Nick Fairley - SIGNED

Cruize · 03-28-2016, 05:00 PM

Young, talented, rotational player. Has never lived up to his draft status and has been basically average. Expecting him to somehow thrive in New Orleans is like catching lightening in a bottle. Hopefully he will be solid at least.

RaginCajun83 · 03-28-2016, 07:27 PM

L'Roi Glover

frydaddy · 03-28-2016, 08:24 PM

Originally Posted by RaginCajun83

L'Roi Glover

What a player he was. When they teamed him up with Norman Hand..holy cow. Not to mention having Joe Johnson around that same time.. I was still young in my fanhood then and didn't fully appreciate what a beastly D line we had for a while there. So many great defensive players who were wasted during all those years of futility.. to have just a couple of them right now.

burningmetal · 03-28-2016, 07:36 PM

This signing is fine for the money and length. I just don't view this as THE answer at DT. Still hoping to get a real difference maker there in the draft.

Seer1 · 03-28-2016, 08:52 PM

Now what are we going to talk about?

K Major · 03-28-2016, 09:26 PM

Originally Posted by Seer1

Now what are we going to talk about?

The DRAFT

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hagan714 · 03-29-2016, 04:42 AM

Originally Posted by Seer1

Now what are we going to talk about?

Originally Posted by K Major

The DRAFT !

Nick Fairley is a great example of drafting a player with this one key phrase in his scouting report.

Only has one year of production

Not that he is not capable but he went from nothing to the considered the consensus top defensive tackle. 13th pick in the draft and got a boat load of money. It went to his head. His character and work habits were in question

Why take the chance?
he can be a dangerous, gap-shooting defensive tackle who after the past few years may have gotten the humble pie he deserves. It appears his head is screwed on straighter than it has been since getting to the NFL. He is out to prove his critics wrong and more importantly out to prove something to himself. we are all hope.

Go for it.

now we need some more beef

Euphoria · 03-28-2016, 09:31 PM

WR

QBREES9 · 03-28-2016, 10:01 PM

He's got a year to prove himself or will move on.

neugey · 03-28-2016, 10:44 PM

If he misses the tackle, his former teammate Laurinitis will be right there to back him up

03-28-2016, 05:00 PM	#1
Cruize 1000 Posts + Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 4,459	Re: Nick Fairley - SIGNED Young, talented, rotational player. Has never lived up to his draft status and has been basically average. Expecting him to somehow thrive in New Orleans is like catching lightening in a bottle. Hopefully he will be solid at least.
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03-28-2016, 07:27 PM	#2
RaginCajun83 Hou Saints Fan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Houston, Tx Posts: 5,050	Re: Nick Fairley - SIGNED L'Roi Glover SapperSaint and FinSaint like this.

03-28-2016, 08:24 PM	#3
frydaddy 1000 Posts + Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Lafayette Posts: 1,953 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Nick Fairley - SIGNED Originally Posted by RaginCajun83 L'Roi Glover What a player he was. When they teamed him up with Norman Hand..holy cow. Not to mention having Joe Johnson around that same time.. I was still young in my fanhood then and didn't fully appreciate what a beastly D line we had for a while there. So many great defensive players who were wasted during all those years of futility.. to have just a couple of them right now. hagan714 likes this.

03-28-2016, 07:36 PM	#4
burningmetal 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 3,923 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Nick Fairley - SIGNED This signing is fine for the money and length. I just don't view this as THE answer at DT. Still hoping to get a real difference maker there in the draft.

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Seer1 Site Donor Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Bayou Bayfield CO Posts: 4,722	Re: Nick Fairley - SIGNED Now what are we going to talk about?

03-28-2016, 09:26 PM	#6
K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,799 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Nick Fairley - SIGNED Originally Posted by Seer1 Now what are we going to talk about? The DRAFT ! hagan714 likes this.

03-29-2016, 04:42 AM	#7
hagan714 LB Mentallity Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15,870 Blog Entries: 68	Re: Nick Fairley - SIGNED Originally Posted by Seer1 Now what are we going to talk about? Originally Posted by K Major The DRAFT ! Nick Fairley is a great example of drafting a player with this one key phrase in his scouting report. Only has one year of production Not that he is not capable but he went from nothing to the considered the consensus top defensive tackle. 13th pick in the draft and got a boat load of money. It went to his head. His character and work habits were in question Why take the chance? he can be a dangerous, gap-shooting defensive tackle who after the past few years may have gotten the humble pie he deserves. It appears his head is screwed on straighter than it has been since getting to the NFL. He is out to prove his critics wrong and more importantly out to prove something to himself. we are all hope. Go for it. now we need some more beef SmashMouth and K Major like this.
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03-28-2016, 09:31 PM	#8
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QBREES9 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Haven Ct Posts: 23,989	Re: Nick Fairley - SIGNED He's got a year to prove himself or will move on.

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neugey Hu Dat! Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 6,834 Blog Entries: 13	Re: Nick Fairley - SIGNED If he misses the tackle, his former teammate Laurinitis will be right there to back him up

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