Foot Stomper

It took a while but it is becoming apparent where the chink in the armor is for this organization. Too much loyalty to certain players and coaches.

Whether that is over paying aging vets, mediocre players or position players that could be easily replaced it is apparent to me that too much loyalty is what has brought this ship aground. It seems to have also effected our draft strategy. We don't draft for immediate impact. We seem to mainly draft projects thinking we already have this years answer on the roster. And some of those projects never contribute or take years to show some sign of promise (Cadet, Toon, SJB to name just a few).

I think a similar argument could be made for the coaching staff. Position coaches have been kept in place that are not getting results year after year.

The article below is just one example I read this morning that made me think of this. Brees can't come out say in this article that Colston should move on. But when I read it, it became pretty obvious this is yet another example of a story from the wrong angle. The angle should be that now that a key contributor is no longer with the team lets hear about the good old war stories. Instead we get that he should be back and is expected to be.

Saints' Drew Brees expects Marques Colston to stay - NFC South Blog - ESPN

We gotta get this thing fixed and it isn't just players. It is players, coaches, front office, draft strategy, scouting department all seesm to have lost their edge.