New Orleans Saints have no reason to panic after Sunday's loss to Atlanta

QBREES9 · 09-28-2010, 12:27 PM

Some saw it as a changing of the guard in the NFC.

Some saw it as a letdown by the Saints.
Some saw it as a classic choke job.
Here's what I saw: A championship team fighting tooth and nail against a very good, highly motivated opponent for nearly five quarters of physical football.
The Saints certainly made their share of mistakes and were outplayed along both lines for most of the game, but when it came to crunch time, they responded like champions.
First, they stopped the Falcons on a key fourth down to give the ball back to Drew Brees and the offense.
Then, Brees executed a perfect four-minute drill for the tying field goal.
The defense forced a three-and-out on the Falcons' first series of overtime.
And the offense drove 58 yards in six plays to position Garrett Hartley for the winning field goal.
That's what winners do.
Now if they can just get their young kicker back on track. ...
If Hartley hits the fleur-de-lis like he did against the Vikings in the NFC championship game last season, Monday's crisis is instead a carnival. The Saints are 3-0 and sitting atop everyone's power rankings.
"It would be a lot more discouraging had we played our best and got beat, " Saints linebacker Scott Shanle said. "We still feel like we're the team to beat in the NFL."

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09-28-2010, 12:27 PM	#1
QBREES9 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Haven Ct Posts: 23,989	New Orleans Saints have no reason to panic after Sunday's loss to Atlanta Some saw it as a changing of the guard in the NFC. Some saw it as a letdown by the Saints. Some saw it as a classic choke job. Here's what I saw: A championship team fighting tooth and nail against a very good, highly motivated opponent for nearly five quarters of physical football. The Saints certainly made their share of mistakes and were outplayed along both lines for most of the game, but when it came to crunch time, they responded like champions. First, they stopped the Falcons on a key fourth down to give the ball back to Drew Brees and the offense. Then, Brees executed a perfect four-minute drill for the tying field goal. The defense forced a three-and-out on the Falcons' first series of overtime. And the offense drove 58 yards in six plays to position Garrett Hartley for the winning field goal. That's what winners do. Now if they can just get their young kicker back on track. ... If Hartley hits the fleur-de-lis like he did against the Vikings in the NFC championship game last season, Monday's crisis is instead a carnival. The Saints are 3-0 and sitting atop everyone's power rankings. "It would be a lot more discouraging had we played our best and got beat, " Saints linebacker Scott Shanle said. "We still feel like we're the team to beat in the NFL." http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf...ve_no_rea.html Attached Thumbnails
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