Analyzing Pete Werner's Potential and Could He Be Next In Line as the Next Great Saints LB
You might need to elaborate...
You throw around alot of words that aren't fitting. Our LB depth in years past stepped up and played "excellent"? No sir. That's a bit of a stretch.
Yes we have relied on players that haven't made a name for themselves in the league, but other than ATL seemingly wanting to get their hands on every saints defender they could this offseason, how many of our excellent backups have garnered league wide attention?
They came in and played well for a backup, but none of us saw them come in and play so well that we wanted the starter to take longer to come back. If they played in the fashion you suggested then that would have been the case.
It's not just about names, but the experience part is what you are missing. A name comes with the experience of playing in the league under multiple situations so its easier to have confidence in that players mental ability. When we say our depth is unproven, it has nothing to do with the physical part of the game. Football is just as much mental as it is physical. Our depth has not proven to be mentally sound yet so that's the part that worries me. Stephone Anthony had the physical tools, but mentally he couldn't get it done.