Forecast: Time to press the panic button, Saints fans

papz · 10-14-2010, 02:06 PM

Here's another couple of paragraphs from a different article...

Saints should be concerned, Carson Palmer's struggles and more - Jerome Bettis - SI.com

cars4dylan · 10-14-2010, 06:42 PM

I still don't think it's the running game. The guys are making decent yards but we certainly aren't making it easy when every Def we play just keeps their guys up on the line.

We haven't done much of a damn thing to stretch the field like last year. For some reason Meachem hasn't fallen out of favor and not getting thrown to deep. Henderson is out there every once in awhile but to me he's 60/40 at best to catch vs stone hands it. Still too many checkdowns or screens with guys who aren't Reggie or Pierre and the linebackers are spying and the corners/saftey's aren't worried about the streaker going deep.

saintfan · 10-14-2010, 06:57 PM

Originally Posted by papz

Here's another couple of paragraphs from a different article...

Saints should be concerned, Carson Palmer's struggles and more - Jerome Bettis - SI.com

From that article:

Just look at the scoreboard. The Saints scored 14, 25, 24, 16 and 20 points in their first five games. Contrast that to last year, when they put up at least 30 points nine times. Either New Orleans is still suffering from a Super Bowl hangover and guys aren't playing with the same intensity as a year ago, or they really miss injured Pierre Thomas and Reggie Bush. Opponents were already amped to face the defending champs, and now that Drew Brees and Co. have slammed back to Earth, it'll be even tougher for the Saints to regain their edge.

I've put the important part in RED BOLD PRINT

10-14-2010, 06:42 PM	#2
cars4dylan 100th Post Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 106	I still don't think it's the running game. The guys are making decent yards but we certainly aren't making it easy when every Def we play just keeps their guys up on the line. We haven't done much of a damn thing to stretch the field like last year. For some reason Meachem hasn't fallen out of favor and not getting thrown to deep. Henderson is out there every once in awhile but to me he's 60/40 at best to catch vs stone hands it. Still too many checkdowns or screens with guys who aren't Reggie or Pierre and the linebackers are spying and the corners/saftey's aren't worried about the streaker going deep.
cars4dylan 100th Post Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 106

10-14-2010, 06:57 PM	#3
saintfan Donated Plasma Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 18,556 Blog Entries: 5	Originally Posted by papz Here's another couple of paragraphs from a different article... Saints should be concerned, Carson Palmer's struggles and more - Jerome Bettis - SI.com From that article: Just look at the scoreboard. The Saints scored 14, 25, 24, 16 and 20 points in their first five games. Contrast that to last year, when they put up at least 30 points nine times. Either New Orleans is still suffering from a Super Bowl hangover and guys aren't playing with the same intensity as a year ago, or they really miss injured Pierre Thomas and Reggie Bush. Opponents were already amped to face the defending champs, and now that Drew Brees and Co. have slammed back to Earth, it'll be even tougher for the Saints to regain their edge. I've put the important part in RED BOLD PRINT

10-14-2010, 02:06 PM	#1
papz Problem? Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Orleans Posts: 11,793	Here's another couple of paragraphs from a different article... Saints should be concerned, Carson Palmer's struggles and more - Jerome Bettis - SI.com