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Billy Spikes 
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JDLefebvre 
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Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2013 10:20 am Post subject: |
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Are we sure this time?  _________________ Stay low boys.... keep those feet moving!
KCCO!!!
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Billy Spikes 
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sammymvpknight
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Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2013 10:23 am Post subject: |
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He was the best guy available. Should be a good fit for the personnel. |
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vikingsrule 
Joined: 15 Nov 2005 Posts: 52626 Location: Land of 10,000 Lakes!
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Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2013 10:29 am Post subject: |
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This is probably a good fit for the Saints, I could see the 3-4 defense really helping them. There are a lot of 3-4 prospects this year so the transition should be fairly smooth. They desperately need a big NT type and a 3-4 OLB. I like some of the other pieces though, specifically at DE and ILB. Hawthorne and Lofton should be beasts in a 3-4 defense.
Roman Harper is a nice attacking player and should be a good fit for a blitz heavy scheme. _________________
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navysaintsfan 
Joined: 02 Jan 2006 Posts: 12116 Location: Frednecksburg, VA
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Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2013 10:43 am Post subject: |
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http://www.canalstreetchronicles.com/2013/2/7/3962548/why-the-saints-may-need-rob-ryan
Thought this was a good read.
Quote: | That leads me to another angle on Ryan. We may look at his former teams and their statistics and feel quite underwhelmed but let's look at what types of offensive leadership his defenses had to make up for.
Oakland 2004-2008 QB's: Kerry Collins ('04-'05), Aaron Brooks ('06), and JaMarcus Russell ('07-'0 Head Coaches: Norv Turner, Art Shell, Lane Kiffin, and Tom Cable
Cleveland 2009-2010 QB's: Derek Anderson ('09), Jake Delhomme and Colt McCoy ('10) Head Coach: Eric Mangini
Dallas 2011-2012 QB: Tony Romo Head Coach: Jason Garrett
You could combine all of these quarterbacks into a Voltron-style mega QB and still they couldn't come within 100 yards of Drew Brees' talent, heart, and leadership. When Tony Romo is the absolute best quarterback you've ever had opposite your defense it's not saying a lot. So clearly Ryan hasn't had a lot of backup over the years and his defenses have had to do a serious amount of compensation and load carrying.
Rob Ryan paired opposite Sean Payton and Drew Brees on offense could potentially be an intimidating combination for the rest of the NFL to prepare for. Although Ryan is a long-time 3-4 disciple (which is ideal) the 4-3 is not foreign to him from his Raider days. |
I think he was the scapegoat in Dallas last season. I think with the Saints offense, there is potential for another 2009 type season for the Saints. I'm getting hyped for the draft now! _________________
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Desperado82 
Joined: 20 Feb 2010 Posts: 37656 Location: Somewhere in the middle
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Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2013 11:05 am Post subject: |
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Hope you enjoy playing with an extra (or one less) player on defense. _________________
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tylerdouglass 
 Joined: 21 Dec 2009 Posts: 14168 Location: Bellingham, WA
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Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2013 11:09 am Post subject: |
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Desperado82 wrote: | Hope you enjoy playing with an extra (or one less) player on defense. |
We all love that idea. It's what we've been looking most forward to.
We've got plenty of guys who could be that 12th (or 10th) guy on that field. But we want somebody special. Hopefully we address it in the draft.
All in all, I don't love the hire, but I'm very glad to finally know who it is. _________________
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RainbowCarebear 
Joined: 31 Aug 2011 Posts: 40372 Location: "Are you hungry, child?" Yes, she thought, but not for food.
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Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2013 11:18 am Post subject: |
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Not a very exciting group of DC's available this off season, so solid hire. _________________
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Spartica4Real 
Joined: 26 Jan 2013 Posts: 8791 Location: Louisiana
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Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2013 12:53 pm Post subject: |
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Considering it was down to him and Todd Grantham, good hire. Lookig forward to seeing my defense play with swagger again. _________________
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Harper41 
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Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2013 1:42 pm Post subject: |
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He's got nowhere to go but up  _________________ RTR
#JDI
[quote="GFalcon"]go saints[/quote]
[quote="Texansfan713"]Go Pelicans![/quote] |
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Jaguarfan 
Joined: 27 Nov 2011 Posts: 27986 Location: KILL ME
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Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2013 1:54 pm Post subject: |
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If this is legit, it can't be any worse than last year. _________________
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Spartica4Real 
Joined: 26 Jan 2013 Posts: 8791 Location: Louisiana
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Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2013 1:59 pm Post subject: |
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Jaguarfan wrote: | If this is legit, it can't be any worse than last year. |
It's official, Sean Payton and Ryan have both released official statements on it already. _________________
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kmvoss 
Joined: 27 Aug 2010 Posts: 2223
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Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2013 2:56 pm Post subject: |
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If I were a Saints fan I would really like this move. I think we're in for a big year from them. |
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WhackyPlague 
Joined: 25 May 2008 Posts: 5071 Location: Orlando, FL
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Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2013 3:03 pm Post subject: |
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I have a very negative opinion of Ryan, but it's not like there were any decent DC candidates left, so not an awful hire considering. |
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