TheDeuce |
01-10-2006 11:34 AM |
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Ok, but I have a question. Which would you rather have, a stud QB or a stud MLB? A person to man the offense, or to man the defense? If Trent Dilfer and Brad Johnson can lead teams to Super Bowls, why can't we rent a QB and have them play decent for a respectable record?
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I would rather have a stud QB, hands down. Look at the Bears over the last few years. They have had Brian Urlacher, one of the best MLBs in the game, but no quarterback; and god almighty they were awful. When he was healthy and playing, there defense was pretty good, but their offense was absolutley horrid. That's exactly like what the Saints are. Our defense is mediocre, and last year with Captain Turnover at the helm, our offense was pitiful. The addition of one LB to our team isn't going to make us the Monsters of the Midway all of a sudden.
I'm sure when you wrote this you were probably thinking about that catchy little cliche "defense wins championships." And hey, maybe you're right. But that's exactly what it means, DEFENSES, entire defenses win championships, not just one player. Urlacher was top 3 best linebackers the last 5 years, but the rest of his defense sucked arse.
So applied to the Saints, the addition of a quarterback to this team would far outweigh the impact of a LB. This is because the rest of our defense isn't that good. We're no 2000 Ravens squad. Just imagine how many games we could have won with a turnover margin in the middle of the NFL teams. Think of how many games we could have won with a good QB. Tons. Probably 7 or 8 more. Now look at how many more games we could have won wiht a good LB. Maybe a couple because our defense wasn't the one choking the game away (usually). The point I'm making again, that I've made countless times over the last few days, but that nobody seems to understand, is that our offense is worse than our defense. YOu address your biggest needs first (offense) with Matt Leinart, and then address your second biggest need with the 34th (one of the standout LBs that are so deep in this draft). This will create balance on the team. Very rarely do you see championship teams that are all defense and no offense (2000 Ravens); just like you see very few championship teams that are all offense and no defense (late 90's Rams). What you do see in the good Super Bowl teams (Patriots, 90's Cowboys), is BALANCE. Sure our defense needs help. But our offense needs more. But you still wanna ignore the offensive problems in hopes that we can build a 2000 Ravens-esque defense? Won't happen. Give me Leinart.
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