Cooks: Young Saints wideouts 'gonna do big things'

saint_drago said
All due respect to Saints Receiving Corps of the past but it isn't going to take much for this unit to become the best we've had under SP. #12 and Jimmy were no doubt about it, bona fide NFL studs. After those two it's gets dicey in a hurry.

Lance Moore was a solid player. He was consistent and he made some clutch catches for the Saints. As good as he was for the Saints, I don't think he has the same success on other teams. I hate to say it but I think he was a product of the system.

Devery Henderson had a lot of potential but he never put it all together. For his career he averaged 27 receptions for 486 yards and 2 TDs per season. Good blocker, good teammate. Made some big plays. Not a great WR.

Robert Meachem had some huge plays but overall his career wasn't anything to write home about either. He averaged 42 receptions for 416 yards and 4 TDs per season.

Agreed individually Moore, Henderson and Meachem were not dominant, however hugely complimentary when paired with Colston, Shockey and Bush/Thomas out of the backfield and made defenses cover every blade of grass. Also offered a great blend of size, shiftiness, speed, possession.

There is no doubt Brees got over reliant on Graham and forced the ball to him, causing a lot of interceptions as defenses keyed in on him and did not respect the ability of our offense to go deep

This is the most exciting and balanced offense since 2011, especially if Spiller is up to full speed