Saints Predict-A-Poll: Interceptions

I’ll go with Greer, as I think Porter’s post season reputation will cause QBs to look the other way more often. I also don’t envision the same production out of Sharper in center field. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 20 INTs total, possibly equaling last year’s total, if our TOP happens to diminish and/or front seven begins to bring the heat on a more consistent basis.

Roman Harper will have fewer picks than Rick Nielsen at the end of a Cheap Trick concert.

With other teams still trying to keep up with our offense, they still have to throw the ball (alot). I’m thinking 25 interceptions sounds about right. I’m tempted to go with one of our corners, but think centerfield will pick the most. Since I believe Jenkins will get more playing time than Sharper, he’s my pick.

Simply because he faces the play, looks at the QB, every play. The cornerbacks will have fewer opportunities simply because we play a lot of man coverage. I don’t think he’ll match last year’s production though. That was a season of a lifetime.

This is assuming he will be the starter, which IMO is debatable right now i.e. Sharper’s surgery rehab. If Jenkins starts the year at FS, and has a few good games, with a couple of picks himself, then we got ourselves a controversy…

it is amazing how bad a professional athlete can be at catching a ball. ill bet that benson’s wife can catch better than him. but harper is pretty good at dislodging things from everybody’s (including his own) hands.

im not sure how much playing time sharper will get (especially at the beginning of the season). i think greer will lock his side down, and that leaves porter to be the hero (hopefully about twenty times with like 7 td’s).

That’s how I feel sometimes around here. I still don’t get why some are so down on Harper. He’s not one of the best at his positions, but he’s not one of the worst either. As strong safeties go, I think he does pretty well. It’s not like he’s a free safety and regularly involved in pass coverage down the field. We could do a whole lot worse than him. G-dub seems to like him. Maybe I’m missing things, but I don’t ever recall thinking “Come on, man!” on something he did/did not do on the field.

In my ever continuing attempts to go out on limbs and have others heap ridicule upon me (i.e. Stujo’s list), I selected “Another player not listed.” I’m going with Jenkins. Yeah, it’s a long shot that he’ll lead the team in INTs, but it’ll be cool if he does. I’m guessing Sharper will miss lots of time due to injury and Jenkins will be the one who fills the role. Teams will of course go after him and he’ll do surprisingly well. I know I just added a footnote to Stu’s grudge list, but I don’t care. I’m hoping he does a whole chapter on me in his upcoming book: “The Count of Monte Stujo.”

Greer with 6+

is about what I expect. I don’t think it will be either of our starting corners with the most INT’s, so I’ll vote for Derrick Patrick Robinson.

I thought maybe if I said Usama Young, I could maybe get on the grudge list…. :-)