How can I be excited about next year's D?

ScottyRo · 03-02-2005, 06:55 PM

I hope they\'re better than the last 4 games of \'04 cuz they weren\'t that great then. Maybe better than earlier in the season, but that\'s not saying much. Two of the games were given to them (Atl & Dal) and the other two they played justok.

I need more than that to get excited about their potential effectiveness next year.

spkb25 · 03-02-2005, 07:07 PM

i disagree about the carolina game. they played really good against a team that was lighting everyone else up

mutineer10 · 03-02-2005, 07:11 PM

I\'m not sure if Danno is being serious or sarcastic - but if serious, he\'s been a regular hum-dinger optimist lately.

Dropping the

debates certainly seems to have improved the atmosphere!!!

spkb25 · 03-02-2005, 07:14 PM

i agree mut

TayTay · 03-02-2005, 07:43 PM

How good is our D?
Let me break it down simply and by position

DE-Good unit. Two A players and a B. However, one of the A\'s might be on his way out. Still powerful position.

DT-Young is good, but we start 2 DTs

OLB-Weak players that wuld play back-up for almost any other team. Looked better at end of season, but still don\'t feel comfortable with them

MLB-Average. Watson should continue to improve and will have a solid carrer.

CB1-Average for a number 1. no stud however

CB2-Woulb be a CB3 on most other teams.

CB3,4,5-Good, but unfortunatly we can\'t start 5 corners

S-Bellamy is playing well but he is like 50 and likly to die soon. Tebucky just can\'t cut it.

So their it is. While we have some talent and potential, we have more negatives than positives and need some dramatic changes. If things don\'t change, I expect a D raked between 20 and 25.

spkb25 · 03-02-2005, 07:48 PM

i think its possible. but more has been done with less. i think it could depend on who is calling the d. what ya think?

TayTay · 03-02-2005, 07:57 PM

We need at least one major player change. We need either a great DT to stop the run or a great OLB to blitz the QB and cover RB\'s out the backfield.
If we could stop the run, we put opponets in tough passing situations which helps the secondary.
If we blitz the Q, we force bad passes which helps the secondary.
If we don\'t allow the quarterback to dump the ball off to the RB when no other options are open, we stop drive.

Bottom line, the Saints need at least one playmaker on D. And that is the bare-minimum. If we don\'t, expect another sub-par yaer.

spkb25 · 03-03-2005, 08:48 PM

im with you taytay. i especially like the idea of a good d tackle. to me everything starts up front so thats where we should concentrate. and we need a dt

03-02-2005, 06:55 PM	#11
ScottyRo 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Williamsburg, VA (ugh, the food here) Posts: 1,704	How can I be excited about next year's D? I hope they\'re better than the last 4 games of \'04 cuz they weren\'t that great then. Maybe better than earlier in the season, but that\'s not saying much. Two of the games were given to them (Atl & Dal) and the other two they played justok. I need more than that to get excited about their potential effectiveness next year.

03-02-2005, 07:07 PM	#12
spkb25 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 13,097	How can I be excited about next year's D? i disagree about the carolina game. they played really good against a team that was lighting everyone else up

03-02-2005, 07:11 PM	#13
mutineer10 Site Donor Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 1,739	How can I be excited about next year's D? I\'m not sure if Danno is being serious or sarcastic - but if serious, he\'s been a regular hum-dinger optimist lately. Dropping the debates certainly seems to have improved the atmosphere!!!

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spkb25 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 13,097	How can I be excited about next year's D? i agree mut

03-02-2005, 07:43 PM	#15
TayTay 100th Post Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 118	How can I be excited about next year's D? How good is our D? Let me break it down simply and by position DE-Good unit. Two A players and a B. However, one of the A\'s might be on his way out. Still powerful position. DT-Young is good, but we start 2 DTs OLB-Weak players that wuld play back-up for almost any other team. Looked better at end of season, but still don\'t feel comfortable with them MLB-Average. Watson should continue to improve and will have a solid carrer. CB1-Average for a number 1. no stud however CB2-Woulb be a CB3 on most other teams. CB3,4,5-Good, but unfortunatly we can\'t start 5 corners S-Bellamy is playing well but he is like 50 and likly to die soon. Tebucky just can\'t cut it. So their it is. While we have some talent and potential, we have more negatives than positives and need some dramatic changes. If things don\'t change, I expect a D raked between 20 and 25.
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spkb25 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 13,097	How can I be excited about next year's D? i think its possible. but more has been done with less. i think it could depend on who is calling the d. what ya think?

03-02-2005, 07:57 PM	#17
TayTay 100th Post Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 118	How can I be excited about next year's D? We need at least one major player change. We need either a great DT to stop the run or a great OLB to blitz the QB and cover RB\'s out the backfield. If we could stop the run, we put opponets in tough passing situations which helps the secondary. If we blitz the Q, we force bad passes which helps the secondary. If we don\'t allow the quarterback to dump the ball off to the RB when no other options are open, we stop drive. Bottom line, the Saints need at least one playmaker on D. And that is the bare-minimum. If we don\'t, expect another sub-par yaer.
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03-03-2005, 08:48 PM	#18
spkb25 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 13,097	How can I be excited about next year's D? im with you taytay. i especially like the idea of a good d tackle. to me everything starts up front so thats where we should concentrate. and we need a dt