DT John Ridgeway III and a 7th round pick traded to the Saints for a 6th round pick (1 Viewer)

[meily]

This won’t be popular but Saunders is not at all an asset on the line. Slightly below average imo. As is Shepherd.

Saunders was the one we were all excited about last year when they signed both he and Shepherd, but its Shepherd that holds up better in run defense and provided some pass rush from the interior, Saunders not so much, he's athletic for his size but that's where it stops it would seem.

 

[St. Widge]

This won’t be popular but Saunders is not at all an asset on the line. Slightly below average imo. As is Shepherd.

You are right. He's a fun guy and a fun story, but he has not developed into the player they thought he would become when they signed him from the Chiefs. No push in pass rush and hasn't been good in run defense.

 

[SigFreudianSlip]

You are right. He's a fun guy and a fun story, but he has not developed into the player they thought he would become when they signed him from the Chiefs. No push in pass rush and hasn't been good in run defense.

Yep, agreed. I hate it as he is a cool dude. I too thought he would be more.

 

[waazup]

DLine looking massive...Bresee, Ridgeway, Young, Granderson all 6'5".

 

[BayouCajun]

DT John Ridgeway is pretty solid against the run with Washington. Have no idea how he is rushing the passer, but think he mainly a run stopper. Saints were high on Ridgeway at Senior Bowl a couple years ago.

 

[StudioSaint]

DLine looking massive...Bresee, Ridgeway, Young, Granderson all 6'5".

Bryce Young probably doesn't want to see that lineup.

 

[Joodas Avila]

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?

 

[RaisingTheBar]

There has been talk about trading or cutting him. He's not happy with falling behind Breese and frankly, although he's a fun guy, he hasn't lived up to what they expected him to be when they signed him.

Also, our run defense was bad last year. They may be seen as a way to upgrade the run defense.

That’s all great, he’s still not getting cut.

 

[HJBandME]

Ha! Kazoo Kid! He's a good buddy of mine!

 

[bleedit1960]

Just was telling John Sigler yesterday I would like Saints to get him after they were wanting to trade him.

 

[BayouSAINTJoe]

That R in his position is shaped like a D for some odd reason

 

[picnicwithfish]

Guy starts talking about him at 4:40ish

 

[Saatc35]

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?

Family tree for sure!

 

[WxM]

I don’t expect a thing from this dude but seeing this makes me root for him as I’m beyond sick of high RAS scrubs.

Other than QB, K, and P, RAS is most useless for nose tackles. They are lumped in with athletic penetrators, who are tasked to do totally different things, so their scores tend to be much lower.

 

[Rexman100]

I've heard that too and that's the only other way this move could make sense. I don't understand though why we wouldn't just IR him since we can't cut an injured vet outright. Perhaps that's coming.

But even when we have carried a second nose on the 53, which isn't all the time, we typically make that guy a healthy scratch anyway. So why trade for one?

Deuce said its a Todd Grantham pick, something about TG loving SEC DT's