Rugby Saint II

There are even more questions than we had at this time last year when the enthusiasm was fairly high before the bottom dropped out. The front office has apparently adopted a cleaner accounting system to get out from under the annual cap hell we go through every year. We signed mostly one year prove it deals with free agents to fill holes before the draft as usual.

Hurst decided to retire before the draft. He wasn't great but he was adequate when called on to play multiple positions.....mostly. He was a solid depth piece.
Peat was so bad that he couldn't play LT so they moved him to RT where he couldn't get his feet set. The team also tried him at right guard, I think, before finally settling in at LG for years. I must admit that I was surprised what a good job he did at LT this year. Although, he certainly took his sweet time! Sometimes the Saints are too quick to move a player to a new position if he doesn't hit the floor running.

McCoy, Peat, and our first round draft pick are the only players I feel comfortable with. That's only 3/5 of a starting O line that needs to be dominant again. We still have quite a few player who could fill in like Young but where's the depth? The team is apparently very high up on the way Young has developed from a late round draft pick into a competent backup. Maybe he can be even better with some real line coaching. Dougie Marrone doomed us and put us behind the learning curve a couple of years.

One of the things I'd like to see from the FO is to bring in another veteran O lineman before TC or wait to see who gets cut? Should we trade for a starter like when we traded Graham for Max Unger, who was a stud!

saintsfan1976

It's been said here and also by many analysists - there are only 3-4 dominant o lines in the NFL. Most other teams have 2, maybe 3 solid starters.

Scheme can cover almost anything and two systems (and personnel) now similar to ours is SF and Miami.

I'm optimistic that with a bit of luck in the health department, we get the most of our line this seson.

AsylumGuido

Amen, '76!

neugey

The offensive line is going to be touch and go. But the biggest concern I have is Dennis Allen. Kubiak may do a nice job but he's a very quiet guy. It's going to be up to the vets to set the tone and fill the leadership void again. Bottom to top leadership is hardly ideal. Things that do go wrong will be magnified.

spkb25

Things all saints fans should realistically expect...every season
1. Bad cap management
2. Loads of dead money
3. Giving away future high picks for a can't miss pick that misses
4. Losing 1 to 2 games you should win that will come back to bite you in the ass as you miss the playoffs (again) due to that 1 or 2 losses
5. Rinse and repeat
6. Ooops forgot ( this board can expect) A jackass all season going 17-0, 16-1, 15-2, 14-3, 13-4, 12-5, 11-6, 10-7, 9-8, 8-9
Then bashing people who demonstrate realistic opinions and disappearing when they end up right again

Your team stinks

AsylumGuido

I expect the troll to return. Bingo!

LOL!!!!

AsylumGuido

Why the book posts, Bako? Why not release it in chapters?

BakoSaint

Netflix approach.

Sinner

Troll Chow is what you munch on when you’re not smoking hopium.

Boston Saint

I guess I’m realistically looking for a bunch of “fans” to go around looking for reasons to be triggered.