Jeff Duncan: Saints problems go beyond the coach or QB [MOD EDIT] (1 Viewer)

[cwesleyc]

I haven't read the article, but the two most disappointing things about the team are the cap management dictating that we can't reset and the egotistical insistence on trading up in the draft. The reality is no matter how good the evaluation is, it's a crapshoot and we should be making as many selections as possible. Both of these strategies have hammered the team's depth.

 

[WilliamBrees]

Thought it was insightful and the logic is credible, though it’s important to point out some of the issues pre-dated Allen.

It’s alarming that he wrote about the same issues in January

If you’re a pc, click the link and then stop the page from loading b4 the paywall notification clicks in, it’ll stop it from loading fully and you can read.

Doesn’t work on cell phone

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[Hubig]

John Sigler, Matt Mascona, Eric Asher, they have been at the forefront of this for a long while now. Eric Asher has been roasting Loomis for over a decade, lol.

 

[ELLIASJWILLIAMS]

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touche

 

[SweetT]

That was not Loomis that was all Payton's doing

Fair enough

 

[SAINTSFAN]

Does anyone know why Jeff Duncan is going after Saints leadership? I just find it very interesting that this dude is so negative against the Saints when we're seen more winning from this franchise since before Mickey Loomis. I think Jeff Duncan and Sean Payton are friends. Duncan is really going after Loomis. https://www.nola.com/sports/saints/...cle_5a945d6a-9897-11ef-aad1-4792d2947173.html

It's behind a paywall but the comments on twitter tell it all.

And you don't think leadership of this organization should be questioned?

 

[CRESS_137]

"At times, the parking became so limited that some players were parking in the front lot’s four handicapped spots."

That's honestly pretty damn crummy. Shows a lot of entitlement and lack of character to me. No wonder they blow it in crunch time.

 

[meily]

I haven't read the article, but the two most disappointing things about the team are the cap management dictating that we can't reset and the egotistical insistence on trading up in the draft. The reality is no matter how good the evaluation is, it's a crapshoot and we should be making as many selections as possible. Both of these strategies have hammered the team's depth.

In hindsight you are correct, but in the "all in for Drew Brees" days these were celebrated as aggressive and "anything to maximize Drews remaining years" couple that with a GREAT 2017 draft were we really had no real needs going forward until most recently, it was a recipe for disaster in hindsight now that we know how our future turned out

 

[longtime lurker]

Smoke all over the place and no savior in sight.

 

[Analyze This]

Benching players for transgressions would be a start.

Paulson Adebo deserved to get benched for some snaps during his rash of penalties.

Alontae Taylor deserved to be benched for his litany of missed tackles and shoulder hits leading to longer gains.

Kendre should be IR’d for the year for not being a professional two years running.

Lots of opportunities for discipline that have been overlooked. The parking lot stuff just adds to it.

Until people start getting reprimanded (starts w/ Loomis) these things will continue.

Loomis and DA are pushing “look beyond results”. Seems difficult to hold players accountable in this type of culture.

DA, why are not wrapping up? Taylor, look beyond the result. Loomis, that sounds right. Gayle, what’s going on?

 

[Broad St. Saint]

"At times, the parking became so limited that some players were parking in the front lot’s four handicapped spots."

That's honestly pretty damn crummy. Shows a lot of entitlement and lack of character to me. No wonder they blow it in crunch time.

I mean, are we sure that there aren’t a bunch of Saints players who now have handicapped placards? Some of the injuries have been bad.

 

[CRESS_137]

I mean, are we sure that there aren’t a bunch of Saints players who now have handicapped placards? Some of the injuries have been bad.

Legitimate point, but I would expect that to be considered kosher behavior from the FO point of view. Not sure why they would need to send out a memorandum about that.