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Re: Who is the New Orleans Saints' most indispensable defensive player?

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Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II (Post 506482)

Vilma.......because Lofton doesn't make the call at the line.

On a side note I think this is Vilma's last year as a Saint.
Injury or not...

Re: Who is the New Orleans Saints' most indispensable defensive player?

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Originally Posted by Danno (Post 506491)

When you have about the same level of talent among your top defensive players, there isn't anyone who is indespensible.

We don't have that young Ray Lewis or Brian Urlacher type difference maker on our roster, but neither does anyone else.

I'm not sure any team today has a truly "indespensible" player. Maybe Patrick Willis or JJ Watt?

I'd say the player I'd hate to lose the most is probably Jordan, but he's hardly indespensible.

For the Jets, it was Revis - Jets D wasn't the same whilst he was injured...

Chiefs weren't the same when Jared Allen left, and I'm not sure the Vikings are that good a team without Allen to whom he was traded...

Definitely Patrick Willis for the 49ers, though Navorro Bowman is making a name for himself...

Packers defense would definitely take a hit without Clay Matthews...

Not sure the Bills defense, which wasn't all that bad when the offense wasn't turning the ball over in the red zone, will be that good with Nick Barnett whose now a FA...

Ray Lewis is overrated - I said it; he's one of the best LBers, but he wasn't what really made that D go; Haloti Ngata was the man and when he was injured this year, it showed...

And the Lions defense isn't as, well, nasty without Ndamukong Suh manning the interior; even though their secondary has been no better/worse than ours...

And the Rams aren't the same defense without James Laurinaitis...

We haven't had THAT GUY - maybe one emerges from the acquisitions...

Re: Who is the New Orleans Saints' most indispensable defensive player?

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Originally Posted by thefifthwall (Post 506354)

The closest we have to indispensable on defense is Morestead, the punter.

I agree. :smokin:

Re: Who is the New Orleans Saints' most indispensable defensive player?

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Originally Posted by TheOak (Post 506487)

THAT person has yet to be determined.

Right! It could be Vaccaro. It could be Vilma.........but I'm not sure he'll play as many downs as the other two.

Re: Who is the New Orleans Saints' most indispensable defensive player?

Any one of the starting 3 defensive lineman, Jordan/Bunkley/Hicks. At this point I would assume Johnson/Jenkins/Coleman are the backups, and I think they're all well suited for rotational roles but not sure any of them could be counted on as a long-term starter.