Saints wide receiver Marques Colston says loss of Darren Sproles contributed to offensive struggles

02-19-2015, 02:03 PM

I respectfully disagree.

"That kind of speaks to the stability I was just talking about," he said. "When you lose a guy that has produced at that high of a level and don't have an immediate replacement planned for him, you're going to struggle at times when those crucial situations when you know exactly the matchup you're going to get, the look you're going to get and what you're going to get out of that player. When you don't have that, and it's kind of an unknown, it kind of makes game planning that more difficult."

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blackangold · 02-19-2015, 02:22 PM

Not sure what there is to disagree with. He couldn't be more right. How many times did Sproles come up with the clutch 1st down... Us trying to replace him with Cadet was laughable.

saintsfan1976 · 02-19-2015, 02:57 PM

He's exactly right!

Just like missing the stability of a formerly sure-handed wide receiver.

RailBoss · 02-19-2015, 03:41 PM

Sproles made his living with those short dump off passes and the yard gains afterwards. Took a lot of pressure off Drew and kept the Defense second guessing.

lee909 · 02-19-2015, 03:47 PM

Except teams had worked ot out and had near enough shut down the saints running game as you new if Sproles was on the field it was a pass. Most of his stats had decreased each year after 2011 too

saintsfan1976 · 02-19-2015, 04:15 PM

I'd blame stale play calls more than the loss of Sproles.

Beastmode · 02-19-2015, 04:28 PM

If Cooks stays on the field we make the playoffs. Also, having our two best receiving options NOT being in the top 15 in drops would have helped.

Mr.Riaton · 02-19-2015, 04:36 PM

I remember winning the Super Bowl without Sproles...

WillSaints81 · 02-19-2015, 04:59 PM

I think this shows we may need to move on from Colston.

saintsfan1976 · 02-19-2015, 05:11 PM

Colston is a class act. And at the right price, he's still valuable to the club.

I wouldn't cut him.

02-19-2015, 02:03 PM	#1
Threaded by WhoDat!656 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Shreveport,Louisiana Posts: 16,062 Rating: (0 votes - average) I respectfully disagree. "That kind of speaks to the stability I was just talking about," he said. "When you lose a guy that has produced at that high of a level and don't have an immediate replacement planned for him, you're going to struggle at times when those crucial situations when you know exactly the matchup you're going to get, the look you're going to get and what you're going to get out of that player. When you don't have that, and it's kind of an unknown, it kind of makes game planning that more difficult." Saints wide receiver Marques Colston says loss of Darren Sproles contributed to offensive struggles \| NOLA.com Last edited by Halo; 07-27-2015 at 05:41 PM..
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02-19-2015, 02:22 PM	#2
blackangold 1000 Posts + Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 3,422	Re: Saints wide receiver Marques Colston says loss of Darren Sproles contributed to offensive struggles Not sure what there is to disagree with. He couldn't be more right. How many times did Sproles come up with the clutch 1st down... Us trying to replace him with Cadet was laughable. jnormand, RailBoss, Ashley and 1 others like this.

02-19-2015, 02:57 PM	#3
saintsfan1976 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 10,846 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Saints wide receiver Marques Colston says loss of Darren Sproles contributed to offensive struggles He's exactly right! Just like missing the stability of a formerly sure-handed wide receiver. Tobias-Reiper, RailBoss, hagan714 and 5 others like this.

02-19-2015, 03:41 PM	#4
RailBoss 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Of The Mason Dixon Line Posts: 7,113	Re: Saints wide receiver Marques Colston says loss of Darren Sproles contributed to offensive struggles Sproles made his living with those short dump off passes and the yard gains afterwards. Took a lot of pressure off Drew and kept the Defense second guessing. Beastmode likes this.

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lee909 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Watford England Posts: 8,809 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Saints wide receiver Marques Colston says loss of Darren Sproles contributed to offensive struggles Except teams had worked ot out and had near enough shut down the saints running game as you new if Sproles was on the field it was a pass. Most of his stats had decreased each year after 2011 too AsylumGuido, st thomas and brees84 like this.

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02-19-2015, 04:15 PM	#6
saintsfan1976 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 10,846 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Saints wide receiver Marques Colston says loss of Darren Sproles contributed to offensive struggles I'd blame stale play calls more than the loss of Sproles. Ashley and halloween 65 like this.

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Beastmode 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 9,126	Re: Saints wide receiver Marques Colston says loss of Darren Sproles contributed to offensive struggles If Cooks stays on the field we make the playoffs. Also, having our two best receiving options NOT being in the top 15 in drops would have helped. Crusader, saintsfan1976, AsylumGuido and 2 others like this.
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Mr.Riaton 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Broussard,La. Posts: 1,264	Re: Saints wide receiver Marques Colston says loss of Darren Sproles contributed to offensive struggles I remember winning the Super Bowl without Sproles... jeanpierre and WhoDat!656 like this.

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WillSaints81 1000 Posts + Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 4,267	Re: Saints wide receiver Marques Colston says loss of Darren Sproles contributed to offensive struggles I think this shows we may need to move on from Colston. Mr Magic likes this.

02-19-2015, 05:11 PM	#10
saintsfan1976 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 10,846 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Saints wide receiver Marques Colston says loss of Darren Sproles contributed to offensive struggles Colston is a class act. And at the right price, he's still valuable to the club. I wouldn't cut him. RailBoss, SaintFanQ, jeanpierre and 3 others like this.

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