BigB

Brooks is definately not the only problem with this team. You could put Dan Marino or John Elway in as quarterback and this team would only be marginally more competitive.
Other reasons I see for the Saints problems.
1. Coaching - No not Haslett.. the offensive and defensive co-ordinators. Venturi tries to run a defense that we don\'t have the talent level for and McCarthy is too predictable.
2. Linebackers - When three of your top five tacklers are DB\'s and your first linebacker doesn\'t show up on the list until #7, something is wrong.
3. Age in secondary - Why we signed Ashley Ambrose, I will never know. Why we passed up on Marcus Trufant in the draft, I will never know.
4. Offensive Line - At first, I thought that trading Turley was going to be a good thing for team chemistry. Now I see how terribly wrong I really was.
5. Defensive Line - Sure Grady Jackson can muscle his way through an offensive line..but then what? If the quarterback takes one step left or right, Jackson doesn\'t have the speed to catch him. Sullivan, even before he was injured, is a bust so far in my opinion.
6. Injuries - I don\'t care what team you are..if you lose 6 of your starting defensive players, you are not going to be good. That being said, with the exception of the Colts game, the defense has outplayed the offense.
7. Turnovers - You are not going to win many games or go to too many playoff games with a -7 turnover margin, second worst in the NFL only in front of Arizona at -10.
8. Astronomy - Obviously, the stars are aligned against us. That can be the only reason I see that an offense that was the 3rd highest scoring offense in the NFL last year is now the 20th overall ranked offense this year.
I can\'t wait to hear the opinions on this post.
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