That last play in last night's game would have been ideal for Lousaka Polite. Had the Saints had him, I think they would have made the touchdown.

So how many Lousaka moments will we have this year that we made touchdowns last year that we won't this year because Lousaka is gone.

it's not TDs since he rarely got the ball on the goal line, it's the other 3d and 4th and 1s he always converted. He was great at that, but if that's all he was good for at this point, I can see the wisdom in letting him go. We should be able to pick up 1 yard other ways/with other players.

I don't think the Saints' offense suits him, just like Dabbolls didn't.

yeah imo the saints shouldn't have even had that play, I dont believe that Hawk did anything wrong.

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berkeley223 Wrote:
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> it's not TDs since he rarely got the ball on the
> goal line, it's the other 3d and 4th and 1s he
> always converted. He was great at that, but if
> that's all he was good for at this point, I can
> see the wisdom in letting him go. We should be
> able to pick up 1 yard other ways/with other
> players.


RESPONSE: Yeah, he only scored one touchdown all of last year.


But guess what?????? Ricky Williams only scored three!

The fact and the point remains that both in those short yardage situations and (I beg to differ) in the SHORT YARDAGE GOAL LINE SITUATIONS, he was a valuable asset.

And even if he wasn't used or even useful on the goal line, how do you estimate the value of making a 4th and short and keeping a drive alive????


To me the value is incalculable.

g_fish55 Wrote:
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> yeah imo the saints shouldn't have even had that
> play, I dont believe that Hawk did anything wrong.


??

If you are saying that not having a Polite, they should have run an option, I agree with you.

I get your point about 4th and 1s generally about keeping drives alive, I was just pointing out that we almost never gave polite the ball on the goal line, which was the basis of your analogy to the saints game last night. If we struggle converting 3d and 4th and 1s anywhere on the field this season, then it will have been a mistake to let polite go.

Cowboys could've used A Polite last night. Bart Scott wouldn't have been able to stop him from converting that crucial 3rd and 1 and would've gone on to win the game.