New Orleans Saints 2013 Season official thread--Coach P is back

[I AM WE ARE]

With the people we drafted,coach payton back and ryan runnin the defense we should not settle for anything less than a division title and a deep playoff run

Vaccaro will be the starter by the end of the year Ingram is healthy we got Lewis at cb i think Stills will contribute if he can learn the system i'm just interested in how well the d handles the switch to the 3-4 and can we PLEASE STOP SOME PEOPLE ON 3RD DOWNS
our schedule

Falcons
Bucs
Cardinals
Dolphins
Bears
Patriots
Bills
Jets
Cowboys
49ers
Falcons
Seahawks
Panthers
Rams
Panthers
Bucs

We can easily go 11-5 staying healthy we gone need our fa and rookies to step up quickly and produce

 

[I AM WE ARE]

nah my boys thread aint dying it aint never too early

 

[unit321]

Hi, funny how this thread was next to the sidewalk...

 

[cfountain]

*posts up*

 

[SubZeroDegrees]

my nikka.

If you want to make this thread, it gotta be catchy or dissing the Falcons. We can't come through this season Sean P home without a flashy title.

 

[AVXL]

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[cfountain]

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wouldnt be a Saints thread without you

 

[AVXL]

wouldnt be a Saints thread without you

Almost forgot the one star

 

[PortCityProphet]

im here but im still thinking over some things about this team

 

[SubZeroDegrees]

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Agreed. Nowhere in the OP dissing the Falcons.

 

[yseJ]

 

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New Orleans Saints will shift defensive end Will Smith to outside linebacker when OTAs open Tuesday | NOLA.com

The New Orleans Saints may be thinking a little outside the box while building their 3-4 defense inside the box as veteran defensive end Will Smith will open up Organized Team Activities on Tuesday at outside linebacker.

Saints Coach Sean Payton and General Manager Mickey Loomis each confirmed Smith's shift Monday morning at the Saints Hall of Fame Golf Classic at Chateau Golf and Country Club in Kenner.

"Look, Will's a really good football player," Loomis said. "We'll find a place for Will to be playing, but I think ideally it would be outside linebacker. I think that's where we see him and that's where he'll start out in camp. And look, I expect the same things that we've gotten out of him that we've gotten in the past which is really a high level of play."

Smith, the longest tenured Saints player on the roster, has played as a 4-3 defensive end for the Saints his entire career. Some alterations with the Saints moving to a 3-4 defensive scheme under new coordinator Rob Ryan were bound to occur. But Smith's change to potentially playing as a stand-up linebacker at times is an eye-opening one.

Smith's numbers have been consistent the past three years, but not consistently high like the elite pass rusher the Saints have paid Smith to be. He has averaged six sacks per season during the three-year span. The 6-foot-3, 282-pound defender also took a massive $6 million pay cut this offseason to remain in New Orleans.




New Orleans Saints GM Mickey Loomis discusses Will Smith's move to OLB
Saints GM anticipates Will Smith will be a productive player at outside linebacker

This change adds more competition to an already intriguing battle at outside linebacker with the likes of Victor Butler, Martez Wilson and Junior Galette competing for snaps.

"One of the challenges in the transition right now is trying to make sure we put the right players that were on the roster a year ago in the right spots, but that's what we're going to be where we'll start him at," Payton said. "(It's about) how much those guys rush. So we can play them strong and weak and we can play them right and left. But I think initially that right outside position will be very similar to what he's played for us in the past."

 

[I AM WE ARE]

I'm sorry let me give the faggons attention since they can't win playoff games and matty ice melts under the lights of playoffs

Oh Will Smith is not gone last at lb too long at lb

 

[cfountain]

I still dont know what to expect from this defense

Top 25 would be great

we were historically bad last year tho. It has to get better this year, right?
Right?!?!?

 

[Numpsay]

Vaccaro should start Day 1.

We going 13-3 at worst en route to the Super Bowl.

Coach P back with a vengeance. Had an entire year to arm chair coach and cook up some new shyt.