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Ok.

Of our four top "receivers" - only ONE of those is an actual WR.

Colston and Moore are 30 and the most promising young guy we have on the field is Kenny Stills.

So yes, in addition to the line being stabilized this team could use a solid #2 WR.

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Brother, that is more of a function of utilization than skill. If Aliens steal the Ginger Giant the utilization looks entirely different.

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WR production:

SEASON RECEPTIONS RECEIVING YARDS TOUCHDOWNS
2013 164 (36.8%) 2,433 (47.1%) 14 (35.9%)
2012 185 (43.7%) 2,943 (56.7%) 20 (46.5%)
2011 206 (43.6%) 2,924 (53,1%) 24 (52.2%)
2010 235 (52.2%) 2,967 (64.0%) 21 (63.6%)

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And you think defenses didn't key on it, stifling our offense as a result?

Scouting breakdown: Saints offense
 

That's a different conversation lol. One which we agree on.

That WR production started declining with Graham and Sproles coming in and being used more as receivers. That is all it is an indicator of because pass attempts and passing yards hasn't declined.

Not sure all new WRs would take targets from Sproles or Graham. Once Payton started trusting Stills he started getting more targets.

You know what I think is predictable? Graham is lined up on the left side of the line and when the ball is snapped he doesn't break into a route. $100 says it's a run to the left side of the field.

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I have to question Graham lining up as a blocker anyway, if he can't block why the crap would he be out there, he isn't selling the route or blocking, it's a disaster in the making. We have gotten way to predictable. I also agree with Graham and Sproles getting targeted to much taking away from the recievers, it's like a crutch you get to use to having then become totally dependent on, and that is predictable also. If I as a fan know this I bet most DC's out there have picked it up also and to think our high powered O was flat all year and our D bailed them out all season. I'm not a betting man but at the start of last year you would have told me our O was going to stink up the place and our D would be the reason we went as far as we did, my reply would have been your crazy, now I ask myself with the same cast of characters returning on the O is it going to be better or worse, we need up-grades, I am tired of being predictable.

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Second in the NFL in total passing yards and fourth in the NFL in total yards = "stink up the place"?

That's a pretty high standard you got there.

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Was there any constant rytham or total domination or real consistancy in this O all year? Stats really don't tell the story. And how many games do you think we would have won without the D, my guess would 8 maybe less, I don't think that those standards get it.

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This is very encouraging for me. He could very well be a diamond in the rough. All he needs is reps and coaching up.

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Same question applies to 31 other teams brother. You could plausibly say Denver had that but with an all star cast of QB and Receivers they still stumbled every now and then.

How many games would Seattle or SF have won with out the D? Carolina?

Some where between 2009 and 2013 some Saints fans have come to some very unrealistic expectations.