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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; Originally Posted by procto i agree with you! who wouldnt want a defense like the ones named above....the problem is that defenses like that are not built every year....not even every decade, they are few and far between. that is ...
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Re: Per Rotoworld/ Roy Williams
Originally Posted by procto
My friend, you've wandered into the wrong area. My longtime quote on this board was:![]()
Pro Football & NFL History - Pro-Football-Reference.com The Rams that year were #4 in scoring defense in the league.
If the Giants win this year, they again will be the aberation because they ranked #17. The Pats are #4.
It takes a commitment to build such a defense. Everyone from the owner, GM, head coach, coordinator, scouts, and players have to decide that having great defense is the cornerstone of the franchise, the path to greatness. Set a simple goal: The New Orleans Saints will have a top 5 scoring defense in the NFL consistently. Now figure out how to do it. The Saints would not have a top 5 offense without Brees. The defense needs a similar player in terms of talent, leadership, and drive. Spend the money there. You need young guys with talent and a burning desire to succeed. Draft them or bring them in as free agents. If they don't work out, then sit them and get someone else. You have to find a scheme that works. Putting David out on an island doesn't work. So adjust or get someone out there who can function on the island. Start with commitment. Then stock with talent. Then coach them up. Make it happen.
Finally Payton is a head coach. In this league you can't just play offense. Funnily enough you can just play defense and win. Payton and Gibbs have to commit to building such a defense at all costs. Payton should want to do it because he can use that defense as his security blanket for his offense. And I counter that Brian Billick was the offensive coordinator of the most prolific offense in the NFL. A scoring record that stood for a decade until broken by the Patriots last month. All the guy did was have the #1 defense in the NFL and win a championship in 2000. The Saints have to attain the will to be a defensive juggernaut. Everything else will flow from that. SFIAH |
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Re: Per Rotoworld/ Roy Williams
by the way tobias....definately agree that will smith is not our single best player, MM played even better than fujita did this past year...nobody gives MM credit b/c he has no help in the secondary
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Re: Per Rotoworld/ Roy Williams
look....we agree, we need some defensive players! many of them! we cannot win without some playmakers on the defense. that does not mean we need the defense of the decade to win ballgames. we dont even need the best defense in the league for the year! (you say top 5--i agree) we just need some competitive players and good coaching that will allow our OFFENSE to win the ballgame for us. anyway....nice talk, i see you know your stuff anyway!
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Re: Per Rotoworld/ Roy Williams
I wanted to come back and apologize to procto. I misread his point in his previous post comparing other SB winning defenses to the top defenses like the 2000 Ravens. I thought he was saying that the Rams and the others were "not that good". But I see now that he meant relative to those #1 defenses.
Sorry again. SFIAH |
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