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But at the same time, I wonder if we'd even be having this discussion if the Saints had not choked away those 4 close games last year. 

 

 

Atlanta, Cleveland, Detroit, and San Francisco. 

 

 

 

 

Winning cures everything at times even if the win is ugly. You all could have won the division until late in the season too. And yes NO did lose some close games.......so just based on some of those losses I do want to see how they do this year before I completely nuke them. 

 

BTW ignore some comments that say to go to a Saints forum and all that. I take it many have not seen many Saints fans in action going conspiracy on the NFL.

 

 

I think aliens will be next in line to blame for a Saints loss.

 

 

BTW I still remember one Saints fan after the Jets loss in 2013 on those forums. The guy literally accused Jets fans of blinding Brees with mirrors when he was on the field. lmao lmao lmao

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I don't that it's all as bad as the OP lays out. The Saints still have an extremely talented roster: most people in the league had them 2nd or 3rd best roster in the league last preseason. The salary cap issues are simply a product of trying to stay a contender for as long as they have been but that can be overcome - a few simple restructures and cutting a couple of dead-weight players can put them $10 million under the cap pretty easily and with a minimal personnel turnover.

 

They have some definite issues: #2 corner, inside linebacker, interior OL - but more than anything they have a lot of very young players on defense that got big-headed after a very good 2013 season. In some sense the whole team had a "sophomore slump" if that makes any sense. Yes, Brees is not exactly what he used to be but he's still very, very good.

 

If they can address the center-guard situation, find a #2 corner in free agency and get some youth in the middle of the o-line they can put themselves right back at the top of the division. I could see them going 10-6 or 11-5 next season. I could also see them going another 7-9 or 6-10 season but given Payton's track record I think the odds are better that they rebound and have a good season. Do I think they're a Super Bowl contender, no absolutely not right now. But they should be a playoff team.

 

As a fan of both Saints and Colts I see no reason for there to be any kind of animosity. XLIV was over 5 years ago. If you're still hanging on to a grudge over some dumb stuff somebody said on a message board 5 years ago you have some significant psychological issues.

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They have some definite issues: #2 corner, inside linebacker, interior OL - but more than anything they have a lot of very young players on defense that got big-headed after a very good 2013 season. In some sense the whole team had a "sophomore slump" if that makes any sense. Yes, Brees is not exactly what he used to be but he's still very, very good.

If they can address the center-guard situation, find a #2 corner in free agency and get some youth in the middle of the o-line they can put themselves right back at the top of the division. I could see them going 10-6 or 11-5 next season. I could also see them going another 7-9 or 6-10 season but given Payton's track record I think the odds are better that they rebound and have a good season. Do I think they're a Super Bowl contender, no absolutely not right now. But they should be a playoff team.

BREAKING: NFL team does not have a complete roster in early March. More at 10.

I agree. No, they aren't perfect, but this is when team building happens. Complain in May if the roster still looks bad.

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Byrd was a huge mistake. Before he got injured, he did nothing. I don't expect him to do much next year. 

 

Do you even watch your own favorite team?

 

Byrd played all of....    (wait for it)    four games.     FOUR!

 

And statistically speaking,  he was on his way to one of his best seasons....   85-90 tackles.

 

http://www.neworleanssaints.com/team/roster/Jairus-Byrd/a9b6e157-9af9-4bc7-a2d8-ac0e269945e6

 

 

You write a guy off after four games and now,  he's had a knee injury, you proclaim is probably won't do much this year.

 

He might not.     But you won't be right because you know what you're talking about.....    you're amazing....     :facepalm:

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"I am not going to compare Brees to Brady or Manning because I don't think that's fair when studying a team".

 

I don't know, he has the same pin ball numbers that Manning has and has the same number of super bowl wins. A case can be made that Brees and Manning compare in many MANY ways..

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Do you even watch your own favorite team?

 

Byrd played all of....    (wait for it)    four games.     FOUR!

 

And statistically speaking,  he was on his way to one of his best seasons....   85-90 tackles.

 

http://www.neworleanssaints.com/team/roster/Jairus-Byrd/a9b6e157-9af9-4bc7-a2d8-ac0e269945e6

 

 

You write a guy off after four games and now,  he's had a knee injury, you proclaim is probably won't do much this year.

 

He might not.     But you won't be right because you know what you're talking about.....    you're amazing....     :facepalm:

Yes he does watch his own team and knows what he is talking about. Every week last year he gave me a prediction or hunch on the Saints. He was 14-2 predicting them based on my calculations.

Your ramblings to him are irrelevant.

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Yes he does watch his own team and knows what he is talking about. Every week last year he gave me a prediction or hunch on the Saints. He was 14-2 predicting them based on my calculations.

Your ramblings to him are irrelevant.

 

That's great.....   but your best friend here makes lots of posts that have no basis in fact or reality.

 

Judging by the posts he makes he doesn't watch or know football at all.

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