We should have seen this coming

Danno · 09-16-2014, 08:15 AM

Our LB's

Lofton-Atlanta let him walk
Hawthorne-Seattle let him walk
Haralson-49ers let him walk
Humber-Colts let him walk

LB is the weak link in my opinion. It seems other teams get by with back-up and no name CB's all the time so I'm not believing Robinson drags our DB's down that much.

There's not a single LB I listed above that would net us a mid-round draft pick if we traded them. Not one.

iceshack149 · 09-16-2014, 08:36 AM

Originally Posted by Danno

Our LB's

Lofton-Atlanta let him walk
Hawthorne-Seattle let him walk
Haralson-49ers let him walk
Humber-Colts let him walk

LB is the weak link in my opinion. It seems other teams get by with back-up and no name CB's all the time so I'm not believing Robinson drags our DB's down that much.

There's not a single LB I listed above that would net us a mid-round draft pick if we traded them. Not one.

If I remember correctly, Hawthorne and Lofton lead their teams in tackling the year before the Saints picked them up. The Saints out-bid Seattle and Atlanta and traded with San Francisco so their respective teams didn't let them walk. They're just sub par LB's.

Danno · 09-16-2014, 09:01 AM

Originally Posted by iceshack149

If I remember correctly, Hawthorne and Lofton lead their teams in tackling the year before the Saints picked them up. The Saints out-bid Seattle and Atlanta and traded with San Francisco so their respective teams didn't let them walk. They're just sub par LB's.

I view being outbid as letting them walk. They didn't think those players were worth what we were offering.

I think we over-paid for what turned out to be merely average to below average LB's.

Above average pay, below average performance.

09-16-2014, 08:15 AM	#1
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,761	Re: We should have seen this coming Our LB's Lofton-Atlanta let him walk Hawthorne-Seattle let him walk Haralson-49ers let him walk Humber-Colts let him walk LB is the weak link in my opinion. It seems other teams get by with back-up and no name CB's all the time so I'm not believing Robinson drags our DB's down that much. There's not a single LB I listed above that would net us a mid-round draft pick if we traded them. Not one.

09-16-2014, 08:36 AM	#2
iceshack149 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Fairbanks, AK Posts: 4,488 Blog Entries: 1	Re: We should have seen this coming Originally Posted by Danno Our LB's Lofton-Atlanta let him walk Hawthorne-Seattle let him walk Haralson-49ers let him walk Humber-Colts let him walk LB is the weak link in my opinion. It seems other teams get by with back-up and no name CB's all the time so I'm not believing Robinson drags our DB's down that much. There's not a single LB I listed above that would net us a mid-round draft pick if we traded them. Not one. If I remember correctly, Hawthorne and Lofton lead their teams in tackling the year before the Saints picked them up. The Saints out-bid Seattle and Atlanta and traded with San Francisco so their respective teams didn't let them walk. They're just sub par LB's.

09-16-2014, 09:01 AM	#3
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,761	Re: We should have seen this coming Originally Posted by iceshack149 If I remember correctly, Hawthorne and Lofton lead their teams in tackling the year before the Saints picked them up. The Saints out-bid Seattle and Atlanta and traded with San Francisco so their respective teams didn't let them walk. They're just sub par LB's. I view being outbid as letting them walk. They didn't think those players were worth what we were offering. I think we over-paid for what turned out to be merely average to below average LB's. Above average pay, below average performance.

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