By Les East - Cresent City Sports
METAIRIE – The New Orleans Saints have the makings of a very good offensive line on both the left and right sides.
And in between they have a big question mark.
The retirement of long-time center Max Unger after last season left a big hole in the middle of the line. But the Saints are confident they can fill the hole adequately, though it’s unclear who will snap the ball to Drew Brees to start the season opener against Houston in September.
New Orleans signed former Viking Nick Easton as a veteran free agent in the immediate aftermath of Unger’s retirement, which wasn’t widely anticipated but which didn’t catch the Saints’ brass off guard either.
Then New Orleans traded up in the second round of the draft to select center Erik McCoy of Texas A&M with the hope that he could step in and start right away but also with the understanding that he might not be ready to start immediately. ...
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