SB Nation User Blog: persimmonsaint

Let's See What You Can Do

persimmonsaint — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:34:10 -0000

Jeremy Shockey has yet to play in the preseason. I do think that is is about time for him to get some extended time. I think that his injury should be healed enought for him to be able to play in this next preseason game.

The team has spent an aweful lot for him. He needs to tune up his game befor real bullets start to fly. This next game is a good place to start.

We all know the talednt that this man posesses. He can block, catch, and run. The fact of the matter is that he will be a major part of this offense

It Is On

persimmonsaint — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:44:27 -0000

Robert Meachem did his job last night. He was brought in to catch the ball. It now appears that the receiver battle is on.

Meachem had some impresive catches in last nights game and I was happy to see it happen. There are people in my area that say that he was a wasted draft pick. That performance may be a firs step in him changing minds.

I agree that he has to continue to build on this success. I think that as long as Devery Hederson remains in the tub that Meachem will get that shot.

Robe

WILL MEACHEM BEACH THEM.

persimmonsaint — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:49:55 -0000

We all know the story of Robert Meachem. He gets drafted as a number one draft pick, gets hurt, and does not see the field in his rookie year.

I am just hoping that he has a good year. I want to see him to have a good year. The point is that there is a lot of competition in the receivers corps. I will say this right no:

"If Devery Henderson does not have a god camp, there is a good shot that he will get cut." --Persimmonsaint

You have to figure that Colston, Meachem, and Patten are givens. Other than that, I don't know. Adrian Arrington is having a great camp and could end up leading to no more Devery Henderson. Then there is Terrance Copper, Lance Moore, Tod Blythe, Skylar Green, and Curtis Hamilton. I think that Lance Moore might very well be in. Copper, Green, Blythe and Hamilton are fighting it out for the last spots.

I can't wait to see the first preseasom polls.

Can Lynell Hamilton Or Chris Barclay Make The Practice Squad

persimmonsaint — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 06:01:32 -0000

If you will recall that two or three years ago there a running back that made the practice squad. It was Jamaal Branch. He made it even though they had Duece, Bush, Stecker, and, at the time, Fred McAffee. This man showed up in preseason and ran the ball well. What happened wat pure bad luck, on the his first play, in a regular season game, on special teams, he busted up his knee. That Happens, it is football.

This year, there is a couple of runners that are in the same position. They are Chris Barclay and Lynell Hamilton. Hamilton is your qitessential big back, while Baclay is a speed player. I would like to see both of these player make the practice squad. They could be potential replacements for Duece and Stecker because neither of those Aformentioned players may be long for this team. We all know Duece's story, a running back, in his late twenties, who has suffered through a multitude even coming out of college. Even thoug Stecker may have a little more tread on the the tire than most of the running backs his age, he is still over the less thatn magical age of thirty.

Hamilton and Barclay may or may not be the answer, but they can be the stop cap until the team gets the answer.

Will Reggie Step Up The Same Way That Chris Paul Did

persimmonsaint — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:42:06 -0000

We all saw what happened last year with the Hornets. Chris Paul, the prevous year, had an injury and last year he came back and had and MVP type of year. It was his third year. You look at Reggie from last year, he underachieved and got injured. Will his third year in the NFL be anywhere as productive as Paul's third year in the NBA.?

To be that productive at his position as Paul was at his, Reggiw would have to have a All-Pro/Pro Bowl caliber year. His stats would have to look like this:

150 Rushes, 800 yards, 8 touchdowns.

81 Catches, 950 yards, 6 touchdowns.

between 3 and 7 punt returns, 350 yards, 3 touches.

Can he reach anywhere to those stats?

He most certainly has the talent to get there. I don't know if he can.

How Much Pressure Are We To Expect From The Defensive Line

persimmonsaint — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:29:43 -0000

If everything is even and all of the players show up in Jackson then there is a defininte shot that this could be one of the best defensive lines in football.

The biggest question is whether or not Charles Gran will be able to buy his way out of the his up coming trial. If he does then this line will be able to get a ton of pressure from its ends. We will three players that could potentially start on any team in the league. I think that we all expect that Will Smith will have double-digit sacks this year. If Grant is here then he could very well have double-digit sacks also. The deal is predicting what to expect from Bobby McCray. I think that a good starting point is six.

The defensive tackles are a totaly different animal altogether. You kind of don't expet them to ge many sacks but with the fact that there will be a lof of pressure coming from the which might end up in some double teaming, this means that all bets are off. We just drafte Sedrick Ellis seventh overall,and, generally, one does not expect a nose tackle to get many sacks but because of the aforementioned double teams on the ends, Ellis could have a beig year sack wise. Then, there is Brian Young. He is coming off of an injury and is getting older. Will he stay healthy long enough to possibly put up some big numbers.

The facts state that if the defensive ends are earning their combined contracts then the Saints will have a big year.

How Much More Can We Expect From Deuce

persimmonsaint — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:40:04 -0000

We know that Deuce is coming up to that less than magical age for running backs. It is the age of 30. At this age a running backs productivity starts to go down. It can be extentuated even more if said runnig is a "old" thirty. This means that he has had a great deal of injuries. Deuce's injury problems go back to Ole Miss, that is why he dropped in the draft which allowed the Saints to have the ability to pick him at such a low position.

Even though he did not play in his first year, because the team still the flake that was Ricky Williams, he still had som pretty good years. Then came his first knee injury. It took him a half of a season to get back to som simblance of what he was before. Will it be the same this year?

I think that the team can get one maybe two good years from Deuce. After that, who knows. The big question is Do the Saints have his replacement on the roster?

What happens if Brees gets hurts or plays bad

persimmonsaint — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:48:02 -0000

I think that if Drew Brees is a top quaterback in the NFL and in this post I am taking the two worst case scenerios.

1. Injury

2. Poor Play

In terms of injury, that can't be helped. Major injuries happen every year in the NFL. The other example is poor play.

It can't be argued that Brees started out slow last year. This came after he had a great final two games in the preaseason. It was not just that he started out slow but the entire offense did as well. Receivers wer' catching the ball. Running backs were not gaining yardage. Most importantly, the offensive line was not blocking. All of those previous factors contributed to Brees having poor stats and getting sacked more. When a team is that lathargic then the coach is always thinking of pulling him in favor of getting a spark from the back up quarterback. That did not happen because I feel that they did not have the confidence in Jamie Martin. I can' t argue with that. The thing is that I feel that if the same thing happens this year they won't hesitate to pull Drew Brees. The reason is that Mark Brunell has the skins on the wall. These skins say that he has won some pretty big games. He has several wins in the playoffs. Don't get me wrong, I don' t think that will happen this year, but if it does, I have all the confidece that Brunell will get th job done.