Ken Hamlin...a future Saint?
by GRlZZ on Apr 9, 2010 2:06 AM CDT
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PrintCheck 1..2...is this thing on? *ach-hem* Hello CSC community, I have a proposal that some will disagree and maybe a few will agree. What about the Saints signing Ken Hamlin? The Cowboys released him and Flozell Adams not too long ago, and I think he would be a great pick up if we don't sign Darren Sharper. Personally I wouldn't mind, I'd rather have a veteran safety that's proven himself (rather than Usama Young or Malcolm Jenkins) and not too old(29). What do you think? Should we sign him if we don't get "D-sharp" back? Don't get me wrong either I would love to have him back (as long as his surgery rehab is going as planned), I'm just saying "if" we don't get him.
Here are Hamlin's stats for his last 3 years with Dallas:
| Season | Team | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
| G | GS | Comb | Total | Ast | Sck | SFTY | PDef | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TDs | FF | ||
| 2009 | Dallas Cowboys | 12 | 12 | 52 | 40 | 12 | 0.0 | -- | 2 | -- | -- | 0.0 | -- | -- | 0 |
| 2008 | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 16 | 74 | 53 | 21 | 1.0 | -- | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 16 | 62 | 45 | 17 | 0.0 | -- | 15 | 5 | 93 | 18.6 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
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"I have all of the love in the world for Darren Sharper. I just don't have all the money in the world for Darren Sharper." Mickey Loomis
by Hans Petersen on Apr 9, 2010 6:58 AM CDT up reply actions
this would be the first ken we’ve had
since Ken Irvin back in 2002
this would be the first player that went by ken we’ve had since Ken Irvin back in 2002
(You fools. You just don't learn, do ya'!)
Fat, dumb, and happy. Hell, two out of three ain't bad!
I Want To Die In My Sleep Like My Grandpa – Not Screaming and Yelling Like His Passengers.
by Just 'Nother Day on Apr 9, 2010 5:30 PM CDT up reply actions
he's a very solid safety, i have always liked him
but he seems quite different than Sharper in that he doesn’t seem to make the real big plays and he is not the gambler type that helped our D be successful last year. So, I am torn. He does seem to very consistent, hits hard, and prevents the deep big play pretty well and he and the Dallas D neutralized D Jackson and Maclin pretty well last year.
"I think we agree, the past is over" - George W Bush
"The greatest enemy of knowlege is not ignorance; it is the illusion of knowledge" Stephen Hawking
Don't know...
I remember reading they cut him for allowing few big plays… if Sharper wont be back we would probably be better off with what we have in-house
"Saints don't commit sins, they exorcise demons. The NFL most accurate passer was preaching, and the league MVP watched as the Game MVP delivered an impressive sermon"
I brought this up over a week ago. Sharper’s more of a ballhawk (when healthy), but Hamlin would be an improvement in the tackling department. Five years younger, too. I would be all for it. Keep Jenkins at CB and that’s yet another position we can X off the needs list. Being able to draft the BPA regardless of position is the key the staying on top.
"I was not on the boat in question." -Darren Sharper
“Sharper’s more of a ballhawk (when healthy), but Hamlin would be an improvement in the tackling department.”
100% agree on that.
We need the ballhawk more than a few more tackles.
Turnovers are HUGE.
Turnovers are a large part of why we won so many games last year… including the Super Bowl.
Turnovers are the difference between potentially giving up 7 points and getting 7 points… or, potentially a 14 point swing.
HUGE I TELL YA!
Pigs have flown! Hell has frozen over! The Saints HAVE WON the Superbowl!!
For some reason, I've never really liked Hamlin
I think he’s an average safety. I didn’t like him that much when he was in Seattle and I hated him when he was in Dallas….just like everybody else currently on the Cowboys roster. I think I would rather move Jenkins to safety. Look at Antrel Rolle, he’s very similar to Malcolm Jenkins. he was a 1st round corner who was very physical, well built, but just a little bit slow for a corner. The Cardinals moved him to safety and he became a Pro Bowler and he just got a good deal with the Jets.
Peyton, I can eat Oreos faster than you!!!!
Speaking of Rolles, I drive one. I kid. Anyone interested in Myron as a late round flyer pick, if he’s still lingering?
"I was not on the boat in question." -Darren Sharper
If he’s around after the 4th…sure. Great kid, good work ethic can contribute on Special Teams. He’s a bit too much of a thinker when he’s on the field, he’s not instinctive enough and i think that sometimes interferes with his on the field production. As a quality locker room presence and added depth at the position he’s more than worth a look if he slides deep.
here's my late-round flyer
Ryan Perriloux
and here’s why:
he allows us to chant SEC! SEC! SEC! (while also touting our small-school “gems” cred as he transferred to J’ville State)
it may solve our backup QB/post-Brees QB down the road quandry
he’s had a jaded past, but is ready to start anew (ala Hargrove) high reward/low risk if we get him late and cheaply enough
with a name like Perilloux, he’s bound to be able to outrun Bobby Boucher
"I have all of the love in the world for Darren Sharper. I just don't have all the money in the world for Darren Sharper." Mickey Loomis
by Hans Petersen on Apr 9, 2010 6:10 PM CDT up reply actions
My last game in high school
We played against East St John, and Perriloux was the QB. We only won 2 games at that point, and they only lost 2, but we beat them that night. My brush with fame I guess. I’m very interested to see if he gets drafted or not. He cost himself millions of dollars by messing up when he was at LSU
Peyton, I can eat Oreos faster than you!!!!
The BIG question is, are his "messing up" days over?
I, also, couldn’t believe he threw it all away at LSU. What a damn shame!
Fat, dumb, and happy. Hell, two out of three ain't bad!
I Want To Die In My Sleep Like My Grandpa – Not Screaming and Yelling Like His Passengers.
by Just 'Nother Day on Apr 9, 2010 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Jamarcus at least
waited until after he got paid to throw it all away. It’s a waste of talent. The guy doesn’t know how blessed he is and how much he had it made. Stay out of trouble and play a freakin game for one year and someone will pay you millions of dollars, and that’s too much to ask. And asking if his messing up days are over, I’m not sure. He got suspended for his first game at Jacksonville State for violating team rules. You know you messed up when Div.-II schools are suspending you and you’re the star player and the only reason people go to your games is to see you
Peyton, I can eat Oreos faster than you!!!!
No Thanks!
Shraper makes big plays! If we can’t get him i would rather get someone else.
by IBLEEDBLACKANDGOLD on Apr 9, 2010 1:05 PM CDT reply actions
maybe we go look for Fred Thomas?
"I have all of the love in the world for Darren Sharper. I just don't have all the money in the world for Darren Sharper." Mickey Loomis
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"I have all of the love in the world for Darren Sharper. I just don't have all the money in the world for Darren Sharper." Mickey Loomis
by Hans Petersen on Apr 9, 2010 10:26 PM CDT up reply actions
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