About AB and the Saints...

Joe_Buddens · 01-29-2005, 12:48 AM

Hey everybody, I'm a newbie. Before I start, I'd just like to say that I've been visiting this board just to read you guys' contributions for quite some time now and I must say that it's refreshing to see such civility and intellectualism. It's quite a switch from the idiocy and barbarism of the nola.com board where I frequently post...

Anyway, I'd just like to weigh in my 2 cents about the AB/Saints situation and how alot of you seem to share the sentiment that AB has been "holding us back"...

Judging from a good number of posts I've read here, I've figured that some of you would've been content with just seeing this team limp, trip and fall into the playoffs in any of these last 4 miserable seasons without any legitimate shot at making it to the big dance...

I, personally, would never be excited about any Saints team entering the postseason if I didn't feel that they could actually go the distance, and I wouldn't have felt that way in any of the past 4 seasons, if they had qualified for the playoffs. That's why I can honestly say that I'm nowhere near as disappointed as most other Saints fans are about our situation. This team is just too weak when it comes to playcalling on both sides of the ball to be serious contenders. ...

And I know that AB has become the scapegoat for all this team's struggles, and I don't think it's fair. Although he does deserve some criticism, for the most part I've seen a QB that has done MORE than his fair share to get this team in playoff contention, even with the boneheaded mistakes he's made during his tenure here...

Refering back to the 02' season for instance, I saw a QB who tried his hardest to help get our 10th win against the Vikes. We scored 30+ points in that game and STILL lost. The next week against the Bengals, a simple reception by either Boo Williams or Mike Lewis would've been 2 TDs (and those particular passes that they missed couldn't have been thrown more perfectly) which would've gotten us our 10th win as well...

And some posters here will make the strange comment that AB has not been able to post a season better than 8-8 or 9-7. Well, has Duece been able to do any better? How bout' Horn? Howard? A TEAM record is reflective of the play of the entire TEAM, not just the QB, and the entire TEAM is responsible for any record they finish with...

So I guess my question to the AB haters is; What kinda success do you think this team would've accomplished even if we had made it to the postseason in any or all of these last 4 seasons? Do you actually think this team could've made it to the SuperBowl? I surely don't. In fact, I think we would've lost in any of the 1st rounds...

Say what you want about AB, but he is certainly either the best or 2nd best QB that this franchise has ever witnessed, and he deserves to be kept here atleast until his current contract has expired. But that's just how I feel. Feel free to comment.

01-29-2005, 12:48 AM	#1
Joe_Buddens Rookie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 16	About AB and the Saints... Hey everybody, I'm a newbie. Before I start, I'd just like to say that I've been visiting this board just to read you guys' contributions for quite some time now and I must say that it's refreshing to see such civility and intellectualism. It's quite a switch from the idiocy and barbarism of the nola.com board where I frequently post... Anyway, I'd just like to weigh in my 2 cents about the AB/Saints situation and how alot of you seem to share the sentiment that AB has been "holding us back"... Judging from a good number of posts I've read here, I've figured that some of you would've been content with just seeing this team limp, trip and fall into the playoffs in any of these last 4 miserable seasons without any legitimate shot at making it to the big dance... I, personally, would never be excited about any Saints team entering the postseason if I didn't feel that they could actually go the distance, and I wouldn't have felt that way in any of the past 4 seasons, if they had qualified for the playoffs. That's why I can honestly say that I'm nowhere near as disappointed as most other Saints fans are about our situation. This team is just too weak when it comes to playcalling on both sides of the ball to be serious contenders. ... And I know that AB has become the scapegoat for all this team's struggles, and I don't think it's fair. Although he does deserve some criticism, for the most part I've seen a QB that has done MORE than his fair share to get this team in playoff contention, even with the boneheaded mistakes he's made during his tenure here... Refering back to the 02' season for instance, I saw a QB who tried his hardest to help get our 10th win against the Vikes. We scored 30+ points in that game and STILL lost. The next week against the Bengals, a simple reception by either Boo Williams or Mike Lewis would've been 2 TDs (and those particular passes that they missed couldn't have been thrown more perfectly) which would've gotten us our 10th win as well... And some posters here will make the strange comment that AB has not been able to post a season better than 8-8 or 9-7. Well, has Duece been able to do any better? How bout' Horn? Howard? A TEAM record is reflective of the play of the entire TEAM, not just the QB, and the entire TEAM is responsible for any record they finish with... So I guess my question to the AB haters is; What kinda success do you think this team would've accomplished even if we had made it to the postseason in any or all of these last 4 seasons? Do you actually think this team could've made it to the SuperBowl? I surely don't. In fact, I think we would've lost in any of the 1st rounds... Say what you want about AB, but he is certainly either the best or 2nd best QB that this franchise has ever witnessed, and he deserves to be kept here atleast until his current contract has expired. But that's just how I feel. Feel free to comment.
Joe_Buddens Rookie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 16