New Orleans Saints receive harsh offseason grade from ESPN

WhoDat!656 · 05-18-2016, 12:36 PM

Before we dive into the negative, Barnwell did state he felt the Saints upgraded their interior pass rush with the addition of Sheldon Rankins and Nick Fairley. However, that’s about where it stops.

Barnwell called attention to the areas where he felt the Saints failed or went wrong this offseason. The areas focus around paying too much for tight end Coby Fleener, failing to extend quarterback Drew Brees, and going all in on free agent cornerback Josh Norman.

New Orleans Saints receive harsh offseason grade from ESPN

Danno · 05-18-2016, 01:11 PM

Laughable article.

We get dinged for going after Norman with big money. Uhh, we didn't get him.

We can still re-sign/extend Brees

He implies we didn't address our defense in FA because of the Fleener deal.

Uhh...How about Fairley, Laurinaitus, Robertson, Rankins, Bell, Stupar, Harris, Oneyamata, xBrowner, and injury returns by PJ Williams, Davis Tull, Keenan Lewis and several new coaches including a new DC?

Has ESPN seriously gotten this lazy?

NonieT · 05-18-2016, 02:39 PM

Originally Posted by Danno

Laughable article.

We get dinged for going after Norman with big money. Uhh, we didn't get him.

We can still re-sign/extend Brees

He implies we didn't address our defense in FA because of the Fleener deal.

Uhh...How about Fairley, Laurinaitus, Robertson, Rankins, Bell, Stupar, Harris, Oneyamata, xBrowner, and injury returns by PJ Williams, Davis Tull, Keenan Lewis and several new coaches including a new DC?

Has ESPN seriously gotten this lazy?

Naw. They've always been lazy They just proved by the joke they call an article.

foreverfan · 05-18-2016, 03:07 PM

Originally Posted by Danno

Laughable article.

We get dinged for going after Norman with big money. Uhh, we didn't get him.

We can still re-sign/extend Brees

He implies we didn't address our defense in FA because of the Fleener deal.

Uhh...How about Fairley, Laurinaitus, Robertson, Rankins, Bell, Stupar, Harris, Oneyamata, xBrowner, and injury returns by PJ Williams, Davis Tull, Keenan Lewis and several new coaches including a new DC?

Has ESPN seriously gotten this lazy?

Face it... ESPN thinks we suck and is going to vote for Hillary Clinton.

Does that begin to make sense to you now?

saintfan · 05-18-2016, 04:44 PM

NOLA54 · 05-18-2016, 04:54 PM

The only one in denial is ESPN. Hence all the sports casters who have left.
ESPN....Shut Up!

ScottF · 05-18-2016, 05:31 PM

Hard to argue about overpaying for Fleener; we said that here months ago

the others are ridiculous-
we were all-in on Norman? The fact that we could even make that deal work is a miracle...so how is the deal falling through a negative?

Brees hasn't signed? did we need him to? Who did we miss out on because of that money?

this article sheds some light:
Josh Norman: Family swayed him to pass on Saints for Redskins | NOLA.com
1- Brees will sign if / when we need money
2- Norman and his support group won't be heading to any Mensa meetings anytime soon

Rugby Saint II · 05-19-2016, 01:47 PM

Idiots!

05-18-2016, 12:36 PM	#1
WhoDat!656 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Shreveport,Louisiana Posts: 16,001	New Orleans Saints receive harsh offseason grade from ESPN Before we dive into the negative, Barnwell did state he felt the Saints upgraded their interior pass rush with the addition of Sheldon Rankins and Nick Fairley. However, that’s about where it stops. Barnwell called attention to the areas where he felt the Saints failed or went wrong this offseason. The areas focus around paying too much for tight end Coby Fleener, failing to extend quarterback Drew Brees, and going all in on free agent cornerback Josh Norman. New Orleans Saints receive harsh offseason grade from ESPN

05-18-2016, 01:11 PM	#2
Danno Site Donor 2014 Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,640	Re: New Orleans Saints receive harsh offseason grade from ESPN Laughable article. We get dinged for going after Norman with big money. Uhh, we didn't get him. We can still re-sign/extend Brees He implies we didn't address our defense in FA because of the Fleener deal. Uhh...How about Fairley, Laurinaitus, Robertson, Rankins, Bell, Stupar, Harris, Oneyamata, xBrowner, and injury returns by PJ Williams, Davis Tull, Keenan Lewis and several new coaches including a new DC? Has ESPN seriously gotten this lazy?

05-18-2016, 02:39 PM	#3
NonieT 500th Post Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 921	Re: New Orleans Saints receive harsh offseason grade from ESPN Originally Posted by Danno Laughable article. We get dinged for going after Norman with big money. Uhh, we didn't get him. We can still re-sign/extend Brees He implies we didn't address our defense in FA because of the Fleener deal. Uhh...How about Fairley, Laurinaitus, Robertson, Rankins, Bell, Stupar, Harris, Oneyamata, xBrowner, and injury returns by PJ Williams, Davis Tull, Keenan Lewis and several new coaches including a new DC? Has ESPN seriously gotten this lazy? Naw. They've always been lazy They just proved by the joke they call an article.
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05-18-2016, 03:07 PM	#4
foreverfan 12,000 BS Posts Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Metairie, LA Posts: 13,457 Blog Entries: 5	Re: New Orleans Saints receive harsh offseason grade from ESPN Originally Posted by Danno Laughable article. We get dinged for going after Norman with big money. Uhh, we didn't get him. We can still re-sign/extend Brees He implies we didn't address our defense in FA because of the Fleener deal. Uhh...How about Fairley, Laurinaitus, Robertson, Rankins, Bell, Stupar, Harris, Oneyamata, xBrowner, and injury returns by PJ Williams, Davis Tull, Keenan Lewis and several new coaches including a new DC? Has ESPN seriously gotten this lazy? Face it... ESPN thinks we suck and is going to vote for Hillary Clinton. Does that begin to make sense to you now?

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NOLA54 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,701 Blog Entries: 1	Re: New Orleans Saints receive harsh offseason grade from ESPN The only one in denial is ESPN. Hence all the sports casters who have left. ESPN....Shut Up!

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ScottF 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 6,324	Re: New Orleans Saints receive harsh offseason grade from ESPN Hard to argue about overpaying for Fleener; we said that here months ago the others are ridiculous- we were all-in on Norman? The fact that we could even make that deal work is a miracle...so how is the deal falling through a negative? Brees hasn't signed? did we need him to? Who did we miss out on because of that money? this article sheds some light: Josh Norman: Family swayed him to pass on Saints for Redskins \| NOLA.com 1- Brees will sign if / when we need money 2- Norman and his support group won't be heading to any Mensa meetings anytime soon Danno likes this.

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