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jeanpierre 06-19-2017 04:31 PM
Saints Sign Center Chris Watt
 

jeanpierre 06-19-2017 04:32 PM
Re: Saints Sign Center Chris Watt
 
Like I said, Saints are more concerned about that interior offensive line and keep Brees' windshield clean while driving down the field...

C/G Chris Watt, Age: 26yo; Height: 6' 3"; Weight: 320 lbs; College: Notre Dame; Drafted: 3rd Round, 25th Pick (No. 89) by the Chargers where he played 17 games, starting 8 before being put on the PUP list in 2016 and washing out after failing his physical.

AsylumGuido 06-19-2017 04:37 PM
Re: Saints Sign Center Chris Watt
 
They are also going to need a full complement of centers for drills when training camp starts. They need that positional camp body until Unger is cleared to return.

jeanpierre 06-19-2017 04:49 PM
Re: Saints Sign Center Chris Watt
 
Well, these are the interior offensive linemen:

LG (2) 75 - Andrus Peat, 77 - John Fullington, 78 - Landon Turner

C (2) 61 - Josh LeRibeus, 66 - Jack Allen, 63 - Cameron Tom (UDFA), 60 - Max Unger

RG (2) 67 - Larry Warford, 65 - Senio Kelemete, 00 - Chris Watt

Unger's replacement is somewhere between Kelemete, LeRibeus, Allen, Watt, and Tom...

Problem with Tom is that he's only 290 lbs.; Allen is also small and only 6' 1"; saw interview with LeRibeus, not a guy that exudes confidence; Watt is checks the boxes, including being injured; so the question is - Is Kelemete up to the task or not?!?

ScottF 06-19-2017 05:00 PM
Re: Saints Sign Center Chris Watt
 
We might have reached the throw a bunch of stuff against the wall and see what sticks phase.
Hindsight is 20-20, but holding onto Hills or Evans would have have been a nice insurance plan.

surprised we haven't worked out Pasztor or Clady. Oher is supposedly being cut, but now that we have a hole Carolina might keep him a few more weeks

AsylumGuido 06-19-2017 05:08 PM
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Originally Posted by ScottF (Post 753033)
We might have reached the throw a bunch of stuff against the wall and see what sticks phase.
Hindsight is 20-20, but holding onto Hills or Evans would have have been a nice insurance plan.

surprised we haven't worked out Pasztor or Clady. Oher is supposedly being cut, but now that we have a hole Carolina might keep him a few more weeks
What hole? We drafted arguably the best left tackle in the first round of the draft.

ScottF 06-19-2017 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by AsylumGuido (Post 753034)
What hole? We drafted arguably the best left tackle in the first round of the draft.
The hole created when our starting LT got injured. Didn't you hear about it? Saints' Terron Armstead out 4-6 months after surgery - NFL.com

Right now our backups are Harris and Khalif Barnes (5th time around, and age 35)

Beastmode 06-19-2017 05:57 PM
Re: Saints Sign Center Chris Watt
 
I have seen Peyton have his entire OL replaced late in the season and they still got it done to include the playoffs. Concerning situation but not as big losing secondary or DL players IMO. If that happens we are officially screwed. These guys also have time to gel and some will return. Not a big deal right now.

K Major 06-19-2017 07:22 PM
Re: Saints Sign Center Chris Watt
 
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Originally Posted by jeanpierre (Post 753031)
Problem with Tom is that he's only 290 lbs.; Allen is also small and only 6' 1"; saw interview with LeRibeus, not a guy that exudes confidence; Watt is checks the boxes, including being injured; so the question is - Is Kelemete up to the task or not?!?[/B]
Due diligence.

Chris has actual NFL starter experience & Tom doesn't. Good depth is the name of the game & you can never have enough linemen. The weak will weed itself out at training camp.

AsylumGuido 06-19-2017 08:34 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ScottF (Post 753036)
The hole created when our starting LT got injured. Didn't you hear about it? Saints' Terron Armstead out 4-6 months after surgery - NFL.com

Right now our backups are Harris and Khalif Barnes (5th time around, and age 35)
Didn't you hear about the Saints drafting a left tackle in the first round?

Right now our backup is the best left tackle in the draft.

Hello! Get with the program.

Seer1 06-20-2017 01:13 PM
Re: Saints Sign Center Chris Watt
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by jeanpierre (Post 753023)
Like I said, Saints are more concerned about that interior offensive line and keep Brees' windshield clean while driving down the field...

C/G Chris Watt, Age: 26yo; Height: 6' 3"; Weight: 320 lbs; College: Notre Dame; Drafted: 3rd Round, 25th Pick (No. 89) by the Chargers where he played 17 games, starting 8 before being put on the PUP list in 2016 and washing out after failing his physical.
Here's to hoping he's healthy again. Pretty good signing if he is.

spkb25 06-20-2017 03:53 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Seer1 (Post 753086)
Here's to hoping he's healthy again. Pretty good signing if he is.
Makes me worry about this game 1 stuff from Unger, you? Also, the no news on Fairley is worrisome as well.

AsylumGuido 06-20-2017 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by spkb25 (Post 753094)
Makes me worry about this game 1 stuff from Unger, you? Also, the no news on Fairley is worrisome as well.
Of course it is.

Training drills require a certain number of centers. Unger will be unavailable for camp, therefore an additional center was needed. And I guess you have your own version of the old saying, huh?

"No news is worrisome news." - spkb25

Seer1 06-20-2017 11:38 PM
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Real life is what worries me. Football takes my mind off the real issues for a bit. It's pretty much just a game to me (Remembering that won games are much more fun than lost games.)

We'll have some guys kick ass, some fall down and not get up and some who simply fail. All of that is so far beyond my pay grade that worrying about it is a waste of time and energy. I think someone on this site once said that worrying is just borrowing tomorrow's troubles. I like that.

spkb25 06-21-2017 12:06 AM
Re: Saints Sign Center Chris Watt
 
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Originally Posted by Seer1 (Post 753150)
Real life is what worries me. Football takes my mind off the real issues for a bit. It's pretty much just a game to me (Remembering that won games are much more fun than lost games.)

We'll have some guys kick ass, some fall down and not get up and some who simply fail. All of that is so far beyond my pay grade that worrying about it is a waste of time and energy. I think someone on this site once said that worrying is just borrowing tomorrow's troubles. I like that.
The context we use language probably needs to be taken into account. Generally. This is a saints board so I'd be worried about the impact to the saints. I am not up nights worrying. Lolololololololol

Rugby Saint II 06-22-2017 03:03 PM
Re: Saints Sign Center Chris Watt
 
Don't forget that we are snake bit.....I'm just waiting for another O-lineman to go down. History says one position group always gets harder than the others. Remember if it hadn't been for resigning Jahri we would have collapsed along the front that protects Drew and opens holes for our RB's.

K Major 06-22-2017 04:23 PM
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