Branch Officially Out of MNF

[Cardinals.Ken]

I haven't filed for SS yet so if you started rooting for the Cards yesterday, you are stating a true fact.

That's right, I forgot that there was no Social Security when you reached retirement age!

 

[Renz]

I knew that was coming.

Right, because results in actual games are irrelevant.

 

[Trey]

Right, because results in actual games are irrelevant.

No, but context is everything.

Clancy isn't the reason the Saints lost (if you want to blame one player, Jason David is available). Peyton pretty much torches everyone.

At the end of it all we manufactured the need to cut Clancy, and now he's starting for a team that was in the playoffs last year.

 

[Stout]

Actually Bailey is listed as the #3 Littlebittyguywhonlyweighs300lbs Tackle behind Dockett and Cooper on the Cards depth chart. Only Watson and Branch are listed at the Greatbighugeguy Tackle position.

Hmm, very interesting. So, because we stupidly cut Clancy for NO GOOD REASON, we end up going into the first game of the season with our backup to the backup at ANOTHER position playing the #2 NT who will invariably have to come into the game for a decent playing period, because NT can't go the entire distance. Sounds like smart FO management to me...beat...beat...beat....NOT!

 

[joeshmo]

I swear, you guys think we should not only have probowlers at every position, we should also have probowlers to back them up and a probowler or two sitting in the wings just in case the back up gets injured also.

Pro bowlers? Not a single person has said that or even come close to saying that. Competent backup, that is what people have been talking about. Bailey a backup 3-4 DE is not a competent backup as a 3-4 NT. Completely different kind of strength and technique is needed and that is not Bailey. Bailey trying to take on a double team of their Center and Allen is laughable and will get destroyed without question ever time.

Thats if they even use Bailey in a 3-4 NT role which they wont. When Watson comes out for a breather they will move to a 4-3 without question in my mind.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Trey, why dwell in the past? What has that ever accomplished?

uh, learning from it?

 

[40yearfan]

Pro bowlers? Not a single person has said that or even come close to saying that. Competent backup, that is what people have been talking about. Bailey a backup 3-4 DE is not a competent backup as a 3-4 NT. Completely different kind of strength and technique is needed and that is not Bailey. Bailey trying to take on a double team of their Center and Allen is laughable and will get destroyed without question ever time.

Thats if they even use Bailey in a 3-4 NT role which they wont. When Watson comes out for a breather they will move to a 4-3 without question in my mind.

So how do we know Bailey isn't a competent backup? Has anyone here seen him play in the DT position? Do you honestly believe this coaching staff would be dumb enough to play someone in a position where they know he will hurt them?

It never ceases to amaze me how some of our posters know so much more than this coaching staff.

 

[Stout]

So how do we know Bailey isn't a competent backup? Has anyone here seen him play in the DT position? Do you honestly believe this coaching staff would be dumb enough to play someone in a position where they know he will hurt them?

It never ceases to amaze me how some of our posters know so much more than this coaching staff.

Well, we know so much more than our FO, thinking we know more than the coaching staff is understandable

 

[joeshmo]

Do you honestly believe this coaching staff would be dumb enough to play someone in a position where they know he will hurt them?

Since you didnt read it the first time. I feel I already answered your question.

"Thats if they even use Bailey in a 3-4 NT role which they wont. When Watson comes out for a breather they will move to a 4-3 without question in my mind."

Who said anything about this coaching staff being dumb having to play Bailey at 3-4 NT if they had to. Has nothing to do with being smart or dumb and everything to do with being forced to do it, which they wont as already stated. They arent dumb enough to play a career 3-4 DE as an 300 lb anchoring NT.