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Posted on 5/2/13 at 1:03 pm to DelU249
Posted on 5/2/13 at 1:03 pm to DelU249
You make some good points FoxMulder, you're absolutely right, Jim Haslett deserves a lot of credit for not abandoning the Saints during the Katrina season. I'm definitely thankful he didn't pull a "Bobby Petrino" on the Saints, and I think it is very cool that he stayed with them through that difficult year.
And yes, he did leave the Saints in a much better state than Ditka had, at least Haslett gave the Saints' fans hope every year, unlike Ditka, who was just a disaster as the Saints' head coach. The down-side is that although Haslett helped make the Saints contenders, the frustrating part was the Saints falling short every year due to inconsistent play.
The timing couldn't have been better for Drew Brees and Sean Payton to come together when they did in 2006, it was and still continues to be a match made in Heaven. So I thank Haslett for the good times, that awesome playoff win over the Rams, and the good games he directed, he's not a bad coach, he may yet get another shot to be a head coach one day, perhaps if Shanahan were to ever step down in D.C., Haslett could be a logical choice to take over.
And yes, he did leave the Saints in a much better state than Ditka had, at least Haslett gave the Saints' fans hope every year, unlike Ditka, who was just a disaster as the Saints' head coach. The down-side is that although Haslett helped make the Saints contenders, the frustrating part was the Saints falling short every year due to inconsistent play.
The timing couldn't have been better for Drew Brees and Sean Payton to come together when they did in 2006, it was and still continues to be a match made in Heaven. So I thank Haslett for the good times, that awesome playoff win over the Rams, and the good games he directed, he's not a bad coach, he may yet get another shot to be a head coach one day, perhaps if Shanahan were to ever step down in D.C., Haslett could be a logical choice to take over.
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Posted on 5/2/13 at 4:06 pm to SaintlyTiger88
If you look at Haslett's first team, there were a lot of guys with lots of experience coming together at the right time.
Guys like Darren Perry, Chris Oldham, Jake Reed, Andrew Glover, Jeff Blake, Darren Smith, Willie Jackson and Kevin Mathis -- all contributed to the one season turnaround and a playoff win (something Mora could never achieve with the franchise)
Haslett was the right guy for the time. He was no nonsense and he didn't care about the teams historical struggles. He just did his thing, the team bought in and went on an amazing run that first season.
Haslett coached through some crippling injuries that season. We lost a few projected starters to season ending injuries in the pre-season and guys like Blake, Ricky Williams and Fred Weary during the season. We had Gerald Moore and Terry Allen off the streets starting for us in the Wild Card game. Haslett kept them together.
The problem was trying to duplicate that success of the first season. The old guys were older. Guys like Jay Bellamy, Grady Jackson, Dale Carter and Brian Cox didn't pan out completely. The new qb on the block forced the departure of Blake in 01' and Haslett's dedication to Brooks, cost us a playoff berth in 02'.
Haslett didn't adjust to the needs of the team year to year. I appreciated his time here, for giving us at least mediocrity when all we'd had was terrible for such a long stretch.
Guys like Darren Perry, Chris Oldham, Jake Reed, Andrew Glover, Jeff Blake, Darren Smith, Willie Jackson and Kevin Mathis -- all contributed to the one season turnaround and a playoff win (something Mora could never achieve with the franchise)
Haslett was the right guy for the time. He was no nonsense and he didn't care about the teams historical struggles. He just did his thing, the team bought in and went on an amazing run that first season.
Haslett coached through some crippling injuries that season. We lost a few projected starters to season ending injuries in the pre-season and guys like Blake, Ricky Williams and Fred Weary during the season. We had Gerald Moore and Terry Allen off the streets starting for us in the Wild Card game. Haslett kept them together.
The problem was trying to duplicate that success of the first season. The old guys were older. Guys like Jay Bellamy, Grady Jackson, Dale Carter and Brian Cox didn't pan out completely. The new qb on the block forced the departure of Blake in 01' and Haslett's dedication to Brooks, cost us a playoff berth in 02'.
Haslett didn't adjust to the needs of the team year to year. I appreciated his time here, for giving us at least mediocrity when all we'd had was terrible for such a long stretch.
This post was edited on 5/2/13 at 4:07 pm
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