Playoffs????!!!!

As a true blue Saints fan I am like you completely shocked and disappointed. Unlike some of our local writers though, I do not believe the Saints defense needs a complete overhaul. I do however, feel like there are definitely positions at which we can improve and have said so many times. Number one...How in the world is Roman Harper an alternate ProBowl pick I'll never know. Sure he is a great run stopper but he cannot play the pass. Really if you look at his career with the Saints the best year he had against the pass was his rookie season. Maybe they could move him to Linebacker since he is so good against the run. If the Saints are smart they will let him go in free agency. Another BIG disappointment yesterday was the play of Darren Sharper. Last year an All-Pro Free Safety he looked like a rookie yesterday. He bit on run fakes several times getting caught five yards from the line of scrimmage while Seahawks receivers were streaking down field for a long gainer. Saints fans there was a good reason while Malcolm Jenkins was the starter this year and it had nothing to do with Darren Sharper's injury and everything to do with Jenkins just being a better player this year. For a guy who claims to study film Sharper looked like a deer in headlights. I watched the Rams vs Seahawks game and with my limited knowledge saw several plays that the Seahawks used in that game used again against the Saints. Why weren't the Saints prepared?!?! Knowing how hard the coaches prepare especially Gregg Williams, I have to believe regardless of what is being said that the Saints simply thought this would be a cake walk. Hence they didn't study very had for this test and they failed miserably. What a shame for Saints fans who love their heroes so much. Obviously some Saints players didn't prepare as well as others. Individually I would like to recognize Tracy Porter, Will Smith, Jo Lon Dunbar, and of course Jon Vilma on the defense who DID come to play and did everything they could to win. Unfortunately for them it takes 11 guys. On offense without Drew we are nothing but he has to go back and do some soul searching on these crazy passes trying to make something happen. More times than not something happen all right and it wasn't good. Take the sack Drew and live to fight another play! Let me say again though without Drew we don't win eleven ball games in 2010. Also, for the most part this season the O-Line was good but Drew also makes them look good with his quick release. The one O-Line guy that had the worst season was Bushrod and he has a lot to work on in the offseason. The running backs we have are good with the exception of Julius"i can't hold on to the football" Jones. He should have not been allowed to ride home with the team. I don't care how many touchdowns he scores, you cannot put the ball on the ground especially in the playoffs. Had Sean Payton had anyone else to go to I guarantee Jones would have been on the bench. The problem we had this year was health. If Pierre Thomas and Chris Ivory cannot stay healthy for an entire season then we may have to draft a running back who can. Notice I didn't say pick up one in free agency. That's because that's not how you build a team. Other mentions on offense was the continued great play out of Lance Moore. Too bad we probably will not be able to sign him next year as some team will give him a huge contract. A quick mention for the new kid Jimmy Graham. But this isn't basketball and he will have to toughen up a little. Shockey is near the end of his career and will need to take a pay cut to stay. Also in the category of pay cuts will be Reggie Bush who has not proven he is worth the 11 million he is due next year. Flashes of brilliance cannot be the only thing we see and since his rookie season he has not been on the field enough to warrant that kind of a contract. It will be a long offseason with lots of twists and turns and I will be here to give you my take and look forward to hearing from you with your opinions. Enjoy the playoffs and we will have to pull for someone else this year!