Malcolm Jenkins Says Saints Will Learn From 2012's Disappointing Ending
 

The 2012 season was the first time in S Malcolm Jenkins’ football career that a team he played on missed the postseason.

Adding to the disappointment of the campaign, Jenkins missed the final three games after being placed on injured reserve on Dec. 15 with a hamstring injury.

Despite the team being outside of the playoff hunt when Jenkins was placed on injured reserve, he didn’t take it as a chance to slack off.

Jenkins, who was voted as a team captain by his teammates to start the season, still wanted to help the team as much as he could.

Jenkins wore a headset and held a notepad on the sideline during the final three games of the regular season. He said he took a scouting approach while on the sidelines, analyzing what he saw on the field and advising other Black and Gold safeties including Rafael Bush and Isa Abdul-Quddus that helped fill his void.

“I just wanted to help any way I could,” said Jenkins. “It’s not fun standing on the sidelines so I wanted to make the most of it. I would just point things out to the younger guys and provide any details that can help.”

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I like the type of person Malcolm is, always trying to make himself and the team better and always gives everything he has

However he needs to learn to tackle, that's my biggest pet hate with half the team

I can't blame many coverage problems on him because we had zero pass rush (for about the 5th year running)

But when it came to stopping the run, one play sticks in my mind 3rd and 6 vs bucs, Jenkins could have stopped their RB for a 3 yard gain, he gave a terrible attempt at a tackle and it turned into a 36 yard TD

It's not just Jenkins, all our players miss the tackles, but Jenkins has to get better seen as he's the last line of defense

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Maybe if he tackled like a man and not dive at feet, he would be more appreciated by the fan base. Hard to remember the great plays when the majority of the time you lead the team in missed tackles.

The best statement of the article that I LOL'd at:

"One key component to Jenkins’ success with the Saints is his ability to adapt to change. He had a smooth transition from corner to safety in 2010and picked up first-year defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo’s scheme quickly"

Are you serious?

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He probably picked it up better than the rest of the defense, given the abject horror show they produced.

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Did he say anything about the disappointing beginning? The disappointing middle?

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Nope. It was puppy dogs and rainbows. Stating the same crap we heard from training camp. All the defensive players saying how easy the scheme was. Fast forward to present, worse defense in NFL histiry for yards allowed. Where is the disconnect coming from?

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Glad to hear that he is gonna put the work in. It's not saying much, but he was our best DB last season, maybe having him in the panthers game would have got us to 8-8.

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Yeah , Saints will learn from 2012 as in when SeanP gets to pen and paper with Loomis , many will learn what it is like to be on another team or maybe no team.
That is what many of them will learn.
Not playing , trying, or even looking like they were aware or interested during this past year will be former Saints and when other teams look at that film of some of these gusy missing tackles, running slow, and mo' :-) , they may not pick these guys .
Learn Dat!!!!!

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Still sayin' if one finger's pointing at the players (and rightfully so), the other three've gotta be pointing at the DC. We all know where their thumbs were....

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They better

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Seer, you have a good point there too.
DC (coach)??? No film study? What happened during weekly film day and practice? Getting on these players? No getting a chart in front of them at the games?

Malcolm,

Learning comes during halftime based off of what you saw in the first half.

Learning comes on Monday from watching Sundays tape.

If you need an offseason to adjust you need to find another occupation bro, your football IQ just isn't high enough.

All this "off season learning" is crap. Your opponents are changing things before you see them again.

You'll always be a year behind like this.

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yeah yeah let the play on the field in 2013 do the talking

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This fanbase had forty+years of "We'll Get 'Em Next Year"...

Thanks, but no thanks but we'll pass on that...

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proof is in the pudding.

i never quit understood that lol but i still use it

ok i had to goolge it lol

According to Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, the phrase dates back to at least 1615 when Miguel de Cervantes published Don Quixote. In this comic novel, the phrase is stated as, "The proof of the pudding is the eating."

These days, some people shorten the phrase to simply "proof of the pudding." Even the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language trims it down. Occasionally, it is even further abbreviated to "proof in pudding," irritating purists who argue that the shortened versions don't mean anything on their own. Let's just hope it doesn't get further reduced any time soon. "Proofpudding" just doesn't cut it.
Where does the phrase "the proof is in the pudding" come from?

Ok i am not the only person puzzled. see what you learn at B&G

"The proof of the pudding is the eating."

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:roflmao: That explanation needs to be explained.

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Malcolm Jenkins is a major reason that we suck on defense. He's a no tackling bad angle taking waste of space and a draft pick.jmho

I'm sorry but MJ isn't cutting it. He sucked at CB so we moved him to FS where he sucked as bad if not worse. There is no place left for him but to be traded.

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He is such an enigma, he makes a couple of spectacular plays every year but he also stinks it up on a regular basis. I still don't know if I am ready to give up on him. Look how Flacco has finally dveloped for teh Ravens, maybe all MJ needs is more time.

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Same play still sticks in my mind and lots of others that jenkins has to get better atl.

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I can fully appreciate his attitude etc...

However, what are we here for? Ill take someone that is not so positive but plays solid ball any day over someone who is likeable but just doesn't get it done.

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Once again...

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