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I am heading back from the game and listening to the Saints on the radio. Bobby Hebert is KILLING him at halftime. The former QB is basically the main sports talk host in NOLA. I think that he is hammered (he just called them the Cowgirls). He said, "come on Jairus Byrd what are you stealing money?!? Can you tackle?" FWIW he has really struggled this year.

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Byrd has looked pretty darn good out there tonight.

I am driving back but they are killing him on the Saints radio network. I mean they KILLED him at halftime. He has struggled. I like Byrd but he was never one of the best couple of safeties in the league. He can't support the run and is a step slow over the top.
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I am driving back but they are killing him on the Saints radio network. I mean they KILLED him at halftime. He has struggled. I like Byrd but he was never one of the best couple of safeties in the league. He can't support the run and is a step slow over the top.

 

He misplayed the rushing td but has otherwise made nice plays tonight

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I am driving back but they are killing him on the Saints radio network. I mean they KILLED him at halftime. He has struggled. I like Byrd but he was never one of the best couple of safeties in the league. He can't support the run and is a step slow over the top.

 

Hmmm...I haven't seen it tonight, but I am no expert. I think he was a split second late on the first Williams TD, but otherwise he has looked really good. What did I miss?

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When he came back last year for us, he didn't make much of a difference if any. Take away his INT's rookie year and look at his body of work since then.

 

I give front office credit for refusing to overpay for the guy. Wish they had overpaid for Levitre, but that's another story.

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Hmmm...I haven't seen it tonight, but I am no expert. I think he was a split second late on the first Williams TD, but otherwise he has looked really good. What did I miss?

 

He was late because he was doubling dez- that he got a hit in was good

 

The long td run he got sucked inside instead of filling the hole and left a free path to the end zone. One other run I saw him too far inside but bush got the tackle still

 

Otherwise, looked good tonight

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Jairus Byrd doesn't play for the Bills any longer. This schadenfreude over former players is pointless.

Pointless, yet somehow satisfying.
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Haven't seen him before tonight and he's had a couple good moments vs. Dallas to be sure. But man, he has played on some historically craptastic defenses in his career.

 

GO BILLS!!!

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Here's a clip of his season highlights:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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He never had the physical skills to be a top flight guy like earl Thomas. But he was smart, developed good technique, and was opporunisitic. He was somewhere in between good and great, problem is he wanted to be paid like great. Hence I'm glad we passed on him. .

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He's officially forced 100% of the saints turnovers this year. Unfortunately for them it is just 1, and theyve gotten only 5 in 15 games with no d/st touchdowns in 23 now

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He never had the physical skills to be a top flight guy like earl Thomas. But he was smart, developed good technique, and was opporunisitic. He was somewhere in between good and great, problem is he wanted to be paid like great. Hence I'm glad we passed on him. .

 

Excellent summary. Bryd in a nutshell.

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Byrd scored zero points in 1st half? Oh that was Brees? I thought Brees was elite.

Are we questioning whether or not Brees is elite? He has 4 5,000 yard seasons. There are only like 8 in NFL history (or something like that). I am not sure if that was sarcasm or a ridiculous overreaction. If it was sarcasm I apologize for not picking up. If you are questioning whether or not Brees is elite I will be adding you to the block list ;).
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Byrd has looked pretty darn good out there tonight.

 

Yes, Terremce Williams thanks him for looking so darn good. :)

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Byrd is a smart player who worked well in Pettine's systems. Like a lot of other players, his skills might not translate into success elsewhere. He is not a physical specimen like many other safeties. He reads QBs and sees how plays are developing, and he reacts. Why he isn't able to do it in NO, I can't say for sure, but it is probably due to what he's asked to do by his position coaches and DC.

 

Either that or he got tired of faking injuries, so now he shows up but doesn't really show up.

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Byrd is a smart player who worked well in Pettine's systems. Like a lot of other players, his skills might not translate into success elsewhere. He is not a physical specimen like many other safeties. He reads QBs and sees how plays are developing, and he reacts. Why he isn't able to do it in NO, I can't say for sure, but it is probably due to what he's asked to do by his position coaches and DC.

 

Either that or he got tired of faking injuries, so now he shows up but doesn't really show up.

 

hes played in a different system every single year of his career. he has the saints only turnover of the season.

 

whats happening now is the corners are weak enough that they can throw away from him (one of the TD catches last night was vs a UDFA rookie on an island by himself) and still find an easy target coupled with the front 7 not stopping the run. weve seen what happens with that.

 

hes a good player, but hes not going to fix a full meltdown like that.

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