Are our tight ends as bad as most seem to think?

hitta · 01-17-2018, 09:40 AM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

Short memories 'round here...

We throw to that playmaker at TE and we're 7-9, 7-9, 7-9...

We start running the ball, putting that money into the lines, we make a strong showing in the tournament...

We ran out of horses on the offensive line (Mr. Glass aka Armstead can't seem to play an entire season)...

We ran out of horses on the defensive line (Rookie Hendrickson never had chance to get healthy and then Okafor)...

We ran out of horses at linebacker (We finished with our No. 5 and 6 LBer with a FA signed off street 6 weeks ago)...

Finish fixing the offensive line and the front seven on defense, replace Vaccaro if necessary, then worry about TE...

Those 7-9 teams weren't complete teams, so we threw to the TE all the time to compensate for bad play in other places. I agree we want to keep running the ball... we also want to be able to throw the ball as well(especially on third and longs and in goal-line situations). We sucked on third down this year, and it wasn't some random event that occurred. Adding a TE would help quite a bit to alleviate some of the concerns. We add a TE and we'll go from being in the mid 30% range to in the 40%s. We do that and we'll be a force to be reckoned with.

01-17-2018, 09:40 AM	#10
hitta 1000 Posts + Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,339	Re: Are our tight ends as bad as most seem to think? Originally Posted by jeanpierre Short memories 'round here... We throw to that playmaker at TE and we're 7-9, 7-9, 7-9... We start running the ball, putting that money into the lines, we make a strong showing in the tournament... We ran out of horses on the offensive line (Mr. Glass aka Armstead can't seem to play an entire season)... We ran out of horses on the defensive line (Rookie Hendrickson never had chance to get healthy and then Okafor)... We ran out of horses at linebacker (We finished with our No. 5 and 6 LBer with a FA signed off street 6 weeks ago)... Finish fixing the offensive line and the front seven on defense, replace Vaccaro if necessary, then worry about TE... Those 7-9 teams weren't complete teams, so we threw to the TE all the time to compensate for bad play in other places. I agree we want to keep running the ball... we also want to be able to throw the ball as well(especially on third and longs and in goal-line situations). We sucked on third down this year, and it wasn't some random event that occurred. Adding a TE would help quite a bit to alleviate some of the concerns. We add a TE and we'll go from being in the mid 30% range to in the 40%s. We do that and we'll be a force to be reckoned with. Rugby Saint II and The Dude like this.
hitta 1000 Posts + Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,339

LinkBacks (?) LinkBack to this Thread: https://blackandgold.com/saints/86901-our-tight-ends-bad-most-seem-think.html
Posted By	For	Type	Date	Hits
The Latest New Orleans Saints News \| SportSpyder	This thread	Refback	01-16-2018 09:12 PM	5
The Latest NFL News \| SportSpyder	This thread	Refback	01-16-2018 08:06 PM	1
Are our tight ends as bad as most seem to think?	This thread	Refback	01-16-2018 08:04 PM	2