re: Leonard Fournette and the saints visiting

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I'm not being ugly, but this is a thoughtless comment.

Go look at Denver with John Elway. He ran a prolific, pass-happy offense for years.
He got old and couldn't run it any longer, they became a run-first offense with an experienced QB at the helm, and won 2 Superbowls.

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Thanks for not being ugly. I don't think the situation is the same, though. Brees has shown zero sign of decline and we have showed zero signs of preparing to make a change like that. You could be right, they might be able to extend his career by changing the offense, but do you really expect Sean Payton to do that?


As our offense stands right now, Fournette is a bad fit for us. The guy has played his entire life running out of power formations and we play in the shotgun more than any other team in the NFL. We throw the ball more than any other team in the NFL. Fournette has 41 catches in 3 seasons - and yes, I know that LSU's offense is a big reason why. Doesn't change the facts though. Hard to project/scout what you haven't seen. As much as a player like Fournette could impact our offense, a player who can do a lot of both - like Le'Veon Bell - would be a way better fit for us.