If Hargrove gets the snaps, I say it HELPS our chances. If not, it’s probably about even either way.

In all seriousness, losing Grant doesn’t help things much. McCray has been erratic and I’m not sure that Charleston or Spicer can do as well as Grant. I would say take the fastest guy left and try and generate some speed on that strong side.

I can’t help but wonder what the Saints would look like in a 3-4 next year…Smith, Ellis and Hargrove up top with Shanle, Simenoau, Vilma and Fujita inside. That or maybe a draft pick/free agency upgrade to one of those OLB’s. It might give them more flexibility in their pass rush.

I think Charles Grant has played his last game as a New Orleans Saint

I consider our chances of winning a game in the playoffs a longshot, with or without Grant. A little longer longshot? I ain’t sweating it.

I’m not convinced Hargrove isn’t better used in the starting lineup at end over Grant anyway… Hargrove has struggled against the run at the tackle spot, but at end he should be fine.

But I think seeing Hargrove in the DE position and how much hustle and fire he showed let GW and SP know that we can still win without Grant. I mean Grant is a Mr. Fatty McFatty and has no speed and Bobby is a poor man’s Peppers. I hope they actually start Hargrove @ DE instead of Charleston or Spicer. The guy is a beast and much more competitive on the field than Grant this season.

As lackluster a season as Grant has had, teams still had to account for him. With Grant out, the only guy on the defenseive front garnering any respect will be Will. Teams will know, get two blockers on Will then do what you want. Losing a starter is never good, but we have some players that can step up and certainly like playing as underdogs. Hear me Hargrove???

Grant’s play has been erratic from a we’re-expecting-big-things-from-this-guy perspective, but let’s face it, if we were talking about losing a 5.5 sack guy we found off the street, we’d all be pretty bummed right now. That matches his total from his prior two seasons combined. It’s a loss. Not one we can’t overcome, not someone who earned his keep monetarily, but — like Reggie Bush — a guy who contibuted a little here, a little there in what has amounted to a 13 win season. Here’s hoping Grant bounces back strong in time for free agency. With a little luck, we could wind up getting a compensatory pick if he walks, considering the size of his annual salary.

at times, grants play has been adequate, but far from spectacular. he never seemed to show any real motivation on the field, and i think that hargrove just might spark a little inspiration into the rest of the line, just from the other starters seeing his motor play in and play out. at best, we’ll all be saying “damn, why didnt we start hargrove sooner”, at worst, he’ll fill in adequately and we wont miss a thing. hargrove is too good to be an obvious downgrade from grant.

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You’ll have to read my Sunday column for T-P. That’s the subject @AndrewJuge: think Charles Grant has played his last game as a Saint?I do.

Look, cut down his salary, and let him play backup next year. If he rested all this time, and had to play now…..I’m just sayin’ think of next year!

I’ve not heard anywhere how this injury came about. Am I the only one who doesn’t know?

gotta start him, Charles Grant see ya, next stop Oakland.

but I honestly wanted him to be demoted to backup long ago. He is one of the top 2nd string DEs in the league !!
We will be fine and I hope Spicer can help some which is definitely a possibility. But, for now it would seem the rotation would ne Atodele, Ellis and Pressley at DT and Hargrove, Smith, Mc Cray and Charleston at DE. I guess
Charleston will play minimally and if Spicer comes along he could play alittle. I think it may be a blessing.

but concern over the back-ups getting picked-on (for a lack of a better word). Our opponent will certainly try and take adv. of a new guy(s) i.e. the case of the Cowboys v. Evans(54) Jenkins, Dunbar, and Mac 34- playing 8yds off Miles Austin on the slant 3 and 7 . Our pass rush has been wk of late and that doesn’t help the DB’s. Its a game of match-ups and opposing coaches know this and have earned their pay checks. The nat’ media and fans seem to think Cowboys and Bucs came to the Dome beat us like 42-0!!!!

I would love to see Hargrove out there.
More speed.
More power.
More desire.
More production.
Hargrove Ellis Ayodele Smith (mix in McCray and Pressley)
Fujita Vilma Shanle

As well as Hargrove plays (in my opinion) he should be on the field.

hargrove is my secret weapon in madden. hes a beast!

Like his play or not, there is no way this helps a football team. No telling what may happen in the playoffs with a guy like Grant – he could turn on the switch and be the beast he should be all the time. No matter how you spin it, you lose a starter on a part of your football team that has question marks already, and your depth takes a hit at the most crucial time of the year.

We can simply hope that Hargrove (and others) can play above and beyond expectations in Grant’s place.

I think we’ll be a better defense without him.

He’s been very inconsistent this year. He certainly hasn’t played up to his salary.

As someone mentioned, I think they kept him in longer than they would have simply because of the huge contract… they didn’t want to see their big investment on the sideline.

I don’t know what’s going to happen next year, but I think we’re going to be OK (if not better) in the playoffs.