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Good thing we didn't resign Darren Sharper because he's really showing what he can't do anymore down in NO.

 

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I remember watching him closely in the latter half of the season last year, and he blew his cover more than once because he just couldn’t keep up with a really fast WR or a ball carrier who was juking his way. Couple years back, he’d’ve nailed those suckers.

Sharper was making up for it with pure savvy, knowing where the ball was going almost before the QB knew. He could come down like Thor’s Hammer on the unlucky recipient, a thing of joy to behold, but those times were happening only when he had lead-time on the victim because he started first.

Asher Allen reminds me a lot of Sharper’s hard-hitting style, looking forward to that young man’s stepping out soon..

Ah, ah,
We come from the land of the ice and snow,
From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow.
The hammer of the gods will drive our ships to new lands,
To fight the horde, singing and crying: Valhalla, I am coming!
SKOL!

by DCPurple on Oct 4, 2009 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yea, Sharper is in a completely different style of football in NO.

In Minnesota, the games were so close that Sharper could not afford to do what he does best which is take an educated gamble as to where the ball will go.

Many a time we were furious with Sharper for trying to pick up and return a fumble from our own end zone instead of fall on it. He couldn’t do that kind of stuff here because if he misses, we didn’t have the offense to make up for his mistake.

Now that he is on a team that can build a 2-3 TD lead rather easily, he can get away with the kind of things that he likes to do.

He was no longer a good fit for our defensive scheme, we need fast safeties to cover the deep routes, and Sharper has lost a step or two. Obviously not enough of a step to prevent him from returning two 95+ yard INTs for TDs.

by Bjorno on Oct 5, 2009 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions  

Interesting POV

Hadn’t thought that way, but it does make some sense … thanks for the angle.

by puddnhead on Oct 5, 2009 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

Your Erroneous Zones

There is a peculiar fallacy circulating in Minnesota that spending more is always good, but only when it is done by others; therefore, it is always Zygi Wilf who should accede to everyone’s request for more money.

This is a remake of an old movie. In two years, there will be shock and awe, just like there was in Cleveland in ’95.

by Elgar on Oct 4, 2009 6:44 PM CDT reply actions  

Give it another few weeks

and the old man will be back in the “rocking chair” watching young, swift receivers make him look totally out of place. Pump that mouth of his up all you want, I’m glad he’s gone. For all the long TDs early in the season, by season’s end he’s getting beat to the ball by younger, quicker WRs in a position where quick is all that matters.

I’ll give the old guy credit, he’s made a hell of alot of plays so far for the ’Aints.

by Viking64 on Oct 5, 2009 2:22 PM CDT reply actions  

It's more scheme than results here

Sharper is an excellent gambler. He goes for the pick A LOT, and it’s paying off so far for the Saints. If you telegraph a pass or two like Sanchez did, Sharper will make you pay. But in our defensive scheme, it was too much of a risk for Sharper to take those gambles. He’s not that great of a cover safety anymore, but he’s still one hell of a instinct safety.

by Eric J. Thompson on Oct 5, 2009 5:28 PM CDT reply actions  

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