Comments on: Team needs: New Orleans Saints

By: tci6743

tci6743 — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:33:01 +0000

52sackmachine says:

“Houston made the right pick taking Mario Williams over Reggie Bush.”

2006 Houston 8-8 No playoffs
2006 Saints 10-6 NFC Championship game

2007 Houston 8-8 No Playoffs
2007 Saints 7-9

2008 Houston 8-8 No Playoffs
2008 Saints 8-8

2009 Houston 9-7 No Playoffs
2009 Saints 13-3 Supebowl Champs

2010 Houston 6-10 No Playoffs
2010 Saints 11-5 Wild Card game

Yep, Houston definitely made out better. 5 years and no playoffs.

By: goawayeverybody

goawayeverybody — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 18:41:34 +0000

Btw I still love Devery. He rocked in the playoff game against the Seahawks.

By: goawayeverybody

goawayeverybody — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 06:55:52 +0000

I see my comment was censored regarding the inaccuracy of this article. Let’s try again.

1. The Saints are not the team with the most free agents. The Packers and the Jets have more free agents than the Saints and the Saints have re-signed more of their free agents than any other team.

2. Will Smith = Charles Grant? Um, no.

By: dkeyser

dkeyser — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 22:16:21 +0000

They do need back up O-Linemen.. I think along with Bushrod and Goodwin that Zach Strief is a FA as well.
OLB is a major need. Shanle is ok, but he gets smoked coverage though. Casillas will be good if he’s healthy this year, and Dunbar is ok, but they need a stud LB to pair with Vilma.
WR will be ok. They have Arrington who looked good when he got to play last year. Henderson can go. He’s not so speedy anymore, which was pretty much all he was, was a deep threat. Moore needs to come back as he is Breeses security blanket. Meachem, Moore, Arrington and Colston would be fine in 4 WR sets. Plus Graham is gonna be a stud TE and can make some great catches
Safety should be an area of need as well. Sharper played like crap last year and Harper is crap in coverage. That said, Harper needs to be resigned and a young SS and a backup FS should be a need as well.
I would like to see them trade the 24th pick to a team that needs a QB for a few more picks. They have so many FA’s that 6 picks wont fill all the needs they have

By: thefiesty1

thefiesty1 — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 17:52:15 +0000

Someone to replace Reggie Bush.

By: 52sackmachine

52sackmachine — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:43:38 +0000

Houston made the right pick taking Mario Williams over Reggie Bush. Bush will leave and someone will pay and try to get the best out of him. The saints IMO didn’t use him the correct way. Then again it’s the system they installed and sometimes that can hurt a player or make a player. In this case it hurt Reggie. The best thing he can say is he won a superbowl ring. Not many players that played the game longer can say that!

By: filmortonyc

filmortonyc — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:29:10 +0000

They need a returner…. Jeremy Ross Cal or Shaky Smith Utah would great adds either way.

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:07:32 +0000

It’s a good thing that Scott Shanle and Jermon Bushrod are free agents. Hopefully, the Saints won’t re-sign them. But, yes, Gregg, you’re right that Stinchcomb is overrated. He was overrated the year he went to the Pro Bowl.

By: breeshasabush

breeshasabush — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:06:45 +0000

its so funny to see how when you start to win how people start to hate you. Ha some guy actually compared the Raiders to the Saints… dude quit living in the 80′s..its over man let it go. For just about the past decade the raiders have been a complete joke, ur team is a joke, the owner is a joke, the coaches are jokes, ur FANS are jokes with their cute make up and costumes only to walk out of the stadium looking like complete morons after ur team gets blown out. The Will Smith Charles grant comparison is LAUGHABLE. One guy said I hope “drew greed” blows out his shoulder again… i mean really man?!? Look I know we hurt the patriots feelings and all when we embarrassed you in the dome and it would be easier for ur team to win another championship with Brees on the shelf but hows about ur team man up and beat teams when they’re at full health (like we did to your spygate organization of cheaters) 18-1.

By: sophandros

sophandros — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:41:10 +0000

Two things:

We have a lot of Jersey Association Gamers?

Bush isn’t a free agent this year.

By: cwmorga

cwmorga — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:30:07 +0000

Rogers and Ellis make a good interior tandem on the DL. They just need pass rushing DE or a SLB in the draft. Jonathan Casillas looked good at WLB in preseason last year and was given the starting nod before injuring his foot. He gives the Saints some much needed speed in the front 7. The secondary is set at every position but they still sometimes give up plays because the D can’t get pressure without blitzing.

The Saints drafted a highly rated center (Matt Tennant) and OT (Charles Brown), so there shouldn’t be any glaring holes to fill on the line.

The good news is that the 1st round is loaded with DE and OLB prospects, so I expect them to be able to fill a need at 24 (though Payton/Loomis are nothing if not unpredictable in the draft).

By: tombradyswig

tombradyswig — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:26:33 +0000

A new QB….
Drew Greed gonna blow out a shoulder again!!

By: Burritto

Burritto — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:01:29 +0000

I don’t have the words to express how silly the Charles Grant-Will Smith “career arc” statement is. Not even close.

By: smarterthantheaveragebearfan

smarterthantheaveragebearfan — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:56:43 +0000

A head coach that doesn’t commute to work from another state?

By: raider17

raider17 — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:48:34 +0000

Where’s the horrible picture of Tom Benson, and the mocking comments? The Saints are all time losers. Their history can’t touch the Raiders, but there’s no mocking. Hmmmmm…..

Long Live Al Davis!!!

By: bfridley

bfridley — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:29:59 +0000

Ravens. Now.