Defensive Tackle Brodrick Bunkley Will Please New Orleans Saints Fans to No End

July 18, 2012   ·   Will Osgood   ·   Jump to comments

When the New Orleans Saints brought both Shaun Rogers and Aubrayo Franklin in during the 2011 offseason, it was assumed the team would immediately become an elite run-stopping unit.
It was also assumed the pass-rush would improve due to the big bodies creating space for Sedrick Ellis and other pass-rushers to do their thing. 
That was all good in theory. In reality, though, the two veteran defensive tackles struggled in the Saints' base 4-3 scheme. 
It wasn't until the second half of the season that the two even looked like they belonged on the field in a Saints uniform. Of course, that is about the same time the team settled into a defensive groove and became one of the better run stopping units in football. 
Neither player was brought back to New Orleans in part because of how long it took them to find their collective groove. The Saints determined it was better to pay one man the same amount of money as the two for the same production. 
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