Platoon planned at corner in David's absence

hagan714 · 10-04-2007, 08:41 PM

Saints notes: Platoon planned at corner in David's absence
By Brady Aymond
Louisiana Gannett News

METAIRIE -- With Jason David scheduled to be out 4-6 weeks with a broken bone in his forearm, New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton announced Wednesday that veteran Fred Thomas, Jason Craft and rookie Usama Young would likely split time at the cornerback spot opposite Mike McKenzie.
"We have some flexibility," Payton said. "We'll be able to put Fred Thomas in there. Jason Craft and Fred both have experience and Usama (Young) has been playing well. We'll see how the week unfolds, but we have some flexibility with those three guys. Those are the three guys you saw all during training camp."
Craft has seen action in all three games this season, mostly as the team's nickel back. Craft has made eight tackles and one pass breakup this season.
"It doesn't change. I still have to go out there and do my job and help the team any way I can," Craft said of his approach to this week's game against Carolina on Sunday in the Louisiana Superdome. "It's obvious we're all hungry for a win. Everything has to come together."Thomas was inactive the first three games and hasn't seen action since the preseason. He played in all five preseason games and started two of them. He finished the preseason with 12 tackles and two pass breakups.
"I don't go out there with anything to prove," Thomas said of finally getting his chance. "You go out there with that attitude and you end up trying too hard to make something happen and you make a mistake."
Young has played in all three games, but saw his first action on defense against Tennessee two Mondays ago. Young broke up one pass.

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ssmitty · 10-04-2007, 08:49 PM

actually we did better with our so called worse at the helm......
and the beat goes on............
and the beat goes on...........
drums keep pounding rythme to the brain.........
and the beat goes on...........
and the beat goes on...........
i miss sonny...............................................

saintsfan1976 · 10-04-2007, 10:02 PM

Young, Young, Young,........ YOUNG!!!!!!

TheDeuce · 10-04-2007, 11:28 PM

Nobody could be worse than Jason David in those first three games. Sure he had a TD (which was kind of a fluke) and an interception, he got burned four times for a touchdown. The guy is terrible. He showed no instincts, and did not play physically at all. Yuck

Saintsfan4ever · 10-05-2007, 03:00 AM

hell, put Fred Thomas in there. hell, put me in there. Either way at least you`d have somebody specifically to blame.

saintsrule · 10-05-2007, 03:31 AM

David was going to get better as he played more in this system. I just hope the CB's that are playing for David will play well.

WhoDat205 · 10-05-2007, 09:46 AM

Originally Posted by saintsfan1976

Young, Young, Young,........ YOUNG!!!!!!

I'm pretty high on this kid. He's made a nice play in the Tenn game and hasn't seen much action outside of ST. I say give him the bulk of the PT under the premise that it can't get worse so let the rookies have some playing time.

Turbo Saint · 10-05-2007, 11:58 AM

^^^ agreed...from what i saw, he's a smart player and can be very physical. he'll BE very very good.

WhoDat205 · 10-05-2007, 12:19 PM

Originally Posted by Turbo Saint

^^^ agreed...from what i saw, he's a smart player and can be very physical. he'll BE very very good.

From a scheme standpoint, he seems to be the closest thing to a M2M corner we've got. He's got the long arms, a 36+ in. verticle, 4.39 speed and from all reports, he's a really smart kid (academic all-american, maybe?).

saintsfan1976 · 10-05-2007, 01:08 PM

Originally Posted by WhoDat205

I'm pretty high on this kid. He's made a nice play in the Tenn game and hasn't seen much action outside of ST. I say give him the bulk of the PT under the premise that it can't get worse so let the rookies have some playing time.

This is what I've been saying since training camp. The kid is Al Harris-like. I think he'll be great.

10-04-2007, 08:41 PM	#1
hagan714 LB Mentallity Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15,870 Blog Entries: 68	Platoon planned at corner in David's absence Saints notes: Platoon planned at corner in David's absence By Brady Aymond Louisiana Gannett News METAIRIE -- With Jason David scheduled to be out 4-6 weeks with a broken bone in his forearm, New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton announced Wednesday that veteran Fred Thomas, Jason Craft and rookie Usama Young would likely split time at the cornerback spot opposite Mike McKenzie. "We have some flexibility," Payton said. "We'll be able to put Fred Thomas in there. Jason Craft and Fred both have experience and Usama (Young) has been playing well. We'll see how the week unfolds, but we have some flexibility with those three guys. Those are the three guys you saw all during training camp." Craft has seen action in all three games this season, mostly as the team's nickel back. Craft has made eight tackles and one pass breakup this season. "It doesn't change. I still have to go out there and do my job and help the team any way I can," Craft said of his approach to this week's game against Carolina on Sunday in the Louisiana Superdome. "It's obvious we're all hungry for a win. Everything has to come together."Thomas was inactive the first three games and hasn't seen action since the preseason. He played in all five preseason games and started two of them. He finished the preseason with 12 tackles and two pass breakups. "I don't go out there with anything to prove," Thomas said of finally getting his chance. "You go out there with that attitude and you end up trying too hard to make something happen and you make a mistake." Young has played in all three games, but saw his first action on defense against Tennessee two Mondays ago. Young broke up one pass. The Town Talk - www.thetowntalk.com - Alexandria-Pineville, Louisiana
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WhoDat205 Prediction Pain Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 1,082 Blog Entries: 2	Re: Platoon planned at corner in David's absence Originally Posted by saintsfan1976 Young, Young, Young,........ YOUNG!!!!!! I'm pretty high on this kid. He's made a nice play in the Tenn game and hasn't seen much action outside of ST. I say give him the bulk of the PT under the premise that it can't get worse so let the rookies have some playing time.

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Turbo Saint SoCal Saint Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: OB - San Diego, CA Posts: 726	Re: Platoon planned at corner in David's absence ^^^ agreed...from what i saw, he's a smart player and can be very physical. he'll BE very very good.

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WhoDat205 Prediction Pain Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 1,082 Blog Entries: 2	Re: Platoon planned at corner in David's absence Originally Posted by Turbo Saint ^^^ agreed...from what i saw, he's a smart player and can be very physical. he'll BE very very good. From a scheme standpoint, he seems to be the closest thing to a M2M corner we've got. He's got the long arms, a 36+ in. verticle, 4.39 speed and from all reports, he's a really smart kid (academic all-american, maybe?).

10-05-2007, 01:08 PM	#10
saintsfan1976 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 10,832 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Platoon planned at corner in David's absence Originally Posted by WhoDat205 I'm pretty high on this kid. He's made a nice play in the Tenn game and hasn't seen much action outside of ST. I say give him the bulk of the PT under the premise that it can't get worse so let the rookies have some playing time. This is what I've been saying since training camp. The kid is Al Harris-like. I think he'll be great.