He wasn't exposed for 16 games last year. He covered very well for a SS.

Most NFL SS's lack the speed to cover fast TE's and WR's.

But Harper didn't have any trouble covering Shianco, Vernon Davis, Tony Gonzalez, Kellen Winslow, or Jason Whitten . All pretty fast TE's in my book.

I think Usama Young will be re-signed, and for basically one reason... he can play multiple positions. He has played some at FS, and CB, and SS, so he is versatile. That means he would likely give the team an extra position on the roster. Guys like that do wonders for your team, even though they do not excel anywhere, and are not great players. Usama will be re-signed.

I would challenge you to go back and look at 2 game early in the season when Harper was out and Usama took his place. Usama played lights out from the strong safety spot. Forget about everything else, just watch him play and then try to tell me he isn't capable of replacing Harper.

You are correct. He had a great game, in fact he got a gameball for the 1st one.

He has a future at FS/SS, just not at CB. Whenever he's gotten burned, its been at CB.

Quintin Mikell is probably the best player out there but he's going to make bank just like Harper. I like Melvin Bullitt from the Colts myself, being in Indy I've seen a lot of him and he's a complete safety. Very underrated player.

I'm sorry but a good game against the gaudy Carolina Panthers doesn't show me he's capable of replacing our Pro Bowler Roman Harper. Why should I forget about everything else he's done here for the past few years? It's relevant to how much he's grown as a player. He hasn't. I'm fine with him being a reserve here because the talent is there... well at least the measureables.

He played another great game against the Seahawks, against an offense that clearly took advantage of Roman Harper in the playoffs.

Pray tell, what has he done that's so awful, besides being a good backup and special teamer? We can't fault him for being burned at the corner when he's NOT A CORNER.

BTW, that play in the Super Bowl everybody always talks about to illustrate how bad he is? He got no safety help, and guess whose side it was on? Hint: he wears #41.

That's merely your opinion, don't state it as fact. Regardless, if you keep an open mind and judge him on his performance at safety, you'll find you're wrong.

"Great game"... well that's quite an exaggeration. They threw the ball all over us. If Lynch didn't lose two fumbles, they scoring in that game would have been higher.

So basically one "great game" against mighty Carolina Panthers and "great game" against the Seahawks and sudden now he's ready to take over for Roman Harper. This does not compute.

Since I have not called him an awful player, I couldn't explain this to you. Usama Young is an average backup and special teams player. A so-called 2 "great games" does not disclude what he's done over past couple of seasons. You can keep not calling him a corner, but that's the position where he was drafted and played at for the past 5 seasons. Now while this may not the best position for him, I'm sorry but that's where plays for the most part.

It's happened on more than one occasion where he has been caught looking into the backfield. I'm not excluding Harper from any blame... we all know he's not exactly the best cover guy out there. He's a box safety.
Yes he's upgradeable... but the money it'll cost to do so isn't worth it especially with our own free agents looming. I'm not blind and bias into thinking he's an all world safety. I'm also not blind into thinking Usama Young is the answer because he had two "great games".

It seems to me that you're the one pushing Harper as being easily replaceable and Young as a more than adequte replacement for him. I am open minded... I'm aware he has talent and the measureables to succeed there. I'm aware Young plays better with the ball in front of him. But in 5 years, he hasn't shown much. And that... is a FACT.

If you're going to continue to sit there and use his "great game" against Carolina to reason that he'll be a good replacement for Harper than you my friend... need to take off the blinders and think logically.

How bout this brothers, Young and Harper beg for an upgrade at the Strong Safety position...

Both Dawan Landry and Quintin Mikell are two free agents that would be awesome in the Saints scheme...

Donte Whitner is also available...