A Good Team Would Have Beaten Us Today.

cargojon · 11-15-2009, 03:37 PM

Good teams overcome injuries. We need to get as many guys back as we can and step up and make plays.

Drew's funk needs to end, and soon. Colston also needs to get back to his old self.

spkb25 · 11-15-2009, 03:41 PM

Originally Posted by cargojon

Good teams overcome injuries. We need to get as many guys back as we can and step up and make plays.

Drew's funk needs to end, and soon. Colston also needs to get back to his old self.

Great teams do not overcome 5 injuries to key players on one side of the ball. I don't care what team it is. That is a cliché, and it is not true. Look at who makes the SB, and it is generally teams that stay healthy.

You overcome a few injuries, and we have, but not 5 on one side of the ball, nope! We overcame that because of the team we played.

Agreed we need as many players back, absolutely. The one that hurts the most is TP

Scares the **** out of me

Cyfen · 11-16-2009, 12:35 PM

Originally Posted by spkb25

Great teams do not overcome 5 injuries to key players on one side of the ball. I don't care what team it is. That is a cliché, and it is not true. Look at who makes the SB, and it is generally teams that stay healthy.

You overcome a few injuries, and we have, but not 5 on one side of the ball, nope! We overcame that because of the team we played.

Agreed we need as many players back, absolutely. The one that hurts the most is TP

Scares the **** out of me

Most of the injured players on D will be back sooner rather than later. Clancy and Porter are the only 2 out for the season, and you can hardly say were missing Clancy because he really hasnt played much this season. We are going to miss Porter a lot, his ability to man up on a WR opposite of Greer gave Gregg Williams the ability to be very aggressive when he wanted to be.

Gay and Jenkins will have to step up their play for the rest of the season, and I have no reason to believe that they wont. Gay has played solid ball for us the past 2 season, although last game was by far his worst in a Saints uniform. Jenkins has shown that he is a playmaker, you can call him a CB, FS or whatever you want, I'll call him a playmaker. He looks a bit lost at times while on D, but there are going to be a lot more reps in his future and I expect him to come around nicely before playoff time.

DeMario Pressley and Hargrove have both played well in big Seds spot, and I cant even say that there has been a drop off from Clancy to Ayodele. Our DTs are all very young and still improving every day.

Injuries are a major part of the NFL, the last few games we have racked up more than I would like, but it is giving the younger players a chance to get more reps during the week and games. That could turn out to be a very good thing come playoff time.

Edit: Just read Porter will be back this season. That is great news!!

arsaint · 11-15-2009, 03:41 PM

I don't blame Drew for INT1.

INT2 was all on him...

SmashMouth · 11-15-2009, 03:44 PM

Time to pick up Mike McKenzie in light of Porter's injury.

The turnovers obviously have to stop, or we have no chance against N.E.

And what's up with Colston's Reggie Bush impression? Like he needed to go airborne.... Made the game needlessly close!

arsaint · 11-15-2009, 03:51 PM

Originally Posted by SmashMouth

And what's up with Colston's Reggie Bush impression? Like he needed to go airborne.... Made the game needlessly close!

+1

I appreciate him trying to make a play, but you're got to come away from redzone trips with SOMETHING.

Sir Psycho Sexy · 11-15-2009, 04:16 PM

Yeah soon as he went to leap, I put a "uh-oh" face on and sure enough...uh-oh.

MatthewT · 11-15-2009, 07:41 PM

Heck, with the way the Saints have played, and now the injuries are getting to where they were last year, I don't really like the Saints chances next week against Tampa Bay. All the Saints can really do at this point is to eliminate turnovers, and that should at least prevent them from going into a major losing streak. Over the next several games it's going to be important for the Saints to just hang in there, and hope they can get players healthy, backup players playing better, and just hope they can get hot at the end of the season and carry that into the playoffs. The good news is the Saints are 9-0 and have a 4 game lead in the division.

jnormand · 11-15-2009, 07:49 PM

The good news is that Gay is better than Jason David, even if he isn't a starter on defense. We'll be fine when Greer and Sharper come back. Not nearly as strong on defense, but much better than today.

jeanpierre · 11-15-2009, 08:14 PM

Perspective...

We are 9-0...

How would you like to be a Browns, Bucs, Rams, or even, ****, a Raiders fan right now?!?

They've played down to the talent and haven't tapped the playbook as much (not showing their hand) and they're still winning games...

Stop the Post Season and Perfect season talk and just like the players are told...take one game at a time and enjoy each victory that only half the teams in the league get to enjoy each week...

Read some of the pisser comments on the Falcons website a few weeks ago...let's be better than that is all I'm saying...

11-15-2009, 03:37 PM	#1
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11-15-2009, 03:41 PM	#2
spkb25 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 13,145	Re: A Good Team Would Have Beaten Us Today. Originally Posted by cargojon Good teams overcome injuries. We need to get as many guys back as we can and step up and make plays. Drew's funk needs to end, and soon. Colston also needs to get back to his old self. Great teams do not overcome 5 injuries to key players on one side of the ball. I don't care what team it is. That is a cliché, and it is not true. Look at who makes the SB, and it is generally teams that stay healthy. You overcome a few injuries, and we have, but not 5 on one side of the ball, nope! We overcame that because of the team we played. Agreed we need as many players back, absolutely. The one that hurts the most is TP Scares the **** out of me

11-16-2009, 12:35 PM	#3
Cyfen Rookie Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1	Re: A Good Team Would Have Beaten Us Today. Originally Posted by spkb25 Great teams do not overcome 5 injuries to key players on one side of the ball. I don't care what team it is. That is a cliché, and it is not true. Look at who makes the SB, and it is generally teams that stay healthy. You overcome a few injuries, and we have, but not 5 on one side of the ball, nope! We overcame that because of the team we played. Agreed we need as many players back, absolutely. The one that hurts the most is TP Scares the **** out of me Most of the injured players on D will be back sooner rather than later. Clancy and Porter are the only 2 out for the season, and you can hardly say were missing Clancy because he really hasnt played much this season. We are going to miss Porter a lot, his ability to man up on a WR opposite of Greer gave Gregg Williams the ability to be very aggressive when he wanted to be. Gay and Jenkins will have to step up their play for the rest of the season, and I have no reason to believe that they wont. Gay has played solid ball for us the past 2 season, although last game was by far his worst in a Saints uniform. Jenkins has shown that he is a playmaker, you can call him a CB, FS or whatever you want, I'll call him a playmaker. He looks a bit lost at times while on D, but there are going to be a lot more reps in his future and I expect him to come around nicely before playoff time. DeMario Pressley and Hargrove have both played well in big Seds spot, and I cant even say that there has been a drop off from Clancy to Ayodele. Our DTs are all very young and still improving every day. Injuries are a major part of the NFL, the last few games we have racked up more than I would like, but it is giving the younger players a chance to get more reps during the week and games. That could turn out to be a very good thing come playoff time. Edit: Just read Porter will be back this season. That is great news!!
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arsaint Saint Historian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: deep in the bowels of a hidden bunker, somewhere under the brick & steel of a nondescript building.. Posts: 2,744	Re: A Good Team Would Have Beaten Us Today. I don't blame Drew for INT1. INT2 was all on him...

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SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 39,130 Blog Entries: 29	Re: A Good Team Would Have Beaten Us Today. Time to pick up Mike McKenzie in light of Porter's injury. The turnovers obviously have to stop, or we have no chance against N.E. And what's up with Colston's Reggie Bush impression? Like he needed to go airborne.... Made the game needlessly close!

11-15-2009, 03:51 PM	#6
arsaint Saint Historian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: deep in the bowels of a hidden bunker, somewhere under the brick & steel of a nondescript building.. Posts: 2,744	Re: A Good Team Would Have Beaten Us Today. Originally Posted by SmashMouth And what's up with Colston's Reggie Bush impression? Like he needed to go airborne.... Made the game needlessly close! +1 I appreciate him trying to make a play, but you're got to come away from redzone trips with SOMETHING.

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11-15-2009, 07:41 PM	#8
MatthewT 1000 Posts + Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Mississippi Posts: 2,729	Re: A Good Team Would Have Beaten Us Today. Heck, with the way the Saints have played, and now the injuries are getting to where they were last year, I don't really like the Saints chances next week against Tampa Bay. All the Saints can really do at this point is to eliminate turnovers, and that should at least prevent them from going into a major losing streak. Over the next several games it's going to be important for the Saints to just hang in there, and hope they can get players healthy, backup players playing better, and just hope they can get hot at the end of the season and carry that into the playoffs. The good news is the Saints are 9-0 and have a 4 game lead in the division.

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jnormand 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Free State of Idaho Posts: 5,787	Re: A Good Team Would Have Beaten Us Today. The good news is that Gay is better than Jason David, even if he isn't a starter on defense. We'll be fine when Greer and Sharper come back. Not nearly as strong on defense, but much better than today.

11-15-2009, 08:14 PM	#10
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: A Good Team Would Have Beaten Us Today. Perspective... We are 9-0... How would you like to be a Browns, Bucs, Rams, or even, ****, a Raiders fan right now?!? They've played down to the talent and haven't tapped the playbook as much (not showing their hand) and they're still winning games... Stop the Post Season and Perfect season talk and just like the players are told...take one game at a time and enjoy each victory that only half the teams in the league get to enjoy each week... Read some of the pisser comments on the Falcons website a few weeks ago...let's be better than that is all I'm saying...
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