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Considering how we have zero speed at corner and that Tre’davious, Dane and Ingram were battling for the starter position, Hairston seemed like a no brainer…. Unless you just hate the FO and bash picks that make a lot of sense just to bash them. I agree. I am definitely an advocate for him starting asap though. I just don’t think McD will start him unless Tre continues to be terrible (which is certainly possible)

I don’t agree. Everything will be easier for him after that. If he’s too weak mentally where having a bad game will ruin his career- it would be good to find that out sooner rather than later, because he will never pan out. In his place, Tre will be abused and we’ll likely get smoked. If healthy, I have no doubt that playing him vs KC will only help him going forward. Especially if we play them in the playoffs.

Pretty much this. Nothing else matters tbh

Who are you quoting as calling our coaches infallible?

lol. No. So far in 2025 he hasn’t been capable. He shown capable of doing all of the above except for going deep. I agree that he needs to throw the ball to cook (and the RBs) more. Cook should also be on the field for more 3rd downs. Kincaid should be the focal point of the passing game for the remainder of the season (unless we trade for a WR1 type of course). I don’t expect everything to remain the same going forward. Is he able to dial up a listen- I haven’t been a fan of his play calling the last 3 games and he’s on the hot seat for 2026 (he’s not getting fired this season), but let’s not act like he’s just an awful OC that isn’t capable of doing anything that you’ve mentioned. We scored 30+ the first 4 games. We missed our best 2 route runners last week. Having shavers and Hawes out there instead of Palmer and Kincaid has an effect on play calling. I would’ve thought we would then pass to the rbs…we threw 4, none to our best RB. Sigh. The pressure is on for Brady. He needs to improve, but the players also have to make plays. Players taking penalties, fumbling, throwing picks and not making the proper reads impacts the game equally if not more so. At the end of the day, it’s on the coordinator but everyone has to take accountability and resolve their mistakes.

WRs are tough imo. Separating the truly special players from the rest, I feel like “the rest” are often at the mercy of the team that drafts him, how they use him and who their QB is. lol. Brady targeted RBs last season. Deep throw- we don’t really have anyone to go deep. We were better vs the blitz last season. We have been based on short yardage plays since he took over creative play wise- I don’t think he lacks creativity, rather he tries to get cute and use his creativity at the wrong time. recency bias has taken over

But we could’ve had. Tory Horton this season!!! I’m just giving you a hard time. 😉 Horton would be perfect….but we wouldn’t have Walker. Certainly seems like he would’ve been a better pick than Jackson though Joe also had Steve Ensminger to help. You can tell them to run them, but would you be able to draw them up using X’s and O’s?

Did we actually hear that the saints were interested in moving him or is that everyone just assuming he’s available because they are bad? 🤷🏻‍♂️ No you couldn’t 🤪 you’d probably go 0-11

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Good points.

We have the best QB in the league, a top RB and OL and our best downfield threats are Palmer and Kincaid. Adding a primary threat on the outside would make our opponents play us honest. While I think Palmer could serve the role, that’s just speculation, he hasn’t proven to be capable in 4+ years. I’d rather get a difference maker which would allow Palmer to have advantages vs lesser cbs as the 2nd boundary guy. I don’t think our defense is going to be holding anyone in the afccg or Super Bowl to under 30 if we add a player or 2. I hope to eat crow on that But we might have to wait til next year to retool the D.

And what makes you think we will be able to stop team after adding 1 or 2 players? Especially vs the best teams in the playoffs. I’ve long been a staunch supporter of building to be strong in all 3 phases. Watching our defensive scheme again this year, I don’t know if we can salvage the D by adding a player or 2. And more injuries are likely on the way. I hope I’m wrong. Outscoring the opponent in the 30’s might have to be our game plan in 2025. Great post

Dalton Kincaid is definitely a weapon. Palmer is a lower tier weapon and certainly capable. But he’s a WR3 type like Shakir (who’s another weapon). He didn’t decide to give us no weapons. He didn’t spend enough and failed on some of his investments. pitchforks coming out!!

“He decided to give Josh zero weapons” ….. bro he didn’t “decide to give us zero weapons”. We have weapons. We are missing a WR1. Something we had for 4 seasons and nothing to show for it. After losing Kincaid and Palmer, our offense was in trouble and our play calls and execution of the better play calls were poor. Adding a WR1 would be huge for this offense, but he didn’t decide to give Josh nothing. Keon has been a miss so far, thought wrong about Gabe, dealt with injuries and usage issues with Kincaid, invested a LOT in Diggs, some in Palmer and should’ve kept Hollins. He should’ve invested more- 💯 but don’t overreact

Stafford dissecting the jags D completing passes to 8 different players in the first 19 minutes. No Puka, no problem.

This is basically it. Would we even use a potential WR1 type to their ability? I think it would benefit our team much more than a LB, corner or S would IF Brady used him properly. I get the feeling that this defense isn’t going to get much better unless we have a scheme overhaul soon

Agreed. He’s like a vacuum salesman from the 60’s. We can make it work

If everybody is healthy I like our chances as long as Hairston can start and at least be average. We have more options scheme wise with him in there. Hopefully Hancock can step in for Rapp and be the guy next to Bishop. I fear we won’t be winning a Super Bowl if Rapp or Poyer is starting (and I love me some Jordan Poyer, but let’s be real). or we have to make some moves. Chauncey must be a real ****** if we aren’t bringing him in. He wants a path to playing time. He has one in Buffalo

Right….and Brady is our offensive play caller for this year (at least). 🍻 to him figuring it out. If he doesn’t, we should trade him with picks for better WR.

I don’t think Palmer and Keon should split time. I think Palmer is a much better option right now. part of the reason we have him is the 50/50 balls and putting him position to use his body and body control to move the chains. Yet it rarely comes to fruition. If that is never going to happen, we should probably trade him now. if we aren’t going to be throwing him those balls, he’s best used in the slot…. But we already have Shakir and Kincaid. I don’t see a place for him if he can’t move the chains on the sideline or downfield.

Might be the case. If we land a corner, then what of Hairston? I’m definitely down for a S, I just don’t know I’ve been more positive about Keon than most. My biggest fear with him is that there aren’t enough slot snaps for him with Shakir and Kincaid and he’s just a big risk in the outside at the moment. It’s tough to count on him to win. Not sure Brady knows how to use his abilities to our advantage. I’d rather pair Palmer and a true outside winner. I think Palmer has the ability feast on most cb2 in our system.

I hear ya. If the rumors are true about the saints trying to resign him, as you said, we might have to make them an offer they can’t refuse. I really hope we don’t trade a 1st for a 1 year rental. Maybe a 2nd and Keon for a olave and a 5th could get it done