Brainwashed890

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Saints went 7-9 for years straight with Drew Brees, then had that nuclear draft I. 2017

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I agree with this. Look at how many top draft picks the Jets, Browns, Raiders had and never amounted to anything. The teams that tank for draft picks, are the same teams tanking year in and year out. Scout well, build an environment of consistency, put the right coaches in the right positions and you will have success. Oh yeah, know the shelf life of an NFL player, stopped signing old dudes to long contracts that will handicap the cap

To become Saban 2.0. You can have a good year at Ole Miss, but impossible to build a dynasty there.

Hate the way he left, but you have to appreciate him bringing a superbowl to NO. Could be another 40 years before seeing another one

Pretty common for seasoned players to pass on tells, but for a freshman to do it shows a maturity that's impressive

Unless you're in the locker room, you don't know what the leadership situation is. Season is long, every team will have its ups and downs.

Really depends on which coach O you get. Before and after 2019 were 2 different coaches. For some, Success can be a drive killer

The Billy Joe years in the 90s were pretty terrible. Especially once everyone realized Ditka wasn't the same coach he was with the bears

This is the type of thinking that will make the HC job very unattractive to legitimate candidates. Coaches want "their" guys, mostly because that is the main job of a HC. Putting the right faces in the right places to carry out a specific scheme. NO just dropped to the bottom of desirable HC jobs, and that's not including the cap he'll Mickey has put us in

To say Rizzi would make this team a playoff contender is a stretch, he adds a little ump to the morale, but that's a bandaid solution. You still having aged players with bad contracts, constant injury issues as well, a putrid offense with a predictable scheme. Your second highest player in Cam Jordan is essentially a backup at this point in his career. If you already had the players in place, then Rizzi could probably run the ship, but there are so many issues with this team, I think someone coming in from the outside with a fresh mindset, an offensive mindset at that, would be the better option

For what it's worth, 1st year starting vs 2nd year is typically night and day. Even though Nuss is older and been at LSU for a few years, he was very limited in meaningful snaps prior to this year. Even the great Joe Burrow was underwhelming in 2018, sub 60% completion rate, 16/6 td to int, and he came over as a grad student so he was older also. Not saying Nuss would go 60/6 next season, but one would think he'd improve. Wishful thinking, I know

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Only way to better that chance is drafting higher

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I disagree with that notion to some degree depending on the position need. The Saints are married to Carr for the next couple of years whether we like it or not, and QBs in this draft are way over valued. Look at the Saints draft in 2017 for example. They picked at the 11 spot, but hit on several draft picks. Set them up to be contenders for years after