Marcus Williams All Pro
 

I really think what happened will fuel him to where he’s just going to be so dominant. Working harder and seeing things differently. He was a rookie with 5 picks and 70 tackles can see it happening.

Re: Marcus Williams All Pro
 

I'd like to believe that. What happened to him is going to be difficult to mentally rebound from. There are certain people that just ball up emotionally after things like this. There are some though that can use pain as fuel. I really believe what happened with him could have happened to anyone, which is what makes it so sad. He made a mistake that anyone could have made.... at the worst possible time. I really feel for him, I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy. I mean that literally. As much as I hate the Falcons, I wouldn't even want that to happen to one of their players.

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He made one bad play. That doesn't negate the phenomenal year he had as a 21 year old rookie

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To be honest, if the organization and Drew Brees could reaffirm that he would be back for next year, the pain I am feeling could be a little bit bearable.

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I keep telling people. Nobody remembers it anymore now, but a young Tracy Porter whiffed on a couple of big plays in a game against the Redskins in 2008. The heartbreaking loss in the final minutes wasn't 100% "all" on Porter but he got turned around a few times and had a really rough day back there, and he gave up a big important TD play kinda late in the game that ended up being the difference. And Tracy came back the next year a better player, and I think things turned out pretty okay both for us and for him.

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Love the guy. He made some monster plays this season. Now, if he was an Alex Molden or someone always getting torched then yeah but that is not the case. Can't expect rookies to play like an all pro vet. Take a step back to go a couple ahead sorta thing. He will be better. So will Lattimore. We are going to have a great secondary next year if they are out there.

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Marcus will become an All Pro.

The headlines from that game could have easily read "One half of Saints offense wasn't good enough". Our offense could barely sustain drives. Too much punting. One play was not the determining factor of the outcome.

IMO the Saints are only a few players away from getting back to where we want to be :wink:.

Re: Marcus Williams All Pro
 

I wasn't that impressed with him early in the season but he's still growing on me.........

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I've said it before, if we didn't have Lattimore as a rookie we would all be singing Williams praises like a gospel choir.

When was the last time we had a saftey with his athleticism and some actual ball skills? Ol' Rapie is the only one that comes to mind and that was for one season only.

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He will be fine! Time to move on!

Can't put the all the blame on him. We had dug ourselves in a massive hole by halftime!
If we had played the first half better we probably would have had an insurmountable lead by the end of the game and that Vikings TD would have just be a consolation score, or they would have just took a knee?

Looking forward to next season.

GEAUX SAINTS! WHO DAT!

Re: Marcus Williams All Pro
 

It certainly ruined the season. :smokin:

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I agree with everything you said but I would wish that on punk ass Roger on a constant loop for eternity.

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And the 100 straight 3-and-outs in the 1st half didn't?

Just for you.

1st half...
3 plays - punt
5 plays - punt
3 plays - punt
1 play - interception
8 plays - interception
12 plays - missed FG
1 play - end of half

Vikes - 17
Saints - 0

But if you wanna blame it on Williams, go right ahead.

Re: Marcus Williams All Pro
 

What bothered me more than that screwed up mental decision was they interviewed him after the game and I couldn't understand a word he said and he never really answered any questions about the play.

Re: Marcus Williams All Pro
 

I agree Danno. I put a lot of the 1st half crap on Brees and the Offense. Brees is not consistent for entire games anymore.

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The whiff replays over and over in my mind. It makes me sick just to think about it. I don’t even want to watch football at this point. I’m just ready for that offseason. This season ended in a heartbreak I never want to feel again.

With that said, Marcus Williams was phenomenal all season long and I’m glad we drafted him. There’s no denying, the kid is special. Without his interception we wouldn’t have even had a chance to walk away with victory. He won’t make that mistake again.

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I agree with you. I thought he handled the situation very well with the press. Could you imagine Cam Newton in that scenario? Something tells me he's going to be a monster in the upcoming preseason. I cant wait for preseason '18.

I am so impressed by the way the people on this board reacted to the game and its outcome.

Re: Marcus Williams All Pro
 

I'd be the first to agree with you Danno and lets not forget the countless penalties called by the refs.

Still... Marcus gets 100% of the blame for a game that should have been over. He earned it. :argue: It will be around the NFL Draft that I will get over it.

In any case, I'm blaming him with great affection for his rookie season. :doh: