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Is anyone else concerned about an established leader on the defensive side of the ball?
Im having problems finding 'the guy' whos going to consistently show up for every game and make plays. Its too much to ask right now for a Ray Lewis/Urlacher type LB or a champ bailey type cornerback, but whos there to be an on the field leader? Im guessing Tebucky.

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I think this is the year that Darren Howard steps up and takes that role. Darrin Smith has been in the league for a while and knows the ropes, but he\'ll be swapping time with Ruff. Tebucky could be a motivator as well as Victor Green, if we\'re able to snag him. Ashley Ambrose and Fred Thomas are a couple of other guys that we be on the field a lot, and both have plenty of experience. If all these guys can step up and help mold these younger guys, I really don\'t see a problem in this department. I just seriously think this is Darren\'s defense now.

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It\'s scary when you\"veteran leader\" is a guy who was drafted in 2000. Sure D is right there will be a decent number of guys on the field who have some experience, but I agree with jbutts. We don\'t have a consistent performer... other than Howard. There\'s no one guy on our defense who you know is going to give you a good performance every week. Hopefully some of these guys can develop into that, but...

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My money\'s on DH to lead us. He\'s young, but he\'s been there and seen what we can do when we pull our heads out of our a----.

Ruff intrigues me though. I really do want to see what we can get out of him.

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Agreed, we need a leader on the field. I too hope DH is the guy.

It sure is good to see these new guys posting in here. I\'m sure the older members are getting tired of taking pot shots at the rest of us old members LOL :D

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thinking about hazing us rookies, Joesam?

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jbutts, I would but i\'m afraid I wouldn\'t get much help from the other veteran members. These guys think of themselves as Saints too. LOL. There are however a few to watch for. All these guys are pretty cool. I just have to remind myself not to say anything too stupid. They\'ll nail me at every turn.LOL :D

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oh joesam, ill never get tired of hammerin at ya, u just make it all too easy LOL

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oh, and just a warning to all the rookies out there, if u make an assumption on the saints, that i disagree with, u will feel my wrath...and if u dont know, u better ask somebody

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I guess I am the player you wanna trade?......LOL ;)

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I doubt that Rod... if we voted on a Kyle Turley of this group, my money says I\'d be odd man out. ;)

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Pak, you wouldn\'t be calling me loose would you? I\'m not free tonight but I am reasonable. LOL
P.S. To the new guys on the board. Don\'t worry about Pak, just throw him a beer and he\'ll be fine. He\'s really one of the sweethearts in here.LOL
Whodat, I wouldn\'t trade you unless someone offered me one of those Elvis pictures on velvet. LOL

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Maybe Ambrose would take the roll of leader. I don\'t know any of these guys personalities, but Ambrose is a veteran and has played here before.

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Saints | WhoDat Traded to Arizona - from www.KFFL.com
Wed, 30 Apr 2003 13:29:08 -0700

AZCardinals.com reports the New Orleans Saints have traded Poster WhoDat to the Arizona Cardinals for a red velvet Jesus statue and a bag of Doritos. \"I\'ve longed for one, ever since I saw the thing at an Urban Outfitters,\" said coach Haslett, \"This has been a great day for this organization.\" Scouts have proclaimed that this is just another example of Loomis taking advantage of the Arizona franchise.

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Damn, I loose out again. I guess my Elvis on velvet wasn\'t good enough. I\'ll know better next time. LOL. That\'s just to funny B&B.

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We could play the red velvet Jesus statue at S (not much gets by him), set the Dorritos down on the field at the MLB\'s spot, grab one more undrafted free agent (Mephistopholes), play him at DT, put Smitty\'s dog in at corner and we\'re set for the season.

Back to topic - I think Howard and Ambrose will do the trick for leadership.

Got to admit I\'m surprised they traded ol\' WhoDat, though, being a veteran and all. Cap hit probably got the best of him.

[Edited on 1/5/2003 by LordOfEntropy]

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How bout Dale Carter. He\'s Sober

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So far....

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I wonder what it\'s like.