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The 4 LB's were so good that it made the entire D dominant.
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and boy could they hit.
the dome patrol was basically 4 guys, the d line was sub par.
I disagree with your assessment that the d-line was sub-par. Wayne Martin, Jim Wilks, Frank Warren were all solid, so were Bruce Clark and Joe Johnson. The D-line was one of the main reasons the dome patrol had the success that they had.
yes.. the weak point of those defenses was the secondary. Brett Maxie, Johnny Poe, Dave Waymer, and Toi Cook
thanks a lot for THOSE memories
no kidding but you got to admit how refreshing how well our DB's are now compared to then or any other time in this franchise's history
Dome Patrol was like another poster pointed out, a legendary defense, led by 4 Pro Bowl LB's. I take some mild exceptions to the "sub-par D-line" comment, Frank Warren, Jim Wilks, Wayne Martin, and Renaldo Turnbull were anything but mediocre, along with Dave Waymer, Gene Atkins, and perhaps Toi Cook. Bobby Hebert may have been a better QB if not for Carl Smith's completely flat offensive schemes. IIRC, Hebert told an interviewer when he was with Atlanta that his biggest beefs with Mora and Smith was they never allowed the offense to open up more, and on more then a few occasions he changed plays in the huddle because he knew that the call that came in was ineffective but they would never change it. Mora and Hebert, back in those days were never the best of friends, at best they acted congenial towards each other. But after Jim Finks played hardball with Hebert and lost in 1990, his trust in the Saints FO took a serious blow, and it never fully recovered for many years.
IMO, the biggest regret I have of the Haslett's era was that we now know what kind of team we so easily could have been, because we're seeing many of the same parts kicking *** right now, we were capable of doing that 6,7, 8 YEARS AGO, but the sad fact is that wasn't a Drew Brees riding the ship. If we had Brees back in the 2002, 2003, hell even the 2004 seasons we'd be the division champs, maybe gone to a SB or two. **** me Jake Delhomme is ancient history right now to most Saints fans right now. Why? Because #9 has given us all of what Brooks AND Delhomme were supposed to do and then some.
If you subtract Aaron Brooks for Drew Brees those 3 crucial seasons, we would have won more games, been a perennial playoff contender, and Deuce might have rushed for more yards. My God, he might still be the starting RB right now for the Saints.
It's a troubling thing to consider especially in light of what we could have done as opposed to having our seasons end in such disappointment.
I disagree with your assessment that the d-line was sub-par. Wayne Martin, Jim Wilks, Frank Warren were all solid, so were Bruce Clark and Joe Johnson. The D-line was one of the main reasons the dome patrol had the success that they had.