Courtney Roby may not have the role on the Saints that most guys dream of coming into the NFL, but it's a place that continues to be secure. He's been extremely valuable to the Saints as a gunner for four seasons and a decent kick returner too prior to Darren Sproles coming to the team a year ago and supplanting him. But Roby turns 30 in January and while the departure of Robert Meachem opened the door for someone to step into a new role with the Saints at receiver, the crop of young promising players in Nick Toon, Joseph Morgan and Adrian Arrington, among others, seemed first in line at the beginning of trainign camp. Roby's value to the team was admittedly diminished with the emergence of Sproles in the return game, but it's also fair to say he competes with corners and safeties as much as receivers (if not more) for a roster spot because his primary function is as a gunner on special teams. His designated position of "receiver" has largely been a label t...
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August 13, 2012
