Jeff Duncan's take (2 Viewers)

[David Robbins]

Projecting the New Orleans Saints' 53-man roster after their first preseason game

Who is on the rise? Who could be on the outside looking in? Projecting the New Orleans Saints’ 53-man roster after their first preseason game:

saintswire.usatoday.com

John Siggler has put in his first roster projection. Much of the bad play was by the players he's projecting to be gone.

 

[fishing4food]

It's not a sprint to the finish line but a marathon. Pre-season is part of the marathon and I like the way the Saints played.
Good: Special team coverage was above average; Carr looked comfortable in the pocket. He has allot of weapons to use
Concerns: Depth of the o-line; Line backers covering running backs

Looking at the upcoming schedule, the organization could win 9+ or better

 

[Rouxble]

Projecting the New Orleans Saints' 53-man roster after their first preseason game

Who is on the rise? Who could be on the outside looking in? Projecting the New Orleans Saints’ 53-man roster after their first preseason game:

saintswire.usatoday.com

John Siggler has put in his first roster projection. Much of the bad play was by the players he's projecting to be gone.

Interesting that he thinks we will drop one OL and one WR to keep an additional QB and DB compared to 2022. I can see the additional QB, but I don't think it would be wise to cut an OL for a DB after last year.

WR seems like a logical choice for a cutdown, unless we wanted to carry four RB's instead of five. Carrying fewer RB's would fit the "RB's are a dime a dozen" narrative.

 

[Saint Taysom]

OMG! Duncan is such an unbelievable tool!!!

Why can’t Saints fans just be rid of this turd!

He’s been trying to whiz on Saints fans’ corn flakes for years, and yet somehow he just continues to hang around like a hemorrhoid!

 

[SaintsGold]

Junior, when we get home I'm gonna punch your momma right in the mouth...

That's exactly right. I stopped caring what Jeff Duncan thinks about Saints football when he tried to lecture Tom Benson about how to run his own franchise while sitting in Roger Goodell's lap, licking the commissioners hands while he stroked Scooter's ears, head, back, stomach and tail, telling him what a good boy he is.

 

[David Robbins]

I seem to remember that Jeff used to be good. Now

Mike Triplett
Nick Underhill
Ross Jackson
Brooke hoshhofer (SP)
John Hendrix
John Siggler
Deuce Windham

And others have passed him by. All the reporters @ Nola aren't worth reading. And, I certainly ain't paying them to read their garbage.

What happened to Jeff. Maybe his head got too big.

 

[sainthood]

It was one preseason game. The starters played well against one of the better teams in the league led by three primary stars (all in the top 15 players in the league per NFL network's survey of players for this year). Two of them did not play. The goal is more of player development and not realizing grave mistakes. Carr looked like he is a solid fit in control of the offense connecting with the starting RB, TE, and our WR that has been out for years. It is not everything but it is not nothing.

Cautious optimism is the appropriate response even if that was against one of the poorer teams in the league rather than the defending Superbowl champions but it happened. My majors concerns with the Saints in 2022 were almost all on the offense. Number one of which was with Winston I felt like he fell apart when blitzed because his pre snap adjustments and anticipation seemed to be his worst aspect as a player aside from his lack of availability due to injuries. Dalton lacked mobility on any level and had slow release. Derrek Carr seems better in both of those weaknesses. Carr moved in the pocket and progressed through his reads well putting zip on the ball.

2023 seems like Carr will also bring elements of the Gruden Raiders offense to re-capture some of what we lost when Sean Payton (a disciple of Jon Gruden who gave him his first NFL job with the Eagles). Telling fans to curb our enthusiasm in a wet blanket tank is standard preseason fair and would be appropriate if some Who Dat were to be chanting Superbowl. The Saints have maybe the easiest schedule on paper in team history. There is reason to be optimistic that if the Saints defense can improve against the run and we get better quarterback play we can win the NFC South host a home playoff game and host a home playoff game and see what happens. The NFL is in the entertainment business not the Superbowl winning business. They sell hope. Seeing the Derek Carr led Saints gave me enough hope to want to watch far more than Winston or Andy Dalton did.

 

[woohoosaint]

 

[GeauxSainz]

Whatever Scooter.

 

[Zztop]

Personally, I don’t put much stock in the first preseason game, but I think I would rather be less optimistic, then over optimistic. easier that way

That, PLUS people have no idea how injuries will play out over a season. Teams can/will lose players along the way. Sometimes that can completely sink a season

 

[Saint Spud]

I read the article out of morbid curiosity. It’s basically just something teasing their podcast.

His only justifications in the article were that Toney, Jones, Pacheco and Kelce didn’t play. I’m sure he had issues with the backups struggling and his camp MVP laying an egg until the final drive, too.

But who cares? The starters shined in their very limited work. It doesn’t mean we’re a guaranteed Super Bowl team but it’s also everything you could have hoped for in their first outing.

 

[Nonreg]

Its preseason, when you start putting serious thought into these games it gets a bit corny.

The only thought that should go in is getting the rust off of players

 

[David Robbins]

I rarely get excited about pre-season games, but that 1st quarter felt different.

This whole off-season has felt different to me. There's a vibe around this team that hasn't been there since Drew Brees retired.

 

[Boy_of_wonder75]

Tempering expectations based upon one drive in the preseason is probably wise counsel. Enjoy the feeling, but recognize that it's not truly representative of what we ought to expect come the first week, for good or for ill.

 

[sfidc3]

After one preseason game? I guess you have to write about....something....it's about as exciting as watching all those folks get riled up about the college rankings.....in week 2.....