DA: Zack Baun is effective as a pass rusher; Nephi Sewell will get more 4-3 LB snaps [MERGED] (1 Viewer)

[SonOfNOLA]

Zack Baun continues stacking good games as an edge rusher, his actual position. Player development unfolding in the front 7.

 

[Day1]

Amazing how this staff has discovered Baun's hidden talent.

 

[SWJJ]

we finally figuring it out in time for a playoff run!

 

[Elvis]

Amazing how this staff has discovered Baun's hidden talent.

Especially since it was always his talent and was even reported on year ago while he was working out with some of the best pass rushers in the league, the Watt brothers. DA just incredibly hasn't put him in that position until now.

Baun was a college teammate with the younger Watt in 2015 and 2016, and went on to find success in the same pass-rushing role in 2019. But the Saints have tasked him with playing out in space more often, with his focus this summer falling at weakside linebacker.

Zack Baun joins fellow Badgers J.J. Watt, T.J. Watt for offseason training

Saints LB Zack Baun training with fellow Badgers J.J. Watt, T.J. Watt

saintswire.usatoday.com

 

[St. Geezy]

This is almost as crazy as the fact that we somehow forgot that Andrus Peat was a dominant college LT when we had a big need at LT.

 

[WhoDat?DrewDat]

Amazing how this staff has discovered Baun's hidden talent.

How could they have possibly known?

/s

 

[Dome50]

What's next? Are they going to remember that Jimmy Graham is a historically dangerous red zone weapon?

 

[BooBirdSaint]

Great. Now fix the darn run defense issue. Yet again we get gashed in run defense. 204 yds surrendered and and 5.4 avg. Terrible.

 

[DeuceMcAllisterFan]

Only took about 4 years to figure it out.

 

[Filaphill]

Amazing how this staff has discovered Baun's hidden talent.

Well, who would've know Zack Baun is a standup pass rusher. It only took 4 seasons with the Saints and years of NCAA experience at Wisconson as a standup pass rusher for DA to figure that out.

 

[madsaint1967]

He'll work out fine if the next coach will go to a 3-4 defense.

 

[SweetT]

Amazing how this staff has discovered Baun's hidden talent.

Like I said, things we do well, finds out by default or by accident.

 

[SweetT]

Well, who would've know Zack Baun is a standup pass rusher. It only took 4 seasons with the Saints and years of NCAA experience at Wisconson as a standup pass rusher for DA to figure that out.

Well, SP didn’t get the most out if him. Zack has been underutilized and played out of position his entire time with us. Shameful

 

[SailorJerrysHorse]

Wait, why does it take Nephi excelling to figure out how to use a player you’ve had for multiple years?

 

[J.T.]

Zach Baun has T-Rex written all over him. The staff finally realizes that he's REALLY GOOD at doing certain things and he's in the last year of his contract. Somebody else will very likely sign him in the off-season and he will a multiple Pro Bowl player for another team. Way to go coaching staff!