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Yeah..... jenkins.... looks great.... when does sharper get back again?

aside from that one play he bit on for the TD...i don't see a problem....?

Agreed. He looks pretty good so far.

One td, that could have cost us the game? Yeah....

He's been pretty solid except a coverage issue, here and there.

I remember U. Young giving up a TD in the Super Bowl that could have lost us that BIG game. I didn't see anyone criticizing him when he made that BIG stop on 3rd down on that last drive...

He misses that tackle, they get the first and potentially get in range to kick a FG to win

he likes to hit

He also makes the sack to help us win the game.

its just solid playing time for him.

Guys.... seriously.... he left greer out to dry on that play.... as a safety, that is one of the simplest plays to read.... greer's job is to watch the run on that, with confidence that jenkins picks up the reciever.... 2nd year? He should have known that.... sharper would have had it covered....

We will talk all week about the defense, and rightfully so, but thank all that is holy for Carney, cause we - our high-powered super bowl winning juggernaut of an offense - managed ONE EFFIN touchdown today. ONE?

Look, we all know our D is more or less poo. The ingredient is to score and to score often. We're playing more like LSU than an pro team on offense. If that doesn't change...and soon...we'll be looking ahead to next year.

Ok fair enough sharper would have known that, only thing is, sharper has 10 years more experience than jenkins. Yes it would be great to have our hall of fame safety back there, but it is what it is, Sharper was not ready to go, Jenkins was, He's the future and hes gotta gain experience, It's a learning curve, just be grateful that Jenkins has enough wit about him and thats really the only mental mistake he has made.
He got the sack that set up the win, hes got work to do, but he'll be great.

What he said ..... jenkins is very athletic, and yes,, he can hit. But he has been burned, and double moved out of position so many times this season, its just not acceptable anymore. He isn't close, to one quarter the player sharper is. I just feel that some of us are letting our off season judgements of sharpers contractual actions, dilute honest evaluations of jenkins' performance on the field. He is NOT ready to take over at FS.

Isn't this really a moot point? Sharper was not ready to play at the beginning of the season and is on the PUP list. He's not available until after week 6.

Jenkins isn't perfect. He makes mistakes. But this is his first year at Safety. Not his 15th like Sharper.

The defense has not yet cost us a game. The offense? Yes. The kicking game? Yes. The defense has been doing an admirable job considering the injuries and the lack of production from the other aspects of the Saints game at the current time.

Time to put on the rose colored glasses. The Saints schedule has a soft middle. 4 of the next 6 games are against teams with losing records. Injured players will be coming back online. Carney has stabilized the kicking game for now. We are 3-1 playing very uninspired football. Just grinding.

Jenkins is the least of the Saints worries.

SFIAH

I'm just basing my judgements on a player's performance, NOT his so called potential. Many people in here were claiming jenkins was beyond ready to take over for sharper because of his financial demands, in the off season. Once again based on jenkins PERFORMANCE NOT POTENTIAL, it is clear to stevie wonder himself, that malcom isn't ready for one of, if not the most important secondary roles. Thus the NAME of the thread. Thought that would tip u off.....

You can't allow guys to run free behind you. Greer just let him go and was guarding turf. I understand zone. But, even if you're expecting help, you can't just let a guy run free.

Personally I would rather have Sharper back there right now just because he is better than MJ and is more of a playmaker. He's a good leader and makes great reads. Problem is that Sharper won't be back for a couple weeks and we need a Safety.

Do I think MJ is better? No. Is he the only real option we have? Yes.

Another year playing behind Sharper will benefit MJ, but so will the playing time MJ is getting until Sharper returns.

Hes doin what he needs to do why Sharp is out. He was hitting hard today.

In fact, I'd say he was a bright spot so far. Compared to our D-line, LB's and some pretty mediocre play from our stud CBs, I'd say Jenkins is a very valuable player to this team.

Sharper had several bad games last year. He was far from perfect, and no one knows if he's lost yet another step because of his knee surgery.

He wasn't perfect but I wouldn't say any of his games were bad. Not even close. I personally thought he should have won the defensive MVP.

The guy was playing with our 4th string SS on the other side. Has to stay back and can't be aggressive. Made what appeared to be a mistake in coverage, but we do not know what the assignment was. Maybe he was supposed to jump the TE.

have we ever thought about putting jenkins at SS and Sharper at FS instead of Harper at SS. Jenkins is so aggressive and doesn't like coverage schemes, then put him somewhere that he can hit. I dunno makes sense to me.

He's getting better and better every week. We have a lot of people banged up.

He Also Left Greer Out To Dry Last Week....Its Really Making Greer Who I Truly Believe Is One Of The Best Shutdown Corners In The League Look Average Because He(Jenkins) Keeps Blowing Assignments...It Looks Like He Has Joy In Hitting Guys....And If Thats The Case Lets Put Him At Strong Safety....Because Pass Coverage Is No Good For Him

The name of the thread is Jenkins. Doesn't really convey enough information to tip off anything.

I reiterate, it doesn't matter at this point if Jenkins is ready or not. He's all we have. We only had one healthy safety at the end of the game today. Guess who it was? He also made a crucial play on the last drive of the game along with Young (who was listed on the injury report IIRC, thus is not healthy).

The defense held Carolina to 14 points. There's really nothing to complain about, except for the decided lack of turnovers.

SFIAH

Listen, I am well aware that Sharper is hurt, along with every other safety with the exception Jenkins. I know this. Stating MY OPINION mind you, I don't think that Jenkins is on Sharper's level, which some people here have said before. Jenkins seems lost when it comes to pass coverage. Someone said this before, and I agree, he looks like a CB playing safety...

You guys know we don't always have to agree on here right? :)

I'm still new here, so I'll refrain from posting my thoughts on this, and just ask you, what is that picture of Ferrell from? I'm really not much of a fan of his, but that looks hilarious...

it shows how bad it really is without the turnovers

watching replay jenkins missed a sure tackle on dang, williams on td. he tried a failed horse collar when he should have cut his feet out from him for a sure tackle. he should have made that tackle and saved that t.d. you guys tell me different when u see it.

I'm not trying to change anyone's opinions on Jenkins here. I was sitting at the bar when I started this thread, aproximately one minute after said play. He does good things, but to me, mistakes that give up points are the worst mistakes to make. I will take a first down, over seven points anyday. Anyway, IMO, I agree experience will improve that, but he's given up a few of these plays this year. Not to mention Greer was right in front of him, when the receiver ran right past him.

I don't know. A friend of mine had this picture on his myspace a long time ago, and I thought it looked hella funny.

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Hahaha.... Why would I take that the wrong way? It's all good.

I knew today's game would be close. I don't remember how long it has been since there was a blow out between these two teams. Division games are always tough. Jenkins wasn't the only one who made mistakes today, by far, but I only had time for one thread....

I agree. You can not ignore the BIG PROBLEM and say aside from the BIG PROBLEM he did fine..... The big plays are what kills us. Big 3rd down plays, it was Big plays that hurt us against SF also.... No one has moved the ball efficiently into the red zone and scored on us consistently... We keep giving up the big plays and well.. the ball in the last two games.



If it were not for those people he ate, Dahmer was a good guy.

I think Jenkins has done a pretty good job. That play was definitely blown coverage. Who blew it? Jenkins or Greer? What ever made Jenkins bite, would Sharper have also bit? Who knows. How much slower will Sharper be when he does come back? Our defense will look a whole lot better when the offense gets back in gear. When teams start having to play catch-up and start taking more chances, our defense will look all-pro once again. Jenkins will be fine. He, Greer, and Williams have already worked that thing out.

I will say, that if not for the defense's abilities, we would be 0-4 right now. They have stepped up, when they needed too.