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Originally Posted by Saint Troy
The answer is all of the above, but at best the Saints would have been mediocre last season. Brooks, though athletically gifted was truly the anti-Brees, in that he was not a leader, made poor decisions consistently, and had no heart (sounds like a certain Stamp QB). Haslett was a coach who believed in having superior athletes rather than good football players, Payton is the complete opposite, the Colston pick is a perfect example. Payton let him develop in the pre-season and when he realized that he ran great routes, and never dropped the ball, he jettisoned Stallworth who was the epitome of a Haslett player, amazing athlete, average football player(we got Simoneau and a third rounder). Jake Delhomme is another excellent example of the Haslett regime, all he did when he played was drive the team down the field, make good decisions, and was a natural leader, but he didn't have the athletic ability of Brooks, so ultimately he was let go to a division rival no-less.
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Exactly. Which is also why Adrian McPherson will probably be gone soon as well(he's on the PR I believe). So I must ask, as a fellow Saints fan, at what point will you start to truly feel this team will be in the playoffs? Will a win on Sunday in Pitt, putting the Saints at 7-2, do it for you? I mean 6-2 looks very promising, especially in a conference where 4-4 is currently a playoff spot. But Im sure youve been a Saints fan for awhile, and recall them gassing away great starts, only to miss the playoffs(1993: 5-0 start, only to finish 8-8. 2002: 6-1(and later 9-4) start, only to finish 9-7 and out of the playoffs).
I mean I know this is a COMPLETELY different team compared to those ones in the past. But still, as a Saints fan, you cant help but have that negativity built into you. Even now at 6-2, Im cautiously guarded. I dunno though. Get a big win tomorrow against slumping Pitt, and then go home next week and beat the up-and-down Bengals before they re-discover themselves, and get to 8-2. Then Ill start looking at possible playoff matchups.