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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; The thing with Stallworth is that nowadays people not only draft on potential, but they figure what kind of an upside a player had. Coming out Stallworth had all the tools the Saints were looking for in a guy. We ...

 
 
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Old 04-05-2004, 04:38 PM   #30
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Saints to draft a WLB?

The thing with Stallworth is that nowadays people not only draft on potential, but they figure what kind of an upside a player had. Coming out Stallworth had all the tools the Saints were looking for in a guy. We had just sighned an oft-injured Pathon in FA and we had Horn which everyone knows what he has been doing. So looking back, we didn\'t have much at wideout when the draft approached. I remember sources saying that Haslett was jumping up and down almost after Stallworth ran. He was good sized, fast as hell, caught ball well with his hands and some said one of the best blocking wideouts in college football that year. If Stallworth wouldn\'t have gotten hurt his rookie year, he would have put up big numbers. He did have quite a few TD\'s and had some game winners as I recall. People were glad to see that we drafted a guy like Stallworth when he was doing great. When the injury bug hit, people jumped off the bandwagon quick and I am still on it. I know he did had an off year last year, but we all seen what he is capable of. He even went to a stretching coach last off-season to try to help his hammies out. Even though it didn\'t help much, it showed he made an effort to better hisself and I bet he is doing the same this offseason, trying to better himself. That\'s what I like about the guy. It\'s just an OPINION!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I agree completely. There were many WR\'s who struggled their first 2 or 3 years in the league then blossomed into stars. I believe Stallworth will be one of them. I keep harping on Isaac Bruce. He had almost the exact Hammy problems Donte has now. He finally got them behind him and became one of the best WR\'s in the league for several years. Well Stallworth is bigger and faster. His contract is very cap friendly and was signed for 6 years.
HE WILL BE A STAR (barring serious injury).
I just hope he\'s still with us when he explodes.
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