Observations from Saints and Eagles game in the Superdome

leilung · 09-24-2024, 01:12 PM

My Two Sheckles.

The Good
- Special Teams in every phase. Nice punt block helped keep the TO ratio in our favor.
- AK41 was a force to be reckoned with (87 yds Rushing/ 40 yds Receiving)
- Bryan Bresee is coming into his own (2 sacks/ 2 TFL) and Granderson is stepping up huge (1.5 sacks/ 2 TFL)
- Grupe (who was once a serious cause for concern) is solid in the Dome.
- D kept Hurts bottled up in the pocket until the end.

The Bad
- Cam, JJ, Foster, Howden, Shaheed, were all MIA.
- LB's looked good on stats, but were invisible when Sqauon got his touches. No WAY he's not covered!
- Our DB's looked confused. How do you play the Iggles without AJ Brown and STILL get thrown on for 311 yds? Please fix this and NEVER let us see it again!
- Zach Baun. WTAF! He looks like the second coming of Singletary out there! Was he just playing out of position when we had him or what?

The Ugly
- Dallas Effing Goeddart? Seriously? Did DA and company NOT see him as their go to after Smith got taken out of the game? Matthews should have been all over that in coverage, not roving over the top.
- No adjustments at the half? Come on Klint. You saw the problems the middle of our line was having with their DT's. How about sliding the pocket? Create some space somehow and give your receivers a chance!
- DA and his love affair with Man Coverage and the 4 Man Rush. Opportunities were missed throughout the game to shut up Ceedy and their Loud Mouthed fanbase to send them packing... QUIETLY...on their planes back to Philly!

Personal Rant
- I've heard several people suggest that the team was listening to the fickle ass media hype and feeling it.
I'm going to suggest that it was the COACHING staff that was smelling themselves going into this game! Lack of preparation, execution, and real-time game adjustments showed in the coaching decisions. (What in the Blue HELL was that defense called that made our DB's look like the Keystone Cops and Goeddart broke for 60+ yards anyway? Even a PREVENT would have been better than that steaming pile of Defense! I mean HELL, did we learn nothing from the Minneapolis Miracle!!!)

I hope this serves as 'Lessons Learned' and is never repeated again in 2024!
Rant Over

09-24-2024, 01:12 PM	#21
leilung Booty Bandit Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The Wastelands that are NJ Posts: 1,426	Re: Observations from Saints and Eagles game in the Superdome My Two Sheckles. The Good - Special Teams in every phase. Nice punt block helped keep the TO ratio in our favor. - AK41 was a force to be reckoned with (87 yds Rushing/ 40 yds Receiving) - Bryan Bresee is coming into his own (2 sacks/ 2 TFL) and Granderson is stepping up huge (1.5 sacks/ 2 TFL) - Grupe (who was once a serious cause for concern) is solid in the Dome. - D kept Hurts bottled up in the pocket until the end. The Bad - Cam, JJ, Foster, Howden, Shaheed, were all MIA. - LB's looked good on stats, but were invisible when Sqauon got his touches. No WAY he's not covered! - Our DB's looked confused. How do you play the Iggles without AJ Brown and STILL get thrown on for 311 yds? Please fix this and NEVER let us see it again! - Zach Baun. WTAF! He looks like the second coming of Singletary out there! Was he just playing out of position when we had him or what? The Ugly - Dallas Effing Goeddart? Seriously? Did DA and company NOT see him as their go to after Smith got taken out of the game? Matthews should have been all over that in coverage, not roving over the top. - No adjustments at the half? Come on Klint. You saw the problems the middle of our line was having with their DT's. How about sliding the pocket? Create some space somehow and give your receivers a chance! - DA and his love affair with Man Coverage and the 4 Man Rush. Opportunities were missed throughout the game to shut up Ceedy and their Loud Mouthed fanbase to send them packing... QUIETLY...on their planes back to Philly! Personal Rant - I've heard several people suggest that the team was listening to the fickle ass media hype and feeling it. I'm going to suggest that it was the COACHING staff that was smelling themselves going into this game! Lack of preparation, execution, and real-time game adjustments showed in the coaching decisions. (What in the Blue HELL was that defense called that made our DB's look like the Keystone Cops and Goeddart broke for 60+ yards anyway? Even a PREVENT would have been better than that steaming pile of Defense! I mean HELL, did we learn nothing from the Minneapolis Miracle!!!) I hope this serves as 'Lessons Learned' and is never repeated again in 2024! Rant Over SmashMouth likes this.
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