Saints put Stephone Anthony on injured reserve

K Major · 12-20-2016, 11:50 AM

A disappointing second NFL season for Saints linebacker Stephone Anthony has come to an end.

Saints coach Sean Payton said Tuesday that Anthony is being placed on injured reserve due to a knee injury that kept him from playing in their Week 15 victory over the Cardinals. The Saints signed wide receiver Corey Fuller off of the Lions’ practice squad to keep the roster at 53 players.

Anthony was a first-round pick in 2015 and started all 16 games during his rookie season. He only started three games this year and just one of those starts came after the third week of the season as Anthony missed time because of both injuries and ineffectiveness.

Payton said last week, via the New Orleans Times-Picayune, that Anthony has a problem when it comes to diagnosing “some very simple reads.” Anthony said that he thought that critique was fair, leaving him with an obvious area to work on this offseason.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...jured-reserve/

dizzle88 · 12-20-2016, 12:15 PM

He plays 2% of snaps for 14 weeks.

Plays one full game and goes on IR.

K Major · 12-20-2016, 12:16 PM

Saints place Stephone Anthony on injured reserve: report | NOLA.com

SmashMouth · 12-20-2016, 12:21 PM

I call BS.

Danno · 12-20-2016, 12:34 PM

He's probably not the last to go on IR this year.

We'll probably sign a few more guys in order to have them in our 2017 camp.

Its practice squad poaching time!!!

ChrisXVI · 12-20-2016, 12:39 PM

Probably gonna need a new Mike LB. Looking at upcoming free agents I doubt Dont'a Hightower ever hits the market. Maybe Malcolm Smith or Kevin Minter? Or just roll with Craig Robertson.

K Major · 12-20-2016, 01:17 PM

I'd add these:

DE - Mario Addison
G - Kevin Zietler
CB - S. Gilmore
CB - Trumaine Johnson

EDIT : Didn't mean to derail the SA thread.

brees84 · 12-20-2016, 01:33 PM

Originally Posted by K Major

I'd add these:

DE - Mario Addison
G - Kevin Zietler
CB - S. Gilmore
CB - Trumaine Johnson

EDIT : Didn't mean to derail the SA thread.

Melvin Ingram. Great pass rusher.

halloween 65 · 12-20-2016, 03:12 PM

Originally Posted by SmashMouth

I call BS.

Me to. It's just to get him totally out of the picture. I think he plays the run well especially when Ellerbe is there helping with the ailignments.

Rugby Saint II · 12-20-2016, 04:09 PM

Originally Posted by Danno

He's probably not the last to go on IR this year.

We'll probably sign a few more guys in order to have them in our 2017 camp.

Its practice squad poaching time!!!

We do this every year. It's a smart move by the front office.

12-20-2016, 11:50 AM	#1
K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,588 Blog Entries: 3	Saints put Stephone Anthony on injured reserve A disappointing second NFL season for Saints linebacker Stephone Anthony has come to an end. Saints coach Sean Payton said Tuesday that Anthony is being placed on injured reserve due to a knee injury that kept him from playing in their Week 15 victory over the Cardinals. The Saints signed wide receiver Corey Fuller off of the Lions’ practice squad to keep the roster at 53 players. Anthony was a first-round pick in 2015 and started all 16 games during his rookie season. He only started three games this year and just one of those starts came after the third week of the season as Anthony missed time because of both injuries and ineffectiveness. Payton said last week, via the New Orleans Times-Picayune, that Anthony has a problem when it comes to diagnosing “some very simple reads.” Anthony said that he thought that critique was fair, leaving him with an obvious area to work on this offseason. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...jured-reserve/
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halloween 65 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Grand Haven, Michigan by way of a little Mississippi River town in Louisiana Posts: 5,893	Re: Saints put Stephone Anthony on injured reserve Originally Posted by SmashMouth I call BS. Me to. It's just to get him totally out of the picture. I think he plays the run well especially when Ellerbe is there helping with the ailignments.

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