People have pinpointed the center position as the weak link along or offensive front. I would agree with this to an extent. I will say that our interior pass protection this year was well above average, however we were unable to generate a push on 3rd and short. Also, our inside run game seemed to suffer all year.
I can tell you this, an expensive FA in Jeff Faine isnt the answer. Earlier in the season, when Jeff Faine missed time with an injury, Jonathan Goodwin won a lot of Saints fans over. He played much stronger than Faine, who is stuck with the label "finesse center." Faine's great, don't get me wrong, but who doesn't love a good mauler? Faine is leaving NO cause Goodwin is a much better run blocker
at 290 lbs Faine is not a road grader type that will knock around big DTs that i think this team needs. Commiting 25+ Million dollars to a guy like this seems insane before we give Jason Peters a long term deal.
I can tell you this, an expensive FA in Jeff Faine isnt the answer. Earlier in the season, when Jeff Faine missed time with an injury, Jonathan Goodwin won a lot of Saints fans over. He played much stronger than Faine, who is stuck with the label "finesse center." Faine's great, don't get me wrong, but who doesn't love a good mauler? Faine is leaving NO cause Goodwin is a much better run blocker
at 290 lbs Faine is not a road grader type that will knock around big DTs that i think this team needs. Commiting 25+ Million dollars to a guy like this seems insane before we give Jason Peters a long term deal.
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