Observations from the Saints Trouncing of the Packers
 

In a stunningly one-sided game, a Saints team that had to vacate New Orleans because of Hurricane Ida rallied to turn in perhaps the most impressive performance of Week One, dominating the Packers with a 38-3 beatdown.

Although it’s always inadvisable to overreact to the first game of the season, this game will re-shape how we look at both teams, with Aaron Rodgers and the Packers now facing major questions about whether they’re really contenders, and Jameis Winston and the Saints looking like a real threat to the rest of the NFC.

Rodgers had one of the worst games of his career. He simply never got the Packers’ offense moving, and struggled with accuracy and finding open receivers against a good Saints defense. When he was pulled for Jordan Love in the fourth quarter, he had completed 15 of 28 passes for just 133 yards, with no touchdowns and two interceptions.

The 38-3 loss was the worst of Rodgers’ career.

We kicked Arse.

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Kris Richard …

Put his players in position to make plays. I’ve always been impressed with his game plan. Seattle, Dallas, & now New Orleans.

They gave Rodgers the business all game.

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Admittedly, we won't have too many games like this where almost everything seems to go right. But I love the attitude of the team already and how hard guys are playing for each other. Everyone seems focused on being a star in their role.

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I can’t wait to hear what the jerk Chris Simms has to say about the game. He kisses Rodgers’ butt so much it’s not even funny.

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Some people out there implying Rogers is tanking or just not caring. I'm not buying that. Maybe the off season drama affected his focus, but that's not a guy who tolerates losing.

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Wtf? Dude has a game and poof. Gone again.

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Davenport in a nutshell.

Has one good game, gets injured. Takes forever getting healthy and back up to speed, season ends.

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Guess that would explain why I saw #90 lined up a lot late 3rd quarter and into the 4th. Hopefully 1st rounder Payton Turner gets healed up & some reps this week.

I won’t even try to speculate on Davenport’s injury. He played so well yesterday. Frustrating.

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Maybe he needs some of dem Idaho Potatoes ?

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Smash -

Do you have a video clip of that Marcus W pick? His range is incredible. Ceedy and Malcolm were pretty much not having it from WR's either.

Would you say guys knowing their assignment or was it the pass rush?

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Got it. He looked like a center fielder in baseball.

Thanks Smash.

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Rodgers seems incapable of saying our team played well. All about what he or they didn't do, instead of how our defense stopped him.

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I heard or read somewhere where he credited Allen and complimented his coaching. It struck me because Rogers to me seems pretty narcissistic.

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He did mention it extremely briefly.... thought he was holding tears back but was ultimately crying when he uttered that. :D

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At some point, with continued "PEC" injuries, one has to wonder what his training/diet regimen is. Mr. "Glass" Armstead seemed to have, for a while at least, a rash of those types of injuries. Maybe Armstead can charge confiscatory consultative fees for his services to his fellow team members on now to overcome that.

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Aikman pointed that out is well. His range is impressive.

I don't know if Marcus ever played baseball, but he looks like a true center fielder. There are only a handful of free safeties in the league capable of making that play.

His strengths listed from most scouts coming out of UTAH was "center fielder, ballhawk, soft hands". It's starting to show.

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