A.J. Klein Placed on IR
 

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CRAP

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Next man up

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You're up, Teo!

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Crap. Our D is better with him in there. T'eo has been doing well, but A.J. is gonna be missed. Good thing we got them both this off-season.

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Is everybody pretty satisfied with Klein? Do you feel good enough about him to move forward with him as our Mike next season? I don’t think he’s really much of a playmaker but he’s a smart player and that’s imperative for the position.

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I think there are better Mikes out there but like you said he's smart and has played well for us. Probably not the most athletic guy, but he always seems to be around the ball. His years playing behind Keuchly has helped him.

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Sports hernia?

It sure seems like we have more of those than other teams.

He will be missed.

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It will be tough losing Klein.

We are getting really thin at LB.

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I thought Phillips was already on the roster. They elevated him when they put Fleener on IR.

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Klein was a solid off season acquisition however I think the Saints FO will continue to look for a true MLB (we lack speed) this off season either FA or the draft. Klein has seen some extensive action at both SLB and MLB but most of his experience comes from SAM.

I mentioned this a few weeks ago but if you circle back to the 2017 off season, we attempted to draft Reuben Foster, acquire Navarro Bowman & Hightower (NE). That tells me that the FO is still committed to finding a true MIKE. Next year I think we either sign a STUD LB in the draft or acquire a vet who can cover, rush the passer & gets to the sidelines with authority.

Keep an eye on Zach Brown and Nigel Bradham (FA's in 2018).

Just my .02.

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Have you researched that? It is one of the most common season ending injuries in the league.

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No I haven't. Thats why I said "it seems"

I would be interested in some league wide stats tho.

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it must be the boudain and cracklins, i've been researching sinse 2012, it weakens the wall cavity muscles, leaving fat in its wake, this report was studied at the festival buildings behind the best stop, and don's meat market. ps, several harley riders experiencing same conditions in earlier studies.

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on a more serious notre, aj klien in my opinion is why we are a better defense period ,be his smarts or johnny on the spot. we re just better with him, sad to hear he wont be here for the super bowl babbbbbby.

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I certainly don’t take PFF as gospel, however I do find it interesting that they have Klein rated 36.8... Good for second worst starting OLB in the league.

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More than satisfied, once he become healthy their is know doubt he should continue at Mike in nickel situations

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The defense looks a lot more organized and not as many guys out of position when Klein's on the field.

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remember he is not a 3 down SLB. He is stuck playing MLB on third downs.

As a first year starter in a new system I have to give him a bit of a pass on this PPF

A true 3 down MLB or switching him to MLB and getting a SLB would go a long way to helping those PPF stats.

This is a big blow to the defense

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Was our leading tackler until he started missing games. This will hurt.
Teo has better a good fill-in, but over-pursues too much. Vitt needs to get him to redirect that energy

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Nolan

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I know that's what ended JJ WAtt's season and have read about many others, as well. I'll see if I can dig into that.

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He may well contribute from the sidelines since he calls the defense whilst on the field. May bot hurt as much as we think especially with the emergence of Teo.

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my bad- living in the past. The dark, bad, past.

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Our players always drop like flies..........there is nothing new there. Could the trainers be the next department that gets a new infusion of blood?

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It's a good question. For the first time in years, I say we have a really good LB. I like how Robertson and Teo are playing as well. I don't have any numbers to back it up, but something feels different when Klein is on the field. It seems players get to the ball quicker, attack a RB, go sideways a little faster. I'm not saying he's a top 5 linebacker in the league, but he is a huge upgrade from what we've had since Vilma left.

Going back to the days of Jim Haslett, I always wanted the coaching staff to put more importance on the linebackers. Sam, mike, will, we've been weak there for decades. We can still use some improvement, but Klein is a great first step.