The signings of Craig Robertson and Nate Stupar could be much more important to the Saints’ defense than anybody anticipates.
All it takes is an injury, a lesson the New Orleans linebacking corps learned all too well last season.
When Dannell Ellerbe went down, first with a toe injury and later with an injury to his groin, New Orleans often found itself scrambling at weak-side linebacker, a spot that became more of a revolving door than a position last season. Five linebackers started on the weak side at least once and logged more than 100 snaps; former backup Ramon Humber led the group with just 282 snaps overall.