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Saints DT David Onyemata suspended for PEDs


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4 minutes ago, jsthomp2007 said:

He needs more PEDs because I have never heard of this guy

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22. DAVID ONYEMATA, NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

The Saints bet on Onyemata last offseason to the tune of a three-year, $27 million contract. The early returns indicate that bet paid off for the team. Onyemata bounced back from a down 2019 season (55.3 overall grade) to post an 88.8 grade in 2020. He was the 12th-most valuable interior defender in the league, according to PFF WAR. The Saints will need returning players, such as Onyemata, Cameron Jordan and Marcus Davenport, to continue to step up following the loss of several key players along the defensive line in free agency.

https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-interior-defender-rankings-entering-2021-nfl-season

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Payton Turner has inside/outside rush versatility. Bright side of this suspension could be it yielding Turner some additional and highly valuable development reps on the interior. Other than that though, losing a plus DI is always going to sting.

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It seems the Saints have always managed to find a way to mount up a really good run defense. This is a big blow, but we'll see if some new blood can step up.

The real question mark is - can the secondary buy enough time to make even a great front 4 look good.

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24 minutes ago, Mid Iowa said:

It seems the Saints have always managed to find a way to mount up a really good run defense. This is a big blow, but we'll see if some new blood can step up.

The real question mark is - can the secondary buy enough time to make even a great front 4 look good.

while its true about the run d, Hendrickson, Rankins and now Onyemata for a while. Thats a lot. Shy Tuttle is an ok player, but who esle is going to play inside now?

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2 hours ago, GSUeagles14 said:

while its true about the run d, Hendrickson, Rankins and now Onyemata for a while. Thats a lot. Shy Tuttle is an ok player, but who esle is going to play inside now?

Turner, Cam and Davenport all have played inside on certain packages but certainly aren’t guys you want there full time. I’d guess the saints bring in a guy like Atkins or Short for a quick patch-job.

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