2020 New Orleans Saints: Roster Outlook

AsylumGuido · 09-21-2020, 11:33 AM

Originally Posted by K Major

I absolutely respect Davenport's ability … when he is on the field however he's been inactive for about 40% of his time in New Orleans. #1 draft picks do not survive long in this league if they are barely on the field.

Remember, both of his injuries happened towards the end of the seasons playoff run & the pass rush basically disappeared.

The interesting indicator here will be whether the Saints pick up the 5th year option.

And I agree, hopefully he sees the field soon.

You seem to be blaming Davenport for suffering an injury. Injuries are and always have been part of the game. Just this weekend several very high profile players suffered injuries. It is unfortunate, but all part of the game. Nobody knows what can happen in practice or during a game. It is a matter of luck.

By the way, tonight's game will be the 37th game including playoffs that Davenport has been on the Saints roster and he played in 28 of those. That means he was only inactive for 24.3% of those games due to injury. And don't forget that fellow 1st rounder Sheldon Rankins was injured for SEVEN games alone last season during that same playoff stretch run. It wasn't all on Davenport.

You might as well get pissed at Michael Thomas for having his ankle rolled up on or at Drew Brees for getting his thumb injured last season. I can understand disappointment, but getting angry over a player injury is not logical. It is no different than getting angry at a coin being tossed and coming up tails three times in a row while wanting it to be heads. It is not the coins fault. It is dumb luck.

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AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,766	Re: 2020 New Orleans Saints: Roster Outlook Originally Posted by K Major I absolutely respect Davenport's ability … when he is on the field however he's been inactive for about 40% of his time in New Orleans. #1 draft picks do not survive long in this league if they are barely on the field. Remember, both of his injuries happened towards the end of the seasons playoff run & the pass rush basically disappeared. The interesting indicator here will be whether the Saints pick up the 5th year option. And I agree, hopefully he sees the field soon. You seem to be blaming Davenport for suffering an injury. Injuries are and always have been part of the game. Just this weekend several very high profile players suffered injuries. It is unfortunate, but all part of the game. Nobody knows what can happen in practice or during a game. It is a matter of luck. By the way, tonight's game will be the 37th game including playoffs that Davenport has been on the Saints roster and he played in 28 of those. That means he was only inactive for 24.3% of those games due to injury. And don't forget that fellow 1st rounder Sheldon Rankins was injured for SEVEN games alone last season during that same playoff stretch run. It wasn't all on Davenport. You might as well get pissed at Michael Thomas for having his ankle rolled up on or at Drew Brees for getting his thumb injured last season. I can understand disappointment, but getting angry over a player injury is not logical. It is no different than getting angry at a coin being tossed and coming up tails three times in a row while wanting it to be heads. It is not the coins fault. It is dumb luck.
	“The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” — Winston Churchill

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