The Saints Lost The Ndamukong Suh Sweepstakes To The Rams, Which Sucks More After Seeing The Details3/26/2018
Well, shit. And to think, I had already ironed out the kinks in my "Suh did the Saints a favor by going elsewhere" take before the 305 pound, irritable bull of a man trampled it to pieces by settling for a manageable one year deal with an in-conference contender. It was probably the haunting memory of the salary cap crucification that was the Jairus Byrd experience that had me feeling skeptical about going all the way in on a player to serve as a final piece to Drew Brees' championship puzzle, but one year? One f'n year!?! Not even the most heavy-footed of diabolical douchebags could crush the incredibly cohesive culture that the Saints have built in a single season. Here I was resting myself assured that the team that signed Ndamukong Suh away from New Orleans would have to worry about their long term investment getting sued for going full-Donkey Kong on an opposing quarterback, but a contract that expires come season's end? Mickey Loomis has taken bigger risks than that at the craps table. A measly fourteen million? He's cleared more room than that while on the crapper. Simply put, this sucks. It sucks to miss out on a player whose combination of size and skill is as enticing as his character is detestable that could have made a questionable defensive line dominant, helped to free up a DPOY candidate instead of complimenting the actual DPOY, and balanced out a secondary-centric defense. It sucks to watch yet another NFC team get even stronger than they already were. And it damn sure sucks to see them do so at a bargain rate that has very little, if any, long-term downside. If the Rams' locker room were a beaker then you might want to stand the fuck back and cover your eyes when their personalties start mixing. However, if they manage to avoid an organizational implosion then a Wade Phillips' defense that's now equally as scary on the gridiron as it would be in a back alley will prove a far tougher test for a Saints' team that, comparatively speaking, is only marginally better on paper. With a one year deal that one of the most "strictly business" players in the NFL will have to play relatively nice to match in annual salary next summer, I can't even lie to myself by saying that his presence as a disruptive force on the field is compromised by his proclivity to become a disruptive force off the field. Unfortunately, as undeniably unlikable as Ndamukong Suh is, I'd be lying if I said that the truth didn't hurt.
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