Mike and Mike in the Morning Say: Saints Worse Off WITH Sproles and W/OUT Reggie
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Meh. I loved what Reggie brought to the Saints his first year. He was new and exciting. In many ways, he symbolizes the rebirth of the franchise...
That being said, he most definitely was not a "between the tackles" back and his most effective spot was as a punt returner. And in that role, he was also a fumble waiting to happen.
The Saints can't afford to pay that type of money for a PR/receiving back. I hope and suspect that he has a great career with Miami but from a business standpoint, I think it was the right call.
That being said, he most definitely was not a "between the tackles" back and his most effective spot was as a punt returner. And in that role, he was also a fumble waiting to happen.
The Saints can't afford to pay that type of money for a PR/receiving back. I hope and suspect that he has a great career with Miami but from a business standpoint, I think it was the right call.
and it's a big sell. his total yards from scrimmage as decreased every year since his rookie campaign. like the poster above me said, i was pumped his first year just because of the excitement he brought to the area. but his luster wore off about season 3 for me. was he good catching the ball in open space? yeah. but so are the receivers on the roster and that's essentially what he was. give me sproles and lance moore and i'm much happier. and not to mention a true rb in ingram.
Reggie can be a game-breaker true enough. But there's only so many times you can tip-toe to the sidelines and be effective.<div>
</div><div>Reggie will never be the back he 'wants' to be. He will never get you the 'yard' you need at crunch time. He is an open field threat only and he will never be a between the tackles back. He means well, but in the end he's just gonna race you to the corner.</div><div>He did help win a championship and for that I am grateful. But he has an ego and was a cap hit. I'll take consistency over explosiveness all day and in the end I think that's what the Saints were looking for.</div><div>
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</div><div>Reggie will never be the back he 'wants' to be. He will never get you the 'yard' you need at crunch time. He is an open field threat only and he will never be a between the tackles back. He means well, but in the end he's just gonna race you to the corner.</div><div>He did help win a championship and for that I am grateful. But he has an ego and was a cap hit. I'll take consistency over explosiveness all day and in the end I think that's what the Saints were looking for.</div><div>
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I will always like Reggie but he was a lot more hype than substance. It was cool when the Saints drafted him because it did feel like some sort of rebirth of the franchise as Ben said. Although Reggie was in N.O. during the best seasons in franchise history, not much of the success can be attributed to his on the field performance. There will be very little to no drop off with Sproles and the key stat to this whole Sproles vs. Bush argument is this:
Games missed due to injury the last 3 years:
Bush - 16
Sproles - 0
So Mike and Mike can think what they want, but when a guy can't stay on the field he gives you absolutely nothing (besides the fact the Saints averaged more yards and points in games Reggie didn't play compared to games he did play). Now Reggie may come out with a chip on his shoulder this year and do some good things in Miami, but if M&M would have done any research past performance would suggest the Saints will be fine (if not better) without him.
I am also assuming they didn't realize that by cutting Reggie, the Saints were basically able to get Sproles, Aubrayo Franklin (a top 10 DT in the league), a draft pick and a good special teams player. Reggie is a name brand so it is not surprising that uninformed talking heads would have that opinion, but when you look beyond the name it should be fairly obvious the Saints did what they had to do to improve the team.
Games missed due to injury the last 3 years:
Bush - 16
Sproles - 0
So Mike and Mike can think what they want, but when a guy can't stay on the field he gives you absolutely nothing (besides the fact the Saints averaged more yards and points in games Reggie didn't play compared to games he did play). Now Reggie may come out with a chip on his shoulder this year and do some good things in Miami, but if M&M would have done any research past performance would suggest the Saints will be fine (if not better) without him.
I am also assuming they didn't realize that by cutting Reggie, the Saints were basically able to get Sproles, Aubrayo Franklin (a top 10 DT in the league), a draft pick and a good special teams player. Reggie is a name brand so it is not surprising that uninformed talking heads would have that opinion, but when you look beyond the name it should be fairly obvious the Saints did what they had to do to improve the team.