Wow, this is the quietest I've seen this forum after a win

[FinSaint]

How many games are left on Hurst's suspension?

[Cruize]

-Brees looked his best so far this year. To be clear, Brees has never had a big arm by NFL standards. He had a good enough arm. He made up for it by working harder than most. By having great timing and anticipation on his throws. By having a coach who is creative and understanding of his strengths. By having guys he could count on like Colston and Thomas. But, make no mistake, his arm strength is less this year.
-Great game plan on both sides of the ball. The offense ran the ball and was more creative overall. I saw routes and plays I haven't seen before or at least lately. The defense manned up and played with more agression and effort.
-Murray, T. Smith, P. Rob and Sanders looked great.
-The injuries are past concerning.
-The penalties on Anzalone were atrocious.
-Making even the playoffs in the NFC is going to be tough.

[spkb25]

Originally Posted by gosaints1

No, not at all. Lack of almost everything preparatory to the season beginning was eliminated. It’s not just the Saints, lots of big names on IR across the league.

Really, isn't these same guys hurt year in and year out and SP keeps giving them more money 🙄

[xan]

Originally Posted by saintfan

I missed the game entirely...but I did get engaged...so there's that.



I'll be back next week to offer my semi-educated opinion(s)...

Congratulations. I hope your significant other will still let you rant on this forum.

[vpheughan]

9-54
Matthew Stafford career vs winning teams: 9-54 The more ya know.

[gosaints1]

Originally Posted by spkb25

Really, isn't these same guys hurt year in and year out and SP keeps giving them more money 🙄

No, not really. Michael Thomas isn’t and he’s been itching to return to the field since his injury. Armstead suffered a torn labrum in 2017 which required surgery and was supposed to be out for 6 months but he returned much earlier and started ten games that season, making the ProBowl in 2018 and 2019. He is getting on the older side of being an offensive lineman though, seven years is a fairly long time in that position. Peat broke his leg on the field in 2017, then made the ProBowl in 2018 and 2019 also. Lattimore isn’t really an injury bug infested player either. Ruiz, no.

As long as players have diagnosed injuries like “broken fibula” or “torn labrum” requiring surgery, I’m good with it, doubly so for linemen on both sides of the ball, they bc of the physicality of each and every play have a higher propensity for injury. As long as they’re eagerly trying to get back in the field, I’m understanding. Which brings this conversation to Two firsts Davenport. “Hurt elbow” and “Hurt toe” are tough injury pills to swallow. It does seem like he has injury bug’itis and it does seem like every time he flips a page in the playbook he gets a paper cut (yes AG, I know they use digital medium, lol, I’m stating it this way for illustrative purposes only), resulting in a staph infection and then unable to play. That being said:

1) I liked the idea of identifying a need you want in the draft and aggressively going after that player. But I’m biased in that as my personality leans more to the side of higher quality than higher quantity. I frequently say, when referring to friends and family: “I would rather have four quarters ($0.25) than a hundred pennies ($0.01). Better stated by the former George Burns: “The best thing in life is to have an extremely large family..., all residing several states away from you”. lol. Bottom line, I’ve never been a fan of draft pick “hoarding”.

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2) Davenport hasn’t been “paid” as you intimate. A fair argument can be made that trade of two firsts was expensive. And it’s one that I believe has more truth than falseness. The man has to get on the field and play..., “hurt toe & elbow” are not cutting it.

Bottom line, I think the Saints have drafted well. Have they missed on some? Sure, but I don’t think the draft is a guessing game as you stated in an earlier post. It’s no guarantee, bc the future isn’t known for any of those very young men, but the resources that go into investigating future NFL players is on par with Fortune 500 companies who are looking at investing millions of dollars per year in salary to their employees also. Ultimately, you get burned a few times.

Linemen get beat up. Davenport..., well..., lol.

It’s hyperbole to think the Saints can’t draft, it’s also hyperbole to think the Saints are filled with SP picks that are highly paid for sitting on the injury bench all the time. That being said, hyperbole is your m.o., the “sky is falling”..., your wheelhouse.

[K Major]

Originally Posted by FinSaint

How many games are left on Hurst's suspension?

0. The NFL has lifted the suspension. Luke Johnson just had a write up on Hurst … see below the details.

Veteran offensive lineman James Hurst’s four-game suspension is over, and the New Orleans Saints used a roster exemption on him to bring him back into the fold.

Essentially, this means the Saints can carry a 54th player on their active roster while Hurst re-acclimates. The NFL routinely grants this permission in the week leading up to the game, not forcing the team to cut a player in order to bring another player back from suspension.

The NFL suspended Hurst the first four games of the season for violating the NFL policy on performance enhancing substitutes during his time with the Baltimore Ravens.

Hurst signed with the Saints this offseason and went through all of training camp with the team before beginning his suspension in Week 1. He spent his first six seasons with the Ravens, appearing in 90 games and starting 44.

The timing could be perfect for the Saints, who saw All-Pro right tackle Ryan Ramczyk leave Sunday’s game against Detroit with a concussion. Ramczyk did not return after walking off the field in the third quarter, and his status for Week 5 against Los Angeles is unclear.

https://www.nola.com/sports/saints/a...22666ae49.html

[SaintGnome]

Originally Posted by WW_Who_Dat

Greenidge was not prepared for the intensity... flat footed and unable to have any effect on his assigned defender. As you stated hope RR can make out of the protocol soon ... like this week. That or we can get someone off the street that can at a minimum will fall down in front of the DE and force him to at least have to jump over his prostrate body.

LOL

[AsylumGuido]

Originally Posted by FinSaint

How many games are left on Hurst's suspension?

None. He is back on a roster exemption.

[iceshack149]

Originally Posted by saintfan

I missed the game entirely...but I did get engaged...so there's that.



I'll be back next week to offer my semi-educated opinion(s)...

Congratulations!




...Masochist.