and a few others that were calling for Sean Payton's head a couple of years ago. Thank your lucky stars they aren't running the organization.
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Shepard is the most celebrated high school football player in the Houston area since Vince Young. He draws comparisons to current West Virginia University quarterback Pat White. As a senior, the 6-2, 185-pound Shepard rushed for 1,459 yards and 22 touchdowns and threw for 789 yards. Shepard also led Cy-Ridge to a 17-5A district championship in 2007. Shepard is considered the top quarterback of the high school class of 2009 by both Rivals.com and Scout.com.
On March 3, 2008, announced his decision to accept a scholarship from LSU.
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I'm not going to lie, i was very critical of Payton, i didn't think he would be able to do it, and i was wrong. Thought he would never be anything more than a really good offensive coordinator. I was wrong, very wrong. I also gave him flack about moving up in the draft to take a damn kicker, who pinned indy inside the 5 and also kicked that beautiful onside kick.
I was very wrong.
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“I now have absolute proof that smoking even one marijuana cigarette is equal in brain damage to being on Bikini Island during an H-bomb blast.” Ronald Reagan.
...Last night, when we had that cutesy end around that didn't work (lost 4 yards) and we went for it on fourth and goal and failed to score...and when we tried the onside kick that seemed to take forever to unravel...
...I told my dad and my brothers that Sean Payton had regressed in his play calling and that he was going to cost us the game.
I could be a bobble head on ESPN with that kind of insight.
CSP just needed some "seasoning", as it were. Fortunately, even when the wins weren't piling up in years 2 and 3, the team was still playing a very entertaining brand of football, and WhoDat Nation kept buying tickets. I'm sure that helped Benson to be patient. It would seem his boy coach is all grown up now.
CSP just needed some "seasoning", as it were. Fortunately, even when the wins weren't piling up in years 2 and 3, the team was still playing a very entertaining brand of football, and WhoDat Nation kept buying tickets. I'm sure that helped Benson to be patient. It would seem his boy coach is all grown up now.
That's was exactly my stance. He was filling the seats and scoring points and his records weren't all that bad considering what we were used to as Saints fans.
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Shepard is the most celebrated high school football player in the Houston area since Vince Young. He draws comparisons to current West Virginia University quarterback Pat White. As a senior, the 6-2, 185-pound Shepard rushed for 1,459 yards and 22 touchdowns and threw for 789 yards. Shepard also led Cy-Ridge to a 17-5A district championship in 2007. Shepard is considered the top quarterback of the high school class of 2009 by both Rivals.com and Scout.com.
On March 3, 2008, announced his decision to accept a scholarship from LSU.
That's was exactly my stance. He was filling the seats and scoring points and his records weren't all that bad considering what we were used to as Saints fans.
But it was Super Bowl winning offenses being wasted was the problem.
I was disgusted when he didn't fire Gibbs after the 2007 season.
And guess what, Gregg Williams was available. Gregg ended up going to Jacksonville in 2008 for one season.
Not sure if we would be looking at back to back Super Bowls, but we would have stood a chance had he been the DC in 2008.
But it was Super Bowl winning offenses being wasted was the problem.
I was disgusted when he didn't fire Gibbs after the 2007 season.
And guess what, Gregg Williams was available. Gregg ended up going to Jacksonville in 2008 for one season.
Not sure if we would be looking at back to back Super Bowls, but we would have stood a chance had he been the DC in 2008.
Gotta give the man time to make changes and he's proven he'll do what it takes.
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Wikipedia:
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Shepard is the most celebrated high school football player in the Houston area since Vince Young. He draws comparisons to current West Virginia University quarterback Pat White. As a senior, the 6-2, 185-pound Shepard rushed for 1,459 yards and 22 touchdowns and threw for 789 yards. Shepard also led Cy-Ridge to a 17-5A district championship in 2007. Shepard is considered the top quarterback of the high school class of 2009 by both Rivals.com and Scout.com.
On March 3, 2008, announced his decision to accept a scholarship from LSU.
I'm not going to lie, i was very critical of Payton, i didn't think he would be able to do it, and i was wrong. Thought he would never be anything more than a really good offensive coordinator. I was wrong, very wrong. I also gave him flack about moving up in the draft to take a damn kicker, who pinned indy inside the 5 and also kicked that beautiful onside kick.
I was very wrong.
back a couple of years ago when he was running double reverses and losing to Tampa i'll admit i wasn't enamored with the guy and thought he got a little too cute for his own good in many situations. he also seemed to challenge a lot of losing replays.
but 2009 was about as solid as you can get. i said before that saban is in his coaching prime with bama right now, perhaps payton has learned from his mistakes and is reaching his prime now.
Charlie: (In Boston accent) Oh, I bet you read a lotta Gordon Wood, huh? You read your Gordon Wood and you regurgitate it from a textbook and you think you're wicked awesome doin' that, And how 'bout 'dem apples? And all that Gordon Wood business.
I looked back at the results in 2008, and I really think had the Saints gotten Gregg Williams back then (and they had their chance), the Saints would have gone 13-3 instead of 8-8.
and a few others that were calling for Sean Payton's head a couple of years ago. Thank your lucky stars they aren't running the organization.
Payton was a HORRIBLE coach the last two years. Anybody with a brain could see that.
Payton even admitted that changes had to be made to get this team to the top. Obviously the defense had to get better and he literally paid Gregg Williams to do that. He also admitted that we had to be able to run the ball and be more balanced on offense. We were 6th in the league in rushing. And wow, our offense was better this year than the last two.
If Payton didn't make these changes, we would have been 7-9, 8-8 again this year. But he sacked up, swallowed his ego, and now were the champs. He did what most coach's ego won't allow them to do...admit he was wrong and a change needed to be made. If he continues this, which i'm sure he will, this won't be our first and only title.
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