Boutte

My biggest worry is still LB and OT. Just because you have a lot of competition doesn't mean they're good.

Leighton B

Trust the competition "We've been hampered by entitlement, complacency, and lack of accountability" So competition for guys who haven't got the big payday is perfect for what our team needs! Expect a few probowlers this year on defense! Our only problem on Defense was "ROMAN HARPER"!
Greg Williams built his entire scheme around Roman Harper's Weaknesses and covered them through unpredictable blitz schemes because Roman actually was doing "will OLB assignments while Fujita or Shanle covered the Strong Safety assignments! GW turned Harper into a rich and productive player but it was only because the OC's and QB's didn't know what GW and the defense were going to do because they disguised so well by switching will LB alot and Showing a 4-3 base front, but we were actually playing a blend of a 3-4 when we had that extra will LB on the field! It was brilliant UNTIL the weaknesses were exposed over the last few years of Williams's tenure! The problem with Roman is that his tackling ability left him! That is the only thing that he had going for him besides instincts and blitz timing!
I never liked a safety that couldn't cover especially in today's pass happy league! So there is no use for him because there is nothing he can do better than Vaccaro or Jenkins! Jenkins's Struggles were almost always about him being out of position because he was overcompensating for all of Harper's Weaknesses So basically Jenkins was out there by himself!! I am very happy about this pick! BYE BYE HARPER!
Roman should have been willing to take a paycut like Vilma and Smith! heck he should have offered! What Got thinking they were done with him his said the saints didn't contact his agent during that week of restructures and he said this "I am just going to be playing golf everyday and relaxing" I mean if I was Him I would be in the weight room and conditioning before and after Golf! I know he doesn't stay in shape because about 3 or 4 years ago we were playing and he picked up a fumble on the opposite goalline and he picked up the ball and he had a 10 yd headstart to take it to the house and he got caught before he got to the their 30 BY "SAM BRADFORD" This is absolutely crazy for a safety with a 10 yd headstart to get caught by a QB and he didn't just get caught he ran out of gas and it was just plain sad it was the start of me seeing Roman for who and what he is on the field!!!

hagan714

wow nice write up. Harper as i have said before is a old school SS stuck in the new era. Traditional SS are pretty done for in the NFL with the rule changes to make this a:

high flying
high scoring
highly rated
highly profitable

for the owners and the players. They do not care about wrecking the game it is all about money. Thus a true SS is all but dead and buried in football

Vaccaro was drafted to replace him. Probably not this year but next. kid still has to take to the field.

Now Jenkins we will see what happens. I see Jenkins and Vaccaro as the same style players. Vaccaro is a bit more of a SS in his play than Jenkins so strong side safety is probably going to be his home,

So draft a FS in the early rounds of 2014?

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