Welcome to the Saints, Larry?

Rugby Saint II · 12-20-2016, 04:23 PM

Originally Posted by K Major

"Fix" meaning ... Saints can't continue to make moves like drafting a left tackle in the 1st and trying to force him to play on the right side. We also need two dominant GUARDS. Armstead is dominant when healthy & Unger is solid. I never said the line was broke.

6th ranked O line? ... Brees makes this Oline (at least statistically) appear far better than what it truly is.

The O-line needs an infusion of youth. And you can't tell me that any one is satisfied with Kelemete or Lelito as starting guards. Yeah yeah I know that Peat is the starting left guard but that is only when Armstead is healthy, which of late hasn't been that often. We are lucky that both Strief and Evans had a bounce back year. We can't count on that again.

Actually our O-line looks like it falters in the second half and isn't as good as they were earlier in the year. So.....yes we need new talent and youth along the offensive line and better depth. Oh yeah, Unger ain't no spring chicken either and our backups are all UDFA's. You can't build a line like that.

blackangold · 12-20-2016, 12:22 PM

Trade cooks, sign Fitz...

Sure..

MatthewT · 12-20-2016, 12:54 PM

Larry is a great player, but one that is possibly declining. Take a look at his yards per reception, it is at 9.7. His average last year was 11.1, and 12.8 for his career. Of course several things could be factoring into these numbers, I don't watch Arizona enough to know much more than what I see in the stat sheet on him.

Crusader · 12-21-2016, 02:44 AM

Larry Fitzgerald is one of my favourite all-time players in the league. A consummate professional that can do it all.
With all that said I still don't know if it would be a wise move to add him to the mix. We got 3 great WRs in Cooks, Thomas and Snead. And a decent one in the improving Coleman at the 4th spot. I don't see what spot Larry could fill really at this stage of his career.

12-20-2016, 04:23 PM	#1
Rugby Saint II Bounty Money $$$ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5800 Airline Dr. Metairie, LA. Posts: 24,151	Re: Welcome to the Saints, Larry? Originally Posted by K Major "Fix" meaning ... Saints can't continue to make moves like drafting a left tackle in the 1st and trying to force him to play on the right side. We also need two dominant GUARDS. Armstead is dominant when healthy & Unger is solid. I never said the line was broke. 6th ranked O line? ... Brees makes this Oline (at least statistically) appear far better than what it truly is. The O-line needs an infusion of youth. And you can't tell me that any one is satisfied with Kelemete or Lelito as starting guards. Yeah yeah I know that Peat is the starting left guard but that is only when Armstead is healthy, which of late hasn't been that often. We are lucky that both Strief and Evans had a bounce back year. We can't count on that again. Actually our O-line looks like it falters in the second half and isn't as good as they were earlier in the year. So.....yes we need new talent and youth along the offensive line and better depth. Oh yeah, Unger ain't no spring chicken either and our backups are all UDFA's. You can't build a line like that.
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12-20-2016, 12:22 PM	#2
blackangold 1000 Posts + Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 3,422	Re: Welcome to the Saints, Larry? Trade cooks, sign Fitz... Sure..

12-20-2016, 12:54 PM	#3
MatthewT 1000 Posts + Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Mississippi Posts: 2,729	Re: Welcome to the Saints, Larry? Larry is a great player, but one that is possibly declining. Take a look at his yards per reception, it is at 9.7. His average last year was 11.1, and 12.8 for his career. Of course several things could be factoring into these numbers, I don't watch Arizona enough to know much more than what I see in the stat sheet on him.

12-21-2016, 02:44 AM	#4
Crusader Resident Swede Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Märsta, Sweden Posts: 8,044	Re: Welcome to the Saints, Larry? Larry Fitzgerald is one of my favourite all-time players in the league. A consummate professional that can do it all. With all that said I still don't know if it would be a wise move to add him to the mix. We got 3 great WRs in Cooks, Thomas and Snead. And a decent one in the improving Coleman at the 4th spot. I don't see what spot Larry could fill really at this stage of his career.