There was a time a few years back when many New Orleans Saints fans – myself included – were looking to move right tackle Zach Strief off this team. His game seemed to have slipped. One particular game against the Houston Texans, he had a very tough outing, leading Texans defensive end J.J. Watt to look at Drew Brees (after one of many sacks and hurries) and tell him the Saints needed to look for some help there.
The true test of character was that Zach Strief followed up that game with better games. Moreover, he improved and became one of the best right tackles in the game over the last few years.