Deuce, how ya feeling buddy?

BrooksMustGo · 09-13-2004, 12:01 AM

Aaron Brooks had little preseason work because of a leg injury, but he wasn't the reason the Saints offense was ragged. Receivers dropped passes and the running game sputtered ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã¢Â€Â Deuce McAllister had only 26 yards on 10 carries in the first half, 57 yards on 16 carries for the game. New Orleans burned its third timeout with 5:10 left in the first half when it could not get lined up properly for the play called.

" No gap, no hole to run through," McAllister said. "We didn't play well. Our rhythm was in spurts."

After nine games with more than 100 yards rushing last season, McAllister has now had five straight without 100 yards.

http://www.nola.com/sportsflash/sain...orylist=saints

I'm worried about Deuce. His quote reads like an indictment of the coaching/playcalling and that maybe Deuce has taken a big bite from the bitter stick. It makes me want to vomit to think that the best player on this team for the past 20 years might be getting Corey Dillon syndrome. I'd like to get Deuce signed to a nice long term deal before the season's out. But I can see where a guy wouldn't be interested in giving the best years of his career to an organization determined to be mediocre.

Our vaunted "deepest offensive line in football" sure don't seem to be getting it done out there. Predictably, our coach refuses to adapt because he's decided that we need to be in 2 TE sets. Jim Haslett should have mandatory regular drug screens.

09-13-2004, 12:01 AM	#1
BrooksMustGo 1000 Posts + Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,762	Deuce, how ya feeling buddy? Aaron Brooks had little preseason work because of a leg injury, but he wasn't the reason the Saints offense was ragged. Receivers dropped passes and the running game sputtered ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã¢Â€Â Deuce McAllister had only 26 yards on 10 carries in the first half, 57 yards on 16 carries for the game. New Orleans burned its third timeout with 5:10 left in the first half when it could not get lined up properly for the play called. " No gap, no hole to run through," McAllister said. "We didn't play well. Our rhythm was in spurts." After nine games with more than 100 yards rushing last season, McAllister has now had five straight without 100 yards. http://www.nola.com/sportsflash/sain...orylist=saints I'm worried about Deuce. His quote reads like an indictment of the coaching/playcalling and that maybe Deuce has taken a big bite from the bitter stick. It makes me want to vomit to think that the best player on this team for the past 20 years might be getting Corey Dillon syndrome. I'd like to get Deuce signed to a nice long term deal before the season's out. But I can see where a guy wouldn't be interested in giving the best years of his career to an organization determined to be mediocre. Our vaunted "deepest offensive line in football" sure don't seem to be getting it done out there. Predictably, our coach refuses to adapt because he's decided that we need to be in 2 TE sets. Jim Haslett should have mandatory regular drug screens.

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