(05-09-2012 01:51 PM)AsylumGuido Wrote:  I can tell you that Lofton won't be any worse than Vilma in pass defense

(05-09-2012 02:36 PM)ATLBound Wrote:  There isn't a way to prepare for the unpreparable if that makes any sense.

That's one of the original questions I brought up. What will they do if what's planned doesn't go as planned? You just said yourself that they wouldn't be able to get thru the year without Payton. I understand the attention to detail that Payton has but he cannot prepare for the unknown with trades, free agent acquisitions, injuries, new stars arising, 16 NFL games, and playoffs.

As for the holding comment that was actually a compliment. I know that everybody holds. He just seems to get away with it more than most.

(05-08-2012 08:21 PM)AsylumGuido Wrote:  Sorry, but how do you see the Saints screwed? They have the best offense in the league returning almost totally intact. Their defense, even if Vilma is gone, is greatly improved talent wise with the additions of Lofton, Hawthorne, and Chamberlain at LB.

They also have a high draft choice LB and DE returning after a DL stint last season.

The Saints will still be the team to beat in the NFL South.

(05-09-2012 05:07 PM)AsylumGuido Wrote:  I never said they couldn't make it through the year without Payton. I said that Payton always maps out significant events for the whole year in advance. You are assuming the remaining staff is a bunch of useless fools. That couldn't be further from the truth. Both Vitt and Spagnuolo have experience as head coaches. Both Carmichael and Aaron Kromer are getting a lot of attention from other teams because they are both fully qualified to be head coaches. Anyone of them is more than qualified and experienced enough to handle anything that arises throughout the year. The aren't going to start crying like a 13 year old girl and pee in their pants.

Yes, Payton is a great head coach and one of his best traits is surrounding himself with people that are equally as good at what they do. They will be fine for this year.

(05-09-2012 05:07 PM)AsylumGuido Wrote:  I said that Payton always maps out significant events for the whole year in advance.

(05-09-2012 08:06 PM)phocis850 Wrote:  He mapped out his suspension perfectly.

But, aside from that, I think you are just making this up. We can assume this is the case for every coach, but we aren't inside the FO's.

(05-09-2012 05:43 PM)ATLBound Wrote:  Please stop putting words in my "text"

I never said they were useless...I said they are not Payton. I don't agree that they are 90% of Payton. Which would mean a dip in production, which would also indicate a dip in record. How far that dips is up in the aire but I think in this instance Payton's absence along with this issue looming over their heads will cause a 3-4 game difference. This takes in all free agent acquistions, the draft, etc.

Also please recall your statements or stop lying...one of the two. Here is your exact quote from a post that YOU typed on page 3

"As for 90% of Payton, they have already got a large percentage of him for this year. He has things mapped out for the entire season. If it wasn't for him there is no way these guys could make it through the year at a high level."

(05-09-2012 08:43 PM)mdrake34 Wrote:  Even this thread has been hijacked. How much longer are you going to put up with this mods? You've done it once. The 1st Amendment means about as much here as the Magna Carta.

(05-09-2012 08:47 PM)AsylumGuido Wrote:  All I have done is answer direst questions from your members.