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a lot of times you don’t want the energy of a young guy dealing with demotion in the building. At least in a new setting he can come in fired up for a fresh start without all the baggage

Saints fans are all in on it too

yea, conceptually there are probably a few question marks that contributed to why we saw a result you never see. in theory you rush Murray from the side Hopkins is on the recently mentioned not diving at him to try to get the sack the coverage shell that you outlined and the actual jump/hit as the final nail in the plays coffin. I know it leaves you prone to other results if you dedicate that much to Hopkins but if you are taking anyone out of that play it’s got to be him. It’s easy to say it’s just great player magic to catch that - and Hopkins deserves a ton of credit- but there are a few things that had to happen to even allow him the opportunity and we allowed them.

You probably wouldn’t love the coach saying she was completely healthy and benched for quality of play to the media (or recruiters, etc...) though if that’s the case

you one hand the tip and it gives your safeties extra leeway on hitting the receiver.a redirected ball going to a redirected wr isn’t getting caught there but he’s not a foot below. he’s 2 inches shorter, 1 inch shorter arms and 3-4 on the vertical. So max 6. if he rises up with one arm theoretically less than that even. Blitz on that side?

I believe this rule assumes both are accepted.

easier said than done and in that situation it’s chaos but if tre goes up one handed and then either safety takes the stance that an elite corner with position will at least redirect the ball so I’m going the break the guys ribs, or flip him completely I doubt that balls caught.

honestly Hyde is probably better off playing through Hopkins body instead of trying to get over him. And poyer does clear out tre. It’s a tough spot though.

they definitely can play very physical as an added layer to why I’m not buying the couple inch advantage. Between only needing to get a hand on it, and being able to rough him up there are a lot of plays to be made there. Our guys didn’t make the play today. It happens. Hopefully not often.

yup. That wasn’t a Hail Mary throwing the ball into a crowd with dumb luck. It was a jump ball and he won it fair and square. Hopefully a teaching moment and lesson learned in a non conference regular season game instead of in the playoffs. There will inevitably be a couple very close games against elite talents in January if we intend to make a run. I’d much rather be the team that comes up with those plays, instead of a team like the saints who have been eliminated on last minute plays almost every season for a decade.

oh he’s a beast. people thought I was knocking diggs or being moody about the bills when I said I thought the cards got the better deal. It wasn’t a knock at all-I like our move a ton. Just the Hopkins deal was crazy, as you note.

and catching is a lot harder than swatting. it was a great play by a great player. I think a great play by a great player likewise could’ve stopped it. I’m not saying cut them all or it’s the end of the world. yea- in a pure jump off Hopkins can get his finger tip 6-7 inches higher. With one guy going for a catch of a ball heaved 50 yards while getting hit, grabbed and falling to the ground, and the other just trying to touch the ball... the defender should be at an advantage there still. He got outplayed by a great player there. Not shameful but won’t say there was no chance to stop it.

his arm is 1 inch longer than tre whites

hes 6’1 - let’s not act like he’s a foot taller. To catch the ball on a 50 yard heave over guys just swatting shouldn’t happen unless they’ve missed the play somehow. that many were running back towards the goal line on a play 45 yards out that late probably wasn’t ideal either.

it should’ve never had a chance to if they just swatted it

Looking to add to my Christmas record collection in advance of the season. What y’all got?

unfortunately, you tend to cycle 5s, unless they become a 3. it’s hard to invest that deep when you can get talented But incomplete role players deep in the draft or cheap.

conceptually fair to ask and I’m guessing/hoping that they would at least look at where the bottlenecks happen and diversity gap widens most. No idea whether film assistants skew as badly as head coaches, for instance, but this seems to signal that they think the jump from position coach to coordinator is a noteworthy one in that regard.

It’s about developing depth in the coaching pool. If teams are more apt to hire black coordinators to maybe get a pick later there’s a bigger pool of well established guys to hire for head coaching jobs. I don’t love it but it’s not as crazy a concept as some portray. It might not be my policy but the thought process Behind it is very simple to lay out. for all the jokes, if you wanted to engineer getting more Asian qbs, and you rewarded teams for developing Asian guys in backup roles, there’s a better chance a few might sneak through to be starters with the time and investment.

those are the universal top 3 right now. No shame in that. The team will enjoy the tweet though.

you hire your guy. You don’t worry if the other team gets something. Free agents get signed despite comp picks all the time. In this case stealing a great coordinator hurts that rival more than a couple mid round picks should help and you get a coach you believe in I don’t love the solution but I think some of y’all are being dramatic. Also, come on. The filter blocks the word and you go out of your way to use it again?

When I heard crazy Todd Haley story my expectation was pretty far out there. This seems like expected Todd Haley content.

Yea - I don’t think his reputation really changed much this season. Good player, struggles to be healthy. they get paid but sometimes not long term or high guarantee. But they get paid. what this offseason ends up being will be a question mark though.

we did the same for 20 years. enjoy not being on that ride currently and let them count games back and come up with ridiculous scenarios

once you are in the super bowl it’s not like the qb pay makes it suddenly impossible to win. that said, I keep banging the drum that it’ll never be easier for them than it is now and I’d put everything on the table.