This may sound odd..

hitta · 12-17-2019, 09:32 PM

but I think this team would benefit from playing a game against a bad team with Michael Thomas out with an injury or something. If next season, there was a game where MT had a minor injury and Brees was forced to focus on other receivers, I think it'd help the team a lot as far as developing receivers. MT being so good actually hurts the other receivers, because they don't get enough targets to find their comfort zone.

vpheughan · 12-17-2019, 09:38 PM

Here's something really odd!!!! 5! That's odd!!

SaintGup · 12-18-2019, 03:15 PM

Originally Posted by vpheughan

Here's something really odd!!!! 5! That's odd!!

Really!? 5? Is that the best you can do!? Surely you mean 43!...5 indeed!

vpheughan · 12-19-2019, 06:46 AM

Originally Posted by SaintGup

Really!? 5? Is that the best you can do!? Surely you mean 43!...5 indeed!

KNEAUX, It should have been 53 as in NFL Roster !!

SaintGup · 12-19-2019, 08:36 AM

Originally Posted by vpheughan

KNEAUX, It should have been 52 as in NFL Roster!!

52 is not odd...53 is, which is the roster size.

Beastmode · 12-17-2019, 09:58 PM

Even if our WR's got more work they will never be anything close to MT. Just sit back and enjoy it. Same for Brees. We aren't getting these caliber players for a while.

hitta · 12-17-2019, 10:39 PM

Originally Posted by Beastmode

Even if our WR's got more work they will never be anything close to MT. Just sit back and enjoy it. Same for Brees. We aren't getting these caliber players for a while.

I don't think it's so much the receivers getting better as it is Brees developing a trust in them.

K Major · 12-18-2019, 07:49 AM

Originally Posted by Beastmode

Even if our WR's got more work they will never be anything close to MT. Just sit back and enjoy it. Same for Brees. We aren't getting these caliber players for a while.

FWIW ...

Heard on Daniel Jeremiah's Pod cast the other day ... he claims that the 2020 WR draft class is the best he's ever seen.

Take that with a grain of salt.

hitta · 12-17-2019, 10:38 PM

I don't want them to be MT caliber, they don't need to be. As much as I love Brees, he's always had an issue with trust when it comes to receivers. I'm honestly not sure if that's a strength or a weakness, cause there is some risks involved when it comes to throwing to someone that hasn't proven themselves. Yes he will spread the ball around, but when it comes to going back and throwing to a receiver consistently... Brees has a hesitancy. He'll usually only throw to those guys when they have a large separation. You could see it with Cook at the beginning of the year. Brees trusts Cook more now, and obviously feels more comfortable throwing to him. He's starting to get to get comfortable with Tre'Quan. The reason I think we'd benefit to have a game without Thomas is Brees would be forced to throw to someone other than Thomas and could speed up the trust development he has with some of the newer receivers.

neugey · 12-17-2019, 11:45 PM

It would take a number of games to see real progress in that regard, and heck no we don't want to be without CGM for multiple games.

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hitta 1000 Posts + Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,331	Re: This may sound odd.. Originally Posted by Beastmode Even if our WR's got more work they will never be anything close to MT. Just sit back and enjoy it. Same for Brees. We aren't getting these caliber players for a while. I don't think it's so much the receivers getting better as it is Brees developing a trust in them.
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hitta 1000 Posts + Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,331	Re: This may sound odd.. I don't want them to be MT caliber, they don't need to be. As much as I love Brees, he's always had an issue with trust when it comes to receivers. I'm honestly not sure if that's a strength or a weakness, cause there is some risks involved when it comes to throwing to someone that hasn't proven themselves. Yes he will spread the ball around, but when it comes to going back and throwing to a receiver consistently... Brees has a hesitancy. He'll usually only throw to those guys when they have a large separation. You could see it with Cook at the beginning of the year. Brees trusts Cook more now, and obviously feels more comfortable throwing to him. He's starting to get to get comfortable with Tre'Quan. The reason I think we'd benefit to have a game without Thomas is Brees would be forced to throw to someone other than Thomas and could speed up the trust development he has with some of the newer receivers.
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