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Yeah I just don't think anyone is writing him off over an ACL tear. The concern is how much can he contribute THIS year and how soon. His future is probably still pretty good.

Oh yeah there is definitely a recovery time period. Hurting his so late in the post season makes this year tough. However an ACL tear isn't what it use to be. If anyone was interested in him for more than this season, I wouldn't worry too much about it.

torn acls have a pretty high recovery rate these days. Burrow bounced back big time and Thomas Davis tore his what 3 times??

This one is official, that one was for fun! PS @jackson113that shirt looks great on you. Brings out your eyes....

It's more like we are their farm system at this point....

He has the keys to the offense. Hopefully he can have us respectable this year.

The Browns do have a strong rushing offense and the potential bad weather should be in their favor. I think we still win this one, but it will be a hard fought game…

Nice research/analysis! Yeah not many defenses can hold us with an offense as bad as ours was last year. No ToP and constantly turning it over is devastating to a defense. Plus once teams got a lead (knowing how bad our offense is), all they had to do is run the ball and eat the clock. Once again I think our season hangs on how good our OL can. If they can be solid, Baker should have a good year and our defense will be able to rest/apply pressure on obvious passing downs. If they aren't good it could be another long season....

On a side note. No more mentioning Brees in topics. It attracts some of their troll fans… I swear you can mention his name across the world and some “Who Dat” fan would pop out from behind the corner bragging about how many times he choked in the playoffs.

Just argue with the ESPN writer. They wanted to pull offensive starters, but unfortunately starting LT Penning got hurt. Great the guy he was drafted in the first round to replace is also battling an injury. If Penning was definitely going to be backup all year (which your dumb argument of another rookie who might have, but actually started week one is something you are clinging on to), it would have been noted by this writer. Instead they were talking about how the Saints couldn’t avoid injuries to all starters. Lol at trying to flex about posting on other boards. My point is 1st round OL will see the field even if they have to move them out of position whether it be OG or RT. Your guy was already getting reps with the 1s and the season hasn’t even started. I don’t know if it’s Pride or ignorance, but if you still can’t grasp that the 19th pick in the draft who was splitting reps with the 1s after one preseason game wasn’t going to start at some point I’m going to write it off as a lost cause. Go run along and bother some Falcons fans now.

Yeah considering he didn’t even design the shirts. It’s the media trying to find something to talk about. Luckily the season starts tomorrow night!

You really think a first round pick that was splitting reps with the 1s (against the guy he was drafted to replace) wasn’t going to get a starting job this year? Icky was in the same boat as Penning after one week of preseason then he “won” the job. The example you keep using is another first round rookie WHO STARTED his rookie year. Moving goalposts? I stated you lost your left tackle due to injury and you stated he wasn’t going to start this year. We are still debating that original statement. Do you even know what moving the goalposts means or do you just use it as a generic rebuttal to people arguing with you? The fact that you have been on an opponent’s message board for a long time is suppose to redeem you? That some how makes it more pathetic. Must be great to be a Saints fan crawling on to opponents boards for all these years! How exciting! Recap of his last game https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34466638/jameis-winston-efficient-brief-debut-new-orleans-saints-trevor-penning-trequan-smith-leave-hurt?platform=amp The Saints quickly began to pull offensive starters after that, replacing the entire offensive line and Winston on the next series. But it wasn't quick enough to avoid injuries. Starting left tackle Trevor Penning, a 2022 first-round pick, went to the sideline and was carted off with a toe injury.

I bet he was still the first one on the field....

Hopefully Smith can take over a starting spot giving us Shaq, Smith, and Luvu. Wilson and Littleton can be decent depth.

JJ has been solid for us for such a long time. Crazy thing is he is still 9 years younger than Brady…

Yep. I actually posted how all the first round LTs were doing when people were freaking out about Icky struggling early. Are you trying to tell me Penning wasn’t on track to be your starting LT? A first round pick splitting reps with the ones early in the preseason and you think he was going to ride the bench this year?? You think I don’t know about football, but how could you possibly miss something so obvious? Wow… Sorry I don’t recognize random guys on the Saints roster you can put little laughing emojis or lol until you are crying but at the end of the day your team lost to Sam and Rhule. They could only get 7 points? How many players on offense were injured? Now your coach is retired, Brees is gone and you lost half of your secondary. This brings you here posting on other team’s boards. Must be an exciting year for your Saints…

Hopefully his family member is ok. He could be playing with extra fire against Icky…

I’m kind of thinking RA might have a good season with McAdoo’s offense and Baker’s arm.

Brissett is a smart QB who typically doesn’t make many mistakes. We will need to have Tremble/Ricci help Icky with Garrett and he will still probably get a couple sacks. If we don’t turn the ball over and Baker gets in sync we win this game. I think Brown steps up and our new LBs help this run defense against a strong running offense. I’m concerned if it’s close that Rhule will do something dumb like punt it will a little time left to trust our defense to get a 3 and out.

Last year’s stats seem misleading because the opponents were constantly working with a short fields due to the turnovers and 3 and outs by our offense. If our offense makes a jump it’s going to help our defenses play better, rested football. I think our LB upgrade is getting overlooked. The guys we signed Wilson and Littleton aren’t great, but are solid upgrades from last year’s crew. Luvu is playing great, Shaq is solid, and Smith has the tools to grow into the role as the season progresses. Woods was also a solid upgrade. He allows Chinn to play more of the SS role and make his tackles almost like a Buffalo/LB/Safety hybrid depending on what scheme we are running. The only downgrade I see is a pass rusher to replace Reddick. Reddick was a great pass rusher, but having him on the field with Burns was a run defense liability. YGM should be better at stopping the run and Barno has flashed as a pass rusher this preseason. Our schedule is tougher so it may not look that way, but I think our defense is actually better than last year’s.

Rhule didn’t seemed too concerned about it. With all the smart phones out there I’d be more worried it was recorded and we just openly lied about it than him actually saying it.