O'Sullivan, Our Hope for a Super Future

BrooksMustGo · 05-12-2004, 02:05 PM

http://www.nfleurope.com/galaxy/news...2004_lede.html

We need to start O'Sullivan this season.

Otherwise, he becomes a restricted free agent and we lose him. I'm not prepared to watch another Saints backup go to the playoffs/superbowl. We have a budding elite talent. O'Sullivan has gone about as far as he can go without starting on the next level. His 60% completion is already better than what Brooks can do over a season. O'Sullivan has thrown 6 TD's to 1 INT this season. That stat alone speaks volumes about his decision making and grasp of what the defense is doing on the other side. He has good feet and moves around well. If left undefended, O'Sullivan will both move the chains and not back out of his protection. Lastly, O'Sullivan is like the great players; he makes the guys around him better. Brooks is just another of the pretty good quarterbacks, but he folds in the clutch and his team gives up on him.

We could unload Brooks to the Raiders for a ridiculously high draft selection or even manage Woodson out of the deal. We would take a cap hit this year to do it, but who cares? Brooks salary is about to go sky high anyway. Evidently, we aren't going to do anything with that cap room right now anyway. We unload Brooks and sign O'Sullivan and Deuce to long term deals and still come out ahead.

We deal Brooks and rid our team of its #1 cancer and give a guy with a limitless future a chance to take us to the promised land. So simultaneously, we start a guy who can be a winner for us and make a HUGE improvement on the defense. With that combination, it is a 10-6 season minimum.

With JT we have an honest chance to rise above mediocrity. It's foolish not to give him a shot.

05-12-2004, 02:05 PM	#1
BrooksMustGo 1000 Posts + Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,762	O'Sullivan, Our Hope for a Super Future http://www.nfleurope.com/galaxy/news...2004_lede.html We need to start O'Sullivan this season. Otherwise, he becomes a restricted free agent and we lose him. I'm not prepared to watch another Saints backup go to the playoffs/superbowl. We have a budding elite talent. O'Sullivan has gone about as far as he can go without starting on the next level. His 60% completion is already better than what Brooks can do over a season. O'Sullivan has thrown 6 TD's to 1 INT this season. That stat alone speaks volumes about his decision making and grasp of what the defense is doing on the other side. He has good feet and moves around well. If left undefended, O'Sullivan will both move the chains and not back out of his protection. Lastly, O'Sullivan is like the great players; he makes the guys around him better. Brooks is just another of the pretty good quarterbacks, but he folds in the clutch and his team gives up on him. We could unload Brooks to the Raiders for a ridiculously high draft selection or even manage Woodson out of the deal. We would take a cap hit this year to do it, but who cares? Brooks salary is about to go sky high anyway. Evidently, we aren't going to do anything with that cap room right now anyway. We unload Brooks and sign O'Sullivan and Deuce to long term deals and still come out ahead. We deal Brooks and rid our team of its #1 cancer and give a guy with a limitless future a chance to take us to the promised land. So simultaneously, we start a guy who can be a winner for us and make a HUGE improvement on the defense. With that combination, it is a 10-6 season minimum. With JT we have an honest chance to rise above mediocrity. It's foolish not to give him a shot.