WHO MAKES THE CUT?

The Saints Current Roster: going into Training Camp

Offense:

QuarterBacks:

• Brees, Drew
• Brunell, Mark
• Palko, Tyler
• Ostrander, T.C.

RunningBack's

• McAllister, Deuce
• Bush, Reggie
• Thomas, Pierre
• Stecker, Aaron
• Barclay, Chris
• Hamilton, Lynell

FullBack's

• Karney, Mike
• Dudley, Kevin
• Sobomehin, Olaniyi

WideReceiver's

• Colston, Marques
• Patten, David
• Meachem, Robert
• Henderson, Devery
• Copper, Terrance
• Moore, Lance
• Arrington, Adrian
• Blythe, Todd
• Green, Skyler
• Moore, Evan
• Ryan, Titus

TightEnd's

• Johnson, Eric
• Miller, Billy
• Campbell, Mark
• Ghent, Ronnie
• Ortega, Buck

OffensiveTackle's

• Brown, Jammal
• Stinchcomb, Jon
• Strief, Zach
• Bushrod, Jermon
• Nicks, Carl
• Millington, Akim
• Boone, Jason

OffensiveGuard's

• Evans, Jahri
• Nesbit, Jamar
• Alleman, Andy
• Duckworth, Tim
• McManus, Nate

Center's

• Goodwin, Jonathan
• Lehr, Matt
• Tuminello, Kevin

Denfense:

Defensive End's

• Smith, Will
• Grant, Charles
• McCray, Bobby
• Savage, Josh
• Geathers, Jeremy

Defensive Tackle's

• Ellis, Sedrick
• Young, Brian
• Thomas, Hollis
• Clancy, Kendrick
• Lake, Antwan
• Pressley, DeMario
• Harris, Orien

LineBacker's

• Fujita, Scott
• Vilma, Jonathan
• Morgan, Dan
• Simoneau, Mark
• Mitchell, Marvin
• Evans, Troy
• Shanle, Scott
• Dunbar, JoLonn
• Sanders, Luke

CornerBack's

• McKenzie, Mike
• Gay, Randall
• Young, Usama
• Porter, Tracy
• David, Jason
• Craft, Jason
• Glenn, Aaron
• Phillips, Anwar
• Fassitt, Greg

Safety's

• Harper, Roman
• Bullocks, Josh
• Kaesviharn, Kevin
• Reis, Chris
• Roach, David
• Schwartz, Rocky

Place Kicker's

• Gramatica, Martín
• Mehlhaff, Taylor

Punter's

• Weatherford, Steve
• Prather, Waylon

Long Snapper's

• Houser, Kevin
• Senser, Ryan

It looks like there is going to besome HUGE competition at WR, LB, DT, CB & S

Now this is a competition

WideReceiver's

• Colston, Marques
• Patten, David
• Meachem, Robert
• Henderson, Devery
• Copper, Terrance
• Moore, Lance
• Arrington, Adrian
• Blythe, Todd
• Green, Skyler
• Moore, Evan
• Ryan, Titus

The way I see it there are only 2 - 100% locks for the 2008 Roster:

• Marques Colston - Pro Bowler in my eyes and the Saints # 1
• Robert Meachem - The Saints # 1 draft 2007 with a lot to prove this year

The next level is 80 to 90% only 1 receiver here

• David Patten - Solid season last year and Meachem's Mentor and Team Leader

Veteran's with edge but not a sure spot.

• Devery Henderson: great speed,  knows the offense & STONE HANDS
• Terrence Copper: Team Player, past the fumblitis & good special teamer
• Lance Moore: I was high on this kid last year "Human Velcro" problem is yards after the catch.

Top of the Rookie Class:

• Adrian Arrington: Don't let the 7 round selection fool you if he stayed his senior year he would have probably been a 3rd or 4th rounder
• Todd Blythe: Interesting Kid, Great Hands, Catches in traffic, great height if he could put on 30 lbs he could be a TE

The rest of the group and I believe are a long shot

• Skyler Green: was brought in for return skills is 5'9" and with the drafting of Tracy Porter will probably be expendable
• Evan Moore: Camp Body
• Titus Ryan: Camp Body

Saint's Receivers in 2008 how I see it:

• Marques Colston
• Robert Meachem
• David Patten
• Devery Henderson
• Adrian Arrington
• Terrence Copper

Practice Squad:

• Todd Blythe: TE project for 2009

dukstr I don't know about you but I'm not completely comfortable with this receivering corp. I have confidence in Colston and Patten but Meachem is a big question mark we simply don't know what to expect. And Devery what can I say if he could just work on his hands PLEASE DEVERY PLEASE!! I completely agree about Copper in his role he is a solid part of this team. If Arrington can learn and grow into this offense quite nicely.

Offense:

QuarterBacks:

• Brees, Drew
• Brunell, Mark

RunningBack's

• McAllister, Deuce
• Bush, Reggie
• Thomas, Pierre
• Stecker, Aaron

FullBack's

• Karney, Mike

WideReceiver's

• Colston, Marques
• Patten, David
• Meachem, Robert
• Henderson, Devery
• Copper, Terrance
• Moore, Lance
• Arrington, Adrian

OffensiveTackle's

• Brown, Jammal
• Stinchcomb, Jon
• Strief, Zach
• Bushrod, Jermon
• Nicks, Carl

OffensiveGuard's

• Evans, Jahri
• Nesbit, Jamar
• Alleman, Andy
• Duckworth, Tim

Center's

• Goodwin, Jonathan

Denfense:

Defensive End's

• Smith, Will
• Grant, Charles
• McCray, Bobby
• Geathers, Jeremy

Defensive Tackle's

• Ellis, Sedrick
• Young, Brian
• Thomas, Hollis
• Clancy, Kendrick
• Pressley, DeMario

LineBacker's

• Fujita, Scott
• Vilma, Jonathan
• Morgan, Dan
• Simoneau, Mark
• Evans, Troy
• Shanle, Scott
• Sanders, Luke

CornerBack's

• McKenzie, Mike
• Gay, Randall
• Young, Usama
• Porter, Tracy
• David, Jason
• Craft, Jason

Safety's

• Harper, Roman
• Bullocks, Josh
• Kaesviharn, Kevin
• Schwartz, Rocky

Place Kicker's

• Mehlhaff, Taylor

Punter's

• Weatherford, Steve

Long Snapper's

• Houser, Kevin

Offense:

QuarterBacks:

• Brees, Drew
• Brunell, Mark
• Palko, Tyler -Practice Squad
• Ostrander, T.C.

RunningBack's

• McAllister, Deuce
• Bush, Reggie
• Thomas, Pierre
• Stecker, Aaron
• Barclay, Chris
• Hamilton, Lynell