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Terron Armstead would make the best skill position player for the Saints

Please don’t take this seriously, but after Marshall Newhouse’s fun escapades, we pay tribute to the big men on the offensive line.

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Marshall Newhouse certainly provided some hilarity in Week 9, displaying some nice awareness on a fumble recovery, but then disaster struck. In response to that, there’s a fun theme week going on at SB Nation that asks the question: "Which offensive lineman on your team would make the best skills position player?"

Disclaimer: Don’t take this seriously.

Now, for the New Orleans Saints, this might be a pretty easy choice. We know Terron Armstead was fast at the NFL Combine, setting the record for fastest offensive lineman at an astonishing 4.71-second 40-yard dash. For some perspective, that was faster than several wide receivers from the 2017 combine. All of the active Saints offensive linemen are at the 300-pound mark or more (Armstead is 6-foot-5, 305-pounds).

Armstead has a propensity to be a lead guy in the screen game, and can still get down the field easily several seasons later. He was a track and field star in high school (shot put), and ended up accepting a scholarship to play football for Arkansas-Pine Bluff because he could participate in both sports during college. Don’t forget, teams actually worked him out at tight end after he blew away scouts at the combine.

In a league where this can happen....

Maybe a Saints ‘big man’ can do something fun.

An honorable mention would go to Senio Kelemete, who has actually caught a pass and made a first down in the NFL.