Who Dat Say News: Saints sign 11 UDFA's

News: The team has has signed 11 undrafted free-agents including TCU safety David Roach, LSU linebacker Luke Sanders, Houston LB Rocky Schwartz, Iowa State receiver Todd Blythe, and Stanford QB T.C. Ostrander. The full list of Saints 2008 UDFA's is as follows:


QB T.C. Ostrander (Stanford)
LB Rocky Schwartz (Houston)
DE Jeremy Geathers (UNLV)
OL Jason Boone (Utah)
S David Roach (TCU)
LB Luke Sanders (LSU)
OT Akim Millington (Illinois)
WR Todd Blythe (Iowa State)
P Waylon Prather (San Jose State)
LS Ryan Senser (Ohio)
G Nate McManus (Georgia Tech)

WhoDatSay: Very surprising to us is that the Saints did not sign a RB such as Ole Miss' Benjarvus Green-Ellis or Georgia's Kregg Lumpkin. Nor did they bring in another body at TE -- something else that tells us the Saints may give one last try at obtaining Jeremy Shockey this off-season. We think the headliner of this UDFA class is TCU safety David Roach. Roach, a three-year starter for the Horned Frogs, can cover a lot of ground in the secondary, is excellent in run support, and brings the "big hit" with him. He garnered a lot of attention in college and has a ton of experience as the leader of TCU's defense the past 3 seasons. Another interesting prospect is Iowa State receiver Todd Blythe. Blythe is 6'5", 215lbs. and finished as the Cyclones' all-time leading receiver with 176 receptions for 3,096 yards and 31 touchdowns. He is relatively slow by NFL standards, but did manage a 4.58 forty at his pro-day in March. Rocky Schwartz has speed to burn, T.C. Ostrander was one of the most highly recruited QB's coming out of high school a few years ago, and Luke Sanders is the hometown LSU boy. We wish them the best, but all will be facing up-hill climbs to make the final roster. Here's to hoping there is another Pierre Thomas in the bunch.