Saints sign McKinnon

[BACH]

http://www.azcentral.com/sports/cardinals/articles/0729nflnb0729.html

Saints sign McKinnon

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Jul. 29, 2005 12:00 AM

New Orleans signed free-agent linebacker Ronald McKinnon to a one-year contract on Thursday.

McKinnon spent his first nine NFL seasons with the Cardinals.

Terms were not disclosed.

Good luck, Ronald. Wish the best for you.

 

[English on tour]

yep good luck fella

 

[az1965]

Good for Mac Dog...

 

[azdad1978]

Good luck Ronnie mac!

 

[Codeofhammurabi]

Good luck Ron!

 

[seesred]

Thanks for all your hard work and for your great stuff in the community. I wish you great things.

GBR
40
Think Playoffs

 

[arthurracoon]

 

[Denny Green Fan]

Dude was a gutsy warrior.Thats what Ronald was

 

[CardShark]

You gave us great effort! Best of luck!

 

[Redsz]

Give em' hell Ronnie Mack!

 

[Chainthroer]

A real Card and one of my favorites. Best of luck!!

 

[PortlandCardFan]

Glad to see Ronnie Mac signed on with someone!!

 

[HeavyB3]

Good news for Ronnie. He'll be a starter there and will play well.

 

[duckfallas]

I'm sure the way he ended up in AZ doesn't sit well with him. He's a good guy and I wish him well in NO, but his best days as a football player are long behind him.

 

[CardLogic]

Happy hittin', Mac!

 

[Sandan]

Good luck Ronnie

 

[40yearfan]

Good luck Ronnie

 

[phillycard]

yeah 57! Good luck Mac.



I still have my picture with him after the opener in Washington we lost. Great guy, and a warrior for us.

 

[Pariah]

Who else does NO have in the middle? Will Ronnie Mac start, you think?

 

[Red Dawn]

Good luck, RonnieMac!

 

[kerouac9]

Who else does NO have in the middle? Will Ronnie Mac start, you think?

According to ESPN.com's depth chart, Ronnie Mac will begin training camp behind second-year player Courtney Watson (who actually did all right back there as a rookie, appearing in 12 games racking up 57 tackles, 2 sacks and 3 passes defensed) and Cie Grant (a third-year player out of OSU that isn't more than a special teams player).

I'm guessing that if he was signed to start, they wouldn't have waited until the eve of training camp to sign him. If this was a Cards signing and you didn't know him, he'd be camp fodder. Which is what Ronnie Mac is.

 

[kerouac9]

I'm looking at the Saints board to see what they think about Ronnie Mac, and it's pretty funny how they talk about Jonathan Sullivan the same way we talk about Wendell Bryant...

 

[kerouac9]

Man, maybe there's an "abused football fans syndrome." These guys sound exactly like us. The "veteran leadership" rag. The "experienced player" riff. Looking at stats totally out of context. Every signing is a great signing...

...the constant desire to switch to a 3-4 defense...

 

[bleedblk&gld]

Good news for Ronnie. He'll be a starter there and will play well.

Ha.....that's funny.

 

[bleedblk&gld]

According to ESPN.com's depth chart, Ronnie Mac will begin training camp behind second-year player Courtney Watson (who actually did all right back there as a rookie, appearing in 12 games racking up 57 tackles, 2 sacks and 3 passes defensed) and Cie Grant (a third-year player out of OSU that isn't more than a special teams player).

I'm guessing that if he was signed to start, they wouldn't have waited until the eve of training camp to sign him. If this was a Cards signing and you didn't know him, he'd be camp fodder. Which is what Ronnie Mac is.

McKinnon will be a camp body and maybe a here and there roster spot, nothing more. We have huge potential at the MLB position with 2nd year Courtney Watson and rookie Alfred Fincher(UCONN). I believe both of these guys have huge potential to grow this season.

Cie Grant moved to WSLB due to an early knee injury. His career never got jump started cause of it and the Saints believe the WSLB position might be less wear and tear on his knees. He's a very fast coverage LB. He'll do good at WSLB.