Kenny Vaccaro expected to leave New Orleans in free agency

K Major · 02-25-2018, 09:30 PM

Kenny Vaccaro expected to leave New Orleans in free agency
Posted by Charean Williams on February 25, 2018, 8:30 PM EST

Kenny Vaccaro expected to leave New Orleans in free agency – ProFootballTalk

Beastmode · 02-25-2018, 10:25 PM

Sad. A bust for a 1st rounder but not entirely his fault. Probably do well on a team with solid CB's.

saintsfan1976 · 02-26-2018, 04:39 AM

Originally Posted by Beastmode

Sad. A bust for a 1st rounder but not entirely his fault. Probably do well on a team with solid CB's.

Will solid CB's keep him from holding? Or from PED suspensions?

voodooido · 02-26-2018, 01:02 PM

Originally Posted by Beastmode

Sad. A bust for a 1st rounder but not entirely his fault. Probably do well on a team with solid CB's.

Bust???? That’s harsh. Kid played great year one and a lack of other defensive studs caused him to dip off. Injuries also hurt him. Sullivan was a bust. KV, not so much.

Beastmode · 02-26-2018, 04:26 PM

2013 draft, 15-through 25 half of those are now pro bowlers. Eric Reed, Xavier Jones, Desmond Trufant. That's three of them that went after Kenny. He was a bust when one considers we had over a 50% chance of landing a pro bowler if we pass.

I'm not questioning the pick though, it looked great on paper. We have a habit of picking players and using them in schemes that do not cater to their skillset which is what happened to Kenny. If you look at Kamara, he is doing exactly what he was doing in college and look what happened.

saintfan · 02-26-2018, 07:51 AM

Sad to see him go, assuming we don't make an offer - a good player, but one I think we can replace.

He will do well elsewhere. Under difference circumstances I think we would resign him, but we have talent behind him that makes more $ sense.

ChrisXVI · 02-26-2018, 08:08 AM

It’s the right decision. He isn’t very good. He’s consistently been terrible in zone coverage and draws too many penalties. Too undisciplined.

rezburna · 02-26-2018, 08:12 AM

I’m cool with that.

dizzle88 · 02-26-2018, 09:04 AM

I just hope it doesn't turn into another "Malcolm Jenkins" fiasco. Becoming an all pro the year after we let him walk.

K Major · 02-26-2018, 09:19 AM

Originally Posted by dizzle88

I just hope it doesn't turn into another "Malcolm Jenkins" fiasco. Becoming an all pro the year after we let him walk.

Saints can't run their roster scared.

KV was the 115th rated cb last season (this is where he played the majority of his snaps). As Chris stated, he's been consistently bad in 2 deep. Good against the run but a major liability against pass in man or zone.

I think the better comparison would be letting Roman Harper walk.

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K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,738 Blog Entries: 3	Kenny Vaccaro expected to leave New Orleans in free agency Kenny Vaccaro expected to leave New Orleans in free agency Posted by Charean Williams on February 25, 2018, 8:30 PM EST Kenny Vaccaro expected to leave New Orleans in free agency – ProFootballTalk

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voodooido 1000 Posts + Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 2,819	Re: Kenny Vaccaro expected to leave New Orleans in free agency Originally Posted by Beastmode Sad. A bust for a 1st rounder but not entirely his fault. Probably do well on a team with solid CB's. Bust???? That’s harsh. Kid played great year one and a lack of other defensive studs caused him to dip off. Injuries also hurt him. Sullivan was a bust. KV, not so much. jnormand likes this.
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Beastmode 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 9,126	Re: Kenny Vaccaro expected to leave New Orleans in free agency 2013 draft, 15-through 25 half of those are now pro bowlers. Eric Reed, Xavier Jones, Desmond Trufant. That's three of them that went after Kenny. He was a bust when one considers we had over a 50% chance of landing a pro bowler if we pass. I'm not questioning the pick though, it looked great on paper. We have a habit of picking players and using them in schemes that do not cater to their skillset which is what happened to Kenny. If you look at Kamara, he is doing exactly what he was doing in college and look what happened.
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saintfan Donated Plasma Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 18,556 Blog Entries: 5	Re: Kenny Vaccaro expected to leave New Orleans in free agency Sad to see him go, assuming we don't make an offer - a good player, but one I think we can replace. He will do well elsewhere. Under difference circumstances I think we would resign him, but we have talent behind him that makes more $ sense. Rell&Gold likes this.

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ChrisXVI 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 11,482	Re: Kenny Vaccaro expected to leave New Orleans in free agency It’s the right decision. He isn’t very good. He’s consistently been terrible in zone coverage and draws too many penalties. Too undisciplined. RockyMountainSaint, mleg1972, Garry42 and 2 others like this.

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K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,738 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Kenny Vaccaro expected to leave New Orleans in free agency Originally Posted by dizzle88 I just hope it doesn't turn into another "Malcolm Jenkins" fiasco. Becoming an all pro the year after we let him walk. Saints can't run their roster scared. KV was the 115th rated cb last season (this is where he played the majority of his snaps). As Chris stated, he's been consistently bad in 2 deep. Good against the run but a major liability against pass in man or zone. I think the better comparison would be letting Roman Harper walk.