NY Times picks Saints #1 in South

RockyMountainSaint · 08-07-2011, 11:44 PM

A punter who can bench press 405 lbs!

‪Punter Thomas Morstead Bench press 405 pounds‬&rlm; - YouTube

SmashMouth · 08-08-2011, 10:08 AM

Originally Posted by strato

This is a swiss cheese article..full of holes..wheres the part about us winning the superbowl..lol

Get used to it..... that's the part where I like us flying under the radar ...

FinSaint · 08-08-2011, 12:30 PM

I don't really get why people have/want to discredit the value of good punters and kickers, even though they

might not be as valuable or sought after as most other positions in a team - their importance cannot be denied.

Of course the value of a good punter doesn't really show up with teams like the Saints, who have the

big play ability. But for lower tier teams, who have to design their game plans around field position battles -

a good punting game is a must.

And may I remind you of what the Browns and Reggie Hodges did to the Saints last season?

Choupique · 08-08-2011, 12:34 PM

Swiss cheese at least has SOME substance in between the holes.

73Saint · 08-08-2011, 12:53 PM

damn, bench pressing 405 isn't too shabby.

Memnoch_TP · 08-08-2011, 02:21 PM

As I said, badass punter.

SaintPauly · 08-08-2011, 02:33 PM

What were our 3rd down percentages on offense last year, and where were we ranked? Just curious....

SaintPauly · 08-08-2011, 02:37 PM

Sorry, I answered my own question. Which makes me wonder, once again what happened in Seattle last year....

Third down efficiency has been a stalwart of the New Orleans offense since Sean Payton arrived in
2006, as the Saints have successfully converted an NFL-best 46.6% of their attempts during that period to rank second in the NFL.

2010 NFL THIRD DOWN CONVERSION PERCENTAGE LEADERS
Team: Made-Att, Pct.
1. NO: 106-217, 48.8
2. NE: 95-197, 48.2
3. Atl:. 112-240, 46.7

DEFENSIVE YARDAGE IMPROVEMENT: After finishing ranked 25rd in the NFL in yardage surrendered (357.8 yards per game) in 2009, the Saints defense improved its ranking to fourth (306.3 yards per game) in 2010.

2010 NFL TOTAL DEFENSE LEADERS
Team: Yards — Yds/Gm
1. SD: 4,345 — 271.6
2. Pit.: 4,429 — 276.8
3. NYJ: 4,664 — 291.5
4. NO: 4,900 — 306.3
5. GB: 4,945 — 309.1

08-08-2011, 10:08 AM	#32
SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,201 Blog Entries: 29	Originally Posted by strato This is a swiss cheese article..full of holes..wheres the part about us winning the superbowl..lol Get used to it..... that's the part where I like us flying under the radar ...

08-08-2011, 12:34 PM	#34
Choupique 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,594	Swiss cheese at least has SOME substance in between the holes.
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08-08-2011, 02:37 PM	#38
SaintPauly Senior Citizen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Gulfport, MS Posts: 3,180 Blog Entries: 1	Sorry, I answered my own question. Which makes me wonder, once again what happened in Seattle last year.... Third down efficiency has been a stalwart of the New Orleans offense since Sean Payton arrived in 2006, as the Saints have successfully converted an NFL-best 46.6% of their attempts during that period to rank second in the NFL. 2010 NFL THIRD DOWN CONVERSION PERCENTAGE LEADERS Team: Made-Att, Pct. 1. NO: 106-217, 48.8 2. NE: 95-197, 48.2 3. Atl:. 112-240, 46.7 DEFENSIVE YARDAGE IMPROVEMENT: After finishing ranked 25rd in the NFL in yardage surrendered (357.8 yards per game) in 2009, the Saints defense improved its ranking to fourth (306.3 yards per game) in 2010. 2010 NFL TOTAL DEFENSE LEADERS Team: Yards — Yds/Gm 1. SD: 4,345 — 271.6 2. Pit.: 4,429 — 276.8 3. NYJ: 4,664 — 291.5 4. NO: 4,900 — 306.3 5. GB: 4,945 — 309.1
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08-08-2011, 12:30 PM	#33
FinSaint Site Donor 2015 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Finland... formerly Southern Virginia Posts: 4,961	I don't really get why people have/want to discredit the value of good punters and kickers, even though they might not be as valuable or sought after as most other positions in a team - their importance cannot be denied. Of course the value of a good punter doesn't really show up with teams like the Saints, who have the big play ability. But for lower tier teams, who have to design their game plans around field position battles - a good punting game is a must. And may I remind you of what the Browns and Reggie Hodges did to the Saints last season?

08-08-2011, 12:53 PM	#35
73Saint 1000 Posts + Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: NOLA Posts: 2,336	damn, bench pressing 405 isn't too shabby.

08-08-2011, 02:21 PM	#36
Memnoch_TP Logic Troll Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Southern Louisiana Posts: 565	As I said, badass punter.

08-08-2011, 02:33 PM	#37
SaintPauly Senior Citizen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Gulfport, MS Posts: 3,180 Blog Entries: 1	What were our 3rd down percentages on offense last year, and where were we ranked? Just curious....