Saints release veteran receiver Emmanuel Sanders in cap-saving maneuver | Luke Johnson

Boston Saint · 03-11-2021, 11:11 AM

Originally Posted by gosaints1

Bingo! 21 points directly off of 3 turnovers. The Bucs had to go 3 yards, then 40 yards, then 20 yards for those TD’s. The last turnover was the end of game possession. wrt CGM, he was targeted only four times the entire game, zero catches.

Tampa only had 189 passing yards, while the Saints had 190 total. More potent? I think not. wrt rushing, the Saints had 105 on 25 carries for a solid 4.2ypc, the Bucs had more with 127, but on 35 carries for a 3.6ypc rushing attack. I’ll take those playmakers, against the other team’s playmakers all day long, sans the turnovers.

But our “playmakers” didn’t make plays. Theirs did...especially in the RZ. Evans’s one catch was a RZ TD. Thomas couldn’t keep his feet in bounds on his red zone catch attempt. Cook fumbled and had his hands on one of the INTs. Their backup TE had more yards receiving than Cook without fumbling. Their RB group reached the end zone on Red Zone plays. The Saints didnt. If the Saints go up 14-0 with Hill and Murray helping in the red zone like they usually do instead of 6-0 then we have a totally different game. If the Saints D forces a FG instead of Letting up a TD on one of those drives then it’s a different game. It’s demonstrable that Tampa’s skill position players outplayed the Saints skill players. Especially when Harris was lost with...an injury. I’m not saying TOs didn’t hurt. But they could have been 3 and out punts and I still think the Bucs win based on the flow of the game and the performance of the players involved. Just my feeling and I respect yours.

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Boston Saint 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 5,137	Re: Saints release veteran receiver Emmanuel Sanders in cap-saving maneuver \| Luke Johnson Originally Posted by gosaints1 Bingo! 21 points directly off of 3 turnovers. The Bucs had to go 3 yards, then 40 yards, then 20 yards for those TD’s. The last turnover was the end of game possession. wrt CGM, he was targeted only four times the entire game, zero catches. Tampa only had 189 passing yards, while the Saints had 190 total. More potent? I think not. wrt rushing, the Saints had 105 on 25 carries for a solid 4.2ypc, the Bucs had more with 127, but on 35 carries for a 3.6ypc rushing attack. I’ll take those playmakers, against the other team’s playmakers all day long, sans the turnovers. But our “playmakers” didn’t make plays. Theirs did...especially in the RZ. Evans’s one catch was a RZ TD. Thomas couldn’t keep his feet in bounds on his red zone catch attempt. Cook fumbled and had his hands on one of the INTs. Their backup TE had more yards receiving than Cook without fumbling. Their RB group reached the end zone on Red Zone plays. The Saints didnt. If the Saints go up 14-0 with Hill and Murray helping in the red zone like they usually do instead of 6-0 then we have a totally different game. If the Saints D forces a FG instead of Letting up a TD on one of those drives then it’s a different game. It’s demonstrable that Tampa’s skill position players outplayed the Saints skill players. Especially when Harris was lost with...an injury. I’m not saying TOs didn’t hurt. But they could have been 3 and out punts and I still think the Bucs win based on the flow of the game and the performance of the players involved. Just my feeling and I respect yours.
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