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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; Well, everything I\'ve seen and read says that he is a less talented player than Roaf or Turley, but he is quiet and doesn\'t mouth off in the locker room so Haslett and Co. love him. That man held on ...
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04-13-2004, 11:42 AM | #11 |
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Well, everything I\'ve seen and read says that he is a less talented player than Roaf or Turley, but he is quiet and doesn\'t mouth off in the locker room so Haslett and Co. love him. That man held on to more than a drunk sailor on a dockside hooker. He won\'t be able to continue to get away with that stuff much longer. Gandy is solid, but not an impact player.
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04-13-2004, 01:38 PM | #12 |
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Gandy is no Roaf (when Roaf isn\'t moping around unhappy) but he is a definite upgrade over Turley (at LT). |
04-13-2004, 08:04 PM | #13 |
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I guess impact nowadays means Pro Bowl. How can you say Gandy wasn\'t an impact player? While he didn\'t make an impact in the media, he make an impact on our offensive line. He didn\'t give up too many sacks and Duece did have a lot of rushing yards. Yeah, Roaf might be the better player and make the Pro Bowl every year. That doesn\'t mean Gandy didn\'t make an impact on our offensive line.
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04-13-2004, 08:19 PM | #14 |
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If we are talking about draft picks, an \"impact player\" would be a player who could come in and be a consistent start in their first year. They \"impact\" the team in that they are an upgrade over the other players at the postion. If we aren\'t talking about draft picks though, but about more veteran players, an \"impact\" player to me would be a player that impacts how the opposing team sets up their game plan. They don\'t have to be a pro-bowler, but they do have to be more talented than the average starter, so that an opposing team has to give them special consideration. By this definition, I don\'t believe Gandy is an impact player, because he is not \"significantly\" better than the average starter at his position. Better yes, but he does not impact the opposition\'s game plan. |
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04-13-2004, 08:59 PM | #15 |
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04-13-2004, 09:14 PM | #16 |
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I think Gandy did make an impact. I can say that because anyone else the Saints would have plugged in would not have been so successfull. Gandy was praised all year long by Haslett and his demeanor in the locker room was praised by his teammates. And to add to what Boogro said, he surely had fewer pre-snap penelties than Bentley, Jacox and Riley. HEnce, Gandy is an impact player.
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