Will we miss Gandy?

papz · 07-08-2006, 05:27 PM

Before you moan and complain about how over paid, slow, and how he under performed as a Saint... do you think we'll miss him?

I'll give you my answer first and we'll go from there. The answer is yes. With the reasons that I stated above, this answer might puzzle you. Yes he was all of those things but he's the best we had regardless of how average he was. Although Jammal Brown had a solid rookie season, he was at times inconsistent and had frequent mental lapses with the false starts. He has yet proved he will be able to handle that left tackle position in only his second season. He needs more seasoning and needs to prove he can hold the fort down at right tackle first. I'm not saying he won't be able to make that transition, but he's going to be facing our opponents best pass rusher and right now I don't think he can do that. And with him moving to left tackle, it also creates at hole at his old position which will be manned by Stinchcomb. No matter how much I like Stinch, he hasn't done anything to warrant a roster spot much less a starting spot. With the strong pass rushing abilities by all the teams in our division, there's a strong possibility we're going to be in for a long season. Drew is coming off a shoulder injury and if he's not protected well, our big investment will be a bust because he won't able to do much lying on his back.

So, do you think we'll miss Gandy? Can Brown hold down the fort? How much faith do you have in Stinchcomb?

Abraham, Kerney, Coleman, Peppers, Jenkins, Rucker, Rice, Spires, Brooks, etc... are some of us overly optimistic about our season?

07-08-2006, 05:27 PM	#1
papz Problem? Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Orleans Posts: 11,768	Will we miss Gandy? Before you moan and complain about how over paid, slow, and how he under performed as a Saint... do you think we'll miss him? I'll give you my answer first and we'll go from there. The answer is yes. With the reasons that I stated above, this answer might puzzle you. Yes he was all of those things but he's the best we had regardless of how average he was. Although Jammal Brown had a solid rookie season, he was at times inconsistent and had frequent mental lapses with the false starts. He has yet proved he will be able to handle that left tackle position in only his second season. He needs more seasoning and needs to prove he can hold the fort down at right tackle first. I'm not saying he won't be able to make that transition, but he's going to be facing our opponents best pass rusher and right now I don't think he can do that. And with him moving to left tackle, it also creates at hole at his old position which will be manned by Stinchcomb. No matter how much I like Stinch, he hasn't done anything to warrant a roster spot much less a starting spot. With the strong pass rushing abilities by all the teams in our division, there's a strong possibility we're going to be in for a long season. Drew is coming off a shoulder injury and if he's not protected well, our big investment will be a bust because he won't able to do much lying on his back. So, do you think we'll miss Gandy? Can Brown hold down the fort? How much faith do you have in Stinchcomb? Abraham, Kerney, Coleman, Peppers, Jenkins, Rucker, Rice, Spires, Brooks, etc... are some of us overly optimistic about our season?