Zach Baun
 

Dude balled tonight for the Eagles. 15 tackles and 2 sacks.

Tell me again why we couldn’t find a way to get this dude more involved? I feel like it’s Trey Hendrickson all over again. Lol

Re: Zach Baun
 

Fair points

Re: Zach Baun
 

I liked Baun when he was here.

To say Dennis is this defensive “guru”, he sure didn’t get the most out of Zach.

Criminally under utilized in NOLA.

Re: Zach Baun
 

Sometimes I feel like our organization has this hubris about drafting and utilizing players creatively out of position so we can brag about the advantages of flexibility and our vision. If a coach has too much ego, making a player switch positions and roles to something that never suited them is a way for that coach to take credit, to suddenly become the one who reinvented that player not just drafted them. We drafted Peat when we already had an entrenched left tackle and made him play most of his career out of position. Same for Ruiz when we already had a Center. On defense we seem to be ruining a promising edge corner in Alontae Taylor by converting him to the slot. I think Baun was a case on defense of trying to reenvision a player and refusing to let them do what they do best. Ultimately the best coaches find players who skills fit their scheme or change their scheme to be utilize their players talents, mediocre coaches just draft the best players and hope it works out, and the worst coaches actively put players out of position because doing what makes sense and everyone else says would be proving another person right.

Re: Zach Baun
 

This.

Re: Zach Baun
 

Dennis Allen is a CB guru and that's about all he's proven.

Re: Zach Baun
 

Take Nick Saldiveri as another example ….

Played extensively @ RT most of his collegiate career.

Not sure why the Saints are so adamant about plugging him in at guard.

Re: Zach Baun
 

The Eagles used Zach as their Mike. Could it be that he was being played out of position when he was in NOLA because we had Demario?

Re: Zach Baun
 

BTW, is anyone else tired of being a Farm Team for the Eagles?
Sproles
Ceedy
Zach

Re: Zach Baun
 

As well as being the League Vending Machine for The Safety position. Then turning around and make drafting a "Safety" a priority!

Re: Zach Baun
 

Re: Zach Baun
 

So we could not keep Demario's replacement on the team? Isn't Demario like 75 years old?

Re: Zach Baun
 

35. Missed one game in his entire career and still recognized as one of the top five LB's in the entire league. Team captain and inspirational leader of the team. Baun likely knew he wouldn't have a chance to replace Davis anytime soon.

Re: Zach Baun
 

Demario Davis, Age 35, 2024 Stats:
51 SOLO 53 AST 2 SACK FF 0 FR 0 YDS 0 INT 1

Zach Baun Age 27, 8 Years Younger than Demario Davis, 2024 Stats:
85 SOLO 49 AST 3.5 SACK FF 4 FR 1 0 YDS INT 1

Alex Anzalone Age 30, 5 years younger than Demario Davis, 2024 (9 Game) Stats:
40 SOLO 16 AST 1 SACK FF 0 FR 0 YDS 0 INT 0

Kaden ELLISS Age 29, 6 Years Younger than Demario Davis, 2024 Stats:
73 SOLO 51 AST 4 SACK FF 0 FR 1 YDS 0 INT 0

Re: Zach Baun
 

so the saints elected to let baun go in 2022; because of a calf injury (?) and keep an older player, davis, at a higher pay grade? but baun has a MUCH better stat record today?!!! wow. on the flipside, we keep an injured player on the team (#13), with no output for several years at a high pay scale. LMAO :beatnik:

Re: Zach Baun
 

The art of knowing how and when to let go and use cheaper and younger talent take over . It was at their fingertips , not just for this position . Hendrickson is another .

Re: Zach Baun
 

Anyone know if Guido has quit on the team again. Noticed he is no where to be found

Re: Zach Baun
 

Update:
https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...WA&oe=677DD2B4

Good enough for the Pro Bowl. Just not good enough for the Saints Front Office?

Re: Zach Baun
 

Baller.

Always liked Baun but was criminally underutilized.

Poor coaching with no vision in NOLA.

Re: Zach Baun
 

More salt in the wounds. The fact that he acknowledges (passively) that we can't keep talent because of his salary cap malfeasance burns my bacon.

The more Loomis talks, the more I despise what he's done and continues to do!
https://saintswire.usatoday.com/2025...ce=parsely-api

Re: Zach Baun
 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl...ip/ar-AA1yJgLl

Full circle. Grind it out 4 years in NOLA and be shown the door.

Return to NOLA the next year... All Pro... Top Tier stats for a LB... Oh, and an INT and a SB win! Congrats to Zach for fulfilling the promise of your talent! Poetic.

Well done.

Re: Zach Baun
 

I don't believe being "shown the door" is the correct description of his departure. I think "choosing to walk through the door for a better opportunity" is more accurate. I understand the Saints were willing to keep him but he wanted a chance to start which he admitted himself wasn't going to happen in the Saints' 4-2 front behind Davis and Werner. He made the right decision to move on to a location where he could get the start right away at more than one LB position.