james alder on trade.........

GoldRush26 · 04-09-2006, 03:07 PM

Originally Posted by xan

Thank God you think that Brees' return to "pro bowl form" is a mortal lock. I'm still waiting on Brees' first real pass since the injury, Deuce's first cut in contact drills since his double ligament knee surgery and Horn's go route hammy/knee reaction before I conclude that we don't need star power. All three are either career threatening or talent diminishing injuries that will require PROOF and not faith that we don't need a backup plan. OK, so it may not be Young, who's mobile enough to deal with the onslaught of rush that will be coming. I'm actually hoping for Lienart. But the Saints have had no luck in drafting immediate impact linemen in the last 7 years. I'm for breaking away from the trend of drafting disappointing linemen.

The offense will go absolutely nowhere if Brees isn't able to return because the only FA's available couldn't get a spot on the Lighthouse for the Blind's JV team. If Deuce is significantly slowed, which 99% of all athletes who have this injury are, then 8 in the box D schemes will be all whoever's in the backfield will see.

Look at it from a business perspective. What will sell more jerseys, tickets and suites, Lienart or Ferguson? When Brees can't make it back, Deuce is ineffective and Horn can't get off the line, and all you got is a project o-lineman to sell to your fan base, the Saints will be in Los Angeles before your choice makes an impact in the NFL.

"No luck in drafting immediate impact linemen"?? Really?? You don't think Jammal Brown had an immediate impact??? Well ok that's on you.

While you think I'm being too optimistic, you seem to have taken the totally pessimistic side of things. You already said yourself that you think the line is substandard, so you seem to have the philosophy of "forget it, they won't get any better so let's just get offensive weapons instead'. You say "when" Brees can't make it back and "when" Deuce doesn't make it back according to you. Well we could get your Leinart, but what good will it be if he's getting wacked every other down from the on coming rush because we don't have linemen to protect him? How will he mitigate this any better then Brees, who's a seasoned NFL veteran??? A good line makes your offensive weapons better, not the other way around. Leinart could sell all the jerseys in the world, but if we don't have a solid foundation for him to build around(including a good line) fans will stop believing the hype, and then we'll still be on our way to L.A.

04-09-2006, 03:07 PM	#18
GoldRush26 500th Post Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 594	Originally Posted by xan Thank God you think that Brees' return to "pro bowl form" is a mortal lock. I'm still waiting on Brees' first real pass since the injury, Deuce's first cut in contact drills since his double ligament knee surgery and Horn's go route hammy/knee reaction before I conclude that we don't need star power. All three are either career threatening or talent diminishing injuries that will require PROOF and not faith that we don't need a backup plan. OK, so it may not be Young, who's mobile enough to deal with the onslaught of rush that will be coming. I'm actually hoping for Lienart. But the Saints have had no luck in drafting immediate impact linemen in the last 7 years. I'm for breaking away from the trend of drafting disappointing linemen. The offense will go absolutely nowhere if Brees isn't able to return because the only FA's available couldn't get a spot on the Lighthouse for the Blind's JV team. If Deuce is significantly slowed, which 99% of all athletes who have this injury are, then 8 in the box D schemes will be all whoever's in the backfield will see. Look at it from a business perspective. What will sell more jerseys, tickets and suites, Lienart or Ferguson? When Brees can't make it back, Deuce is ineffective and Horn can't get off the line, and all you got is a project o-lineman to sell to your fan base, the Saints will be in Los Angeles before your choice makes an impact in the NFL. "No luck in drafting immediate impact linemen"?? Really?? You don't think Jammal Brown had an immediate impact??? Well ok that's on you. While you think I'm being too optimistic, you seem to have taken the totally pessimistic side of things. You already said yourself that you think the line is substandard, so you seem to have the philosophy of "forget it, they won't get any better so let's just get offensive weapons instead'. You say "when" Brees can't make it back and "when" Deuce doesn't make it back according to you. Well we could get your Leinart, but what good will it be if he's getting wacked every other down from the on coming rush because we don't have linemen to protect him? How will he mitigate this any better then Brees, who's a seasoned NFL veteran??? A good line makes your offensive weapons better, not the other way around. Leinart could sell all the jerseys in the world, but if we don't have a solid foundation for him to build around(including a good line) fans will stop believing the hype, and then we'll still be on our way to L.A.
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