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Who Dats weigh-in - worse safety debate

Posted on 9/10/12 at 2:06 pm
Posted by Jwodie
New Orleans
Member since Sep 2009
7202 posts
Posted on 9/10/12 at 2:06 pm
As of this afternoon, on this tenth day of September in the year of our Lord 2012, which safety is/was a bigger liability in coverage - Roman Harper or Tebucky Jones?

And yes, this is a serious inquiry.
Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
115736 posts
Posted on 9/10/12 at 2:07 pm to
Tebucky was the worst of all time. Roman has done some good things and some bad things.
Posted by Sophandros
Victoria Concordia Crescit
Member since Feb 2005
45218 posts
Posted on 9/10/12 at 2:08 pm to
Jones.

Harper is boom or bust in coverage. Jones was just bust.
Posted by Geauxld Finger
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2005
31707 posts
Posted on 9/10/12 at 2:16 pm to
Gotta go with Tesucky Jones. I used to love when he would try to lower the boom on guys and they shrugged his hit off like it was nothing.

Harper is the probably one of the worst coverage safeties in the league today. I think I could beat him one on one.
Posted by saintsfan22
baton rouge
Member since May 2006
71582 posts
Posted on 9/10/12 at 2:16 pm to
Jenkins is about as terrible in coverage as Harper must be nice for him to not get nearly as much grief over it.
This post was edited on 9/10/12 at 2:17 pm
Posted by Jwodie
New Orleans
Member since Sep 2009
7202 posts
Posted on 9/10/12 at 2:16 pm to
quote:

Harper is boom or bust in coverage.


I'm still waiting for the booms...
Posted by Jwodie
New Orleans
Member since Sep 2009
7202 posts
Posted on 9/10/12 at 2:17 pm to
quote:

Jenkins is about as terrible in coverage as Harper


Not sure if serious.
Posted by eyeran
New Orleans
Member since Dec 2007
22096 posts
Posted on 9/10/12 at 2:20 pm to
quote:

I'm still waiting for the booms...
Same here. He's all bust.

1 interception since 2007. 4 ints in seven years.
Posted by saintsfan22
baton rouge
Member since May 2006
71582 posts
Posted on 9/10/12 at 2:21 pm to
Totally serious. Next home game go ask ten fans who got burned by Vernon Davis on that long pass in San Fran and I guarantee 90% will blame it on Harper. Jenkins has been crap since he took the ball from Roy Williams.
Posted by eyeran
New Orleans
Member since Dec 2007
22096 posts
Posted on 9/10/12 at 2:22 pm to
quote:

Jenkins is about as terrible in coverage as Harper must be nice for him to not get nearly as much grief over it.
+1

He has the, "duck my head and whiff on trying to blow up a guy, while an easy interception sails by," strategy.

Posted by saintsfan22
baton rouge
Member since May 2006
71582 posts
Posted on 9/10/12 at 2:26 pm to
That said Jenkins has the potential to be better. Roman will never ever be good in coverage, and that's not even factoring in him slowing down once he gets into his 30's.
Posted by Lester Earl
Member since Nov 2003
278309 posts
Posted on 9/10/12 at 2:30 pm to
Kasevaharn & josh bullocks were way worse than Harper
Posted by bengalgrad1981
River Ridge
Member since Dec 2011
26 posts
Posted on 9/10/12 at 2:34 pm to
Can someone please get an honest answer from the coaching staff? They must see the same thing we are seeing, Roman Harper cannot play safety, please make a change
Posted by Geauxld Finger
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2005
31707 posts
Posted on 9/10/12 at 2:35 pm to
quote:

Kasevaharn & josh bullocks


shite i completely wiped these two assholes form memory for good reason.

I called him KaseveHARM
Posted by Jwodie
New Orleans
Member since Sep 2009
7202 posts
Posted on 9/10/12 at 2:36 pm to
quote:

Can someone please get an honest answer from the coaching staff? They must see the same thing we are seeing, Roman Harper cannot play safety, please make a change


I'm with you. Was there that little on the market that we settled for re-upping on Harper's contract? Amazing...

Posted by eyeran
New Orleans
Member since Dec 2007
22096 posts
Posted on 9/10/12 at 2:38 pm to
KK and Bullocks' problem was that they were dumb as hell. How many times did we see them get torched, then look back at each other with no clue about who blew the coverage this time?

Harper can't physically run with anybody.

Just depends on what pisses you off the most... guys getting torched because they're morons or guys getting torched because they have grandpa's athleticism.

Im over Harper. KK and Bullocks didnt get 7 years to suck.
This post was edited on 9/10/12 at 2:40 pm
Posted by deuce985
Member since Feb 2008
27660 posts
Posted on 9/10/12 at 2:39 pm to
Jones. I might even rate Bullocks worse than Jones.
Posted by fladohado
Louisiana
Member since Jan 2010
2842 posts
Posted on 9/10/12 at 2:39 pm to
Harper blitz and keep Jenkins in coverage.
Posted by deuce985
Member since Feb 2008
27660 posts
Posted on 9/10/12 at 2:42 pm to
Jenkins so far is definitely a bust. He showed good moments his second year here but outside that, can't say much positive about him.

We can't seem to draft anyone great on defense unless it's in the later rounds.
Posted by LooseCannon22282
Mobile
Member since May 2008
33740 posts
Posted on 9/10/12 at 2:44 pm to
Rob Kelly used to scare the hell out of me in the late 90's.

Its funny though, I remember him picking off Dan Marino and taking it back for a score in '97 or '98 can't remember which one.

I guess neither Jones or Harper really benefited from having a defensive line who would provide consistent pressure that would allow them to make plays.

but I'd agree with LE, Kaesviharn was the worst I've seen.
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