Triplett says Saints Interest in Chris "Beanie" Wells is "Bona Fide"

GoldRush26 said
Where do I start....I said the Giants proved that 3 backs can work. I never said we were the Giants and I don't know what that means. We don't have a lot of money in 3 backs. We have a lot of money in 1 back, which would be 2 if we got Beanie. PT isn't getting paid anything.

Payton has proven that he will run the ball when running is effective. That may be one of his flaws in that he's impatient with the run game and wants results immediately. I don't think that's the worst thing in the world considering the state of our defense of the past 2 years. We couldn't afford to grind it out waiting for the run to start being effective because our D couldn't hold anyone.

It's pretty silly to think that Payton would get Wells and barely play him. Just use some deductive reasoning and realize that Payton wasn't happy with our results when we ran between the tackles early in the season. That's why he ended up passing more, not because he hates to run the ball.

And Reggie isn't going to be switched to WR. I can't think of any instance in the NFL recently where that happened.

Payton will always run a pass oriented offense. that is his style, its not going to change. and there is no reason for it to change, considering the offensive success he's had with that approach. The Giants rushed the ball over 100 times more than the Saints did last season. The Giants offense is based on the run. The Saints offense is based on the pass. The Giants needed to use 3 backs because they run the ball way more than we do. with PT averaging 4.8 ypc there is no reason to take the ball out of his hands, but that is exactly what would happen if we select Wells. just does not seem like the smartest use for our number 1 pick, considering the problems we have on defense and the superiority of our offense.