Is it true?!?!?

Euphoria · 10-09-2007, 02:29 PM

Originally Posted by DeadmaN

ok good point
I didn't think about that before I made that post
so I recant that statement
but I just for the life of me
can't understand why last season our O line may not have been the best around
but it was still solid

but this season I just want to cry when I watch them play

I think we caught teams off guard with some of the plays and speed we had. I also think that our O line totally over-achieved last year. We haven't done much to better the O-line in years and I mean drafting the top O-line players. We just pick them as an after thought and other peoples scrap via FA.
It was just a matter of time until they came back to earth. In fact if you go back and look at games we lost last year we were blown out or lost by teams that had good/great lines. 10-6 is good but isn't great??? I don't think so. 2 games and we were going to be at .500 ball.
The problem has existed for years now and it wasn't so obvious that it was a weakness last year but it was. People tend to just point the finger at the key guys instead of watching the game and evaluating all the players performance.

Do me a favor during the next Saints game keep your eye on Jeff Faine, see when he HITS a defender or just stands in the way, or when he just moves out of the way from someone hitting him, or how about when he is watching the game instead of going to lay a hit on someone.

WhoDat205 · 10-09-2007, 02:51 PM

Originally Posted by Euphoria

We haven't done much to better the O-line in years and I mean drafting the top O-line players. We just pick them as an after thought and other peoples scrap via FA.

For the record: 7 of the last 15 first and second round picks were on the offensive and defensive lines. Granted, only three were o-line (Brown, Stinch and Bently) and of the four D-linemen (SMith, Grant, Sullivan and Howard) two were arguably busts. So there's an issue with spotting talent. But drafting 3 WR in the first two rounds and having only one still on the team still who is heading to the bench is Detroit-like.

10-09-2007, 02:29 PM	#1
Euphoria 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 7,601 Blog Entries: 5	Re: Is it true?!?!? Originally Posted by DeadmaN ok good point I didn't think about that before I made that post so I recant that statement but I just for the life of me can't understand why last season our O line may not have been the best around but it was still solid but this season I just want to cry when I watch them play I think we caught teams off guard with some of the plays and speed we had. I also think that our O line totally over-achieved last year. We haven't done much to better the O-line in years and I mean drafting the top O-line players. We just pick them as an after thought and other peoples scrap via FA. It was just a matter of time until they came back to earth. In fact if you go back and look at games we lost last year we were blown out or lost by teams that had good/great lines. 10-6 is good but isn't great??? I don't think so. 2 games and we were going to be at .500 ball. The problem has existed for years now and it wasn't so obvious that it was a weakness last year but it was. People tend to just point the finger at the key guys instead of watching the game and evaluating all the players performance. Do me a favor during the next Saints game keep your eye on Jeff Faine, see when he HITS a defender or just stands in the way, or when he just moves out of the way from someone hitting him, or how about when he is watching the game instead of going to lay a hit on someone.

10-09-2007, 02:51 PM	#2
WhoDat205 Prediction Pain Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 1,082 Blog Entries: 2	Re: Is it true?!?!? Originally Posted by Euphoria We haven't done much to better the O-line in years and I mean drafting the top O-line players. We just pick them as an after thought and other peoples scrap via FA. For the record: 7 of the last 15 first and second round picks were on the offensive and defensive lines. Granted, only three were o-line (Brown, Stinch and Bently) and of the four D-linemen (SMith, Grant, Sullivan and Howard) two were arguably busts. So there's an issue with spotting talent. But drafting 3 WR in the first two rounds and having only one still on the team still who is heading to the bench is Detroit-like.