Saints Trevor Penning - The next Richie Incognito?

[Billzgobowlin]

I think this personality is beneficial to a team as long as coaches harness it.  

[RyanC883]

On 8/4/2022 at 1:13 PM, Mark Vader said:

Mel Kiper brought up that Penning is looking at a rookie year full of penalties due to his intense play.

 

blah, Kiper.  Is Penning holding or playing after the whistle?  If not, perhaps he's embarrassing vets and they are taking exception to it?  

[YattaOkasan]

Would have loved to see brown and penning play for UNI. Shame they had their 2020 season cancelled.  At FCS those two must have been so nasty. 

[Mr. WEO]

Saints have gone completely limp.   They're done.

[Buffalo Boy]

    Dennis Allen trying to assert his dominance and show he’s in control. 
 

[The Dean]

On 8/5/2022 at 3:25 AM, GunnerBill said:

 

Richie was early in his career. Including his first spell here. He got smarter in terms of penalties as he got older.

 

Precisely this.

 

23 hours ago, RyanC883 said:

 

blah, Kiper.  Is Penning holding or playing after the whistle?  If not, perhaps he's embarrassing vets and they are taking exception to it?  

 

If he doesn't learn from getting kicked out of practice repeatedly, then I suspect Mel is onto something.  Savvy vets know how to use a Rookies unfocused/uncontrolled energy/enthusiasm to goad them into penalties. Don't expect the rook to get he benefit of the doubt from the refs when the post whistle shoving breaks out.