Sunseri Waived
 

The New Orleans Saints waived safety Vinnie Sunseri on Monday after two injury-shortened seasons.

Sunseri, a fifth-round draft pick out of Alabama in 2014, played in nine games as a rookie before suffering breaking his arm.

In 2015, he suffered a knee injury in the preseason and spent the entire year on the injured reserve.

The Saints also waived defensive end Tavaris Barnes on Monday.

Sunseri, 22, tore his ACL in his junior year of college at Alabama but still opted to enter the draft with a year of NCAA eligibility remaining.

After Sunseri's release, receiver Brandin Cooks is the only player remaining from the Saints' 2014 NFL draft class.

Cornerback Stanley Jean-Baptiste and linebacker Ronald Powell were waived last year. Linebacker Khairi Fortt didn't make it through his rookie season. Offensive tackle Tavon Rooks spent his rookie year on the practice squad but was waived after the 2014 season.

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Another "great" draft year for us.

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I don't believe we'll have anymore terrible drafts while Jeff Ireland has a say... I'm using the 2015 draft as a reference, we had a pretty decent one

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Didn't Sunseri show some promise? Or is he pretty much done due to injury?

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He showed promise until he hit IR...

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After all the bad ones maybe, just may, we kick ass this year. I opt for the kicking of ass!

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Clearing the deck for the influx of new defensive talent headed our way in a couple of days.

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Who beat on the draft table for those guys in 2014?!?

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We cannot afford to keep injuries around.

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Beat the desk for?
Brandin Cooks - nope
Stanley Jean-Baptiste - nope
Vinnie Sunseri - nope but understood the injury gamble.
Ronald Powell - nope but understood the injury gamble.
Khairi Fortt - nope
Tavon Rooks - nope

The Saints also waived defensive end Tavaris Barnes on Monday.
HMMM DE and S in the draft?

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What does beat the desk mean?

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Too bad. I was pulling for the kid. Oh well. Onward and upward, anything but sideways.

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:popcorn:

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I don't get it. Whats to watch?

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Another Bama player fails to meet lofty expectations... Can't make the club in the tub! :rolleyes:

Hope the Saints don't draft that corndog eating Bama DT.

Championship!!!

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Oh. OK.:rolleyes:

What "lofty expectations" were there? He was a late round pick who excelled on special teams. What am I missing?

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Well, I guess Safety will be a draft pick after all. I pray not in the first 4 rounds though.

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.
just keeping in the flow of the thread
someone is always beating the drum in the war room for a pick. Or a dead horse But since neither are not really PC I guess a desk will have to do.

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Cleaning house.

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Only one player left standing from the 2014 draft (Cooks). I'm almost certain VSunseri was waived due to injuries. He was a solid contributor on Special Teams though.

Erik Harris ... you're on deck.

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Shame, he had promise.

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OK? That changes my draft needs a little bit? Where do I put Safety on my list of needs?

Behind DT and guard? Yes. They are my top priorities.

Behind DE, WR or CB? Maybe. They are critical positions with a need for depth.

Behind OLB,TE or RB? Probably. There are still a lot of question marks at these positions.

And where do I throw a reliable kicker in there?

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The later the player is drafted from a big school, the worse they are. Elite players from big schools go early. Robinson will not be a bust.

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We have to decide where we want to have flaws. On the offense? No. On the defense? In the secondary maybe. Kicking? Unless the offense doesn't get back to scoring every redzone.

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7th round for S-Kevin Byard- Middle Tennesse

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Starters (B+)
FS - Byrd
SS- Vaccaro

Backups (C)
FS/SS-Jamarca Sanford
SS-Erick Harris

Yes, It looks like, on paper, we probably need another FS for depth.

Easy Peasy in the Big Easy

Damien Swann (played every DB position at UGA)
PJ Williams (projected as a CB/FS)
Stop-gap vet
Late round CB/FS tweener
Roster cuts from other teams

No worries mate! We got this.

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Imagine if you will, a NFL Draft Warroom of coaches, personnel types, and front office yes men begin discussing an upcoming selection...

Discussion becomes heated, many people yelling, someone resorts to beating the desk (conference table) to emphatically make a point of drafting a particular prospect...

Here at Black and Gold, many users figuratively beat the desk for the Saints to draft a prospect...

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Swann's concussion issues could be a problem and we need to prepare for that.

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These were not Dennis Allen selections.

Dennis Allen selections will be more impactful.

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Nor were they Jeff Ireland's selections for that matter. :broccoli:

Edit: Unless you are considering Swann and Williams who spent last year on IR and we don't know what they have to offer.

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Man I had high hopes for Sunseri. I Think he might do good for some other team if given the chance.

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Let 'em get some reps, experience in the CFL and then revisit in two seasons..

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He'll be on another NFL team before the season starts.

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And right after that he'll be on IR again.