Derek Carr world tour thread (updated with combine visits)

sfidc3 said

I will agree that the Saints roster if completely healthy is still a pretty good roster. But a roster on paper, alone does not get you to 11 wins.....you also need good competent coaching/leadership and a sense of accountability.

Yet the same coaching staff that was an abject disaster last year is back, what convinces you that things will get any better? I mean the Carolina loss was a microcosm of what stunk the entire 2nd half of the season, an inability to score points, how is that magically going to change?

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I would be a lot more skeptical if Pete didn't have a very good season as OC before. I understand the skepticism about DA. But, the only argument against DA at this point is the performance of the offense. He's made good moves to upgrade the roster, and I think his coaching changes have been good. And if you listen to players like MT and Jordan, it sounds like they believe in DA that they can be competitive this season.

The offense definitely needs to change, and I don't see why Pete can't do that with the right pieces because he's done it before. Underhill and Triplett even acknowledged that the Saints knew that side of the ball needed to change. But, it depends on health and making the right moves.

And one things that goes unnoticed on injuries is that soft tissue injuries were actually down last year. But, they had a lot more freak injuries like Winston and Latimore. So, there's reason to be optimistic on the injury front as well.

I think a lot of it has to do with AD. I think they expected more from AD than they got but didn't want to do the musical QB thing after realizing he wasn't the guy they thought he was.