Saints actually offer free agent tenders to 10 players

03-02-2011, 05:42 PM

Originally Posted by RaginCajun83

Unless a healthy Bob Sanders is coming in, Harper is staying in NO

Yeah. What he said.

Euphoria · 03-02-2011, 05:53 PM

If we lost any of them we'd be ok finding replacements. They fit our system and may not do as well on other teams.

Most of them are safe.

But if we lost any of them I think it would be a good thing because we can move on and try and get upgrades even.

iceshack149 · 03-09-2011, 03:35 PM

Harper had some bad moments, really bad moments last year but he is solid in run support and I'd still consider him better than the average SS.
Bob Sanders is a much better Safety than Harper is but I'd rather have Harper on this team. At least Harper plays almost every game for the Saints. How many games does Sanders play on average a year? Not many.

SapperSaint · 03-09-2011, 05:06 PM

good point Shack.

saintfan · 03-09-2011, 05:33 PM

We start getting a little...even just a LITTLE but consistent pressure from the DLine and Harper and all his friends will begin to look a bit better.

Danno · 03-09-2011, 05:54 PM

Originally Posted by AlaskaSaints

In the second half of the season I saw no indication that he could hold his own.

Alaska

Wow, he had some really good games in the 2nd half of the season. Carolina, Seattle, Cinci, St Louis, Atlanta.

He was the leading tackler in several of those games and played well in pass protection. He didn't look good in the Baltimore game and the playoff game, but no one else did either.

He looked good otherwise. 59 tackles (7.4 per game) 3 sacks and 2 FF. We went 6-2 also.

papz · 03-09-2011, 06:54 PM

As much as we want him to be an Ed Reed type player, he isn't. I've never been Harper's biggest supporter, but he is underrated by our fans... including myself. Let's say we do want to upgrade, who exactly are we going to bring in here and give us Harper's production? You could honestly say he's one of the most consistent producers on our defense the past couple of seasons. We know he's not the better pass defenders back there... but SF makes a really good point. If we get more consistent pressure from our front 7, it'll help not just Harper... but Greer, Porter, and Jenkins too. Greer, our best corner, had a drop off in play also.

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Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,723	Originally Posted by AlaskaSaints In the second half of the season I saw no indication that he could hold his own. Alaska Wow, he had some really good games in the 2nd half of the season. Carolina, Seattle, Cinci, St Louis, Atlanta. He was the leading tackler in several of those games and played well in pass protection. He didn't look good in the Baltimore game and the playoff game, but no one else did either. He looked good otherwise. 59 tackles (7.4 per game) 3 sacks and 2 FF. We went 6-2 also.

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papz Problem? Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Orleans Posts: 11,753	As much as we want him to be an Ed Reed type player, he isn't. I've never been Harper's biggest supporter, but he is underrated by our fans... including myself. Let's say we do want to upgrade, who exactly are we going to bring in here and give us Harper's production? You could honestly say he's one of the most consistent producers on our defense the past couple of seasons. We know he's not the better pass defenders back there... but SF makes a really good point. If we get more consistent pressure from our front 7, it'll help not just Harper... but Greer, Porter, and Jenkins too. Greer, our best corner, had a drop off in play also.
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Euphoria 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 7,601 Blog Entries: 5	If we lost any of them we'd be ok finding replacements. They fit our system and may not do as well on other teams. Most of them are safe. But if we lost any of them I think it would be a good thing because we can move on and try and get upgrades even.

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iceshack149 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Fairbanks, AK Posts: 4,299 Blog Entries: 1	Harper had some bad moments, really bad moments last year but he is solid in run support and I'd still consider him better than the average SS. Bob Sanders is a much better Safety than Harper is but I'd rather have Harper on this team. At least Harper plays almost every game for the Saints. How many games does Sanders play on average a year? Not many.

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SapperSaint Pink Nightmare Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Mississippi Posts: 3,028 Blog Entries: 7	good point Shack.

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saintfan Donated Plasma Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 18,556 Blog Entries: 5	We start getting a little...even just a LITTLE but consistent pressure from the DLine and Harper and all his friends will begin to look a bit better.