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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; The Wide Receivers and Tight Ends By Brian Ethridge Date: Mar 17, 2005 The New Orleans Saints threw the ball 542 times last year, the reason they can afford to throw that much is their talented group of wide receivers ...
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03-18-2005, 04:50 PM | #1 |
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true-he helps brooks keep a job by turning bad throws into positive yards...but at thirty four--how much longer can he do this? he IS NOT jerry rice....the other wideouts must step up. |
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Good read, nice find.
Who cares who our receivers are! Deuce is going to rush for 2,000 yards next year. :band2.sml: |
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Yeah..That\'s true...(about the WR\'s stepping up and all)
I really don\'t know what to think, or how to feel about the Horn debate.. On one hand, He\'s been a savior to this team...He has openly celebrated this team to the fans and Media...he has given us all reason to cheer time and time again..if not in other\'s minds, He will forever be a Legend in mine.. On the other hand..34...I can\'t ignore it..I have tried to make some sort of shift of reason, saying If he could do it then, He can do it now...But..I really don\'t even know how much I believe it myself...Plus now the fact of the contract that needs to be signed...it\'s just too much risk...really, it is. You will never hear me say, or see me write that Horn should be released, traded or whatever.... But, ..I would understand if it were to happen... And I\'ll just leave it at that. [Edited on 19/3/2005 by shadowdrinker] |
03-18-2005, 06:31 PM | #4 |
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1) Joe Horn is 33 and will be for ALL of the 2005 season... just to clarify.
2) \"Joe Horn who is arguably the most underrated wide receiver in the NFL.\" - I think Saint fans alone make this true. |
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If I\'m honest with myself, I can\'t really say the receivers on the Saints are an elite group. You\'ve got Joe Horn, who is very productive, but lacks the skills of some of the elite receivers. For my money, I prefer a number1 receiver who can take a short pass and turn it into a long gain. But, that\'s just me. Joe is a gutsy WR who makes some tough catches, but he\'s really not much of a threat after he catches the ball. Is that knocking Joe?
Then you\'ve got Donte\' Stallworth, who can take any pass and score, but is inconsistent as hell. But, he is improving. Now, as it stands, our #3 receiver is going to be a complete unknown as far as production goes. However, Henderson looks promising as a number 3 guy. As far as tightends go ... I\'m not impressed with Boo. In fact, I\'m not impressed with any of our TEs. This is one area that could definately be upgraded. I could sit here and say our receiving group is one of the most talented in the NFL. But, all I can say is that they are some of the fastest. Hey, the more speed the better, but most of our receivers need a lot of improvement. Oh yeah ... Deuce McAllister needs to improve on his receiving skills as well as his pass blocking. When you look at our receivers, Joe Horn is the only guy you can count on. Not Stallworth, not Devery, not Boo, not Cowell, not ANYBODY but Joe Horn. That\'s why I\'m in favor of Joe coming back. But NOT if we have to pay him top 5 money. That\'s just WRONG. No matter if Joe is the best receiver on this team or not. [Edited on 19/3/2005 by GumboBC] |
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Does anyone have any feelings about this Ethridge guy? I\'m skeptical of his opinions; he\'s the guy who wrote that piece on our O-Line (posted here a few days ago) that made it seem as though he hadn\'t seen a single game last year. An interesting article either way, I suppose.
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03-19-2005, 06:15 PM | #8 |
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i hear you on the o line article jkool. i dont know what he was talking about either. they werent that solid last year. brroks was running for his life a lot. but i think we need to run more. well if were not down by 20 at half. i think that was the biggest problem we had is that we were out of it so quick last year that we passed a lot. problem is teams knew we were going to pass because we were already to far down to anything else.
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