It's Official... Re-Build Has Begun!! (1 Viewer)

[Saints fan]

You lost me at "Brees should've been allowed to retire"... I don't think they didn't allow Brees to not retire, more like Brees isn't going out the way that we have lost the last few seasons. He's too competitive for that, plus he is still playing lights out football.

Yes, we are re-building. Constantly rebuilding.. that's how good football teams are.

 

[Doublemove]

For me the issue is "reloading" vs. "rebuilding". The Saints seem to be reloading here. I know that there will be a drop off when Drew leaves but if you have all the other parts working around the new starter then you are not rebuilding at all. You might see this as retooling or transitioning to a new offensive scheme.

Looks like the organization is aware that finding a QB to do what Drew was able to do is almost impossible so they have been transitioning the team to the new offense that will enhance the skill set of the QB of the future. In this case, it may be towards the TH model hence the drafting of another TH type QB.

If you really believe in the genius of Sean Payton, then you will be leaning to the notion that he has come up with a QB concept that is new and innovated. That makes sense. Conventional wisdom would be that those QB's who do not fit the current QB paradigm would not be sought by NFL scouting departments and would not be drafted. Hence a 7th round QB pick would seem odd or even silly but it may be genius and only time will tell.
If the TH experiment works then SP has already selected the backup and history will record the move as brilliant.

That's my two cents anyway.

 

[bobad]

How could we be rebuilding? We haven't even drafted our QB yet.

 

[Swimmer]

Taysom Hill was smart and got some good advice from his agents. Hill is a 30-something veteran who will never see a long-term contract. And his RFA tag for $4M would have likely been followed by offers not exceeding $2M per year. So, Hill's new contract with it's two-year term matches Brees' two-year term contract and Payton has already drafted the successor to Hill in the 7th Round... let the rebuilding begin.

Basically, Taysom got the contract Bridgewater had in the prior season, but he is not the veteran backup QB. The Saints roster is rebuilding and will need to sign a veteran QB (J.Winston) as a backup. And, with 4 QBs on a 53-man roster, Loomis certainly won't win "Executive of the Year". So, how did the Saints get here?

The cardinal sin in a rebuild is to bow to fan pressure and/or allow inmates run the asylum. Brees should have been allowed to retire. And he could have left with his friend Taysom in tow. Yeah, fans would have gone ballistic but the Dome would still be filled and winning would have ushered in the new normal for the team. The Saints missed that opportunity. I love my team and QB, but that is my opinion.

To his credit, Payton does seem to like the offense and plays with Swiss-Army Hill. So, Payton trades back into the 7th Round and drafted QB Tommy Stevens. A guy who can do what Hill does and Tommy is a better passer. Stevens is 10 years younger and the Saints can't afford $10M per year for a backup QB/special teams player; so, the writing is on the wall for Taysom and Drew.

How does a two QB system work in the NFL? Tom Landry tried two QBs using Roger Staubach and Danny White. During the season, Landry settled on Staubach and the rest is history. Taysom and Tommy are not the new "Roger the Dodger" and running QBs can end up banged up ala Cam Newton. This, plain and simple, is a rebuild and my advice is, "buckle up!!"

GO Saints!!!

Don't necessarily agree with you but give you a thumbs up for being very creative and taking a different view than I've seen before.

 

[savannahsaint]

Miami, Cincinatti, Washington, etc teams are rebuilding, all NFL teams strive to get better each off season, and at least twenty six teams wish they

were built like the Saints. We were just a player or two away from winning it all, and those needs have been resolved IMO.

We are not rebuilding, we are there ; locked, loaded and ready.