Thumbs up for Saints and down for everyone else!

Yesterday it was announced that former Pro Bowl D-liner Rod Coleman, was given a chance to comeback with the Saints next season. Its great to see that some organizations understand talent should not be looked over, and investing in proven talents is good business. This 6-2 gigantor lead all Defensive tackles in sacks both in 04' and 05'. Not to mention a pretty impressive 4 forced fumbled that lead to his first Pro bowl selection on 05'. He has a combination of size, smarts and ox like strength; making this home-boy like a wrecking ball against apartments. Coleman injured himself in a watercraft accident (I know what you thinking.....genius right), which put him on the injury reserved list November 07'. Since then Coleman hasn't started a single game in the NFL. We all know injury can mean the end of your career in most cases in Pro Sport, particularly when it is off the field/court (Jayson Williams with the Chicago Bulls is perfect example of that). Subsequent recovery time and rehabilitation should be something team owners think about incorporating into their contracts (including free water crafting goods).

When a player performs above and beyond expectations (Ala Coleman), it is important to see that as a potentially great investment. Injury is part of the game, but should not be the end of the game for talented people like Coleman. There is an ocean of all-stars who were dubbed injury prone, to small for the position, to slow for the positions, to black, white, fat....the list goes on. In my time I have seen Heismann Trophy winners not even drafted (does that makes sense). Don't even get me started on Mike Vick! But before I get way ahead of myself I just want to point out that the Saints organisation deserve a round of applause (well, go on....). Although Coleman may not even make the squad. Even if he does make it, will he be as great as he was in 05'? Either way I still think they did a good job thinking laterally in this instance. It's time for the rest of the NFL to take a page out of the Saints book (some teams should think about copying the whole thing).

If you didn't know, now you do!

Peace