It's Encouraging

iceshack149 · 09-25-2007, 12:14 AM

Rip my heart out and feed it to a Falcons fan right in front of me. Deuce McAllsiter is out for the year.

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The reeling New Orleans Saints may have lost much more than a game on Monday.
Deuce McAllister

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2007 Season Stats Rush Yds TD Rec Yds TD 20 87 0 3 14 0
Two Saints sources told ESPN's Ed Werder after the 31-14 loss to the Tennessee Titans that the preliminary diagnosis on running back Deuce McAllister is that he has a torn ACL in his left knee and will likely miss the remainder of the season.

WillMacKenzie · 09-25-2007, 12:31 AM

Originally Posted by sac-a-lait

Haynesworth is an animal, glad they don't have to play him again

Yeah, nobody wanted to block him. They were afraid he'd stomp on their head when their helmets came off. Animalistic indeed.

saintsrule · 09-25-2007, 03:12 AM

I want Brees to stop making boneheaded plays.

SmashMouth · 09-25-2007, 07:38 AM

I think this might be another High School Team we're witnessing. Could it be that the Bears showed the rest of the league a blueprint on how to beat the Saints last year? Sean Payton does not look like he's made any adjustments since. Kinda crazy going for it on 4th on your side and then throwing it deep when you have a stud like Deuce back there to make half a yard!

dave25 · 09-25-2007, 08:12 AM

Ok let me be the first to say what the real problem is. What is different this year from last year? Why are we not as good as last year? The answer is simple. We let Joe Horn go.
Sure he had his injuries, was getting older, and has done nothing with the Falcons but on the Saints he was a catalyst! He was a fiery veteran that knew how to play and taught others how to play as well. He loved the city and we loved him back then we let him go. Business is business but I say bring back Hollywood!!!

SapperSaint · 09-25-2007, 08:16 AM

Dave, welcome aboard.

But I really don't think bringing Joe back is the solution. Right now OUR boys have too many problems to name. This team is not a team right now. Something is wrong that we can not see. Maybe something in the locker room, or maybe the playbook. I don't know. Maybe Boba can find out some answers for us.

paulmancuso · 09-25-2007, 08:51 AM

Here's the deal.....Everyone is jumping all over Drew Brees and how terrible he is. Lets not forget, He did lead us to the NFC Championship last year. Oh and plenty of other players are not showing up either. Here is the difference between Aaron Brooks and Drew Brees (besides the fact they shouldn't even be in the same category) Brooks never cared when he played bad and never got upset at how bad he sucked. In the press conference after the game, you could really tell how much it bothered him. I am just as disappointed as the next guy and had the highest expectations this year but I am not ready to call our coach and QB bad and need to be replaced. Brees needs more protection in the pocket and our offensive line has got to step up. Not to mention our defense needs to play aggresive and TACKLE people instead of brushing them with there hands. All I am saying is, disappointing? YES! But Brees is still a good QB and Payton is still a good coach. Maybe other teams figured out our offense from last year and we need to reevaluate our strategy.

dave25 · 09-25-2007, 02:40 PM

Hey thanks for the welcome!

Well my Joe Horn comment was kind of made in jest. I just miss him he was the best WR we ever had. I will always cherish his cell phone celebration and all he did for the Saints fans and community. In no way am I going to bash Brees or Bush or Colston or any of the guys who brought us to within one win of the Super bowl last year. I am just so confused as to why the most powerful looking offense last year is now the weakest looking this year. I'm hoping that maybe during the BYE they will have time to rethink things and heal Deuce up a little too. Maybe Payton can come up with something to once again fire up his team and surprise some other teams with changes in the game plan that suddenly seems to be exposed (did the Colts, Bucs and now Titans all take a page out of Bill Belichecks book and record some of the Saints signals?) jk
Anyway I've been a fan since 1987 so I've seen them actually look even worse than this and I never lost faith and never lost love. Someday the pieces will all come together and just like when the Red Sox won it all 3 years ago the Saints winning it all will feel that much sweeter. I just hope we don't have to wait 86 years!

LongTimeFan · 09-25-2007, 06:43 PM

IMO the defense played better last night, still not good but improved some..

09-25-2007, 12:14 AM	#1
iceshack149 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Fairbanks, AK Posts: 4,406 Blog Entries: 1	Re: It's Encouraging Rip my heart out and feed it to a Falcons fan right in front of me. Deuce McAllsiter is out for the year. javascript:msnvDwd('33', '0e69af5b-6cb9-4916-839a-c4c001bce86d', 'us', '', 'm1490', 'foxsports', _mlc); The reeling New Orleans Saints may have lost much more than a game on Monday. Deuce McAllister Running Back New Orleans Saints Profile 2007 Season Stats Rush Yds TD Rec Yds TD 20 87 0 3 14 0 Two Saints sources told ESPN's Ed Werder after the 31-14 loss to the Tennessee Titans that the preliminary diagnosis on running back Deuce McAllister is that he has a torn ACL in his left knee and will likely miss the remainder of the season.
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09-25-2007, 12:31 AM	#2
WillMacKenzie 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,627	Re: It's Encouraging Originally Posted by sac-a-lait Haynesworth is an animal, glad they don't have to play him again Yeah, nobody wanted to block him. They were afraid he'd stomp on their head when their helmets came off. Animalistic indeed.

09-25-2007, 03:12 AM	#3
saintsrule 500th Post Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 657	Re: It's Encouraging I want Brees to stop making boneheaded plays.
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09-25-2007, 07:38 AM	#4
SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,797 Blog Entries: 29	Re: It's Encouraging I think this might be another High School Team we're witnessing. Could it be that the Bears showed the rest of the league a blueprint on how to beat the Saints last year? Sean Payton does not look like he's made any adjustments since. Kinda crazy going for it on 4th on your side and then throwing it deep when you have a stud like Deuce back there to make half a yard!

09-25-2007, 08:12 AM	#5
dave25 Rookie Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2	Re: It's Encouraging Ok let me be the first to say what the real problem is. What is different this year from last year? Why are we not as good as last year? The answer is simple. We let Joe Horn go. Sure he had his injuries, was getting older, and has done nothing with the Falcons but on the Saints he was a catalyst! He was a fiery veteran that knew how to play and taught others how to play as well. He loved the city and we loved him back then we let him go. Business is business but I say bring back Hollywood!!!
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09-25-2007, 08:16 AM	#6
SapperSaint Pink Nightmare Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Mississippi Posts: 3,028 Blog Entries: 7	Re: It's Encouraging Dave, welcome aboard. But I really don't think bringing Joe back is the solution. Right now OUR boys have too many problems to name. This team is not a team right now. Something is wrong that we can not see. Maybe something in the locker room, or maybe the playbook. I don't know. Maybe Boba can find out some answers for us.

09-25-2007, 08:51 AM	#7
paulmancuso Rookie Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1	Re: It's Encouraging Here's the deal.....Everyone is jumping all over Drew Brees and how terrible he is. Lets not forget, He did lead us to the NFC Championship last year. Oh and plenty of other players are not showing up either. Here is the difference between Aaron Brooks and Drew Brees (besides the fact they shouldn't even be in the same category) Brooks never cared when he played bad and never got upset at how bad he sucked. In the press conference after the game, you could really tell how much it bothered him. I am just as disappointed as the next guy and had the highest expectations this year but I am not ready to call our coach and QB bad and need to be replaced. Brees needs more protection in the pocket and our offensive line has got to step up. Not to mention our defense needs to play aggresive and TACKLE people instead of brushing them with there hands. All I am saying is, disappointing? YES! But Brees is still a good QB and Payton is still a good coach. Maybe other teams figured out our offense from last year and we need to reevaluate our strategy.
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09-25-2007, 02:40 PM	#8
dave25 Rookie Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2	Re: It's Encouraging Hey thanks for the welcome! Well my Joe Horn comment was kind of made in jest. I just miss him he was the best WR we ever had. I will always cherish his cell phone celebration and all he did for the Saints fans and community. In no way am I going to bash Brees or Bush or Colston or any of the guys who brought us to within one win of the Super bowl last year. I am just so confused as to why the most powerful looking offense last year is now the weakest looking this year. I'm hoping that maybe during the BYE they will have time to rethink things and heal Deuce up a little too. Maybe Payton can come up with something to once again fire up his team and surprise some other teams with changes in the game plan that suddenly seems to be exposed (did the Colts, Bucs and now Titans all take a page out of Bill Belichecks book and record some of the Saints signals?) jk Anyway I've been a fan since 1987 so I've seen them actually look even worse than this and I never lost faith and never lost love. Someday the pieces will all come together and just like when the Red Sox won it all 3 years ago the Saints winning it all will feel that much sweeter. I just hope we don't have to wait 86 years!
dave25 Rookie Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2

09-25-2007, 06:43 PM	#9
LongTimeFan Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Louisiana Posts: 2,403	Re: It's Encouraging IMO the defense played better last night, still not good but improved some..