Vitt: "We think we've got a young Robert Meachem"

saintsfan1976 · 06-10-2012, 10:53 AM

Robert Meachem was a role player (not star)

His role in the offense was very similar to Henderson's

Role players are replaceable, especially when they want more money

mutineer10 · 06-10-2012, 04:43 PM

Don't think he'll ever be a star, but the guy made plays. Hopefully one of the newer guys will step up.

gandhi1007 · 06-10-2012, 05:21 PM

Originally Posted by alleycat_126

Lance didn't have double digit TD's or 1000 yrd.

Can you read??? Moore had 928 yds. w/ 10 (double digits) TD's in 2008! And.....Lance rarely drops the ball. Damn.....some people want to just argue for the sake of arguement!

saintsfan1976 · 06-10-2012, 07:27 PM

Originally Posted by mutineer10

Don't think he'll ever be a star, but the guy made plays. Hopefully one of the newer guys will step up.

So did Faine, Goodwin, Bush, Nicks, et al...

TheDeuce · 06-12-2012, 11:39 AM

Originally Posted by gandhi1007

Funny......Lance Moore had seasons of 928 yds w/ 10 TDS, 763 w/ 8 TDS, & 627 w/ 8 TDS. Jimmy Graham, though a TE, is coming off of a 1310 yds/11 TD season. Meachem's best.........722 yds. w/ 9TDS. Hell......Sproles had over 700 yds & 7 TDs receiving last year. And Meachem was a 1st round draft pick!!! Notice.....there was no need to post Colston's stats.

Not sure I see your point Gandhi. Meachem's 700+ yd/9 TD season is pretty darn good. The guy obviously didn't turn out to warrant a first round draft pick, but he's a good receiver. The reason he never put up huge numbers is because, as others have mentioned, Bree's spreads the ball around so much. If Morgan turned out to be a replica of Meachem, that's a huge win for us (especially value-wise).

SaintsRule11 · 06-12-2012, 12:21 PM

Why is everyone hating on Meachem? To be frank, if it hadn't been for Meachem's ball-stripping touchdown (and also his last-minute touchdown in the 4th quarter) against the Redskins in 2009 we would have been playing the NFC Championship game in Minnesota that year.

And Meachem had 10 total touchdowns in '09 and if it weren't for his excellent burst downfield, defenses could have doubled Colston at will.

Budsdrinker · 06-12-2012, 01:17 PM

Originally Posted by gandhi1007

Can you read??? Moore had 928 yds. w/ 10 (double digits) TD's in 2008! And.....Lance rarely drops the ball. Damn.....some people want to just argue for the sake of arguement!

Just to clear this stat up a bit, 2008 is when Coston was out and Moore became the number 1 receiver. I liked Meachem but he's not worth the money the Chargers paid him. You need to be willing to go over the middle to comand that kind of money in my book.

gandhi1007 · 06-12-2012, 04:37 PM

Originally Posted by TheDeuce

The guy obviously didn't turn out to warrant a first round draft pick

^^^^Yes......you did see my point.

^^^^

06-10-2012, 05:21 PM	#43
gandhi1007 Part Time Pimp Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,967	Originally Posted by alleycat_126 Lance didn't have double digit TD's or 1000 yrd. Can you read??? Moore had 928 yds. w/ 10 (double digits) TD's in 2008! And.....Lance rarely drops the ball. Damn.....some people want to just argue for the sake of arguement!

06-10-2012, 07:27 PM	#44
saintsfan1976 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 10,806 Blog Entries: 3	Originally Posted by mutineer10 Don't think he'll ever be a star, but the guy made plays. Hopefully one of the newer guys will step up. So did Faine, Goodwin, Bush, Nicks, et al...

06-12-2012, 11:39 AM	#45
TheDeuce 1000 Posts + Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,928	Originally Posted by gandhi1007 Funny......Lance Moore had seasons of 928 yds w/ 10 TDS, 763 w/ 8 TDS, & 627 w/ 8 TDS. Jimmy Graham, though a TE, is coming off of a 1310 yds/11 TD season. Meachem's best.........722 yds. w/ 9TDS. Hell......Sproles had over 700 yds & 7 TDs receiving last year. And Meachem was a 1st round draft pick!!! Notice.....there was no need to post Colston's stats. Not sure I see your point Gandhi. Meachem's 700+ yd/9 TD season is pretty darn good. The guy obviously didn't turn out to warrant a first round draft pick, but he's a good receiver. The reason he never put up huge numbers is because, as others have mentioned, Bree's spreads the ball around so much. If Morgan turned out to be a replica of Meachem, that's a huge win for us (especially value-wise).
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06-12-2012, 12:21 PM	#46
SaintsRule11 100th Post Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 277	Why is everyone hating on Meachem? To be frank, if it hadn't been for Meachem's ball-stripping touchdown (and also his last-minute touchdown in the 4th quarter) against the Redskins in 2009 we would have been playing the NFC Championship game in Minnesota that year. And Meachem had 10 total touchdowns in '09 and if it weren't for his excellent burst downfield, defenses could have doubled Colston at will.
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06-12-2012, 01:17 PM	#47
Budsdrinker A Cajun Transforming TX Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Woodlands, Texas Posts: 2,787	Originally Posted by gandhi1007 Can you read??? Moore had 928 yds. w/ 10 (double digits) TD's in 2008! And.....Lance rarely drops the ball. Damn.....some people want to just argue for the sake of arguement! Just to clear this stat up a bit, 2008 is when Coston was out and Moore became the number 1 receiver. I liked Meachem but he's not worth the money the Chargers paid him. You need to be willing to go over the middle to comand that kind of money in my book.

06-10-2012, 10:53 AM	#41
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06-10-2012, 04:43 PM	#42
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06-12-2012, 04:37 PM	#48
gandhi1007 Part Time Pimp Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,967	Originally Posted by TheDeuce The guy obviously didn't turn out to warrant a first round draft pick ^^^^Yes......you did see my point. ^^^^

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