stickman

That call was so bad even Buck and Aickman said it was a bad call. Which I will say this for Aickman, he likes it when they let them play.

bobdog86

until SP falls out of love with the Hill experiment, it will always be an issue. But a game like this may expedite the divorce.

K Major

+1.

And this is why Troy doesn’t really bother me as a color analyst. He was a tough football player and didn’t whine on the gridiron. Old school.

Today’s league & refs are ruining our sport.

AsylumGuido

Charlie Weis made a very good observation during the day yesterday prior to the game. He said given the Saints current state of affairs with all of the injuries they really didn't stand much of a chance facing the Cowboys, but he stressed that it is ten days until they play next and they have a very good chance of having six starters back in the lineup. He went through the remaining schedule and said the Saints have a very realistic chance of winning four of the last five games (Jets, Dolphins, Panthers, and Falcons) and at 9-8 have a very good chance of making the playoffs. Most of the other teams alive with be playing each other or the Saints and will suffer some losses.

As for observations from the game, I was enthused by Hill's performance. He gave the team a spark they haven't had recently. The Cowboys made some great defensive plays and Taysom was forced to force some throws late. The defense played a very solid game and will only get better with the return of Davenport and hopefully Ceedy. Once again, drops came into play in a very bad way. Stills is less than useless. Ingram clearly wasn't healthy yet. Overall tackling was much better.

Back to Hill ... he is not the QB of the future. We may not find that for a couple of years. It's my understanding that the draft class is void of top end QB prospects. But, Taysom can keep us more competitive than Siemian in the interim. I believe he will improve given the chance to keep playing and keeps the defense honest with his threat of the run.

“The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” — Winston Churchill

ChrisXVI

K Major

The Saints have a better shot at a top 10 draft pick than making the playoffs.

AsylumGuido

I'd much rather make the playoffs. To hell with a top 10 draft pick.

neugey

With the Falcons, Panthers, Vikings and Niners all losing today it was a pretty ideal day for us. It's gonna be an absolute pig pile for those last few NFC playoff spots - who knows!

Boutte

I don't care as much about the playoffs as I do about finishing above 500. I still remember when that seemed like an unobtainable fantasy.

(But making the playoffs would be great.)

K Major

Good luck with that bud. This team is broken with injuries and backups.

I want better players on my squad for the next 4-5 years that can provide long-term help & make real playoff appearances.