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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; Originally Posted by TheOak So what’s your plan Guido... What high probability scenario would you recommend? Having Brees decide to return would be ideal. Beyond that, the scenarios, in my opinion, are not very rosy. We can retain Taysom Hill ...

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Old 03-09-2021, 12:44 PM   #1
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Re: The Deep QB Draft

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So what’s your plan Guido... What high probability scenario would you recommend?
Having Brees decide to return would be ideal. Beyond that, the scenarios, in my opinion, are not very rosy. We can retain Taysom Hill as a starter and start taking chances on an annual basis drafting QB's in hope that one of them eventually pans out to be a decent option.
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Old 03-10-2021, 08:20 AM   #2
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Having Brees decide to return would be ideal. Beyond that, the scenarios, in my opinion, are not very rosy. We can retain Taysom Hill as a starter and start taking chances on an annual basis drafting QB's in hope that one of them eventually pans out to be a decent option.
There aren't even statistically slim rosy scenarios for the team and 2021 Guido, only a scenario that feeds your desires.

If Drew stays we are hit with $12.5M, if he leaves we are hit with $11.5M this year and next.

If he stays the odds of a repeat of a 2020 season are slimmer than drafting a franchise QB because he will have a fair bit less talent around him due to cap hell. If he stays with a less talented roster there is a higher probability he will get injured again.. We can rationalize his injuries in 2019 and 2020 as flukes but two flukes starts a trend and he is getting injured because either the line cant protect him or he cant protect himself anymore. Those rib fractures happened over time, not because he fell once.

It is time for a new dawn Guido whether you like it or not. We cant have any sort of quarterback discussion on these forums without you coming in and making Drew the center of the discussion. Nothing in what Smash posted is about Drew, he isn't even mentioned, I was hoping you would respond with something other than what you did.
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Old 03-10-2021, 08:42 AM   #3
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If he stays the odds of a repeat of a 2020 season are slimmer than drafting a franchise QB because he will have a fair bit less talent around him due to cap hell.
Not sure I agree with this Oak. In that playoff game they had an injured Thomas, no Hill, no Murray, no consistent WR behind Sanders, and no Harris after the first quarter. Looking back, Brees had no healthy, quality targets to throw to in that game outside of Sanders and Kamara. The only players lost so far are Easton (providing Ruiz continues to improve he’s expendable), Cook ( who cost the game IMO) and Hill (great blocker but easily replaceable in the pass game).

The team got hit with the injury bug late while Tampa got healthy at the right time aided by a late season bye. Loomis is doing his restructure work. Kamara, Thomas, and Oline quality will still be there in 2021. I don’t think there will be a massive talent drop off like you are predicting. We will see though.

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Old 03-11-2021, 07:18 AM   #4
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Not sure I agree with this Oak. In that playoff game they had an injured Thomas, no Hill, no Murray, no consistent WR behind Sanders, and no Harris after the first quarter. Looking back, Brees had no healthy, quality targets to throw to in that game outside of Sanders and Kamara. The only players lost so far are Easton (providing Ruiz continues to improve he’s expendable), Cook ( who cost the game IMO) and Hill (great blocker but easily replaceable in the pass game).

The team got hit with the injury bug late while Tampa got healthy at the right time aided by a late season bye. Loomis is doing his restructure work. Kamara, Thomas, and Oline quality will still be there in 2021. I don’t think there will be a massive talent drop off like you are predicting. We will see though.
We aren't at a point to say 'we will see' just yet as we do not have our roster yet. Your scenario excludes 1/2 the team as you did not account for the defenses contribution to the 2020 season and you also did not recognize that we still have $40M in cuts to make.

That last $40M will hurt badly, largest easiest moves have been made the rest will dig deeply into our depth, football is a game of attrition not who starts. The Law of Diminishing Marginal Returns applies to the rest of our cap cutting efforts.

You may have forgotten that we still need another QB regardless of Drew's decision? If he stays we need a 3rd as he has not played a 16 game season since 2018 and Taysom is utilized quite a bit in non QB roles, if he leaves then we still need at least a starter or back up for Taysom. Winston is not counted against the cap because he is a free agent but needs to be accounted for theoretically because we need another QB.

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Old 03-11-2021, 07:32 AM   #5
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We aren't at a point to say 'we will see' just yet as we do not have our roster yet. Your scenario excludes 1/2 the team as you did not account for the defenses contribution to the 2020 season and you also did not recognize that we still have $40M in cuts to make.

That last $40M will hurt badly, largest easiest moves have been made the rest will dig deeply into our depth, football is a game of attrition not who starts. The Law of Diminishing Marginal Returns applies to the rest of our cap cutting efforts.

You may have forgotten that we still need another QB regardless of Drew's decision? If he stays we need a 3rd as he has not played a 16 game season since 2018 and Taysom is utilized quite a bit in non QB roles, if he leaves then we still need at least a starter or back up for Taysom. Winston is not counted against the cap because he is a free agent but needs to be accounted for theoretically because we need another QB.

Someone asked how much is left to be able to start the season under the cap? Well, we aren't 1/2 way to Disney Land just yet.
So, like I said, we will see what happens.
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Old 03-16-2021, 04:50 AM   #6
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So, like I said, we will see what happens.
It's rather passive aggressive to give an opinion then when someone has a different opinion you defer.... Obviously unless we meet our fate before the 2021 season we will all see what happens. Why comment if all you want to do is wait and see... Forums are for discussion if we take a wait and see approach there would be no activity here.

Don't get me wrong, I want nothing more than to have continued success. Even if for no reason other than knowing that there will be narcissistic armchair managers who don't know the smell of a locker room or how many lances on a football, coming to the realization that in spite of their ignorant opinions Sean Payton is extremely talented.

Drew Brees had a hand in but didn't save the New Orleans Saints. Sean Payton did when he took a chance and brought Drew Brees here. People moan about Sean's hubris but it takes that level of hubris to believe you can bring in a player who's career might be over and think you can make it work.

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It's rather passive aggressive to give an opinion then when someone has a different opinion you defer.... Obviously unless we meet our fate before the 2021 season we will all see what happens. Why comment if all you want to do is wait and see... Forums are for discussion if we take a wait and see approach there would be no activity here.

Don't get me wrong, I want nothing more than to have continued success. Even if for no reason other than knowing that there will be narcissistic armchair managers who don't know the smell of a locker room or how many lances on a football, coming to the realization that in spite of their ignorant opinions Sean Payton is extremely talented.

Drew Brees had a hand in but didn't save the New Orleans Saints. Sean Payton did when he took a chance and brought Drew Brees here. People moan about Sean's hubris but it takes that level of hubris to believe you can bring in a player who's career might be over and think you can make it work.

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Not sure what your angle is here Oak. Are you so insecure that you are going to call me names until I say you are right? Passive aggressive? No, it’s not wanting to spend energy arguing with someone Who obviously has a chip on their shoulder over something that will be determined over time. Do you want to argue about what the temp is gonna be here in Boston one month from today? Because that too is something we will see in time and won’t know until it happens.

You made statements predicting how much talent will be lost because of the cap hell. I simply indicated it might not be as bad as you think, saying “ I don’t think there will be a massive talent drop off like you are predicting. We will see though.” if you want to Try and look into my psychological make-up and accuse me of being passive aggressive over this, then knock yourself the f$&ck out. I’ve gone on record here many times and people, I think, will back me up when I say I try to keep an open mind on this site and not act like I know everything.
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