Forecast: Believe! Don't let fear ruin this season

WhoDat!656 · 01-07-2019, 09:09 PM

Why so much alarm by some Saints fans?

https://www.wwltv.com/article/sports...f-dc2bdeba4de6

spkb25 · 01-07-2019, 09:19 PM

great article

saintsfan1976 · 01-07-2019, 09:27 PM

Best article I’ve read in a while. BELIEVE!!!!

The Dude · 01-07-2019, 11:12 PM

Even I liked that.
I think the reason a lot of people are nervous is because they are looking at how the games have worked out over the course of the season. Yes we are 10-3 but at face value it could be argued that we peaked early. Could be argued that we were at our best with a fully healthy offensive line. Once players started dropping the identity of the team changed. You also have teams that started the regular season looking like **** who are now hitting their stride.
Finally you have the old school Saints fans who have been conditioned over the years to believe what can go wrong will go wrong. Especially when it looks like it won’t.
We all know what this team is capable of when the offensive line does its job. If they do I would almost guarantee a SB win.
I do think the players are motivated. They can’t be 100% happy with the way things have panned out lately either. They will come out with something to prove. We win, healthy offensive line and it’s a blowout. If not I still think we eek out a nail biter.

WhoDat!656 · 01-07-2019, 11:19 PM

Originally Posted by The Dude

Even I liked that.
I think the reason a lot of people are nervous is because they are looking at how the games have worked out over the course of the season. Yes we are 10-3 but at face value it could be argued that we peaked early. Could be argued that we were at our best with a fully healthy offensive line. Once players started dropping the identity of the team changed. You also have teams that started the regular season looking like **** who are now hitting their stride.
Finally you have the old school Saints fans who have been conditioned over the years to believe what can go wrong will go wrong. Especially when it looks like it won’t.
We all know what this team is capable of when the offensive line does its job. If they do I would almost guarantee a SB win.
I do think the players are motivated. They can’t be 100% happy with the way things have panned out lately either. They will come out with something to prove. We win, healthy offensive line and it’s a blowout. If not I still think we eek out a nail biter.

As Saints fans we have all had to endure the Saints snatching defeat from the jaws of victory; it is an automatic response.

hitta · 01-07-2019, 11:30 PM

I do think that Ginn returning will completely change the offense. If Armstead is healthy, I feel pretty good about us. We'll shut down the pass rush and spread the field. Armstead staying healthy through the entirety of the playoff run is going to be a key factor to us winning the SB.

spkb25 · 01-07-2019, 11:44 PM

Originally Posted by hitta

I do think that Ginn returning will completely change the offense. If Armstead is healthy, I feel pretty good about us. We'll shut down the pass rush and spread the field. Armstead staying healthy through the entirety of the playoff run is going to be a key factor to us winning the SB.

would be huge...at the worst bushrod will be back. Not as good as armstead, but he allows Peat to play at guard and is serviceable. Looks, from something I saw online, Peat wasn't wearing any casts or anything so he should be a go. we will have at least 4 of 5, but armistead back healthy would be great

The Dude · 01-08-2019, 05:47 AM

I just wish we had Kelemente back. I bet he wishes he would have stayed for a ring. How did he do this year as a starter?

SaintsBro · 01-08-2019, 11:10 AM

Originally Posted by The Dude

Finally you have the old school Saints fans who have been conditioned over the years to believe what can go wrong will go wrong. Especially when it looks like it won’t.

This is really one of the hardest parts of being a Saints fan, is dealing with the old school negative nancies who feel the sky is constantly about to fall, because they were traumatized in their childhoods by so many really terrible Saints teams. And I understand them PERFECTLY, I really do. There was definitely a long era for the Saints where basically anything that could go wrong, DID, and I was there for all of it.

Many long time Saints fans of a certain age, have STILL not really adjusted to the new reality we've been living in since '06. I feel for them, I really do. I love those fans, I will never flame them or insult them or get mad at any of those old school Saints fans you see around, who still feel that way -- that something terrible is about to happen to the Saints at any minute. But that spell was broken forever, with the Lombardi in '09.

Really for me the spell was broken with the '06 season after Katrina, there were so many magical signs and signals that year that something truly special was brewing, but FOR REAL there's no denying the spell was broken and the glass was shattered with the Lombardi and/or the Tracy Porter pick of Favre in the NFC Championship game.

That was a great article though. "If we aren’t going to believe in this Saints team, when exactly are we going to?"

turbo_dog · 01-08-2019, 11:55 AM

I'm guilty. I've been kinda tip-toeing around, quietly whispering about any notion of advancing past this round of the playoffs. Partly for fear of jinxing it and partly because I live in Atlanta, and braggadocio now can lead to tremendous backlash later from these walking dead failclown fans.

Thanks for this article. He's right! I'm a believer! Saints will win this one and the next ones! WHODAT!!!

Saints 31- Iggs 17

01-07-2019, 09:09 PM	#1
WhoDat!656 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Shreveport,Louisiana Posts: 16,001	Forecast: Believe! Don't let fear ruin this season Why so much alarm by some Saints fans? https://www.wwltv.com/article/sports...f-dc2bdeba4de6

01-07-2019, 09:19 PM	#2
spkb25 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 13,057	Re: Forecast: Believe! Don't let fear ruin this season great article

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saintsfan1976 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 10,530 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Forecast: Believe! Don't let fear ruin this season Best article I’ve read in a while. BELIEVE!!!! lumm0x, dam1953 and K Major like this.

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The Dude 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 9,006	Re: Forecast: Believe! Don't let fear ruin this season Even I liked that. I think the reason a lot of people are nervous is because they are looking at how the games have worked out over the course of the season. Yes we are 10-3 but at face value it could be argued that we peaked early. Could be argued that we were at our best with a fully healthy offensive line. Once players started dropping the identity of the team changed. You also have teams that started the regular season looking like **** who are now hitting their stride. Finally you have the old school Saints fans who have been conditioned over the years to believe what can go wrong will go wrong. Especially when it looks like it won’t. We all know what this team is capable of when the offensive line does its job. If they do I would almost guarantee a SB win. I do think the players are motivated. They can’t be 100% happy with the way things have panned out lately either. They will come out with something to prove. We win, healthy offensive line and it’s a blowout. If not I still think we eek out a nail biter. homerj07 likes this.
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01-07-2019, 11:19 PM	#5
WhoDat!656 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Shreveport,Louisiana Posts: 16,001	Re: Forecast: Believe! Don't let fear ruin this season Originally Posted by The Dude Even I liked that. I think the reason a lot of people are nervous is because they are looking at how the games have worked out over the course of the season. Yes we are 10-3 but at face value it could be argued that we peaked early. Could be argued that we were at our best with a fully healthy offensive line. Once players started dropping the identity of the team changed. You also have teams that started the regular season looking like **** who are now hitting their stride. Finally you have the old school Saints fans who have been conditioned over the years to believe what can go wrong will go wrong. Especially when it looks like it won’t. We all know what this team is capable of when the offensive line does its job. If they do I would almost guarantee a SB win. I do think the players are motivated. They can’t be 100% happy with the way things have panned out lately either. They will come out with something to prove. We win, healthy offensive line and it’s a blowout. If not I still think we eek out a nail biter. As Saints fans we have all had to endure the Saints snatching defeat from the jaws of victory; it is an automatic response. Rsanders24 and saintsfan1976 like this.

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01-07-2019, 11:30 PM	#6
hitta 1000 Posts + Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,300	Re: Forecast: Believe! Don't let fear ruin this season I do think that Ginn returning will completely change the offense. If Armstead is healthy, I feel pretty good about us. We'll shut down the pass rush and spread the field. Armstead staying healthy through the entirety of the playoff run is going to be a key factor to us winning the SB. Rsanders24 and saintsfan1976 like this.
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01-07-2019, 11:44 PM	#7
spkb25 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 13,057	Re: Forecast: Believe! Don't let fear ruin this season Originally Posted by hitta I do think that Ginn returning will completely change the offense. If Armstead is healthy, I feel pretty good about us. We'll shut down the pass rush and spread the field. Armstead staying healthy through the entirety of the playoff run is going to be a key factor to us winning the SB. would be huge...at the worst bushrod will be back. Not as good as armstead, but he allows Peat to play at guard and is serviceable. Looks, from something I saw online, Peat wasn't wearing any casts or anything so he should be a go. we will have at least 4 of 5, but armistead back healthy would be great

01-08-2019, 05:47 AM	#8
The Dude 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 9,006	Re: Forecast: Believe! Don't let fear ruin this season I just wish we had Kelemente back. I bet he wishes he would have stayed for a ring. How did he do this year as a starter?
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SaintsBro Site Donor Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: in line with my ridiculous CLEAR PLASTIC BAG Posts: 3,650 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Forecast: Believe! Don't let fear ruin this season Originally Posted by The Dude Finally you have the old school Saints fans who have been conditioned over the years to believe what can go wrong will go wrong. Especially when it looks like it won’t. This is really one of the hardest parts of being a Saints fan, is dealing with the old school negative nancies who feel the sky is constantly about to fall, because they were traumatized in their childhoods by so many really terrible Saints teams. And I understand them PERFECTLY, I really do. There was definitely a long era for the Saints where basically anything that could go wrong, DID, and I was there for all of it. Many long time Saints fans of a certain age, have STILL not really adjusted to the new reality we've been living in since '06. I feel for them, I really do. I love those fans, I will never flame them or insult them or get mad at any of those old school Saints fans you see around, who still feel that way -- that something terrible is about to happen to the Saints at any minute. But that spell was broken forever, with the Lombardi in '09. Really for me the spell was broken with the '06 season after Katrina, there were so many magical signs and signals that year that something truly special was brewing, but FOR REAL there's no denying the spell was broken and the glass was shattered with the Lombardi and/or the Tracy Porter pick of Favre in the NFC Championship game. That was a great article though. "If we aren’t going to believe in this Saints team, when exactly are we going to?"

01-08-2019, 11:55 AM	#10
turbo_dog 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,540	Re: Forecast: Believe! Don't let fear ruin this season I'm guilty. I've been kinda tip-toeing around, quietly whispering about any notion of advancing past this round of the playoffs. Partly for fear of jinxing it and partly because I live in Atlanta, and braggadocio now can lead to tremendous backlash later from these walking dead failclown fans. Thanks for this article. He's right! I'm a believer! Saints will win this one and the next ones! WHODAT!!! Saints 31- Iggs 17