Im excited

The Dude · 08-05-2012, 12:24 AM

After what has be THE worst offseason in my entire life, it is great to have football back. I spend each day of the offseason counting the days to the first day of camp. At least then we start getting football news and its all uphill from there. Here we are FINALLY. Even though it is a glorified practice its gonna be good to see them suited up on the field. Any particular position you guys are most excited to watch?

The Dude · 08-05-2012, 12:33 AM

We can also look forward to FTRs speeches.

CharityMike · 08-05-2012, 12:49 AM

Originally Posted by The Dude

Any particular position you guys are most excited to watch?

DEFENSE. Line play and LB'R play. Tackling.

The Dude · 08-05-2012, 12:51 AM

Originally Posted by CharityMike

DEFENSE. Line play and LB'R play. Tackling.

Yep. DBs catching balls.

Beastmode · 08-05-2012, 01:04 AM

Deep threat. Devrey and Meech were averaging over 17 yds a catch combined. I want to see someone own Meech's old spot.

The Dude · 08-05-2012, 01:12 AM

Originally Posted by Beastmode

Deep threat. Devrey and Meech were averaging over 17 yds a catch combined. I want to see someone own Meech's old spot.

Who do you think fits that mold the best? Morgan? I saw today where he burned someone in practice but just couldn't come up with the ball.

Utah_Saint · 08-05-2012, 01:14 AM

Originally Posted by The Dude

After what has be THE worst offseason in my entire life, it is great to have football back. I spend each day of the offseason counting the days to the first day of camp. At least then we start getting football news and its all uphill from there. Here we are FINALLY. Even though it is a glorified practice its gonna be good to see them suited up on the field. Any particular position you guys are most excited to watch?

I'm interested in seeing it all. But if I had to choose one unit, it would be the defensive line.

The defensive line has been just flat out bad for a long while now. Last year the Saints got credit for he 12th rated rushing defense but that’s just a misleading stat. The real reason they ranked as high as they did was because they had the fewest rushes against. The truth of the matter is they gave up 5.0 yards per attempt. That’s absolutely horrible. That tied them with two other teams for the second worst rush/attempt average in the league. Only the Raiders were worse, giving up 5.1 yards per rush. I don’t expect the Saints to improve to a top 5 defense but as far as run stopping goes, but I’d like them to improve to at least average. That could give the offense some breathing room when they’re not clicking like what happened in St. Louis last year, when they gave up 183 yards on the ground. And despite all the blitzing Gregg Williams did, the Saints also got the fewest quarterback pressures in the league last year. People like to point out the falcons terrible pass rush last year but they got the same number of sacks as the Saints with 60% more quarterback pressures. You can’t short your pass coverage and not get some pressure on the quarterback. That’s just a recipe for disaster.

With the addition of Bunkley and Hicks and all the hype about Wilson playing up on the line and the improvement of Cam, I'm hoping that unit can become something better than the turn-styles in fleur di lis' they've been for a years now. I think that's gonna be Spagnuolo's biggest challenge.

The Dude · 08-05-2012, 01:42 AM

Originally Posted by Utah_Saint

I'm interested in seeing it all. But if I had to choose one unit, it would be the defensive line.

The defensive line has been just flat out bad for a long while now. Last year the Saints got credit for he 12th rated rushing defense but that’s just a misleading stat. The real reason they ranked as high as they did was because they had the fewest rushes against. The truth of the matter is they gave up 5.0 yards per attempt. That’s absolutely horrible. That tied them with two other teams for the second worst rush/attempt average in the league. Only the Raiders were worse, giving up 5.1 yards per rush. I don’t expect the Saints to improve to a top 5 defense but as far as run stopping goes, but I’d like them to improve to at least average. That could give the offense some breathing room when they’re not clicking like what happened in St. Louis last year, when they gave up 183 yards on the ground. And despite all the blitzing Gregg Williams did, the Saints also got the fewest quarterback pressures in the league last year. People like to point out the falcons terrible pass rush last year but they got the same number of sacks as the Saints with 60% more quarterback pressures. You can’t short your pass coverage and not get some pressure on the quarterback. That’s just a recipe for disaster.

With the addition of Bunkley and Hicks and all the hype about Wilson playing up on the line and the improvement of Cam, I'm hoping that unit can become something better than the turn-styles in fleur di lis' they've been for a years now. I think that's gonna be Spagnuolo's biggest challenge.

I have high hopes for Cam and the front 4 as a whole. I think Cam has a pro bowl year. All reports I have heard are that he is head and shoulders above where he was last year. I think not having TC last year really stunted the production of a lot of our rookies and players as a whole.

Beastmode · 08-05-2012, 07:03 AM

Originally Posted by The Dude

Who do you think fits that mold the best? Morgan? I saw today where he burned someone in practice but just couldn't come up with the ball.

D, Morgan I believe is the fastest. He did have an off day but he has also had more good ones from what I've read. I think it will be a mix of him and AA in preseason. I hope it's Morgan. I've honestly seen enough of AA.

dizzle88 · 08-05-2012, 07:04 AM

We all know what our offense can do

I want to see Mark Ingram's progress through, reports are he's having a real good camp, reading holes bursting through and being physical.

Defense!!!!

Our D line hasn't got consistent pressure for a while, I want to see what Spags has been teaching them

I want to see martez beast an O lineman!!

I want to see solid tackling from the LB's and most of all, When we get our hands on passes defensively, catch the damn thing!!!

I'm excited to see the defense working under the new scheme

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CharityMike Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Mid City, New Orleans Posts: 3,556	Originally Posted by The Dude Any particular position you guys are most excited to watch? DEFENSE. Line play and LB'R play. Tackling.

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The Dude 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 9,050	Originally Posted by CharityMike DEFENSE. Line play and LB'R play. Tackling. Yep. DBs catching balls.
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08-05-2012, 01:12 AM	#6
The Dude 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 9,050	Originally Posted by Beastmode Deep threat. Devrey and Meech were averaging over 17 yds a catch combined. I want to see someone own Meech's old spot. Who do you think fits that mold the best? Morgan? I saw today where he burned someone in practice but just couldn't come up with the ball.
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Utah_Saint Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 3,521	Originally Posted by The Dude After what has be THE worst offseason in my entire life, it is great to have football back. I spend each day of the offseason counting the days to the first day of camp. At least then we start getting football news and its all uphill from there. Here we are FINALLY. Even though it is a glorified practice its gonna be good to see them suited up on the field. Any particular position you guys are most excited to watch? I'm interested in seeing it all. But if I had to choose one unit, it would be the defensive line. The defensive line has been just flat out bad for a long while now. Last year the Saints got credit for he 12th rated rushing defense but that’s just a misleading stat. The real reason they ranked as high as they did was because they had the fewest rushes against. The truth of the matter is they gave up 5.0 yards per attempt. That’s absolutely horrible. That tied them with two other teams for the second worst rush/attempt average in the league. Only the Raiders were worse, giving up 5.1 yards per rush. I don’t expect the Saints to improve to a top 5 defense but as far as run stopping goes, but I’d like them to improve to at least average. That could give the offense some breathing room when they’re not clicking like what happened in St. Louis last year, when they gave up 183 yards on the ground. And despite all the blitzing Gregg Williams did, the Saints also got the fewest quarterback pressures in the league last year. People like to point out the falcons terrible pass rush last year but they got the same number of sacks as the Saints with 60% more quarterback pressures. You can’t short your pass coverage and not get some pressure on the quarterback. That’s just a recipe for disaster. With the addition of Bunkley and Hicks and all the hype about Wilson playing up on the line and the improvement of Cam, I'm hoping that unit can become something better than the turn-styles in fleur di lis' they've been for a years now. I think that's gonna be Spagnuolo's biggest challenge.

08-05-2012, 01:42 AM	#8
The Dude 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 9,050	Originally Posted by Utah_Saint I'm interested in seeing it all. But if I had to choose one unit, it would be the defensive line. The defensive line has been just flat out bad for a long while now. Last year the Saints got credit for he 12th rated rushing defense but that’s just a misleading stat. The real reason they ranked as high as they did was because they had the fewest rushes against. The truth of the matter is they gave up 5.0 yards per attempt. That’s absolutely horrible. That tied them with two other teams for the second worst rush/attempt average in the league. Only the Raiders were worse, giving up 5.1 yards per rush. I don’t expect the Saints to improve to a top 5 defense but as far as run stopping goes, but I’d like them to improve to at least average. That could give the offense some breathing room when they’re not clicking like what happened in St. Louis last year, when they gave up 183 yards on the ground. And despite all the blitzing Gregg Williams did, the Saints also got the fewest quarterback pressures in the league last year. People like to point out the falcons terrible pass rush last year but they got the same number of sacks as the Saints with 60% more quarterback pressures. You can’t short your pass coverage and not get some pressure on the quarterback. That’s just a recipe for disaster. With the addition of Bunkley and Hicks and all the hype about Wilson playing up on the line and the improvement of Cam, I'm hoping that unit can become something better than the turn-styles in fleur di lis' they've been for a years now. I think that's gonna be Spagnuolo's biggest challenge. I have high hopes for Cam and the front 4 as a whole. I think Cam has a pro bowl year. All reports I have heard are that he is head and shoulders above where he was last year. I think not having TC last year really stunted the production of a lot of our rookies and players as a whole. Utah_Saint likes this.
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Beastmode 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 9,126	Originally Posted by The Dude Who do you think fits that mold the best? Morgan? I saw today where he burned someone in practice but just couldn't come up with the ball. D, Morgan I believe is the fastest. He did have an off day but he has also had more good ones from what I've read. I think it will be a mix of him and AA in preseason. I hope it's Morgan. I've honestly seen enough of AA.
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dizzle88 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 11,358	We all know what our offense can do I want to see Mark Ingram's progress through, reports are he's having a real good camp, reading holes bursting through and being physical. Defense!!!! Our D line hasn't got consistent pressure for a while, I want to see what Spags has been teaching them I want to see martez beast an O lineman!! I want to see solid tackling from the LB's and most of all, When we get our hands on passes defensively, catch the damn thing!!! I'm excited to see the defense working under the new scheme Utah_Saint likes this.
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