Play to win the game....

leilung · 09-27-2010, 05:54 AM

Just my two cents, but by kicking a 'chip shot', aren't you calling that play to win?

Also, after being clutch last season, who would've thunk Hartley would be as inconsistent as he is this year. Might need some couch time with a therapist.

Just saying...

skymike · 09-27-2010, 07:12 AM

Yesterday felt like the old days... the old Curse, and all.

lumm0x · 09-27-2010, 09:10 AM

It was a glorified extra point. The only thing I would have done different is find out where Hartley wanted it placed and ran it to the right side or middle to get his desired hash. Other than that it was the right call and should have been a huge % to get a win. Hartley just blew it. Sigh.

Cory9289 · 09-27-2010, 12:43 PM

Team loss, it sure is. It's just when you're a kicker, mistakes are amplified on something like that. We can all blame players:

1. Brees' int's
2. Pass int penalties on Greer
3. Henderson dropping the deep pass, and another
4. Meachem dropping a pass after the deep pass
5. Bushrod allowing a sack which ended a drive pretty much
6. Greg calling aggressive blitzes allowing Gonzo to be a dump off

We can go on.

darstep · 09-27-2010, 01:02 PM

All good points Cory9289. There should have been an adjustment made for Gonzo. No one was even making a play on the ball on his catches. After the 1st 3 drive sustaining catches, or so, I think I would have to make Ryan beat me a different way, any way but Gonzalas, AGAIN. Pull out the old box-and-1, just to see if the other guys could make a play...we learned that he could.

Rugby Saint II · 09-27-2010, 03:26 PM

We didn't get anybody in the off season that can cover a good tight end. Harper can't do it and our linebackers are just too slow to make a play.

Danno · 09-27-2010, 03:32 PM

Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II

We didn't get anybody in the off season that can cover a good tight end. Harper can't do it and our linebackers are just too slow to make a play.

Disagree Dale. Harper has done extremely well covering TE's this year.

Gonzalez had a great game, but it was mostly LB's on him all day. He also caught a lot of passes when we blitzed and didn't get to Ryan.

On some of TG receptions, there wasn't a defender within 5 yards of him.

They were ready for our gawdawful slow blitz.

st thomas · 09-27-2010, 03:55 PM

if my man missed one from forty i would have been upset but not p.o.ed like now. he admitted he picked his head up as he kicked. a big no-no in football and in golf. i have forgiven him and we will kick asre come sunday.

SaintFanQ · 09-27-2010, 04:05 PM

The media are saying that Hartley is a bit too fond of partying etc and has a bit of an attitude. Not sure if this is true, but that's whats going around.

st thomas · 09-27-2010, 04:30 PM

Originally Posted by SaintFanQ

The media are saying that Hartley is a bit too fond of partying etc and has a bit of an attitude. Not sure if this is true, but that's whats going around.

if anything i hope that's not true, the partying anyway, attitude i can handle

09-27-2010, 12:43 PM	#4
Cory9289 100th Post Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 275	Team loss, it sure is. It's just when you're a kicker, mistakes are amplified on something like that. We can all blame players: 1. Brees' int's 2. Pass int penalties on Greer 3. Henderson dropping the deep pass, and another 4. Meachem dropping a pass after the deep pass 5. Bushrod allowing a sack which ended a drive pretty much 6. Greg calling aggressive blitzes allowing Gonzo to be a dump off We can go on.
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09-27-2010, 03:32 PM	#7
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,758	Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II We didn't get anybody in the off season that can cover a good tight end. Harper can't do it and our linebackers are just too slow to make a play. Disagree Dale. Harper has done extremely well covering TE's this year. Gonzalez had a great game, but it was mostly LB's on him all day. He also caught a lot of passes when we blitzed and didn't get to Ryan. On some of TG receptions, there wasn't a defender within 5 yards of him. They were ready for our gawdawful slow blitz.

09-27-2010, 04:30 PM	#10
st thomas Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: lafayette Posts: 7,753	Originally Posted by SaintFanQ The media are saying that Hartley is a bit too fond of partying etc and has a bit of an attitude. Not sure if this is true, but that's whats going around. if anything i hope that's not true, the partying anyway, attitude i can handle

09-27-2010, 05:54 AM	#1
leilung Booty Bandit Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The Wastelands that are NJ Posts: 1,434	Just my two cents, but by kicking a 'chip shot', aren't you calling that play to win? Also, after being clutch last season, who would've thunk Hartley would be as inconsistent as he is this year. Might need some couch time with a therapist. Just saying...

09-27-2010, 07:12 AM	#2
skymike E. Side Cholo Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The Barrio, H-town Posts: 6,089	Yesterday felt like the old days... the old Curse, and all.

09-27-2010, 09:10 AM	#3
lumm0x Resident antediluvian Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 2,026	It was a glorified extra point. The only thing I would have done different is find out where Hartley wanted it placed and ran it to the right side or middle to get his desired hash. Other than that it was the right call and should have been a huge % to get a win. Hartley just blew it. Sigh.

09-27-2010, 01:02 PM	#5
darstep SaintSince67 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PortCity Posts: 2,044	All good points Cory9289. There should have been an adjustment made for Gonzo. No one was even making a play on the ball on his catches. After the 1st 3 drive sustaining catches, or so, I think I would have to make Ryan beat me a different way, any way but Gonzalas, AGAIN. Pull out the old box-and-1, just to see if the other guys could make a play...we learned that he could.

09-27-2010, 03:26 PM	#6
Rugby Saint II Bounty Money $$$ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5800 Airline Dr. Metairie, LA. Posts: 24,200	We didn't get anybody in the off season that can cover a good tight end. Harper can't do it and our linebackers are just too slow to make a play.

09-27-2010, 03:55 PM	#8
st thomas Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: lafayette Posts: 7,753	if my man missed one from forty i would have been upset but not p.o.ed like now. he admitted he picked his head up as he kicked. a big no-no in football and in golf. i have forgiven him and we will kick asre come sunday.

09-27-2010, 04:05 PM	#9
SaintFanQ Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Leicester, England Posts: 802	The media are saying that Hartley is a bit too fond of partying etc and has a bit of an attitude. Not sure if this is true, but that's whats going around.