Re: Akiem Hicks backs Rob Ryan, says Ryan’s power was stripped
 

Nope, he was on his last year of the existing contract and became a FA this off-season.

Re: Akiem Hicks backs Rob Ryan, says Ryan’s power was stripped
 

Dude you can't have it both ways. It can't be Sean did it and when it happens in Oakland it was because the team stunk. He has had two top 10 defenses and 2 top 20 defenses in 12 years. That means 2/3 of the time his d is in the other side of 20. No, it wasn't Sean

Re: Akiem Hicks backs Rob Ryan, says Ryan’s power was stripped
 

No. He said the power was taken away from him after his first year when we had the number 4-5 defense. They had to let a bunch of veterans go to free up space for the salary cap. He does kind of have a point.

There has been something lacking in the team culture for a few years now and it's not all Rob Ryan's fault. Like I said in another post an unusually high number of ex players have spoken negativity about the Saints after leaving. We have let tons of players go for all types of reasons and never in the history of the franchise do I remember so much talk from ex players. I'm not even counting Browner and Junior. Where there is smoke there is fire.

Re: Akiem Hicks backs Rob Ryan, says Ryan’s power was stripped
 

Who has spoke badly?

Re: Akiem Hicks backs Rob Ryan, says Ryan’s power was stripped
 

He's gone, is this over yet.

Re: Akiem Hicks backs Rob Ryan, says Ryan’s power was stripped
 

ok this is why Hicks was traded for a sack of beans,

Re: Akiem Hicks backs Rob Ryan, says Ryan’s power was stripped
 

Square peg, round hole...didn't fit the scheme change...

Re: Akiem Hicks backs Rob Ryan, says Ryan’s power was stripped
 

Jimmy, Sproles (or his wife), Stills, Hicks, and one or two others. I don't count Jr and Browner because they are classless douche bags. I can't remember one Saint ever saying anything negative about the organization before this. Maybe joe horn.

Re: Akiem Hicks backs Rob Ryan, says Ryan’s power was stripped
 

I think there was more to it than that. I remember something about his attitude.

Re: Akiem Hicks backs Rob Ryan, says Ryan’s power was stripped
 

I don't recall Stills saying anything. Jimmy had an atitude before he left the Saints. He didn't like being classified as a tightend. Hicks rans his mouth to the media about playing DE which is probably why he was traded. He ran his mouth long before he left the Saints. As far as Sproles wife, that pretty much is self-explanatory. Sproles himself has said he's at peace with it and even still keeps in touch with some of the Saints' players. Humber was cut and he hasn't said one thing aboutt the Saints, one way or the other. Hawthrone was cut, he hasn't said one bad thing about the Saints. Watson wasn't re-signed and he's had nothing but good things to say about the Saints. It all sounds like sour grapes to me. Consider the source.