Stephone Anthony (1 Viewer)

He showed some flashes last season but in doing the job of the middle line backer he failed . Our defense was so out of place and lost with him trying to make calls and get guys lined up .

if u think this defense is any better tahn last year u are sadly mistaken. its even worse than the worst d in nfl history. it's a pathetic defense that cant stop anyone... ever. :biggiggle:
 
$20 mill QB = 2-4. hmmmm ......... yep, stephone is definitely the problem.
 
Pretty obvious the rest of the LB corps ac well as MLB has been improved from last year so you have to compare SA to current LBs not last years group to determine how good he actually is on this team - he may go to another team and do very well be it due to coaching or other players on that defense
 
Payton shouldn't have never tinkered with the 2013 defense.

The 2013 defense wasn't a good defense. Their numbers looked good but they failed in every crucial situation. How many games did they blow significant leads and/or lose the game on the last possession? They might look good compared to what's on the field now but what doesn't?
 
The problem is that if he legitimately should not be playing because of his ability--and his 2015 production at least makes one question whether talent is the reason--then why was he picked so high.

He has the athletic ability and speed largely missing from our defense. Before the season, many considered him a core player on defense who would be part of the foundation on defense going forward. Instead, the starters at linebacker are players who could not start for most teams. Something does not add up.
 
Stephone Anthony is the perfect example of what is wrong with the Saints Defense. Investing a 1st round pick, have him play well in 2015, & now he is on the flippin bench!!!

What the hell did he do to lose the job on the field? This was decided in the off season by DA.

Dennis Allen has shown nothing so far & his demotion of Stephone is questionable at best.

Dennis Allen's defense is the WORST IN THE HISTORY OF THE NFL.

Pathetic that we even debate this mess of a D like there is some hidden progress or something.


Wait.....did you say he played well in 2015?
 
Anthony is a piece of the puzzle that has to be solved before 2017. You absolutely have to have a minimum of 2 NFL starting quality LB's to field a defense, and that is if nobody ever gets hurt.

Robertson is a keeper, and is probably most suited to WLB.
Ellerbe is a wonderful LB, but completely unreliable due to health. No way you can go into 2017 with him as a primary piece, unless all other plans just fall completely flat.

Then there is Anthony:
"Best case" scenario - the light comes on for Anthony and you have your two athletic studs at MLB and WLB. All you need is a serviceable SLB who more than likely won't play 50% of the snaps anyway.

"Fair enough" scenario - Anthony learns "enough." You can't trust him to QB the D, but he get's "it" and becomes a very nice force at SLB.

"Well......, nuts" scenario - Anthony doesn't get it. A fantastically, physically gifted LB flat out doesn't pan out and is no more than a backup who plays on special teams. He isn't the first and won't be the last. This one sucks worst because it requires the use of more offseason resources ($$$$ & Draft picks) to acquire an additional starter at LB. Those resources could be much better used bolstering Oline and CB depth, IMHO.

I'm pulling real hard for this kid to win back a starting spot, wherever it may be. It will go a long way towards the success of the team in the next 2 years.
 
I know the MLB is in the middle and there for has a better advantage of making calls, but that's doesn't mean the MLB HAS to be the one making all the calls. Derrick Brooks the great WLB for Tampa called the plays on his defense, so I don't understand why Anthony can't play MLB with Robertson at WLB making the calls! Now I'm not comparing Robertson to Brooks but I just don't understand why someone who is currently calling the defense can't move over 2-3 yards and still do the same thing while allowing to Anthony to play his natural position and focus on that without the responsibility of making calls? If Anthony is indeed ready to play, I just don't understand why this is such a tough decision to make!
 
Stephone Anthony is the perfect example of what is wrong with the Saints Defense. Investing a 1st round pick, have him play well in 2015, & now he is on the flippin bench!!!



What the hell did he do to lose the job on the field? This was decided in the off season by DA.



Dennis Allen has shown nothing so far & his demotion of Stephone is questionable at best.



Dennis Allen's defense is the WORST IN THE HISTORY OF THE NFL.



Pathetic that we even debate this mess of a D like there is some hidden progress or something.



He didn't play well in 2015. He was out of position and his calling the defense was not up to par. Yes he had tackles, but his misses and the lineup and chaos on defense was also on him to a point. He is on the bench for that reason. Even the times he has been in the games this year he is still not playing mental mistake free football.

Did you pay attention to the utter lack of organization under Ryan last couple of years, but especially last year? The defense got better when Allen took over and Anthony played less.

As far as the worst in the NFL, you do realize that other teams have highly paid coaches and lots of highly talented players also, correct? Do we have to go down the list of injuries and on the street free agents and backups for other teams that are starting on the defense right now? Look, if you want to get upset at someone, start looking at the training staff if anyone. Although 2 fibulas, a massive concussion and a torn ACL are not their problem either.


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Well, for starters, he's been hurt the past two weeks. He was also hurt during a lot of the offseason practices.

He's not ready to start at MLB yet. You could see that last year. What exactly is so terrible about just shutting up and giving the guy time to develop? He's under contract for at least 2 more years.
 
Man would people actually let this kid develop and quit b********!? He is a 2nd year player! I can list a 100 names of LBs who took a couple of years to develop before they turned into pro bowl level players. We have some solid vet LBs who we are playing while letting Anthony develop. He had an injury that set him back this year while also playing a new position and cross training with his old one. Just shows how knowledgeable some people are about the game when they want to write off a player half way through his 2nd season. You would think some would have learned by now to give a player atleast 3 years before writing a player off and in most cases that is far to early. This kid has played a year in a half! Give it a break.

Let's take a look at the development strategy for Anthony.

1st year: throw him in the fire starting at MLB, the position with the most responsibilities on defense. So as a rookie not only was he responsible for knowing his alignments against every offensive formation, he was supposed to know all of his teammates alignments too.

2nd year: Guess that was too much. Oops! Let's move him to a new position and start over. He's not doing so well there so let's give him 4 reps a game and move him to the very bottom of the LB rotation.

Does that seem like a smart strategy for developing a player to you? Is it any wonder the results aren't great?
 

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