Saints rookie Deonte Harris goes 'off to the races' against Jets with return touchdown
 

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Not to throw stones but wasn't that Stephone Anthony with the missed tackle on Deonte' on his way to the house vs Jets?

Edit - yes it was.

Re: Saints rookie Deonte Harris goes 'off to the races' against Jets with return touchdown
 

Yes it was, after a short career with the Dirty Birds maybe GW can turn him into one of his Bounty Hunters..

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Is the return game so important that the Saints will have a guy on the roster that as of now does nothing else? In his favor, the Saints have no one else on the roster who returns. Kamara is too valuable and Ginn is too old.

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Yes. It’s the one part of our game that hasn’t been good over the past few years. If we were able to flip the field just once per game and give Brees less ground to cover that could translate into at least one or two extra wins. A lot of people underestimate special teams but great special teams play can make up for mediocre play on offense and defense.
Our coverage has been pretty good. If we can shorten the field for Drew or even take a couple to the house it takes pressure off everyone else.
Can you remember the last time we had a return for a TD that wasn’t called back?

Re: Saints rookie Deonte Harris goes 'off to the races' against Jets with return touchdown
 

At this level, it's critical. There will come a time this season when we are in a close battle under 2 minutes & we force a punt. Having Deonte' back there with the ability to give Brees a short field (to convert a winning Lutz FG) or even potentially taking it to the house & breaking the opponents back. Huuuuggge. Games can be won and lost on special teams too.

I can't recall the last time the Saints had a punt returned for a TD ... it's been years.

Marcus Murphy maybe :confused:? IDK ...

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Just consistently fielding the punts instead of letting it bounce on the 19 yard line and getting downed at the 4 would be huge. The chance of getting a good drive increases significantly.

Re: Saints rookie Deonte Harris goes 'off to the races' against Jets with return touchdown
 

Re: Saints rookie Deonte Harris goes 'off to the races' against Jets with return touchdown
 

Recent stats on Deonte Harris.

** Kick return as well as punt return stats.

https://www.footballdb.com/stats/sta...yr=2019&lg=NFL