DT John Ridgeway III and a 7th round pick traded to the Saints for a 2025 6th round pick [the 6th rd pick came back in Lattimore trade] (1 Viewer)

[DSnfla]

Can he play OT or TE too? Otherwise this is another DA move that makes my head hurt....

I bet his RAS score is 1 brazillion...

Your head hurts over a 6th -7th pick swap?? Brother, you must have some sensitive head. Want me to send you some aspirin?

 

[abnrgr]

Can he stop the run is all I care about?

From what I saw he is an A+ at stopping the run. He should not powerbomb anymore running backs though. Good NT.

 

[St. Geezy]

LOVE IT! Now we have a true NT in the building! On a side note, is just me, or does Ridgeway look like he could be Bryan Bresee’s stunt double?

Both men, for how good as they are at the game of football, look like the type of people that get hired to play as extras in a football movie.

 

[DSnfla]

Can he stop the run is all I care about?

Yes , that is what he does

 

[Trench Warfare]

DA is building a defense with big attacking maulers in the middle with Ridgeway/Bresee in the middle then a combo of Young/Granderson/Payton/Cam on the outside. The coverage CBs will allow for these monsters in the middle to be disruptive.

Also, that bully ball the Falcons did to the defense last year made an impact.

 

[Andrus]

 

[DeuceMcAllisterFan]

If this guy can consistently play a big role in run stuffing, he could be a game changer for this defense. Far too often this front seven have to sell out to stop the run, and while it works early on in the season, we almost always end up getting exploited by mid season when teams have enough tape to exploit our poor play at the position.

 

[Hank]

I don't get this. It's easy to say "Khalen Saunders injury replacement" but that's a lazy analysis to me. Saunders has a short term injury and we typically play only three defensive tackles a game anyway because people like Jordan can kick inside situationally. Maybe they don't think Boyd is ready to play. Maybe they're just loading up because they absolutely love him and he doesn't cost much. Who knows?

Saunders is hurt--might be longer than expected---might be an upgrade with some competition at the position

 

[Hank]

So many people conveniently ignoring the Saints defensive line last season was one of the worst in the entire league.

28th in Sacks.
28th in Pressure percentage.
23rd in Rush Yards per Carry.
31st in Tackles for Loss.

The fact the Saints secondary wasn't completely shredded is a huge testament to just how freaking good the defensive backs are. They led the league in passes defended.

Signing Chase Young who has never come close to living up to the hype and spending a 6th round pick on a DT were their only moves this offseason until now.

I doubt this move does much, BUT they only gave up a 6th round pick and got a 7th in return for a potential depth DT so all in all not bad.

Bresee and Granderson can't do it all by themselves. Someone else has to step u

My thinking, as well. Run defense hasn't been stellar. Maybe he helps, there.

We need to be better on the DL--all positions besides Breese is up for grabs---more competition please

 

[kewee]

I'm watching him play against the Patriots in their preseason game last week. He is walking guards back every down. I'm talking major penetration

 

[kewee]

So far, I've watched just a handful of snaps. He already has a big tackle for a loss, disrupted a screen pass, hit the qb twice, and just forced a holding call on a double team block

 

[Goatman Saint]

This is good. Maybe one of this Days who needed a bit of time to grow into a man physically to handle the inside

 

[rlpmd]

We need to be better on the DL--all positions besides Breese is up for grabs---more competition please

next stop is WWE and he may have a college teammate in tow. I would rather have Dalton Wagner but Rigeway has some bad arse in him.

Current Razorback offensive lineman Dalton Wagner signed a deal with WWE's "Next In Line" program last year that guarantees him a developmental deal with the company when his football playing days are over.

Former Razorback John Ridgeway also expressed a passing interest in professional wrestling during a press conference last year.

“WWE Campus Rush will serve as a core pillar in our commitment to finding the next generation of WWE Superstars among today’s elite college athletes,” James Kimball, WWE’s Head of Talent Operations and Strategy said in an October press release. “The talent pipeline from college sports to WWE has proven to be effective, as evidenced by current champions Roman Reigns and Bianca Belair, and we are looking forward to visiting major college campuses around the country to introduce ourselves in a new way.”

 

[StudioSaint]

Both men, for how good as they are at the game of football, look like the type of people that get hired to play as extras in a football movie.

A little bit of trivia, football player extras in movies go through a football tryout to get cast. I knew a really good ex-college football player that tried out and didn't make the cut. He said he couldn't compete with the super athletic ex-football players who weren't good football players. Turns out those super athletic but unproductive types were unbeatable when they were given specifically scripted actions instead of having to read and react.

Tebucky Jones would have been the perfect football player extra.