2019 Saints NFL Free Agency

jeanpierre · 02-02-2019, 10:02 PM

Originally Posted by shawnkytonk

Why in the world would you want Jesse James then? Brate is a much more established TE.

Established? Bucs kept rolling out O.J. Howard instead of Brate...

Plus, if Payton had liked Brate that much, why'd we let him get out of the house?!?

shawnkytonk · 02-03-2019, 02:47 PM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

Established? Bucs kept rolling out O.J. Howard instead of Brate...

Plus, if Payton had liked Brate that much, why'd we let him get out of the house?!?

You're excluding the years before Howard when Brate was the #1 guy and a pretty decent TD machine in the redzone. I'm in no way advocating a Brate signing, but I stand by my statement that he's way more of an established presence than James. James sparks zero excitement in anyway.

jeanpierre · 02-03-2019, 11:53 PM

Originally Posted by shawnkytonk

You're excluding the years before Howard when Brate was the #1 guy and a pretty decent TD machine in the redzone. I'm in no way advocating a Brate signing, but I stand by my statement that he's way more of an established presence than James. James sparks zero excitement in anyway.

Blocking. You're forgetting about blocking which Brate is not built to do. Drafting an offensive lineman isn't exciting, but it wins games...

Go back and look and when the Steelers were running teams into the ground, you'll find Jesse James blocking and making a complimentary reception...

That's what you need a complimentary player that doesn't break the bank...

02-03-2019, 02:47 PM	#2
shawnkytonk 500th Post Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Denver>Memphis>Mississippi Posts: 741	Re: 2019 Saints NFL Free Agency Originally Posted by jeanpierre Established? Bucs kept rolling out O.J. Howard instead of Brate... Plus, if Payton had liked Brate that much, why'd we let him get out of the house?!? You're excluding the years before Howard when Brate was the #1 guy and a pretty decent TD machine in the redzone. I'm in no way advocating a Brate signing, but I stand by my statement that he's way more of an established presence than James. James sparks zero excitement in anyway.

02-03-2019, 11:53 PM	#3
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: 2019 Saints NFL Free Agency Originally Posted by shawnkytonk You're excluding the years before Howard when Brate was the #1 guy and a pretty decent TD machine in the redzone. I'm in no way advocating a Brate signing, but I stand by my statement that he's way more of an established presence than James. James sparks zero excitement in anyway. Blocking. You're forgetting about blocking which Brate is not built to do. Drafting an offensive lineman isn't exciting, but it wins games... Go back and look and when the Steelers were running teams into the ground, you'll find Jesse James blocking and making a complimentary reception... That's what you need a complimentary player that doesn't break the bank... saintsfan1976 likes this.

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jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: 2019 Saints NFL Free Agency Originally Posted by shawnkytonk Why in the world would you want Jesse James then? Brate is a much more established TE. Established? Bucs kept rolling out O.J. Howard instead of Brate... Plus, if Payton had liked Brate that much, why'd we let him get out of the house?!?