Let's make one side of the ball dominant?!

GumboBC · 04-16-2005, 08:00 AM

Next week's draft could be a critical time for Jim Haslett and company. Fans in New Orleans are tired of all the .500 ball and if Haslett and co. screw this draft up, ol' Haslett might be on his way out of town sooner rather than later.

It's tough to figure out just how talented this Saints' team is. Or isn't.

On the offensive side of the ball, all of the skill players appear to be in place. But the offensive line still looks suspect. Just how much is riding on RT Mayberry? And who is really comfortable with Wayne Gandy protecting Aaron Brooks' blind side?

By all accounts ... the defense appears to be the weaker of the 2-units. Bringing in FS Dwight Smith was a step in the right direction. But it does little to stop the run.

While Jim Haslett isn't publically saying he's counting heavily on Jonathan Sullivan .. you really have to wonder. Haslett made no attempt to upgrade the DT position in free-agency. And with no other proven DT on the team, it would appear that Haslett is counting on Sullivan to step it up.

The only other possibility is that the Saints are going to draft a DT in the first round?!

But that still leaves the LB corp unaddressed.

I believe Haslett is not satisfied with Courtney Watson at MLB. Haslett has made a coulpe of attempts to bring in a proven MLB in free-agency.

From listening to Haslett, he appears to be comfortable with Colby Bockwoldt at WLB. That's just a personal observation from hearing Haslett praise Bockwoldt.

Note: I'm not bashing Watson or prasing Bockwoldt. This is just my opinion based on what Haslett has said.

I feel that if we can't get an impact player at either DT or MLB that we would be better served drafting an offensive tackle.

Let's face it. If our defense is once again unable to keep opponents out of the endzone, our offense is gonna need to score a lot of points for us to have any chance of winning.

For our offense to score points, we need to give our QB time to find the open receivers.

I'll take one dominant side of the ball (offense) rather than two struggling units.

[Edited on 16/4/2005 by GumboBC]

04-16-2005, 08:00 AM	#1
GumboBC Banned Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 2,616	Let's make one side of the ball dominant?! Next week's draft could be a critical time for Jim Haslett and company. Fans in New Orleans are tired of all the .500 ball and if Haslett and co. screw this draft up, ol' Haslett might be on his way out of town sooner rather than later. It's tough to figure out just how talented this Saints' team is. Or isn't. On the offensive side of the ball, all of the skill players appear to be in place. But the offensive line still looks suspect. Just how much is riding on RT Mayberry? And who is really comfortable with Wayne Gandy protecting Aaron Brooks' blind side? By all accounts ... the defense appears to be the weaker of the 2-units. Bringing in FS Dwight Smith was a step in the right direction. But it does little to stop the run. While Jim Haslett isn't publically saying he's counting heavily on Jonathan Sullivan .. you really have to wonder. Haslett made no attempt to upgrade the DT position in free-agency. And with no other proven DT on the team, it would appear that Haslett is counting on Sullivan to step it up. The only other possibility is that the Saints are going to draft a DT in the first round?! But that still leaves the LB corp unaddressed. I believe Haslett is not satisfied with Courtney Watson at MLB. Haslett has made a coulpe of attempts to bring in a proven MLB in free-agency. From listening to Haslett, he appears to be comfortable with Colby Bockwoldt at WLB. That's just a personal observation from hearing Haslett praise Bockwoldt. Note: I'm not bashing Watson or prasing Bockwoldt. This is just my opinion based on what Haslett has said. I feel that if we can't get an impact player at either DT or MLB that we would be better served drafting an offensive tackle. Let's face it. If our defense is once again unable to keep opponents out of the endzone, our offense is gonna need to score a lot of points for us to have any chance of winning. For our offense to score points, we need to give our QB time to find the open receivers. I'll take one dominant side of the ball (offense) rather than two struggling units. [Edited on 16/4/2005 by GumboBC]
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