I blame the loss on
 

the clap three times chant....it was horrible, and the when that was the best we could come up with . i knew it was going to be a long season.

I blame the loss on the monstrosity of a defense we brought...

im still flabergasted....I cant believe that worthless 7-9 team kicked our ass.....I dont care how many injuries we had

2 more wins and the Seahawks will finally have a winning season! LOL

Alaska

One LESS win and the seapigeons would have been eliminated from the postseason.

We didn't lose because of a chant. We lost because our defense dropped a deuce. It was big and stinky. And Seattle was the better team.

I'm just pissed we lost to them. Of all teams...:rolleyes:

belair...that worthless team beat the world champs..i hope you see lynch plowing through tracy porter in your dreams every night

1. I said your worthless fan base (including you) not team
the hawks did beat our butts

2. I hope you see a fist plowing thru your face

go to another hawk game and you probably will get punched for being a ***hole..if i was at the game i woulda poured my beer on your head too

i will be sure to look you up the next time we meet up.

I totally agree, that 3 claps chant is kinda lame imo. The chant from last year was bad ass. I would be so fired up when they did it. They need to come up with something new next year.

Injuries, count them we got em every where

Defense, just not up to the task

Motivation, they had it - on D we didn't and that wasn't Vilma's fault either. He was every where. Hate to say this, but sean cut our nasty-ness when he cut Bobby McCray, now we got great character guys who can't get to the QB.

WE win as team and we lost as a team.

wow are u a girl.

I blame the loss on the black pants (have we EVER won in the playoffs with them?) and mainly on the idiotic decision to pooch kick the ball on the second kickoff to the 30, and then give the Seahawks the ball past their own 40 yard line, where they could then cobble together an easy drive and get back in the game. That changed the tone of the entire game -- up until that point it was really Saints all the way, and the Seahawks were reeling. Prior to that kick the defense had even looked pretty impressive, what with the turnover and all. But giving Seattle that easy chance to score not only let the Seahawks right back in the game, it sucked all the energy out of the Saints sideline, and made the offense suddenly switch to "desperation Drew mode," and made the defense feel like they were playing catchup, even when we were still ahead.

I also think that Sean Payton was so concerned about covering his behind to prevent a screwup from the team's lousy special teams play, he tried to get cutesy with it, and he let other areas of the game plan lapse, or didn't pay enough attention to the fundamentals of how to beat the Seahawks.

Defense was the problem

I also think the pregame chant thing has wore out its welcome. I think after awhile it becomes conceited. IMO, if you're a Saints player and you can't get fired up for a game, shame on you.

How about an in-game ritual instead? For example, the Lakers' bench cross their legs the other direction after the Lakers starters score their first basket of the game. Make it something simple and fun.

you are a *****...... i'm fitty five years old and I wish you would try that crap on me.....

with that said go back to your trailer... the library is closing

Other people said this earlier in the year, about the pregame chant as well -- the new chant was too patty-cake, patty-cake, it was too cutesy -- like Drew was spending too much baby-time with the kid, LOL. It just wasn't FOOTBALL enough. Like the old chant, or the "We Are New Orleans" one -- those would make you want to run out there on the field and take off somebody's head, and then throw the bloody helmet up into the stands. Even if you weren't on the team you'd be ready to tackle the TV, or chest bump with your grandpa after hearing that thing. This year's wasn't bloodcurdling enough.

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Hey Forever fan... Is that Bill Cosby in a Saints jersey? Probably would have been faster if it was.

I know what's missing...an O2 tank...that was totally embarrassing getting run down by Sam Bradford; I could see Mike Vick, but Sam Bradford?!?

Check out Roman Harper's Wikipedia page; his pictures says it all

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Jesus, you guys! :rolleyes:

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black pants are the culprit for sure...hate em.

Seemed to work when we wore them against the Steelers - Ravens are having good luck with them too...

I Don't think it's the pants - it was the lack of balls inside them in Seattle

Saints lost because they were a flawed team to begin with, and got taken down in a playoff game. Take Brees for example, in 2006 he had 554 passing attempts, NFC Championship game. In 2007 had 652 attempts, in 2008 had 635 attempts, missed playoffs both times. Super Bowl Champs 2009 had 514 attempts (adjusted average over 16 games 548). In 2010 had 658 attempts, Saints lose in wild card.

Basically just the Brees stats do show a consistent pattern. I know there is a lot more to it, but just the passing attempts illustrates why balance is needed, and the Saints didn't really have that this year. In the NFL teams cannot just simply pass the ball all the time and expect to make it all the way. I know the Saints were seriously bitten by injuries in the run game, so I get the Saints having to pass so much.

This years version of the Saints was basically no running game, which killed the deep passing game, which killed the defense, and special teams no help at all. Seattle was smart enough to take advantage of the flaws and won them a playoff game.

I blame it on the Buffalo Bills ... if only they hadn't traded Marshawn Lynch to Seattle, we might be playing this weekend.

Not just defense or ST's or one player or a certain play....It was all Stratos fault!! :)