and where a tad close to letting Sam Bradford and Megatron steal one in the Dome.

I'm guessing you meant to say Matthew Stafford?

No, I got that. But the d-line and DT in particular is a much weaker spot than the o-line. The o-line, even with all the changes, has been very consistent the last 6 years: going off the top of my head, the o-line has gone through 4 centers, 4 LTs, 2 RT, 3 guards, and still, they produce. With all those changes, the Saints still fielded the best offense the last 6 years combined as reflected by points scored, number of sacks allowed, yards gained, etc; unlike the defense which, again, except for the one year when their trick was creating turnovers and giving the ball back to the best offense in football, have not been able to stop anyone.

What's the point of (debatable) "solidifying" the best offense in the business, if the defense still lets the likes of Alex Smith slice them and dice them for 4 consecutive drives in the 4th quarter of a playoff game?

If Drew goes down, all is lost? Ok. Sure. but with Drew at his best, the Saints still could not get past the divisional round of the playoffs because the defense could not stop anyone, and were a tad too close to letting Stafford and Megatron steal one in the Dome.

Is Hicks a "project"? Maybe. But maybe not. We'll see.


And you didn't watch "film". You watched a couple clips on youtube. Come on.

Have you personally scouted him?

When your first pick is the number 89 on the board, you gotta pick a good football player, it really doesn't matter at what position. And for the Saints, they were fortunate.

Akiem Hicks from Regina, Saskatchewan, almost played at the LSU, had a NCAA "snafu," but sometimes I wonder had he gone to LSU would we be talking about him like we talk about Michael Brockers.

His tape is difficult to watch, it's different kind of football up there in Canada, and he just killed people. Now, I saw him at the East-West game and he's 350 pounds, and he's long and he's explosive with heavy hands.

He struggles gaining an edge, he has got tight ankles. But they [Saints] are not going to ask him to do those type of things. So, I thought that was a great pick in the 3rd round.

No, I haven't. And neither have you. You saw a couple clips posted here and there, read a couple things this guy and that guy wrote about him (and this and that guy likely didn't scout him either).

And I do remember the offense turning the ball over against the Whiners, but I also remember the Whiners going very conservative on offense after they went up 17-0. And when the chips were down, when the only thing the defense needed was 1 stop out of 4 defensive stands in the 4th quarter, they couldn't do it, including an 80-yard TD drive by Alex Smith with 1:32 on the clock.

The point I am trying to make is very simple:
Offense has been awesome.
Defense has been horrible.
Get whatever is needed ( or whatever Spagnuolo thinks is needed) to fix the reason why the Saints don't have at least 3 rings today.

As for this Massie fellow, well, he doesn't exactly come with Muñoz or Roaf or Pace credentials either, does he? He may have been rated the 7th or 8th "best" tackle in the draft, but what does that tell you, really? What makes you so sure to say an inconsistent tackle leaving college early is going to solidify anything?

You are so self righteous, it is incredible. No, of course I didn't scout him either. I can only go on everything that has been said, and what I have been able to see of him. And the point I made was extremely simple. You didn't scout him, so you are going on the same information I have. That was the point. I don't need you to say "you didn't scout him either", when the subject was about you, not me. I never pretended to know everything about him, but who among us does? So if you can say you think he's gonna be good, I can say the opposite, can't I? As for Massie, he was graded as a second rounder which makes him a lot better than the 7th or 8th best tackle, but as an LSU fan I have also seen him play in the SEC and I always thought of him as a first round talent. Clearly, he was someone we could have worked with.

And you dodged the point about the 49er game. I asked you who got burned twice at the end... The safeties. I don't care how conservative their game plan was, it was still the safeties who blew it, along with GW's stupid decision to blitz and leave them on an island. Our defense WAS bad, absolutely. Again, we've already done a lot to fix that through free agency. But whatever man, keep telling yourself whatever makes you feel better than me. I'm just a fan.