Let's Talk Trade Deadline

Rugby Saint II · 10-29-2022, 04:57 PM

Originally Posted by saintsfan1976

Hindsight is 20/20 and letting all those key contributors had more of an effect than any of us thought!

With all the changes to the defense during the offseason is anybody surprised that we lost continuity? I expected better from the Honey badger to be honest. We are missing Gardner Johnson badly and it shows on the field where we are playing uninspired football. I was not a fan of letting Williams go but I had high hopes for Marcus Maye. I don't know if he's healthy or not but he's not getting the job done when he's out there.

dizzle88 · 10-29-2022, 05:20 PM

Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II

With all the changes to the defense during the offseason is anybody surprised that we lost continuity? I expected better from the Honey badger to be honest. We are missing Gardner Johnson badly and it shows on the field where we are playing uninspired football. I was not a fan of letting Williams go but I had high hopes for Marcus Maye. I don't know if he's healthy or not but he's not getting the job done when he's out there.

Agreed. The players brought in simply aren't doing the job and I don't think DA has schemed very well either.

Mathieu just looks lost out there and is making a ton of business decisions when it comes to tackling ball carriers.

I think DA got overconfident with the Belichek mold and thought he could just plug holes with any player. Turns out we had some special young players, that they just let walk.

It started when we let Vonn Bell walk a few years back, just as he appeared to be hitting his stride as a player.

rezburna · 10-31-2022, 03:47 PM

Originally Posted by dizzle88

Agreed. The players brought in simply aren't doing the job and I don't think DA has schemed very well either.

Mathieu just looks lost out there and is making a ton of business decisions when it comes to tackling ball carriers.

I think DA got overconfident with the Belichek mold and thought he could just plug holes with any player. Turns out we had some special young players, that they just let walk.

It started when we let Vonn Bell walk a few years back, just as he appeared to be hitting his stride as a player.

Mathieu is having a really good season in coverage. How often are you seeing him get caught on or burned deep? The tackling is a problem but I expected that. He’s little as hell and playing out of position. They use him as a FS when he’s really more of Nickel. Adebo and Roby are the real problems. That and missing Marcus Maye for all those games.

10-29-2022, 04:57 PM	#1
Rugby Saint II Bounty Money $$$ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5800 Airline Dr. Metairie, LA. Posts: 24,198	Re: Let's Talk Trade Deadline Originally Posted by saintsfan1976 Hindsight is 20/20 and letting all those key contributors had more of an effect than any of us thought! With all the changes to the defense during the offseason is anybody surprised that we lost continuity? I expected better from the Honey badger to be honest. We are missing Gardner Johnson badly and it shows on the field where we are playing uninspired football. I was not a fan of letting Williams go but I had high hopes for Marcus Maye. I don't know if he's healthy or not but he's not getting the job done when he's out there. dizzle88 and Boston Saint like this.

10-29-2022, 05:20 PM	#2
dizzle88 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 11,546	Re: Let's Talk Trade Deadline Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II With all the changes to the defense during the offseason is anybody surprised that we lost continuity? I expected better from the Honey badger to be honest. We are missing Gardner Johnson badly and it shows on the field where we are playing uninspired football. I was not a fan of letting Williams go but I had high hopes for Marcus Maye. I don't know if he's healthy or not but he's not getting the job done when he's out there. Agreed. The players brought in simply aren't doing the job and I don't think DA has schemed very well either. Mathieu just looks lost out there and is making a ton of business decisions when it comes to tackling ball carriers. I think DA got overconfident with the Belichek mold and thought he could just plug holes with any player. Turns out we had some special young players, that they just let walk. It started when we let Vonn Bell walk a few years back, just as he appeared to be hitting his stride as a player. jnormand, Rugby Saint II and halloween 65 like this.

10-31-2022, 03:47 PM	#3
rezburna 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Kenner, LA Posts: 8,120	Re: Let's Talk Trade Deadline Originally Posted by dizzle88 Agreed. The players brought in simply aren't doing the job and I don't think DA has schemed very well either. Mathieu just looks lost out there and is making a ton of business decisions when it comes to tackling ball carriers. I think DA got overconfident with the Belichek mold and thought he could just plug holes with any player. Turns out we had some special young players, that they just let walk. It started when we let Vonn Bell walk a few years back, just as he appeared to be hitting his stride as a player. Mathieu is having a really good season in coverage. How often are you seeing him get caught on or burned deep? The tackling is a problem but I expected that. He’s little as hell and playing out of position. They use him as a FS when he’s really more of Nickel. Adebo and Roby are the real problems. That and missing Marcus Maye for all those games. Rsanders24, SmashMouth, shawnkytonk and 1 others like this.