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LordOfEntropy 03-07-2005 03:50 PM

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When did Craft leave? I thought we had an offer on the table for him.
Has he signed somewhere else?
No, he hasn\'t signed anywhere yet. He\'s still a possibility, same as Gleason.

JKool 03-07-2005 03:56 PM

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Bellamy did play FS for us. That was the year that the ball kept going over the heads of him and Sammy. He\'s dropped off too much. I think Smith will be playing FS, just as reports have suggested.

I too think we are really thin at CB. Craft and Brown are both UFAs. Here is what scout.com is saying about them:

Brown: NOTHING. However, he is both taller and heavier that D. Smith. He also didn\'t look too bad in coverage in the couple of games I could see.

Craft:
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Jason Craft UFA Saints – The Saints coveted Craft for a long time and traded for him prior to last year’s draft. While possessing good speed, Craft lacks good size and will get beat time to time by bigger or more physical receivers. The team was hoping that he would win a starting role but he wasn’t able to and was mainly a dime or nickel corner for the Saints.
Of course, as I noted yesterday, Dyson, Smoot, Rolle, and Law are all still available... slobber...

On the other hand, so is... Fred Weary...

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Ray Buchanan cannot be counted on to be a starter quality player in the league due to his advancing age and slipping athletic ability. No longer possessing the speed and quickness to be a cornerback on a fulltime basis, Buchanan displayed his versatility playing at safety and corner in the 2004 season. Known as a player that is mentally prepared and will get physical, Buchanan can still play the game at the professional level, but no longer has the recovery speed and quick reaction tools he utilized during the prime of his career.
Sounds like a guy ready to play our nickle spot...

no_cloning 03-07-2005 04:01 PM

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saintswhodi, you keep inserting Davis in our lineup. There\'s about a 1 in 30 or so chance that the Saints will really draft him. So right now it comes down to this: Do you feel more comfortable with
McCarthy-Bellamy-Smith-Brown or with
McCarthy-Bellamy-Mitchell-Smith?

Leave him at the safety position where he has better chances to get the interceptions. If we don\'t get another decent CB you may move him to nickle back in 3rd-down-and-long situations with Mitchell at FS.

saintswhodi 03-07-2005 04:01 PM

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Brown isn\'t listed cause he is not a UFA as far as I know. And how does everyone miss this:

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But like I said, Davis can play FS then.


And leave Bellamy at strong
Is that not what we are gonna do anyway? I am confused as to how noone seems to see this when they respond. Bellamy is our SS and everyone poo-poos the move to FS, fine. So he stays at SS, where he is, and Davis plays FS while Smith plays corner for a year. Or is this too far out of an idea?

GumboBC 03-07-2005 04:02 PM

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JKool -- Have you been hittin\' the JD today.. ;) Fakir Brown is not a UFA or even a FA of any type..

UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS:
SAINTS: DE Tony Bryant, CB Jason Craft, S Steve Gleason, TE Lamont Hall, LB Sedrick Hodge, RB Fred McAfee (re-signed with Saints, March 2), CB Monty Montgomery, T Victor Riley, LB Darrin Smith and DT Kenny Smith


RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS:
SAINTS: LB Roger Knight (6th), S Mel Mitchell (5th)

FRANCHISE/TRANSITION PLAYERS
SAINTS: DE Darren Howard (non-exclusive franchise)






turbo_dog 03-07-2005 04:16 PM

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I\'m happy that we addressed an area of need, even though its not LB. But I have a question. All I\'ve been hearing about Smith is that he is versatile (can play SS, FS, or CB), he is fast, he is a big hitter, and he makes plays. This sounds like the same things we heard about Tebucky when we got him. I haven\'t heard the first person say, \"This guy can really tackle well.\" or \"He has great fundamentals and never misses a tackle.\"

Anybody?

JKool 03-07-2005 04:20 PM

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Could be my source?

http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=196&p=9...lnid=83&pid=30

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CB NR Fakhir Brown UFA 5 5-11/195 Grambling New Orleans

saintswhodi 03-07-2005 04:20 PM

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saintswhodi, you keep inserting Davis in our lineup. There\'s about a 1 in 30 or so chance that the Saints will really draft him. So right now it comes down to this: Do you feel more comfortable with
McCarthy-Bellamy-Smith-Brown or with
McCarthy-Bellamy-Mitchell-Smith?
no cloning, I think you meant McKenzie? Anyway, the IDEA was floated with the assumption we will draft Davis. We very well may not. But since it is an idea based on an assumption, why would I assume we woudn\'t draft him? It is an IDEA, that\'s it. It is not a fact of what the Saints are gonna do. It was something I would like to see happen, not the 10 commandments of our future moves. If we dont\' draft Davis, then the idea is nothing cause he is the main basis for the thought. It is also based on the fact I am more comfortable with Smith at CB thananyone outside MM. But again, it is not a fact, just a thought.

GumboBC 03-07-2005 04:23 PM

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Could be my source?

http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=196&p=9...lnid=83&pid=30

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CB NR Fakhir Brown UFA 5 5-11/195 Grambling New Orleans

Yeah, your source is wrong. I got mine off of the offical site. And I\'ve checked other sources too.

[Edited on 7/3/2005 by GumboBC]

JKool 03-07-2005 04:29 PM

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Sweet. I was starting to worry about depth! I say lets get Dyson anyway!

McKenzie - Smith - Bellamy - Dyson

Damn!

Or Mitchell instead of Bellamy if he really is back to 100% this year...

Or we sign T. Davis in the first...

McKenzie - Smith - Davis - Dyson

Yikes!

Of course, the three guys in front of them are...

Bockwoldt - Watson - Allen

Snif.

Danno 03-07-2005 04:56 PM

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http://esc25.midphase.com/~smithj/legal.gif
Has Tebuckey EVER EVER EVER done this?

turbo_dog 03-07-2005 04:58 PM

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http://esc25.midphase.com/~smithj/legal.gif
Has Tebuckey EVER EVER EVER done this?
Ouch! ...but that\'s still not an open field tackle.

LKelley67 03-07-2005 05:12 PM

Saints sign Dwight Smith!
 
nice to get home and have good saints news waiting. i didnt read every word of every post on this thread so forgive me if i repeat if anyone commented that another nice aspect of setting smith is that is also a major subtraction from a division rival as well. i\'m sure he will have fun twice a year showing them what they are missing now. also, if not noted he probably should have been the more appropriate choice for the superbowl mvp when the bucs were there.

right on
right on
right on

spkb25 03-07-2005 05:53 PM

Saints sign Dwight Smith!
 
gtood pick up. i like that and mayberry. now we need a tackle

cardboardboxer 03-08-2005 03:46 PM

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Saints have been rumored to draft about everyone, from Jamaal Brown, Anttaj Hawthorne, and Thomas Davis all the way to Alex Smith. We probably won\'t know who the Saints want until the pick gets to the podium.
I know who the Saints will pick. Best D-lineman availible. Its obvious by now.

turbo_dog 03-08-2005 04:21 PM

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I\'m happy that we addressed an area of need, even though its not LB. But I have a question. All I\'ve been hearing about Smith is that he is versatile (can play SS, FS, or CB), he is fast, he is a big hitter, and he makes plays. This sounds like the same things we heard about Tebucky when we got him. I haven\'t heard the first person say, \"This guy can really tackle well.\" or \"He has great fundamentals and never misses a tackle.\"

Anybody?
Bueller.? Bueller.? Bueller.?

Danno 03-08-2005 04:50 PM

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Anybody? Bueller.? Bueller.? Bueller.?
Who the hell is Beuller and why do people keep saying that?
Its startin to pisss me off. :mad2:

turbo_dog 03-08-2005 05:58 PM

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Anybody? Bueller.? Bueller.? Bueller.?
Who the hell is Beuller and why do people keep saying that?
Its startin to pisss me off. :mad2:
You are joking, right?

Danno 03-09-2005 06:46 AM

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Anybody? Bueller.? Bueller.? Bueller.?
Who the hell is Beuller and why do people keep saying that?
Its startin to pisss me off. :mad2:
You are joking, right?
No.
Why does everyone assume I\'m joking?

turbo_dog 03-09-2005 01:46 PM

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Anybody? Bueller.? Bueller.? Bueller.?
Who the hell is Beuller and why do people keep saying that?
Its startin to pisss me off. :mad2:
You are joking, right?
No.
Why does everyone assume I\'m joking?
I guess you haven\'t seen Ferris Bueller\'s Day Off? It\'s a little hard to explain, but I guess I\'ll try. In one scene Ben Stein, who plays a teacher, is taking roll. If you know Ben Stein you know his dry, monotone voice. He gets to Bueller\'s name and repeats it in the same monotone fashion many times, because Bueller never answers since he\'s taken the day off.

I guess when people use that they are trying to say that they are expecting someone to address the issue they brought up in the post, and no one is answering.

On a side note, does anyone else think that Jennifer Grey (Ferris Bueller, Dirty Dancing) looks a lot like Suzy Kolber.

Danno 03-09-2005 01:51 PM

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Anybody? Bueller.? Bueller.? Bueller.?
Who the hell is Beuller and why do people keep saying that?
Its startin to pisss me off. :mad2:
You are joking, right?
No.
Why does everyone assume I\'m joking?
I guess you haven\'t seen Ferris Bueller\'s Day Off? It\'s a little hard to explain, but I guess I\'ll try. In one scene Ben Stein, who plays a teacher, is taking roll. If you know Ben Stein you know his dry, monotone voice. He gets to Bueller\'s name and repeats it in the same monotone fashion many times, because Bueller never answers since he\'s taken the day off.

I guess when people use that they are trying to say that they are expecting someone to address the issue they brought up in the post, and no one is answering.

On a side note, does anyone else think that Jennifer Grey (Ferris Bueller, Dirty Dancing) looks a lot like Suzy Kolber.
Oh well that explains it. I hated that movie, watched about 15 minutes of it and never saw the rest.
I also hated that guy that played Ferris (Matthew somebody). What a loser.
But I do like Ben Stein. The dryest comedian since Steven Wright.


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