re: Predict sacks next year by our main guys upfront

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yes the players we picked at those spots were BPA and graded higher then the players we NEEDED that were there on the board for us and could help us win now. BPA is a BS rule that makes 7-9 teams stay as 7-9 teams while adding "stars" to their rosters.

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Hard to follow your logic. So if a team takes a bunch of average players that they "need" won't they still be pretty bad?

Pretty sure both will easily beat 1.5 sacks. Wanna bet on that?

307 sacks. Total. Championship.

shite.. The bartender is cutting me off

Care to post a guess then? Or just do what you normally do?

Sure

Make specific terms. Can't uphold a bet if it isn't clear what number is actually being bet on.

Why would we want to get rid of 2 of the best posters on here for a year?

If either one of y'all are right, how about the other idiot predicting 1 sack per player on our main guys upfront.

Gonna have a 20+ sack drop this season

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So if a team takes a bunch of average players that they "need" won't they still be pretty bad?

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never said take any "average" players, there were lots of top rated defensive players that may not have been graded as high as lattimore but they were a better fit at a position of "need" for us and DONT have a history of constantly being on the sidelines with injuries.

hey if lattimore never gets hurt ever, wow, the saints will be geniuses for making that pick but that is an insane risky gamble you don't take when you have a 30th ranked defense that cant stop anybody. that's what im saying. we got into making a risky pick just because its a lottery ticket with great upside when there were less risky gambles that you needed there like taking Barnett or someone else they had in mind before lattimore fell to them. we needed a solid pressure DE at 11 and they had choices for us there that they let pass to taker the risky guy that's always injured hoping he magically somehow never has another injury. I see him as being another Robert meachum, lots of talent and skill but cant stay healthy

last time I checked our corner backs weren't our main guys we rely on for pressuring the QB now were they?

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last time I checked our corner backs weren't our main guys we rely on for pressuring the QB now were they?

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A pass rush is useless if the QB can unload the ball at will as we saw plenty last year

Also, just because a pass rush isn't a need, that doesn't mean that corner isn't also a need.

Furthermore?, we likely have the best defensive line we've had in the Payton era.

And on top of that, teams with great secondaries can generate quick throws and QB pressure via blitzing. See Arizona before Chandler Jones.

You seriously predicted 1 sack per main member of our front 4. that means that Cam, Fairley, and even Rankins all greatly reduce their totals from a season ago. He'll, Okafor had 3.5 last year in limited snaps.

Come on man, you're making a fool of yourself.

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teams with double digit leads on us wont need to throw it so yes very few sacks

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How many games did the Saints lose by double digits last year?

We have 3 players that are very, very good at generating pressure for their positions. We then have Okafor, Kikaha, Hendrickson to hold down the other side. One of those guys can get the job done. We're not worse.