2022 New Orleans Saints: Roster Outlook

Rugby Saint II · 06-19-2022, 12:31 PM

Originally Posted by SaintFanInATLHELL

While there isn't a lot of coverage on the Saints nationally, players turned analysts like Marcus Spears and Dan Orlovsky have been pretty consistent this offseason saying watch out for the Saints in the NFC.

National media drives eyeballs and clicks by questioning what they see. The question they ask about the Saints is whether or not Winston is the Winston from Tampa Bay 3 years ago, the Winston in the first 7 games of last year, or possibly something else. What the media is consistent about is that they will question, and question, and question until you actually deliver. And then they will start questioning again right after that.

You could see this in the past few weeks and this week with the NBA. The drumbeat question was "Will Steph Curry be considered an all time great if he wins a 4th championship and finally wins the Finals MVP?" this question was asked each and every day. It comes to pass on Thursday. The question on Friday?: "Can the Warriors repeat as champions and can Curry win another MVP?"

It's just how their producers operate. Frankly, it gets old after a while. But it is the reason the questions in the NFC are always "Can Dak and the Cowboys...?" "Can Arod and Green Bay...?" "Can Brady do it again?" "Can Philly climb the mountain again?"

The Saints used to be on that list with Brees because of the 2009 SB Win. But Winston is promise unfulfilled with the nation media. So, they will continue to question until that question is answered.

It's always best to just ignore it. I generally just treat it as background noise in the mornings...

SFIAH

After we surprise everybody this year by going deep in the playoffs the questions will be:

:Michael Thomas is getting up there in age. How long can he keep this up?

:Can DA reproduce this "lucky season"? Will he be able to motivate the team with over a year since Payton retired?

:Will they be able to get under the cap?

:Will they be able to re-sign all their free agents again?

:Can Olave repeat his numbers or will there be a sophomore slump? Rinse and repeat the question for all the rookies.

:Can Winston keep up his spectacular play? Will his knee still bother him this year? Was it just a fluke year? Will the Saints re-sign him? Will he stay motivated if he signs a contract? Yada yada yada.

:Will Landry and the Honey Badger be back? if not, where will they go?(change the subject)

:Will Cam Jordan retire? Why not? He's obviously on the decline.

:Will the Saints keep their core team together?

:Who will replace the assistant coaches who took promotions elsewhere after a great season?

:Will ________________(insert stupid question here)?

Rinse and repeat ad nauseum.......

06-19-2022, 12:31 PM	#10
Rugby Saint II Bounty Money $$$ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5800 Airline Dr. Metairie, LA. Posts: 24,153	Re: 2022 New Orleans Saints: Roster Outlook Originally Posted by SaintFanInATLHELL While there isn't a lot of coverage on the Saints nationally, players turned analysts like Marcus Spears and Dan Orlovsky have been pretty consistent this offseason saying watch out for the Saints in the NFC. National media drives eyeballs and clicks by questioning what they see. The question they ask about the Saints is whether or not Winston is the Winston from Tampa Bay 3 years ago, the Winston in the first 7 games of last year, or possibly something else. What the media is consistent about is that they will question, and question, and question until you actually deliver. And then they will start questioning again right after that. You could see this in the past few weeks and this week with the NBA. The drumbeat question was "Will Steph Curry be considered an all time great if he wins a 4th championship and finally wins the Finals MVP?" this question was asked each and every day. It comes to pass on Thursday. The question on Friday?: "Can the Warriors repeat as champions and can Curry win another MVP?" It's just how their producers operate. Frankly, it gets old after a while. But it is the reason the questions in the NFC are always "Can Dak and the Cowboys...?" "Can Arod and Green Bay...?" "Can Brady do it again?" "Can Philly climb the mountain again?" The Saints used to be on that list with Brees because of the 2009 SB Win. But Winston is promise unfulfilled with the nation media. So, they will continue to question until that question is answered. It's always best to just ignore it. I generally just treat it as background noise in the mornings... SFIAH After we surprise everybody this year by going deep in the playoffs the questions will be: :Michael Thomas is getting up there in age. How long can he keep this up? :Can DA reproduce this "lucky season"? Will he be able to motivate the team with over a year since Payton retired? :Will they be able to get under the cap? :Will they be able to re-sign all their free agents again? :Can Olave repeat his numbers or will there be a sophomore slump? Rinse and repeat the question for all the rookies. :Can Winston keep up his spectacular play? Will his knee still bother him this year? Was it just a fluke year? Will the Saints re-sign him? Will he stay motivated if he signs a contract? Yada yada yada. :Will Landry and the Honey Badger be back? if not, where will they go?(change the subject) :Will Cam Jordan retire? Why not? He's obviously on the decline. :Will the Saints keep their core team together? :Who will replace the assistant coaches who took promotions elsewhere after a great season? :Will ________________(insert stupid question here)? Rinse and repeat ad nauseum.......
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