Saints Sign Hakeem Nicks

QBREES9 · 07-28-2016, 03:11 PM

Leadership role.

The Dude · 07-28-2016, 03:36 PM

Originally Posted by WillSaints81

No. Payton is starting to play with receivers like he does his kickers. This signing makes no sense for starter reasons. And as someone said he's no leader. Everyone is relying on Drew making him better than he really is.

Payton told you this?

hagan714 · 07-28-2016, 04:25 PM

Originally Posted by QBREES9

Leadership role.

Really? sad pick if that was the goal.

SaintFanInATLHELL · 07-28-2016, 05:46 PM

Originally Posted by QBREES9

Leadership role.

Originally Posted by hagan714

Really? sad pick if that was the goal.

I don't understand why that would be a goal at all. There are so many posts here recently about the receiver core needing leadership. But there isn't a single solitary shread of evidence that I can identify that justifies that need.

If we had receivers that had issues like Bryant from Pittsburgh or Gordon from Cleveland, then I could see the need. But has anyone seen anything from our receiver corps other than coming to work and producing?

What's this thought on the supposed leadership deficit? I really don't understand where this is coming from.

SFIAH

dizzle88 · 07-28-2016, 06:10 PM

Originally Posted by SaintFanInATLHELL

I don't understand why that would be a goal at all. There are so many posts here recently about the receiver core needing leadership. But there isn't a single solitary shread of evidence that I can identify that justifies that need.

If we had receivers that had issues like Bryant from Pittsburgh or Gordon from Cleveland, then I could see the need. But has anyone seen anything from our receiver corps other than coming to work and producing?

What's this thought on the supposed leadership deficit? I really don't understand where this is coming from.

SFIAH

It's literally just a camp body signing, he may not even make it past the first wave of cuts.

We sent vincent Brown to IR so we signed another veteran to fill his spot.

If we desperately needed a WR to play and give leadership, boldin would have been signed.

Danno · 07-28-2016, 06:43 PM

Originally Posted by dizzle88

It's literally just a camp body signing, he may not even make it past the first wave of cuts.

We sent vincent Brown to IR so we signed another veteran to fill his spot.

If we desperately needed a WR to play and give leadership, boldin would have been signed.

We tried to sign Boldin, he preferred the Lions.

ChrisXVI · 07-28-2016, 06:49 PM

Keep in mind folks, Brandon Coleman isn't actually that good. He had a couple of drops in practice today. The competition for the 4th WR spot and potentially a 5th spot if we keep 5 is likely wide open.

dizzle88 · 07-28-2016, 06:49 PM

Originally Posted by Danno

We tried to sign Boldin, he preferred the Lions.

Apparently we brought Boldin in but it was our choice not to sign him, Katherine Terrell of Nola.com said the saints haven't spoken to Boldin in months and it was just Rappoport talking BS again.

SaintFanInATLHELL · 07-28-2016, 07:11 PM

Originally Posted by QBREES9

Leadership role.

Originally Posted by SaintFanInATLHELL

I don't understand why that would be a goal at all. There are so many posts here recently about the receiver core needing leadership. But there isn't a single solitary shread of evidence that I can identify that justifies that need.

If we had receivers that had issues like Bryant from Pittsburgh or Gordon from Cleveland, then I could see the need. But has anyone seen anything from our receiver corps other than coming to work and producing?

What's this thought on the supposed leadership deficit? I really don't understand where this is coming from.

SFIAH

Originally Posted by dizzle88

It's literally just a camp body signing, he may not even make it past the first wave of cuts.

I believe that's the reality. I'm just trying to understand this perception that the Saints receivers needs a veteran leader.

We sent vincent Brown to IR so we signed another veteran to fill his spot.

If we desperately needed a WR to play and give leadership, boldin would have been signed.

Maybe. But why is there this seemingly pervasive feeling that the Saints need that type of play and leadership from the WR position?

SFIAH

SaintFanInATLHELL · 07-28-2016, 07:20 PM

Originally Posted by ChrisXVI

Keep in mind folks, Brandon Coleman isn't actually that good. He had a couple of drops in practice today. The competition for the 4th WR spot and potentially a 5th spot if we keep 5 is likely wide open.

I can buy that. But I'll keep pressing the question of why does that need to be a veteran WR to provide leadership to that group. Is it just a knee jerk reaction to Colston being gone?

There's no real production issue. Cooks, Sneed, and Coleman accounted for half the yards and 40% of the completions and passing TDs that the team had last year.

The 5th WR has to play on special teams. That means it's likely to be a young guy, not a vet.

Now maybe there is someone out there that can outplay Coleman. I'm presuming we all agree that Thomas will occupy the 3rd slot behind Cooks and Sneed.

So there's this call for the pressing need to fill the 4th WR position? What exactly is so urgent about that?

SFIAH

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The Dude 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 9,048	Re: Saints Sign Hakeem Nicks Originally Posted by WillSaints81 No. Payton is starting to play with receivers like he does his kickers. This signing makes no sense for starter reasons. And as someone said he's no leader. Everyone is relying on Drew making him better than he really is. Payton told you this? AsylumGuido likes this.
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hagan714 LB Mentallity Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15,870 Blog Entries: 68	Re: Saints Sign Hakeem Nicks Originally Posted by QBREES9 Leadership role. Really? sad pick if that was the goal. ScottF likes this.

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SaintFanInATLHELL The Professor Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Lithonia, GA Posts: 2,773	Re: Saints Sign Hakeem Nicks Originally Posted by QBREES9 Leadership role. Originally Posted by hagan714 Really? sad pick if that was the goal. I don't understand why that would be a goal at all. There are so many posts here recently about the receiver core needing leadership. But there isn't a single solitary shread of evidence that I can identify that justifies that need. If we had receivers that had issues like Bryant from Pittsburgh or Gordon from Cleveland, then I could see the need. But has anyone seen anything from our receiver corps other than coming to work and producing? What's this thought on the supposed leadership deficit? I really don't understand where this is coming from. SFIAH
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dizzle88 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 11,208	Re: Saints Sign Hakeem Nicks Originally Posted by SaintFanInATLHELL I don't understand why that would be a goal at all. There are so many posts here recently about the receiver core needing leadership. But there isn't a single solitary shread of evidence that I can identify that justifies that need. If we had receivers that had issues like Bryant from Pittsburgh or Gordon from Cleveland, then I could see the need. But has anyone seen anything from our receiver corps other than coming to work and producing? What's this thought on the supposed leadership deficit? I really don't understand where this is coming from. SFIAH It's literally just a camp body signing, he may not even make it past the first wave of cuts. We sent vincent Brown to IR so we signed another veteran to fill his spot. If we desperately needed a WR to play and give leadership, boldin would have been signed. ChrisXVI likes this.

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Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,720	Re: Saints Sign Hakeem Nicks Originally Posted by dizzle88 It's literally just a camp body signing, he may not even make it past the first wave of cuts. We sent vincent Brown to IR so we signed another veteran to fill his spot. If we desperately needed a WR to play and give leadership, boldin would have been signed. We tried to sign Boldin, he preferred the Lions.

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ChrisXVI 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 11,482	Re: Saints Sign Hakeem Nicks Keep in mind folks, Brandon Coleman isn't actually that good. He had a couple of drops in practice today. The competition for the 4th WR spot and potentially a 5th spot if we keep 5 is likely wide open. jeanpierre and MarchingOn like this.

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SaintFanInATLHELL The Professor Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Lithonia, GA Posts: 2,773	Re: Saints Sign Hakeem Nicks Originally Posted by QBREES9 Leadership role. Originally Posted by SaintFanInATLHELL I don't understand why that would be a goal at all. There are so many posts here recently about the receiver core needing leadership. But there isn't a single solitary shread of evidence that I can identify that justifies that need. If we had receivers that had issues like Bryant from Pittsburgh or Gordon from Cleveland, then I could see the need. But has anyone seen anything from our receiver corps other than coming to work and producing? What's this thought on the supposed leadership deficit? I really don't understand where this is coming from. SFIAH Originally Posted by dizzle88 It's literally just a camp body signing, he may not even make it past the first wave of cuts. I believe that's the reality. I'm just trying to understand this perception that the Saints receivers needs a veteran leader. We sent vincent Brown to IR so we signed another veteran to fill his spot. If we desperately needed a WR to play and give leadership, boldin would have been signed. Maybe. But why is there this seemingly pervasive feeling that the Saints need that type of play and leadership from the WR position? SFIAH

07-28-2016, 07:20 PM	#30
SaintFanInATLHELL The Professor Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Lithonia, GA Posts: 2,773	Re: Saints Sign Hakeem Nicks Originally Posted by ChrisXVI Keep in mind folks, Brandon Coleman isn't actually that good. He had a couple of drops in practice today. The competition for the 4th WR spot and potentially a 5th spot if we keep 5 is likely wide open. I can buy that. But I'll keep pressing the question of why does that need to be a veteran WR to provide leadership to that group. Is it just a knee jerk reaction to Colston being gone? There's no real production issue. Cooks, Sneed, and Coleman accounted for half the yards and 40% of the completions and passing TDs that the team had last year. The 5th WR has to play on special teams. That means it's likely to be a young guy, not a vet. Now maybe there is someone out there that can outplay Coleman. I'm presuming we all agree that Thomas will occupy the 3rd slot behind Cooks and Sneed. So there's this call for the pressing need to fill the 4th WR position? What exactly is so urgent about that? SFIAH
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