Zach Strief Has Been Put On IR, Thus Proving That The Saints Are Destined To Never Have Depth10/4/2017
I am fairly certain that the person who coined "everything is better in moderation" wasn't talking about starting caliber offensive tackles when he did so, but you'd truly believe that less is - indeed - more with the way fate has delivered hits to the Saints depth over the years. Just look at New Orleans' top two picks in the first round of the NFL draft for proof that the organization seemingly isn't allowed to have too many nice things. Marshon Lattimore gets selected to solidify the secondary...and Delvin Breaux almost immediately goes down to a bruise that magically (through the power of misdiagnosis) turned into a broken leg. Ryan Ramczyk gets picked to learn behind a couple of veteran bookends, and one of those bookends busts up his shoulder before it's even in pads. It's football so obviously unfortunate injuries happen, but the fact that Zach Strief just went down for an extended period of time - due to a mistake made by the player that was supposed to serve as his protege - with the return of Terron Armstead seemingly on the horizon makes me think they were never meant to have three's company in protecting their quarterback. Now, hopefully getting put on the shelf with his expiration date as a pro approaching sooner rather than later doesn't signal the end of a hell of a career for Zach Strief. As someone who has been in the organization for a decade and been an intricate part of their offensive success since 2011, he certainly deserves to go out in more triumphant fashion than writhing around on the ground clutching the re-injured knee he decided to play through. That's why it would be nothing short of great news if he were able to return and bring a wealth of experience to a potential (fingers crossed) playoff run. Unfortunately, it's not so good news that the Saints only seem to have a reliable next man up when they are in desperate need of a reliable next man up.
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