2020 NFL Free Agency: New Orleans Saints

K Major · 02-19-2020, 02:50 PM

Originally Posted by dizzle88

Especially across the O line. Remember the good ol days of Jahri Evans and Carl Nicks at the Guard spot. Brees was always able to step up as they rarely got pushed back.

WR is a huge need, has been for last 3 years.

Question ...

In your opinion, do you think that overall the Saints O line is a fraud/fake? The reason I ask is because if you look at the interior line play in 2017 - 2019, they seem to pull a "disappearing act" during the playoffs. I mean, it appears to be a trend here?

Minny miracle of '17, VIKES front four was extremely physical and had their way with us.

The Dallas debacle/non playoff game out here in Deathstar (we were injured up front but still) 2018.

2018 Rams ... copied what Dallas did up front & we never matched the intensity.

2019 Vikes ... they really beat us up early & we didn't fight back. I didn't see many roll outs from coach, leaving the TE's / RB to chip. Not a lot of consistent blocking & it's easy to see why Brees didn't have the confidence that the protection would last. Why throw it all over the field in a low scoring battle?

L-Train was having a nice game against his old team, yet he mostly rode the bench in a do or die playoff wildcard game.

As a whole, we are getting flat out manned in the trenches. If this continues, it won't matter who is under center for 2020 and beyond.

It's time to change up the OL with a shift in culture/nastiness. The current one is not getting the job done.

02-19-2020, 02:50 PM	#11
K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,854 Blog Entries: 3	Re: 2020 NFL Free Agency: New Orleans Saints Originally Posted by dizzle88 Especially across the O line. Remember the good ol days of Jahri Evans and Carl Nicks at the Guard spot. Brees was always able to step up as they rarely got pushed back. WR is a huge need, has been for last 3 years. Question ... In your opinion, do you think that overall the Saints O line is a fraud/fake? The reason I ask is because if you look at the interior line play in 2017 - 2019, they seem to pull a "disappearing act" during the playoffs. I mean, it appears to be a trend here? Minny miracle of '17, VIKES front four was extremely physical and had their way with us. The Dallas debacle/non playoff game out here in Deathstar (we were injured up front but still) 2018. 2018 Rams ... copied what Dallas did up front & we never matched the intensity. 2019 Vikes ... they really beat us up early & we didn't fight back. I didn't see many roll outs from coach, leaving the TE's / RB to chip. Not a lot of consistent blocking & it's easy to see why Brees didn't have the confidence that the protection would last. Why throw it all over the field in a low scoring battle? L-Train was having a nice game against his old team, yet he mostly rode the bench in a do or die playoff wildcard game. As a whole, we are getting flat out manned in the trenches. If this continues, it won't matter who is under center for 2020 and beyond. It's time to change up the OL with a shift in culture/nastiness. The current one is not getting the job done. dizzle88 likes this.