Former Coastal Carolina University fullback Tommy Fraser finally got his first call since the beginning of draft day, from the New Orleans Saints, to invite him for a tryout in the team’s rookie training camp. You know, after suffering the frustration for not being called during the draft, how excited Fraser was feeling for having a chance to compete for a job with the defending champion team of this season.
"[I] watched the draft with my family, I was excited. Not too much happened during the draft," said Fraser. "About 30 minutes after the draft, my agent called and let me know we were going to camp with the [New Orleans] Saints."
Although it seemed that no team held much interest in picking Fraser, he was still a popular choice among the undrafted free agents. Beside the Saints, Fraser also received interest from the Atlanta Falcons, but to work with the Super Bowl XLIV winners is just anyway a much better idea. So Fraser is now preparing for the upcoming training camp by working out double time to keep shape. According to the young athlete himself, what attracted Saints was his speed and ability to catch passes, which are most important factors in a good fullback. So he is confident that he is very likely to be officially given a Saints jersey after the camp that will last two and a half days.
If adding Fraser, the Saints will have four fullbacks on the roster beside ten-year veteran Heath Evans, Zak Keasey and Marcus Mailei, and the latter two actually do not have much experience of playing in real game and are considered to have less offensive skills than Fraser.
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Friday, April 30, 2010
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Saints could have better choice of backup QB with Bulger
After being released by the St. Louis Rams on Apr. 5th, 10-year veteran quarterback Marc Bulger is still available on market. And some New Orleans Saints fans suggest their team sign back the former 168th overall draft pick in 2000 to add a more reliable backup for starter Drew Brees.
Being picked by the Saints in the sixth round of 2000 NFL draft, Bulger did not wear the Saints jersey for long before being cut. He joined the Rams after being released by his second team, the Atlanta Falcons during the 2000 season. Comparing to another quarterback Tom Brady, who was drafted in the same year but thirty one picks later by the New England Patriots, Bulger has not had as brilliant career, but he still has had very impressive production during the ten seasons with the Rams. Actually, he used to be one of the top ten quarterbacks considering his completion percentage and yards per attempt from 2003 to 2006. He was also selected to Pro Bowl twice before his career went into descent because of injuries.
Bulger missed four games in 2007 season with a rib injury and a concussion. Meanwhile, All-Pro left tackle Orlando Pace missed all but one games with a serious injury and the whole Rams’ offensive line was jeopardized so badly that the team has not had a winning season since then. With Pace leaving Rams for the Chicago Bears in 2009, Bulger had even less production with the damaged offensive line.
On the other side, the Saints have an offense that ranked top last season, and Bulger could fit in much better than second-year quarterback Chase Daniel and rookie Sean Canfield. What’s more important, his experience of leading the Rams would make him a perfect backup that could take over the duty of calling signal immediately once the starter has to leave the field with injury or something else. Therefore, it will make a very good point if the Saints decide to reunite with Bulger.
Being picked by the Saints in the sixth round of 2000 NFL draft, Bulger did not wear the Saints jersey for long before being cut. He joined the Rams after being released by his second team, the Atlanta Falcons during the 2000 season. Comparing to another quarterback Tom Brady, who was drafted in the same year but thirty one picks later by the New England Patriots, Bulger has not had as brilliant career, but he still has had very impressive production during the ten seasons with the Rams. Actually, he used to be one of the top ten quarterbacks considering his completion percentage and yards per attempt from 2003 to 2006. He was also selected to Pro Bowl twice before his career went into descent because of injuries.
Bulger missed four games in 2007 season with a rib injury and a concussion. Meanwhile, All-Pro left tackle Orlando Pace missed all but one games with a serious injury and the whole Rams’ offensive line was jeopardized so badly that the team has not had a winning season since then. With Pace leaving Rams for the Chicago Bears in 2009, Bulger had even less production with the damaged offensive line.
On the other side, the Saints have an offense that ranked top last season, and Bulger could fit in much better than second-year quarterback Chase Daniel and rookie Sean Canfield. What’s more important, his experience of leading the Rams would make him a perfect backup that could take over the duty of calling signal immediately once the starter has to leave the field with injury or something else. Therefore, it will make a very good point if the Saints decide to reunite with Bulger.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Saints made last choice in NFL draft with QB Canfield
The New Orleans Saints made their last choice in 2010 NFL draft on Saturday afternoon and Oregon State quarterback Sean Canfield became the latest one putting on the black and gold Saints jersey, being the 239th overall new player drafted this year.
With a height of 6-3 1/2 and weight of 222 pounds, Canfield fits the last season’s Super Bowl champion team perfect with his size. Besides, the left-handed young man had been signal-caller during his college football career with his strong arm and ability to read coverage, both necessary elements of being a good quarterback in the professional NFL. The addition of Canfield is expected to add more depth on Saints’ offensive line and offer more backups to starter Drew Brees.
If it was in last year’s draft, there would have been many doubts on whether the Saints were wise enough in selecting Canfield, who missed the whole 2008 season because of a torn labrum. But the young player quietly proved what he was able to do with great performance in 2009. At this moment, it’s still hard to tell what a brilliant career he could have in NFL, but if given time and chances, the rookie does deserve high expectations.
With a height of 6-3 1/2 and weight of 222 pounds, Canfield fits the last season’s Super Bowl champion team perfect with his size. Besides, the left-handed young man had been signal-caller during his college football career with his strong arm and ability to read coverage, both necessary elements of being a good quarterback in the professional NFL. The addition of Canfield is expected to add more depth on Saints’ offensive line and offer more backups to starter Drew Brees.
If it was in last year’s draft, there would have been many doubts on whether the Saints were wise enough in selecting Canfield, who missed the whole 2008 season because of a torn labrum. But the young player quietly proved what he was able to do with great performance in 2009. At this moment, it’s still hard to tell what a brilliant career he could have in NFL, but if given time and chances, the rookie does deserve high expectations.
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