PlacerCoTiger

Yep. Maybe even with NOLA - who knows.

People often forget, but Hendrickson really didn’t do anything his first three years in New Orleans and was really nothing more than a rotational/depth guy his first two.

Once the lightbulb came on, it stayed on.

I’m not saying Foskey and Hendrickson are the same, but it is possible in a new defense something clicks.

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I think his option is high because of his position

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good point. Also true.

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Am I the only one who thinks he played pretty well last year? Well enough that I think guard is a bigger concern than tackle. If Penning continues to improve, maybe a duo of him and Fuaga is something you can build on.

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Totally agree. The narrative on him in camp was he was going to get beat every play because of what Young was doing to him early in practice. But as it turned out, he was actually not that bad. I’m not saying he played at an all pro level, but he was much better than what people were expecting. Certainly serviceable. The improvement was significant.

If he can return from injury, Giants get a bargain at 3/$30M, even if he’s penalty prone.

That’s a big if though. Broken femur isn’t easy to return from.

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We got a 3rd and a 4th, gave up a 5th plus Latt, right? That’s not too much of a fleecing I’d say lol.

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Agreed from a draft perspective. Decent haul but not fleecing. Getting rid of his contract was a big deal. From a cap perspective, it’s off the books after ‘25. From a cash perspective, he’s owed nothing now.

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quote:Being former military, what are the chances this dude got MK Ultra’d?

He was a desk bitch in the military nowhere near importance. Seems like he got too deep in religion, caused life problems likely with current world events, and he went out doing this nonsense. He was divorced, failed businesses, and in debt.

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I’m sure more will come out about his military service in time, including any behavioral issues.

His personal issues (divorced, failed businesses, increased financial strains/child support, debt and behavior changes) are many of the red flags that are covered in 101-level training for extremism risk. The issue of course is that they have to be both seen and reported to chain of command. He may not have exhibited these signs in the military. Also, these are risk indicators, but obviously do not necessarily mean someone is a terrorist threat.

I have no idea why he left the service or how (voluntarily or not). I’m sure we will learn more from those who knew him.

There is no way to make this assessment fairly. For all his faults, DA is a very good defensive coordinator. Rizzi has to work with what the coaches he has, and the best defensive coach on the team at the start of the year was his former boss who was canned. Rizzi is also missing most of the starting offense, which makes the defense’s life much harder when they are always on the field. He’s also missing pieces on defense. Even with that- he won 3 games while DA only won 2.

I’m not saying Rizzi is a good coach. But over several seasons, DA proved he is a bad head coach.

Saints need more second and third round picks in ‘25 and ‘26 given the cap situation next few years, the age of current roster and the lack of depth. A second round pick is one of the 33 - 64 best football players in college; third is 65-96. No draft pick is a sure thing, but if your organization isn’t intent on messing it up the draft and wasting resources (like we did with Trautman), you can build very good rosters by accumulating 2nds and 3rds and making sound selections.

Just my opinion…

8:00 is probably too late if you want to walk around and see the Dome and surrounding area before the game (assuming it takes you two hours to get there from Lafayette). If you just want to get there, park and walk in, 8:00 should be ok assuming no accidents on any bridge.

I’m not a fan of Champions Square pre-game. It’s basically a big Bud Light conference with musical acts and genres I couldn’t care less about. But it is there if you want to see it.

I usually try to get in the dome by 11:15 so I can get my kid some food, get to my seats, and to see warmups and player intros. Sometimes earlier if I need to pick up a gift from pro-shop. It also depends on where your seats are. Uppers will take you a bit longer to get to obviously.

I now fly in, but I used to park in the dome. Not sure if thats still an option. It was pricey, but I was always able to get in and out fairly easily and never had a busted window when I came back. I’m sure other folks will better ideas though.

Have fun!

Going into year, I thought 3-3 would be an acceptable start. Obviously the first 2 wins set expectations soaring, but injuries have ravaged the team. When healthy, the Saints looked pretty good. But losing 2 OL starters and OL backups have severely limited what we can do on offense. Losing Hill hurts too. No team in NFL could lose that much and not be adversely affected.

To the other point, bad cap management has hurt, but bad drafting has probably hurt more. You can get away with cap mistakes if you have cheap talent that can fill in. The Saints don’t.