Saints' defense loaded with health concerns

jewagr007 · 05-15-2008, 04:21 PM

Pak....

Good points but you are baseing your argument on interviews and media. If you can show me one reporter that acctually rpoerts the WHOLE truth then I will back you up but it is very unlikely. And as for the Vilme discussion...do you acctually think the FO or trainers would come out and say his knee is bad and he will not be ready after just signing him. Come on man. All that crap is PR and you know it.

Yes...it is all speculation. That is what I said in the post. That is why nothing is for sure untill it happens. I was simply saying that with our current injuries vs the players we have in back-up and players incoming our defense will be better than last year.

Maximkat... LB...yes I watched the same 16 games as you last year. LBs are dependent on DL in run support. There are few LB that can shed blocks of G & T getting to the second lvl. Bad DL = bad LB ...don't care who it is. Even Lewis and Urlacher strugle when there DL is not above NFL average. Not even gonna talk about pass coverage because our LBs are better than some of our CBs

This thread is about the efects of injuries on our defense and that is what my whole post was about. Our injuries will not hurt us as much as we think.

pakowitz · 05-15-2008, 04:59 PM

Originally Posted by jewagr007

And as for the Vilma discussion...do you acctually think the FO or trainers would come out and say his knee is bad and he will not be ready after just signing him. Come on man. All that crap is PR and you know it.

we havent signed him to anything.. we traded for him.. and it could turn out to be for quite a bit if he plays like they think he will.. the point is.. why would we have traded for a player if they didnt think he wasnt going to be fully healthy.. thats why they gave him a physical before they made the trade.. if he wasnt healthy then they never would have made the deal...

Yes...it is all speculation. That is what I said in the post. That is why nothing is for sure untill it happens. I was simply saying that with our current injuries vs the players we have in back-up and players incoming our defense will be better than last year.

i think we will be better too.. we will have better depth and that will go along way

Maximkat... LB...yes I watched the same 16 games as you last year. LBs are dependent on DL in run support. There are few LB that can shed blocks of G & T getting to the second lvl. Bad DL = bad LB ...don't care who it is. Even Lewis and Urlacher strugle when there DL is not above NFL average. Not even gonna talk about pass coverage because our LBs are better than some of our CBs

now this i agree with...

This thread is about the effects of injuries on our defense and that is what my whole post was about. Our injuries will not hurt us as much as we think.

i also agree with this.. the only one im really concerned about is MM b/c of the relative weakness in the rest of the secondary.. with a bunch of young guys who dont have alot of experience... if we dont get any pressure it could be along year...again

05-15-2008, 04:21 PM	#1
jewagr007 Rookie Join Date: May 2008 Location: Houma, LA Posts: 27	Re: Saints' defense loaded with health concerns Pak.... Good points but you are baseing your argument on interviews and media. If you can show me one reporter that acctually rpoerts the WHOLE truth then I will back you up but it is very unlikely. And as for the Vilme discussion...do you acctually think the FO or trainers would come out and say his knee is bad and he will not be ready after just signing him. Come on man. All that crap is PR and you know it. Yes...it is all speculation. That is what I said in the post. That is why nothing is for sure untill it happens. I was simply saying that with our current injuries vs the players we have in back-up and players incoming our defense will be better than last year. Maximkat... LB...yes I watched the same 16 games as you last year. LBs are dependent on DL in run support. There are few LB that can shed blocks of G & T getting to the second lvl. Bad DL = bad LB ...don't care who it is. Even Lewis and Urlacher strugle when there DL is not above NFL average. Not even gonna talk about pass coverage because our LBs are better than some of our CBs This thread is about the efects of injuries on our defense and that is what my whole post was about. Our injuries will not hurt us as much as we think.

05-15-2008, 04:59 PM	#2
pakowitz The Dark Overlord Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: dirty south Posts: 3,450	Re: Saints' defense loaded with health concerns Originally Posted by jewagr007 And as for the Vilma discussion...do you acctually think the FO or trainers would come out and say his knee is bad and he will not be ready after just signing him. Come on man. All that crap is PR and you know it. we havent signed him to anything.. we traded for him.. and it could turn out to be for quite a bit if he plays like they think he will.. the point is.. why would we have traded for a player if they didnt think he wasnt going to be fully healthy.. thats why they gave him a physical before they made the trade.. if he wasnt healthy then they never would have made the deal... Yes...it is all speculation. That is what I said in the post. That is why nothing is for sure untill it happens. I was simply saying that with our current injuries vs the players we have in back-up and players incoming our defense will be better than last year. i think we will be better too.. we will have better depth and that will go along way Maximkat... LB...yes I watched the same 16 games as you last year. LBs are dependent on DL in run support. There are few LB that can shed blocks of G & T getting to the second lvl. Bad DL = bad LB ...don't care who it is. Even Lewis and Urlacher strugle when there DL is not above NFL average. Not even gonna talk about pass coverage because our LBs are better than some of our CBs now this i agree with... This thread is about the effects of injuries on our defense and that is what my whole post was about. Our injuries will not hurt us as much as we think. i also agree with this.. the only one im really concerned about is MM b/c of the relative weakness in the rest of the secondary.. with a bunch of young guys who dont have alot of experience... if we dont get any pressure it could be along year...again
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