Hakim vs. Morton
 

Don't you think Morton would have been a better signing than Hakim? We need a guy with good hands and good speed... so why did we sign Hakim? The price difference couldn't have been much. There were other options out there better than Hakim... look at the guy's career stats. Do you actually think he can fill the void Pathon left? Don't ya think Poole is a better option at 3 than Hakim? In my opinion, we should have went after Morton or Tai Streets instead... both whom fit the number 3 bill better than Hakim.

RE: Hakim vs. Morton
 

For whatever reason, the Saints LOVE skinny little WR, usually who have blazing speed, who are supposed to be "game breakers." Devery, Lewis, and Hakim are all basically the same guy. Stallworth is those guy with slightly more size. Pathon was those guys with slightly less speed, but slightly better hands and more fearless. Joe Horn, when he had any speed left, was that type of WR. Little, fast, can take it to the house on any given play. That's what a WR is to the Saints.

Nevermind... Hakim is only getting 50 grand about the NFL minimum which is... $715,000. That pretty much means he's cuttable if he doesn't perform well in camp.

What ever happened to Nathan Black. That kid caught every pass thrown at him last preseason. Is he still with the team in some capacity or is he gone?

Gone - played somewhere on the East Coast - NYG maybe??? I loved that guy.

Nathan Black is with the Redskins now.

I was really excited about him being on the Saints practice squad last year, since he's a Louisiana boy. I started college at NSU the same year Nathan started (1997). He was in my Orientation class. Oddly enough, I never even knew he played football until a year or so after that, since he redshirted his first year. He wound up being a really good WR at NSU, but I had no clue he'd ever wind up actually playing in the NFL. Hopefully the Redskins will give him the "big break" he needs.

I only spoke to him a handful of times, but he always seemed like a nice guy......and I never remember hearing anything negative about him from anyone else. He was sociable, but never really a "loud mouth" or anything.

It's a shame the Saints are so stacked at WR....because I'd love to see him as a 6th WR. I will give him credit for hanging around since 2002.....he started with Carolina, went to New Orleans, and is now in Washington. Some guys don't get to have 1 solid year on a practice squad, much less 3 or 4.

Anyway, to agree with what a few of you were saying, I loved watching him last preseason also. I only remember him dropping 1 pass, in the Green Bay game (he made a really nice deep catch in that same game, though).

I just hope he can hang around and make a decent enough career in the cut-throat NFL.

Welcome aboard the BnG express. 8)

Thanks! I'm glad to be here :).

Just an update...

Redskins | N. Black Released
Wed, 3 Aug 2005 18:42:20 -0700

Redskins.com reports the Washington Redskins have released WR Nathan Black.

http://www.kffl.com/hotw/nfl

SIGN HIM!!! Get him back in black. He's got hands!!!

Why the hell did they release him???? :cry: :cry: :cry:

I'd love for the Saints to grab him...........but aren't we already overcrowded at WR?

If, and only if, the Saints grabbed him...

We'd have:

Horn
Stallworth
Hakim
Gardner
Beerman
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Devery Henderson
Nathan Black
Nate Poole
Other Rookie FAs, fighting for #6.


Even if we kept 6 WRs, Black would have a hard time cracking that lineup :(.

Don't you mean:

Black
Horn
Stallworth
Gardner
Poole
Henderson

???

LOL

Nathan Black for President! I loved that guy and he did play real well in pre-season last year.

Nathan Black
 

We need to sign this kid and cut Hakim, who can't catch a cold, and Henderson, who also can't catch a cold.
We have deep speed with Stallworth, Lewis. We have a good catcher in crunch time in Horn. We have size in Gardner. We need our version of Stokely for the Colts.

Nathan Black = SLOT MACHINE PART DEAUX

RE: Nathan Black
 

did anyone else hear that hakim droped his first kick return in training camp this year?!?!boot this guy man..hes gonna come back to haunt us i know it

I've heard absolutely squat about Nate Poole so far...

We hear about Gardner and Hakim, but never Poole..

What's up with this guy?


P.S.....I'm all for the saints signing my former classmate........but can he really beat out Hakim or Henderson?????

OF course, if Henderson keeps dragging ass like they say .....maybe Nathan would have a shot?

Yeah, I heard 'bout that drop. Lovely. Our WR's can't catch...here come's another one. Man it sucks to be Brooks. ;)

I'm a bit concerned that Nathan got cut before the first preseason game...

Wonder how he was looking in practice??