USA Today/Saints Wire: Saints work out former RB Marcus Murphy, 11 free agents in tryouts

The Dude · 09-05-2019, 04:25 PM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

Not unreal at all. We cut Ozigbo because he wasn't good enough for the 53 man roster. He was most likely targeted for the practice squad but didn't clear waivers. That's a very common gamble this time of year. As for Murphy, he was one of ELEVEN players brought in to be tried out. EVERY team brings in a number of players after the cut to 53. That is also standard operating procedure throughout the league. Injuries always occur and having a Rolodex of possible replacements is a must. You can't try them out when they are on other team's 90 man rosters.

Yea but the fact that half of those players were RBs is a sign that they are still not comfortable with what they have at the position . We only have 2 TE on the roster which pretty much makes it a given that they will have a third. We are banged up at LBr so that makes sense, there’s a need.
I have no reason to believe there’s not a need for another RB. I’m betting it’s a need because they aren’t comfortable with Murray.

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The Dude 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 9,065	Re: USA Today/Saints Wire: Saints work out former RB Marcus Murphy, 11 free agents in tryouts Originally Posted by AsylumGuido Not unreal at all. We cut Ozigbo because he wasn't good enough for the 53 man roster. He was most likely targeted for the practice squad but didn't clear waivers. That's a very common gamble this time of year. As for Murphy, he was one of ELEVEN players brought in to be tried out. EVERY team brings in a number of players after the cut to 53. That is also standard operating procedure throughout the league. Injuries always occur and having a Rolodex of possible replacements is a must. You can't try them out when they are on other team's 90 man rosters. Yea but the fact that half of those players were RBs is a sign that they are still not comfortable with what they have at the position . We only have 2 TE on the roster which pretty much makes it a given that they will have a third. We are banged up at LBr so that makes sense, there’s a need. I have no reason to believe there’s not a need for another RB. I’m betting it’s a need because they aren’t comfortable with Murray. Beastmode likes this.
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