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jeanpierre 10-13-2014 04:56 AM
Re: Graham out 2-3 weeks
 
Curse of the big mo contract...

Must be serious as he was able to play through injuries last season...

SloMotion 10-13-2014 06:16 AM
Re: Graham out 2-3 weeks
 
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Originally Posted by brees84 (Post 617816)
Enough time to develop more balanced passing game.
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Originally Posted by Foot Stomper (Post 617820)
Dang. I hear what you guys are saying about developing other options but taking JG off the field is hard for me to think is a good thing.
There's some merit to both opinions and undoubtedly a QB of Brees' talent would be able to take advantage of the opportunity and work on developing a more balanced passing attack. The Lions are going through a similar situation with Calvin and it is wreaking havoc on Stafford's game though, despite the wide range of offensive weapons made available to him this season.

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Originally Posted by iceshack149 (Post 617844)
I don't think that we are watching the same guy. I've seen Graham plow into guys and drag guys for more yardage. He injured his shoulder driving it into a defender. Why do people continue to call him soft?
Hehehe ... there used to be a picture floating around here of Graham dragging a Lion defender across the goal line in the 2011/12 playoff matchup ... yeah, he might be a little older, banged up or something, but I wouldn't go so far as to label him "soft", :).

The Dude 10-13-2014 10:24 AM
Re: Graham out 2-3 weeks
 
Like I said pre contract. He will always miss several games a season. Its how he plays. This is why I had hoped they wouldn't pay him what they did. We are playing huge money to a player that is only good for 1/3 or 1/4 of the season.
Also wanted more wide receivers via draft or FA. If Colton goes down we aren't left with anyone who is really proven, albeit Colston has not looked great this season.

dizzle88 10-13-2014 11:17 AM
Re: Graham out 2-3 weeks
 
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Originally Posted by The Dude (Post 618073)
Like I said pre contract. He will always miss several games a season. Its how he plays. This is why I had hoped they wouldn't pay him what they did. We are playing huge money to a player that is only good for 1/3 or 1/4 of the season.
Also wanted more wide receivers via draft or FA. If Colton goes down we aren't left with anyone who is really proven, albeit Colston has not looked great this season.
Pretty much only 4 pass catchers I trust this season

Cooks, PT, Watson and Hill

Speaks volumes that two of those are backups and one of them is a 3rd down back.

MarchingOn 10-13-2014 11:24 AM
Re: Graham out 2-3 weeks
 
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Originally Posted by iceshack149 (Post 617844)
I don't think that we are watching the same guy. I've seen Graham plow into guys and drag guys for more yardage. He injured his shoulder driving it into a defender. Why do people continue to call him soft?
I don't think it means "soft" in shying away from hits or running someone over. It means soft in allowing pushy, clingy DBs to nullify him (like the Patriot's Talib last year showed could be done).

Jack Vegas 10-13-2014 12:00 PM
Re: Graham out 2-3 weeks
 
As others have said, it's a good time for Brees to refocus himself on distributing the ball more to everyone else. I have a feeling there are open guys on certain plays when Brees forces the ball to Graham anyway. We can run a very effective two-TE run-heavy offense with Watson and Hill.

Utah_Saint 10-13-2014 12:06 PM
Re: Graham out 2-3 weeks
 
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Originally Posted by The Dude (Post 618073)
Like I said pre contract. He will always miss several games a season. Its how he plays. This is why I had hoped they wouldn't pay him what they did. We are playing huge money to a player that is only good for 1/3 or 1/4 of the season.
Also wanted more wide receivers via draft or FA. If Colton goes down we aren't left with anyone who is really proven, albeit Colston has not looked great this season.
You've got to be kidding.

In four years, Graham has only missed two games.

Jimmy Graham Stats - New Orleans Saints - ESPN

blackangold 10-13-2014 12:16 PM
Re: Graham out 2-3 weeks
 
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Originally Posted by Utah_Saint (Post 618096)
You've got to be kidding.

In four years, Graham has only missed two games.

Jimmy Graham Stats - New Orleans Saints - ESPN
It's The Dude. He is always kidding or being sarcastic.

|Mitch| 10-13-2014 12:17 PM
Re: Graham out 2-3 weeks
 
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Originally Posted by blackangold (Post 618098)
It's The Dude. He is always kidding or being sarcastic.
He's always negative, more like it...

dizzle88 10-13-2014 12:18 PM
Re: Graham out 2-3 weeks
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack Vegas (Post 618095)
As others have said, it's a good time for Brees to refocus himself on distributing the ball more to everyone else. I have a feeling there are open guys on certain plays when Brees forces the ball to Graham anyway. We can run a very effective two-TE run-heavy offense with Watson and Hill.
When brees forced the ball to an injured Jimmy Graham 3 times in the red zone, on 2nd down Cooks was wide open in the end zone

That's why I think we can be better offense without Jimmy, because every defensive player knows where the ball is going on 3rd down when he's in there

On a somewhat unrelated note, the rookie QB for the raiders is having a better season than Brees and threw 4 TD's against the chargers top ten D.


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