Boutte Site Donor Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Belle Chasse Posts: 1,701	Re: Strief a Saint or taking his ball and going home Originally Posted by rezburna I'm fine with him being a back up RT, but please God, don't let him be a starter anymore. I never understood the infatuation with Strief. He's the most overrated player to ever touch our offensive line. We should have moved Bushrod to RT and let Strief walk years ago. Then maybe we wouldn't have wasted a picked on Peat and took an interior lineman or pass rusher instead. RockyMountainSaint, Crusader and voodooido like this.

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spkb25 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 13,133	Re: Strief a Saint or taking his ball and going home he was really good prior to this season, but this season he has been a disaster, Peat has to take over and we should keep him as abackup Boutte and ctsaint01 like this.

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K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,823 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Strief a Saint or taking his ball and going home Originally Posted by rezburna I'm fine with him being a back up RT, but please God, don't let him be a starter anymore. I never understood the infatuation with Strief. He's the most overrated player to ever touch our offensive line. C'mon Rez, I'm as critical as the next man when it comes to aging players but overrated? Zach is a long time starter however father time has caught up with him. He has been the starter since Stinchcomb retired, no? I wish we had the 2011 Strief but unfortunately he is past his prime. I also think Zach was good for many years. gulfgambler likes this.

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