Ted Ginn Has Placed On The IR, Which Is Bad News That's A Couple Weeks Removed From Being Worse News10/19/2018
Ah, further proof that timing is everything. Not that there is ever a great time for a veteran playmaker at a position that lacks defined depth to hit the IR unexpectedly, but there can be better times. For instance, this news would have been much worse if it came a couple weeks ago when Tre'Quan Smith's potential was very much untapped and Cameron Meredith was still a question mark as a guy whose serious knee injuries and unfamiliarity with the offense kept him inactive throughout the first few weeks of the season. Not that one encouraging performance against a Washington secondary who looked to have hit Bourbon Street a little too hard during Happy Hour makes them proven commodities, but at least there's a comfort level between them and their quarterback after discouraging starts to the season. The truth is, Ted Ginn was very much a "given" opposite Michael Thomas in theory only, as the times in which he wasn't proving why he's the league-wide punchline to every joke about dropped passes are the times in which he displayed a clear lack of chemistry with Drew Brees. If he wasn't in Sean Payton's doghouse then he was damn near beating down the door after bobbling a kick at the one yard line in the final minutes of a game against the Giants that was still in doubt, so it's not like he was figuring as vital to the offense as he was last season. It's obviously better to have his field-stretching services available than to not, but - if the first five games were any indication - then his presence shouldn't be felt too profoundly from a production standpoint. As far as go-to weapons are concerned, the Saints are especially all set with the somewhat seamless return of Mark Ingram. It's those few plays a game they'll need to keep defenses somewhat honest in trying helplessly to guard Mike or cover Kamara, and - in retrospect - Tre'Quan Smith and Cameron Meredith picked a damn good time to show they are least capable of providing them.
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