Saints sign Kyle Eckel

Discussion in 'New Orleans Saints Forum' started by islstl, Oct 30, 2009.

  1. islstl

    islstl Playoff committee is a group of great football men Staff Member

    to replace Heath Evans

    5'11" 237 lbs

    Played for New England on that 2007 team along with Heath Evans (wonder if Evans recommended him?).

    Played for Navy in his collegiate career.

    I just hope he can block somewhere close to what we got from Evans.

    Evans pass catching ability will be missed as well. He added yet another dimension to this offense in that capacity.
     
    islstl, Oct 30, 2009
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  2. TigerBacker70

    TigerBacker70 I'm the Cock of the Walk!

    Evans was decent. I still miss Mike Karney though.
     
    TigerBacker70, Oct 30, 2009
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  3. islstl

    islstl Playoff committee is a group of great football men Staff Member

    I think Evans was better than Karney. Evans could catch the ball out of the backfield, Karney really wasn't a factor.
     
    islstl, Oct 30, 2009
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  4. mctiger

    mctiger RIP, and thanks for the music Staff Member

    Evans isn't the blocker Karney was, but there's a huge difference in the playmaking option he gives us. Being a Naval Academy guy, I would expect Eckel to be a 110%'er.
     
    mctiger, Oct 30, 2009
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  5. RHans405

    RHans405 Let's Roll

    So, how good is Eckel?
     
    RHans405, Oct 31, 2009
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  6. islstl

    islstl Playoff committee is a group of great football men Staff Member

    Per Mike Detillier when asked about recently acquired fullback Eckel he replied, "He looks like he has been involved in this offense for a while."

    That's great news.

    And we just keep rolling folks........
     
    islstl, Nov 2, 2009
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