BillyCarpenter1

Am I the only one who saw anything positive about the game in Seattle? We all went into this game worried if the secondary would be as dismal as they looked in preseason. The high powered Seahawk passing attack was pretty much non-existant Sunday. Hasslebeck and the highly touted receivers had less than 150yds passing all day. Take away a couple of pass interference calls and they would have been shut completely down.

Seattle had a good day running the ball. I don't think they did spectacular on the ground. I think Alexandar ran for 107 yds and their other back had about 50yds.

If I would have told anyone before the game that the Saints would have turned the ball over 4-times and the defense would have kept Hasselbeck under 150yds passing and Alexander would have had 107 yds and they would score only 27-pts -- most of you would have told me I was crazy.

The defense did not play that bad and they are not the reason we lost the game. The biggest reason we lost the game was because of turnovers. While it is in vouge on this board to bash the QB and the coaches, if anyone wants to tell the truth -- then you cannot overlook the 4- turnovers.

There is no doubt that our offense struggled. A lot of that can be attributed to costly penalties at the most inopportune times. A holding call that turns a 3rd & 3 into a 3rd and 13. Add in the fact that the receivers dropped the ball all day long and it's little wonder why the offense is struggling.

What I'm saying is that the Seahawks didn't do anything special on offense or defense. What happend is the Saints beat themselves with penalties, turnovers, and dropped passes. No one wants to lose but I came out of the game with the feeling that most of the mistakes that were made are easily correctable. Hopefully, the Saints offense will get back on track against Huston.