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ESPN chat raises interesting question re: Smith & Grant

ESPN had a chat with our favorite NFC South blogger, Pat Yasinskas, and the subject of the suspensions of Smith and Grant came up a couple times. The chatters had an interesting take on it:

...maybe its not such a bad thing. maybe grant and smith will have a fire lit up under them after not being able to play for the first four games.
...i believe a 4 game suspension might be the best thing for will smith and charles grant. with the off season additions of hargrove and spicer they will actually have to earn the two DE spots. if hargrove and spicer both perfrom well in smith and grants absence gregg williams will have those two bustin their butts to get the starting jobs back.

Pat Y seemed to buy into it:

It might be just what those two need. And don't forget Bobby McCray. I think he can be a force if they use him as a situational pass rusher.

Of course, he's being cautious at this point--which, give the guy credit, is an improvement over the usual MSM "expert" pontificating about "The Ten Players Most Likely to Play at 38% Capacity in Week Three," or some such nonsense.

It sounds like a plausible scenario. And actually, if there are going to be suspensions, the first part of the season is definitely the best time for them. That block of four games is eminently winnable (only the Eagles are bona-fide playoff contenders), two of the opponents are in the AFC, and none of them are NFC South teams. Even if we lose all four--and I don't see that happening--the season is still manageable.

So what do you guys think? Is the suspension really some sort of blessing in disguise?

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Is the suspension of Will Smith and Charles Grant really a good thing?
Absolutely! I'm convinced!
23 votes
Huh? Did I miss something?
10 votes
No way. You must be smoking Dave's toenails again.
19 votes

52 votes | Poll has closed

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This is actually similar to something I am planning

on talking about tomorrow!

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by Saintsational on May 30, 2009 4:37 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Actually...

it’s very similar. Son of a gun.

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by Saintsational on May 30, 2009 4:37 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

You've just been

scooped.

Maybe now you’ll keep me apprised of publishing schedules, hmmm?

Come home, Stuart...

by MtnExile on May 30, 2009 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

You know

maybe you were right after all. Nobody seems to want to hang out here on a Saturday night. It’s three hours later, and there are no more comments. Where is everyone? Aren’t they Saints fans? Don’t they want to discuss the big issues? I feel so abandoned. [sob]

Don't bother coming home, Stuart...nobody else is here.

by MtnExile on May 30, 2009 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wouldn't be upset and take it personally

this is the slow season.

On another note…anyone that IS here is really a hardcore Saints lover.

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by Saintsational on May 30, 2009 8:29 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

You and me

and Stuart, lurking.

...behind the potted fern in the corner.

by MtnExile on May 30, 2009 8:57 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

i'm back

been gone for a few but i’m back now. i’m here now, even though it’s 1 in the morning. i have been lurking though…in the shadows watching and wanting to comment but i was logged into this computer. anyways…it feels good to be back and able to comment :D

Superbowl bound!!!...I hope? Go Saints! :D

by skinnykinney on May 31, 2009 12:19 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

welcome!

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by Saintsational on May 31, 2009 12:22 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

sorry

hard to be online during the weekend…haha

the more “healthy” competition we have, the better we’re going to be overall. grant and smith have underperformed their contracts and i think having to watch from the bench will DEFINITELY light a fire.

by nanvinnie on Jun 1, 2009 9:25 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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