And they are back to doubting us...

papz · 05-19-2010, 08:33 PM

It's not like he's dogging or singling us out. Don't see this as any slap in the face. Regardless of what franchise in whatever sport, repeating is extremely difficult with attrition, turnover, and money.

But, let’s face it, what happened with the Saints last season and with a lot of other Super Bowl champions was magic, catching lightning in a bottle, a perfect storm or whatever you want to call it. The Saints were very good, but they also were very lucky and great teams need some of that. The way the scheduled unfolded, the fact they didn’t have any brutal injuries and some other intangibles meant everything went right for the Saints last year.

I still think the Saints will be good and probably make the playoffs. I don’t see doom for them and I will admit there’s one reason why I at least think there’s the possibility of a repeat. His name is Drew Brees. When you’ve got a guy like that around, you can endure some tough luck and still prosper.

MorningWood · 05-19-2010, 08:56 PM

Do you guys know that this is the second version of that article that was up today?

In the first version Clayton mentioned Simoneau as one of the key losses.

I guess you can decide whether his opinion is worth considering.

CantonLegend · 05-19-2010, 09:17 PM

Originally Posted by MorningWood

Do you guys know that this is the second version of that article that was up today?

In the first version Clayton mentioned Simoneau as one of the key losses.

I guess you can decide whether his opinion is worth considering.

mark simoneau...our former starting MLB and arguably the best backup linebacker at all 3 positions?

yea thats a pretty big loss considering we lost him and fujita and gained nobody

....nice avatar btw

MorningWood · 05-19-2010, 10:49 PM

Originally Posted by CantonLegend

mark simoneau...our former starting MLB and arguably the best backup linebacker at all 3 positions?

yea thats a pretty big loss considering we lost him and fujita and gained nobody

....nice avatar btw

The guy hasn't played since 2007. Maybe we can sign another player to take his place on IR.

CantonLegend · 05-20-2010, 12:57 AM

Originally Posted by MorningWood

The guy hasn't played since 2007. Maybe we can sign another player to take his place on IR.

we do that every year......sign players that are supposed to come in and contribute and end up either sitting or getting hurt

despite being on IR for the past 2 seasons he was still our best backup LB

being injured for 2 seasons doesnt mean he was completely done and being healthy for any amount of time doesnt mean you are immune

simoneau ran into a bad stretch of luck but could still fill in at any LB spot and play above the level of most backups we have now

st thomas · 05-20-2010, 08:25 PM

Originally Posted by MorningWood

Do you guys know that this is the second version of that article that was up today?

In the first version Clayton mentioned Simoneau as one of the key losses.

I guess you can decide whether his opinion is worth considering.

that little little bald -headed q-tip is so far off, its hard not to question his gender. lol

spkb25 · 05-19-2010, 11:47 PM

the fact they didn’t have any brutal injuries

Really? Jamal Brown, clancy, evans, 3/4 of our secondary. That is spot on

mighty12 · 05-20-2010, 07:30 AM

Originally Posted by spkb25

the fact they didn’t have any brutal injuries

Really? Jamal Brown, clancy, evans, 3/4 of our secondary. That is spot on

I was about to bring this up...... I thought by week 10 all the pundits said we were done BECAUSE of injuries. We spent the last 3 weeks resting all of our injured players, Grant went down, sharper was hurting, etc, etc. I love the offseason, it is filled with a plethora of alzheimers patients.

TheEnigma · 05-20-2010, 12:43 PM

Let them doubt us, they'll be sorry they did.

Rugby Saint II · 05-20-2010, 01:29 PM

Under the radar...................flying low. I love it.

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CantonLegend 1000 Posts + Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Canton, Ohio Posts: 2,685 Blog Entries: 2	Re: And they are back to doubting us... Originally Posted by MorningWood The guy hasn't played since 2007. Maybe we can sign another player to take his place on IR. we do that every year......sign players that are supposed to come in and contribute and end up either sitting or getting hurt despite being on IR for the past 2 seasons he was still our best backup LB being injured for 2 seasons doesnt mean he was completely done and being healthy for any amount of time doesnt mean you are immune simoneau ran into a bad stretch of luck but could still fill in at any LB spot and play above the level of most backups we have now

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