Saints* trade for Ruud

[carolina-chuck]

I Dno but I always thought Rudd was pretty good. Dno why Tampa let him walk, Titans also and now Seattle. Guess injuries caught up with him. Saints* are getting weaker and weaker at that position.

[Kuech the Sneak]

I Dno but I always thought Rudd was pretty good. Dno why Tampa let him walk, Titans also and now Seattle. Guess injuries caught up with him. Saints** are getting weaker and weaker at that position.

He got replaced by a better player in Tennessee after he got hurt

[Brooklyn Bully]

:sigh:

This board.

Had we picked him up you'd be saying "decent pick up! hope he stays healthy!"

[SauceBoss]

Lol thought this scrub had been out of the nfl for a while.

He was. That's why he played in Seattle.

[csx]

He got replaced by a better player in Tennessee after he got hurt

That does not mean he is not decent.

Maybe decent means something different to me than others.

[PhillyB]

ruud was solid in tampa. Saints* signing him makes sense, they need some depth and he'll be a serviceable fill-in.

the fans are unbelievably delusional though, the comments on the NFL.com article about it is flooded with misspelled diatribes about how sweet it will be when the Saints* become the first team to play the superbowl at home and this is just another piece of the master plan... lol

[jtnc]

:sigh:

This board.

Had we picked him up you'd be saying "decent pick up! hope he stays healthy!"

Nope. I've knew he's been poo, has been graded one of the worst lb's in the past three years by PFF.

Try again.

[Tom]

I always liked Ruud. He always seemed to be around the ball (was close or even led the league in tackles on year). Just not a game changing player. I actually compared Kuechly to Ruud when we drafted him (all indications are that I was very wrong on this). I always thought of Ruud as an above average starter just not a superstar. Didn't realize he had fallen off that much.

[Darth Biscuit]

ruud was solid in tampa. Saints** signing him makes sense, they need some depth and he'll be a serviceable fill-in.

the fans are unbelievably delusional though, the comments on the NFL.com article about it is flooded with misspelled diatribes about how sweet it will be when the Saints** become the first team to play the superbowl at home and this is just another piece of the master plan... lol

Yeah, and if only Gordell would stop harassing them they could have a DYNASTY!!!

[Cary Kollins]

From Adam Caplan's twitter page: "One GM told me that his skills regressed significantly over his last few seasons. Health is a huge factor, but not the same player."

We should be in for some high scoring games against the taints.

[Nine_Lives]

Good pick up. Saints* don't need Pro Bowlers on defense, just guys who can toe the line.

[jtnc]

Here is a quote from Titans SB nation blog.

This is a tough day here at MCM. Site favorite Barrett Ruud has agreed to terms with the Seattle Seahawks. Ruud's arch with the Titans is pretty funny to think back on. We were all pretty excited when the team signed him because he was decent against the run and good in pass coverage. I cannot speak for everyone, but I think it is safe to say that most people thought he was going to be an upgrade over Stephen Tulloch. I know I did.

Just a few short weeks later, the entire fanbase was ready to run him out of town with pitchforks. He couldn't tackle or cover anyone. It also didn't help his cause that Colin McCarthy proved to be a really, really good player when he got to fill in for Ruud.

But we are just jealous, right?

[PhillyB]

Good pick up. Saints** don't need Pro Bowlers on defense, just guys who can toe the line.

this is about right, i think. ruud is a stopgap, and nothing more, and the Saints* front office knows it even if the fanbase doesn't.

i look forward to tolbert flattening him bi-annually.

[Nine_Lives]

this is about right, i think. ruud is a stopgap, and nothing more, and the Saints** front office knows it even if the fanbase doesn't.

Yeah, Saints* lost a linebacker earlier this week so they had to replace him with someone. Guess Ruud was that someone.