Saints began their offseason workouts. Yesterday. Let's
start with young quarterbacks in a prove-it year, Justin
Fields,
Daniel Jones to a tongue of Aloha, which doesn't belong in
why
I think Justin feels is the one that doesn't belong and I don't
look at it as like a prove-it year for Justin Fields. I look
at it. Like, last year, was a rookie Goodyear.
Shown a lot of promise. We see the talent and now it's a new
coaching staff and we just see where it goes. And I don't look
at this as the same scenario of Daniel Jones where we go.
Well, right. This is it like it's the fifth year. We got to
see her. The fourth year. We got to see some improvements or
this guy's out of here. Tula.
There's no excuses. We got all this Talent around. It's been a
rocky road, you know, if you don't make it happen, this
year, at least look pretty damn good.
We got to start thinking another way. Justin feels,
I feel like we're years away from that conversation and I don't
think he's in the same boat as those other two guys. I'm going
to say to and not because he set up the
But he set up to have zero excuses. So if he doesn't
perform, he will have failed. They didn't do it on purpose. /
say it's not one of the direct objectives, but if they're not
good this year, if the offense struggles this year, it's him.
There's no other excuses.
It's him. So he's the one
to me that feels like he's the closest to being
out the door. Sorry to a non but it just feels that way from
an outsider's perspective, right? First time head coaches,
which doesn't belong on why Maddie brief loose of
the Bears.
And a ball of the
Giants, Mike McDaniel
of the Dolphins, which doesn't belong in y. Well, you know,
I think the one that pops to me here and they all have a little
different subtle things about them. But
I think is Mike Mike McDaniel
one. It was a little bit of a,
you know, different higher. He's a different kind of type
of guy. You know, there is the pressure of the Flores
situation there. And then I think what I also think where
I put him in a different situation, is
a little bit like what you just said? What to
like
Team has good. They're they're they're you know, when
we don't want to see a step back or two steps back with
the quality of the roster that the Miami Dolphins have the defense
is awesome. Their stars all over the place, the offense you
can kind of say the same thing
and they've added to their offense. So I look at it with
like day ball and going man. There's a lot of work there to
be done with the Giants, you know, they're not ready for
prime time yet. Same thing with the Bears
and then I look at Mike McDaniel and they're kind of
ready for Primetime. That could be interesting there.
I'm going to say you brief lose back to underscore a point that
I've made many years now every year
he's a defensive guy. So if they do well, what's going to
happen? Luke gets to the offense of coordinators. Going
to be a head coach somewhere else, and you got to start all
over again with Justin fields that to me strategically when
you got a Young quarterback, if you truly want to get the most
out of that young quarterback, you want an offensive
coach. Who's going to be joined at the hip with that
quarterback for years to come like Sean, Payton and Drew
Brees. Because if you do well now,
goodbye. Luke get see and you got to start all over again,
and I know that I got like a loose would say
well, good problem to have. And you have a system here,
hire, somebody who continues doing we do paternity.
There's always going to be differences. There's always
going to be changes the only way to avoid changes to make
sure it's the same guy running the offense as a coach. The
same guy running the offense as a player
for as long as you possibly can. So that's why that's
the guy who stands out about me. My God II hear you there. You
know. I've never really thought about this as kind of just came
to my head organically. While you were explaining this,
I don't even know if it's a loud. I'd be interested here.
Like, what? Because the point you're talking about is a very
real. We know that it's in the,
the logic of a lot of NFL teams when hiring head coaches and
thinking about this a little bit. Is there a tool
that maybe these defensive coaches can start to use
contractually on the offense of guys, they hire a little bit
like you got your guaranteed, you have to stay here, two
years and or
three years. Can't can't can't
Shut down. Their ability became a head coach.
I thought I just wasn't sure. Here's the tool. The tool is
you get them enough money and they're not very interested.
Yeah, but
I'm paying more than what paying more than what they
would get as a head coach, that would be the way to do it. But
yeah, that's
you can't you cannot erect a barrier
to a guy's opportunity to leave anytime before. March 1. We got
into that last week with the Rooney Rule, and whether and to
what extent, it doesn't doesn't apply after March 1. He doesn't
because after March One
teams can say you can't talk to our guys before then. They
can't say,
you are prohibited from interviewing one of our.
Assistants become your head coach. Alright, and if seawind
totals, which doesn't belong in y, over under style, from
points bet Giants at seven, half
Saints at seven-and-a-half Bears at six and a half which
doesn't belong and watch the Saints. The Saints. We talked
about this yesterday. That's the one that jumps out to me,
just because
I still think there's a lot of tools in place for them to be
a pain in the butt.
In the NFC. And again, we'll see what they do with these two
first round picks. They got and see if they make any other
moves, but I think there's still a lot to respect about
the football team. It's still the same coaching staff. Just
know Sean.
Payton. The defense is still, it's pretty much all there. You
lost, Malcolm junk Jenkins to retirement, but damn, you know,
I know Terron Armstead but it's still a good offense of line is
still got Alvin Kamara, Mike Michael Thomas, you think is
back at the This
point at least, so the Saints of the one I look at that are
just a little different class than the Giants and bears. As
of right now. We spent some time yesterday talking about
our belief that the Saints are too low. At seven-and-a-half.
Given all the players. They have given
the continuity, the coaching staff, even though, Sean
Payton's gone. Somebody pointed this out to me. Not anyone in
the league or reader, sending an email, and it was a little
hostile, but
it makes a good point and we've kind of forgotten about it.
Alvin Camaro was in that weird, kind of pro bowl and he got
arrested, you got charged and
I guess we need to factor that possibility that Alvin Kamara
is going to miss some time this year. I don't know how quickly
or slowly. This is going to move forward to the point where
he would potentially be suspended
and he's not a quarterback. So it's not quite the same as we
got to take them off the board, like, the Browns are off
the board, but that could affect at some point. The ability of
the Saints to win games. If this legal situation comes to a head
and Chimera isn't available for one, or more games this year,
not because of injury, but because of this off-field
situation, so we, at least have to have that.
Um, we're on the corner of the radar screen. We do, he's too
damn, good of a player. We saw. Last year when he wasn't in
there. They just throw in the same offense. And, of course,
he's the great
way to break. Jameis Winston back in again. He's he throws
out of the backfield hand, the ball to him. He's still
a special football player, but you're right. That is something
we kind of have forgotten about and I would expect him to,
you know, lose a few games, this year. I would, as we sit
here now,