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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; His price is just too high and we have a decent rotation at DE. What we need most is a disruptive DT imo The OLB plays less than 50% of the snaps according to an article I read yesterday. The ...
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Re: ESPN reports Merriman is being dangled out for trades.
His price is just too high and we have a decent rotation at DE. What we need most is a disruptive DT imo The OLB plays less than 50% of the snaps according to an article I read yesterday. The defense inserts a corner or runs a variation of the basic 4-3 with different personnel.
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Re: ESPN reports Merriman is being dangled out for trades.
Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II
I think DT is a lot more important, I can agree with that. But for stopping those runs that hit into the second level, we need a good pair of OLBs that can diagnose the run and shut it. With a good pair of OLBs most of those 5-10 yd runs on us would have been like 3-5 yd runs. Thats very important for stopping teams from getting passed the sticks and extending drives. Also very very important in pass coverage. If we end up giving a lot up for Merriman though without addressing the DT or the OLB spots I'd be sort of disappointed. If we added him in compilation to those two spots though, I'd be happy. We have a good overall setup for our defense. Our secondary is possibly one of the best in the league(especially with the addition of PR). Vilma is just badass. Our DE rotation is going to be improved tremendously(though having Merriman would make it badass). ![]()
We also have a ton of trade value on our team to address all those positions. |
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