Saints tried out three defensive linemen today - nose tackles Chuck Darby and Rodney Leisle and...

Saints tried out three defensive linemen today - nose tackles Chuck Darby and Rodney Leisle and defensive end Orpheus Roye.

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guess they

don’t feel like Ellis is coming back soon and that Pressley will be able to step up. Maybe they think we’re thin at the DT spot though.

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by skinnykinney on Nov 10, 2009 2:31 AM CST reply actions

Could be

they are considering IR for Ellis and want to fill that roster spot with the same position to maintain depth. May not mean a lack of confidence in Pressley

by BayouRebel on Nov 10, 2009 6:25 AM CST reply actions

Well that is bad news.

Ellis is irreplaceable.

by xen-cuts on Nov 10, 2009 7:57 AM CST reply actions

Ellis is our 3 Tech guy, he does not play NT… same with Pressley. We are looking for a big body that can spell Remi and take Clancy’s spot in the rotation… Ellis and Pressley are big, but not big enough to play NT. I havent heard of these guys, but if they can absorb some blockers, Pressley and Hargrove will make that much more of an impact.

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by tlsk1066 on Nov 10, 2009 9:48 AM CST reply actions

looked em up

Looks like Leisle was drafted by the Saints (don’t remember him) but looks like he has the girth to play NT. Darby was last with the Lions and looks about Sed Ellis’ size… not sure if he will plug the hole we need

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by tlsk1066 on Nov 10, 2009 9:52 AM CST up reply actions

plus, Darby's 34 yrs old!

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by tlsk1066 on Nov 10, 2009 9:53 AM CST up reply actions

Man we need Sedrick Ellis back..

Hes been injured in his first 2 season with us. I think he’s one of the reasons our run d has been so absent the last couple of games.

by AKAY47 on Nov 10, 2009 12:22 PM CST reply actions

For starters...

we need somebody to replace Pressley on the taxi sqaud

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by bondcrash on Nov 10, 2009 1:34 PM CST reply actions

haha

taxi squad. I haven’t heard it called that since I played HS hockey.

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by Dave Cariello on Nov 10, 2009 5:42 PM CST up reply actions

Is it true

that it was called the taxi squad because they weren’t allowed to ride the team bus to games? They had to take a taxi. Just an old rumor I’d heard.

by WhoDat_OH on Nov 11, 2009 6:43 AM CST via mobile up reply actions

it is now wednesday afternoon

I would assume they are not going to make a move this week

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by MobileSaint on Nov 11, 2009 5:24 PM CST reply actions

never mind

Earl Heyman signed to practice (taxi) squad yesterday.

Did I just scoop the Times-Picayune?

http://www.neworleanssaints.com/Team/Practice%20Squad/People/Earl%20Heyman.aspx

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by MobileSaint on Nov 11, 2009 5:27 PM CST reply actions

Standout from Louisville

not a bad PS pickup.

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by FuSoYa on Nov 11, 2009 7:55 PM CST up reply actions

TS pickup, you mean

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by HansDat on Nov 11, 2009 8:38 PM CST up reply actions

Is that what we're going with now?

Then Taxi Squad, it is!

What you have to do is to turn his little body over so that when he does get it, he lands on his head and he doesn’t come back in for a while." -- Gregg Williams on Steve Smith.

by FuSoYa on Nov 11, 2009 10:03 PM CST up reply actions