James Hurst retires (3 Viewers)

[Saint Spud]

 

[St. Widge]

Assuming this is accurate, it's almost funny how much we need guys on the offensive line. Hurst hasn't been good for a year or two, but we just need bodies at this point.

 

[Saintscuffy]

odd timing

 

[BreesusSaves]

So basically everyone knows they've got Loomis by the balls in the draft when he calls trying to trade up to get an OT.

Neato.

 

[BlackNGoldblood]

How big of a blow is this to our O-line? Does this ensure our O-line will suck regardless of what happens the rest of the offseason?

 

[J.T.]

Assuming this is accurate, it's almost funny how much we need guys on the offensive line. Hurst hasn't been good for a year or two, but we just need bodies at this point.

So basically everyone knows they've got Loomis by the balls in the draft when he calls trying to trade up to get an OT.

Neato.

Yeah, you would think the Saints would have been given a heads up and they would have asked him to wait until Monday to make the announcement.

 

[DeuceMcAllisterFan]

Wow. We have 3 openings on the line now.

 

[Infoman]

Wow. We have 3 openings on the line now.

That's what she....

 

[stadanko]

COULD YOU HAVE WAITED 3 DAYS DUDE! Mickey has to be pulling his hair out now.

 

[TribuneUK]

Assuming this is accurate, it's almost funny how much we need guys on the offensive line. Hurst hasn't been good for a year or two, but we just need bodies at this point.

odd timing

So basically everyone knows they've got Loomis by the balls in the draft when he calls trying to trade up to get an OT.

Neato.

How big of a blow is this to our O-line? Does this ensure our O-line will suck regardless of what happens the rest of the offseason?

 

[St. Widge]

How big of a blow is this to our O-line? Does this ensure our O-line will suck regardless of what happens the rest of the offseason?

I mean Hurst was pretty bad the last two years so it could be addition by subtraction, but it does mean that either some of our depth needs to really step up and/or we need lots of help on the OL in this draft. We really need Saldiveri to earn a starting spot at LG or Penning to learn to play LG while drafting an OT and signing Peat and/or Becton.

 

[Rouxble]

I wonder if he decided to retire before or after he took the pay cut. He's already earned $27m in his career, another $1.2m may not have been worth another year of the NFL grind.

 

[Artifactual]

The need just got bigger. Saints should be on the phone right now with Peat to lock him down and bring him back into the fold. Shouldn't just be relying on the draft and then who might be available afterwards. Shore this thing up some now Loomis.

 

[St. Geezy]

Weird timing.

We are either desperately locked-in to picking an OL at 14, or we are witnessing the most elaborate, convoluted long game smokescreen plot in the history of the NFL.

 

[BreesusSaves]

How big of a blow is this to our O-line? Does this ensure our O-line will suck regardless of what happens the rest of the offseason?

Hurst was just depth, but the issue is with Peat gone and the reports of Ram's weight loss... the Saints did not have much at OT for starters and now lose a depth guy as well. One of the weakest positions for the Saints just got weaker.