Originally Posted by 504Highlander (Post 166604)

I completely agree with you on Sammy Knight. He is still a stud ( Lucky NYG )

I too was hoping he could come back to help Harper and Bullocks progress.

Draft Daddy shows S Mike Doss and CB Ty Law, still available. I believe that our secondary problems are more to do with poor coaching as well as no effective veteran mentoring or guidance.

We need a couple of talented vets to help compensate for the crappy Saints secondary coaching staff, since that position likely will not be upgraded.

Originally Posted by 504Highlander (Post 166598)

'Just a luxury'??? You must be joking!

We don't have McKenzie ( Maybe by mid-season ) Oh well
Deuce is not ready ( He should recuperate for a year ) in a year he will be a veteran back up
Eric Johnson just had a knee scoped. he should be fine
Miller can't block he'll be fine
Porter is a rookie look for him to the #3
Glenn is ancient there is your veteran coaching right there
Usama needs veteran coaching ( gets lost out on the field ) see gleen comment
Jason David was a very big mistake ( Cover 2 corner with safety support ) will be ajusted to our system this year. against everything I believe in he will be a different player this year
Bullocks and Harper need better coaching ( they tend to be out of position ) see the glenn comment

I do like PT ( he is our Westbrook ) But even Westbrook is not a bruiser. What??? I'm not even going to go there
So we have 2 Westbrook's, Reggie and PT. there is no compaision to these three. I just don't see it
We need a beast who can stay on the field to run out the clock once we get a lead in the 4th quarter. ( See Eagles/Saints 06 )
We need a bruiser on 1st and goal to punch it in ( See Eagles/Saints 07 )

A beast can't be a beast on 2 bad knees just a couple of months after major surgery. This micro-fracture procedure requires substantial time to heal. One or two years to heal completely.that's why Duece can't sit out another year. How many more years does he have? Not many

Originally Posted by Doctor Saint (Post 166605)

Would either one of them really help us? i mean ty law is old and isnt much of an upgrade assuming he would be one at all. and mike doss is a bust. he was supposed to be a stud coming out of OSU but he ended up not helping ne body do nething. he might be an upgrade but he isnt going to put us over the hump. i dont know if coaching is as big a problem as the players in the positions but i agree. without a true defensive coach(jim haslett) we wont be able to help out the players too much.

Originally Posted by SapperSaint (Post 166609)

By the way...welcome to B&G.

Originally Posted by 504Highlander (Post 166610)

Here is my original post:



Saints 08 are going to have a tough time competing at a high level, given our current roster and current injury status and lack of quality depth at key positions.

Originally Posted by CantonLegend (Post 166612)

what key position do we not have depth at?....we have depth at RB and CB if thats ur argument...the skill set might not be grade A but its good enough to get us by....im beginning to believe that with an improved pass rush we will be a lot better off in the secondary...ellis can take on 2 blockers every play..that leaves the gaps open for blitzing LBs or crossing DEs....again....our injuries are only a concern if the depth proves unworthy....the only injuries we have to worry about are our (new) LBs and duece....MM will be healthy by mid season and gay can step up to fill his position until then neway....Duece will be healthy to start the season and he will be used when we need him....we competed at a high level last year after the first 4 games...the only problem we will have is if we get off to a slow start....but then again...look at our schedule lol...i think the child saying: easy squeezy lemon peezy applies to our shedule