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Gelette jinxed us with his "league of shadows" comment. We sure play like that on defense.

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Forgot you were the end-all-be-all of saints fans, my bad, ill just take your opinion for fact because you say so... :p

Lelito is good enough at center but you're overvaluing our Guards, both have let age catch them and as the season has gone on they look a few steps away from retirement.

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Don't think he should be playing either Danno... it's a shame but Byrd and Bush should be the starters next year. KV might be good at the NB spot if he is lucky. This year has changed my opinion of him. The only thing he has going for him is heart, he is not one to give up.

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I don't understand the people that still say of we have a chance... yeah to go to the playoffs oh yes what a accomplishment with the worst Saints team in the Payton era... Nothing to feel good about... 1 and done... and please don't throw the home field advantage at me I will just start laughing out loud....

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Seems you handle opinions the same way you handle losses... Never, have I ever given that impression here.

Both can play another year. That's not overvaluing that's stating that a better center will make their jobs easier.

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Yeah, me, too (eager). I really believe he's going to make some big changes now. No paralysis by analysis.

Think it's silly to "wait" and then immediately fire people after the last game.

I think a coach/more are gone, some starters will become backups , and we find some off the street or off another team's practice squad. I'm excited to see if we find anything that works (like it looks as if we have with our brand-new PR Sanders).

Kind of glad our weaknesses got exposed all at once. Caused a mindshift in Payton. The press conference made me eager to see a change. Now I don't have to wait hopelessly for the draft and off-season.

What happens when Armstead goes out? We've Undrafted FA and lo-round draft picks as all our OL 2nd string. We've other teams' cast-offs, UFAs, and lo-round draft picks at LB. Can't run nor stop the run. Gee, wonder why? Thinking Payton/Loomis will finally draft accordingly.

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Special Teams needed a new coach long ago. Hope McMahon finally goes. Reminds me of the OC under Mora who Mora would just never fire.

LB coach Vitt needs to go. Weak LB corps for a while and no recent improvement in any individual players I can think of.

Don't know enough about the DL or secondary coaches. Haven't decided on RR.

Whoever made the picks in this year's 2nd round (CB Baptise) 4th round (LB Fortt since released by 2 teams) and 6th (OT Rook) should be replaced.

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Agree. Finally I believe Payton/Loomis will get that everyone has now figured out how to beat us. It's the same as it's been for a while: just run and don't forget to run right up the middle.

Where most every team in football has a defense that will consistently turn an unimaginative run up the middle into "3 yards and a cloud of dust," we can be counted on to gift multiple surprise long runs if teams will just continue to run and not panic if Bree puts them well behind us. Then, don't worry, you'll catch up.

Whether it's mis-tackles, LBs with terrible instincts who run right into the trash, slow or too small LBs, a lack of a big/run-stuffing NT (until recently)...well, it just doesn't matter which question it is for that season, the answer is run on us.

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Agree, except I'd keep Jahri Evans and maybe even Grubbs. Don't watch enough tape to know, but I've seen Evens do some good things still.

Don't know why we don't move Lelito back to starter. We did better when he was starting, especially the run game plus he's apparently "the future" (or at least our backup for Center and both Guards).

We so need another ILB...2, in my opinion and at least 1 in most others' opinions.

I'd like a #2 CB and move Robinson to nickel covering the slot, if we keep him at all given a good price. He's gotten better the last few games, I think. White is a good backup or dime for a recent 5th rounder, I think.

I think losing Jenkins and maybe Harper hurt more than we thought, too.

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41 had starters around him Vaccaro is surrounded by backups, rookies and practice squad players.

While that may account for him being out of position it surely doesn't excuse the way he tackles like a bouncy ball.