New Orleans Saints defense struggles in 27-14 loss to Texans

ChrisXVI · 08-21-2011, 12:35 AM

My observations from the game...

Like the play-by-play guys said... this was all one big bluff by Sean Payton running the most vanilla offense possible so that they wouldn't give away too many offensive ideas before we meet the Texans in the regular season. We'll break out the real plays in September and they won't know what hit them because they'll think they have our number. I mean, for god's sake... since when have we been a run first offense like we were tonight (and yes I'm just talking about the Brees era.)

With that being said, Brees sucked. I don't like this new trend of being nervous when Brees is in the shotgun formation with 5 receivers. Maybe it's not Drew's fault because Bushrod and Strief sucked too. JJ Watt made Strief look like a *****. Jabari Greer sucked. Paul Oliver was just flat-out embarassing... seeing as how the saints brought in a banged up Malcolm Jenkins just to get Oliver the hell out of there. I haven't seen that many missed tackles since... Well, the playoff loss to Seattle.

|Mitch| · 08-21-2011, 12:56 AM

What team did this Paul Oliver come from again?

Saint_LB · 08-21-2011, 07:18 AM

This is why I hate the preseason so much. Is it true that Payton is trying to hide things. Sounds reasonable. Would he go as far as tell his guys to slack off? Doubtful although this is the guy that started the 2nd half of a Superbowl with an onside kick.

I'll finish this by reminding everyone that the '67 Saints finished 5-1 in preseason. (Yeah...6 games, you know I loved that)

Can you imagine the anticipation of a novice NFL fan going into the season with a preseason like that? I've been this way about preseason ever since.

Oh, yeah... They finished 3-11 in '67.

homerj07 · 08-21-2011, 07:19 PM

Originally Posted by Saint_LB

This is why I hate the preseason so much. Is it true that Payton is trying to hide things. Sounds reasonable. Would he go as far as tell his guys to slack off? Doubtful although this is the guy that started the 2nd half of a Superbowl with an onside kick.

I'll finish this by reminding everyone that the '67 Saints finished 5-1 in preseason. (Yeah...6 games, you know I loved that)

Can you imagine the anticipation of a novice NFL fan going into the season with a preseason like that? I've been this way about preseason ever since.

Oh, yeah... They finished 3-11 in '67.

Slacking off gets you hurt!!

st thomas · 08-22-2011, 02:32 PM

[QUOTE=|Mitch|;321961]What team did this Paul Oliver come from again?[/QUOTE
he came from the chargers and he was there for awhile.

gandhi1007 · 08-21-2011, 07:06 PM

Originally Posted by ChrisXVI

My observations from the game...

JJ Watt made Strief look like a *****. Jabari Greer sucked.

Uhmmmm.......that was Bushrod Watt was beating like a drum. Strief looked decent against Mario Williams. As for Greer........horrible. Looked like Jason David out there.

joker-saint · 08-22-2011, 02:15 PM

Originally Posted by ChrisXVI

My observations from the game...

Like the play-by-play guys said... this was all one big bluff by Sean Payton running the most vanilla offense possible so that they wouldn't give away too many offensive ideas before we meet the Texans in the regular season. We'll break out the real plays in September and they won't know what hit them because they'll think they have our number. I mean, for god's sake... since when have we been a run first offense like we were tonight (and yes I'm just talking about the Brees era.)

With that being said, Brees sucked. I don't like this new trend of being nervous when Brees is in the shotgun formation with 5 receivers. Maybe it's not Drew's fault because Bushrod and Strief sucked too. JJ Watt made Strief look like a *****. Jabari Greer sucked. Paul Oliver was just flat-out embarassing... seeing as how the saints brought in a banged up Malcolm Jenkins just to get Oliver the hell out of there. I haven't seen that many missed tackles since... Well, the playoff loss to Seattle.

Strief was playing right tackle and is fairly new at that position. Maybe he should stick to left? Bushrod definitely seemed out of his element. Not his typical style of play. Pretty embarrassing to see him on his face so close to scoring in the red zone.

08-21-2011, 07:18 AM	#3
Saint_LB Deuce Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 2,894	This is why I hate the preseason so much. Is it true that Payton is trying to hide things. Sounds reasonable. Would he go as far as tell his guys to slack off? Doubtful although this is the guy that started the 2nd half of a Superbowl with an onside kick. I'll finish this by reminding everyone that the '67 Saints finished 5-1 in preseason. (Yeah...6 games, you know I loved that) Can you imagine the anticipation of a novice NFL fan going into the season with a preseason like that? I've been this way about preseason ever since. Oh, yeah... They finished 3-11 in '67. exiled likes this.
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08-21-2011, 07:19 PM	#4
homerj07 In Doh We Trust Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Central Florida Posts: 7,027 Blog Entries: 16	Originally Posted by Saint_LB This is why I hate the preseason so much. Is it true that Payton is trying to hide things. Sounds reasonable. Would he go as far as tell his guys to slack off? Doubtful although this is the guy that started the 2nd half of a Superbowl with an onside kick. I'll finish this by reminding everyone that the '67 Saints finished 5-1 in preseason. (Yeah...6 games, you know I loved that) Can you imagine the anticipation of a novice NFL fan going into the season with a preseason like that? I've been this way about preseason ever since. Oh, yeah... They finished 3-11 in '67. Slacking off gets you hurt!!

08-21-2011, 07:06 PM	#6
gandhi1007 Part Time Pimp Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,967	Originally Posted by ChrisXVI My observations from the game... JJ Watt made Strief look like a *****. Jabari Greer sucked. Uhmmmm.......that was Bushrod Watt was beating like a drum. Strief looked decent against Mario Williams. As for Greer........horrible. Looked like Jason David out there.

08-22-2011, 02:15 PM	#7
joker-saint 100th Post Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 382 Blog Entries: 12	Originally Posted by ChrisXVI My observations from the game... Like the play-by-play guys said... this was all one big bluff by Sean Payton running the most vanilla offense possible so that they wouldn't give away too many offensive ideas before we meet the Texans in the regular season. We'll break out the real plays in September and they won't know what hit them because they'll think they have our number. I mean, for god's sake... since when have we been a run first offense like we were tonight (and yes I'm just talking about the Brees era.) With that being said, Brees sucked. I don't like this new trend of being nervous when Brees is in the shotgun formation with 5 receivers. Maybe it's not Drew's fault because Bushrod and Strief sucked too. JJ Watt made Strief look like a *****. Jabari Greer sucked. Paul Oliver was just flat-out embarassing... seeing as how the saints brought in a banged up Malcolm Jenkins just to get Oliver the hell out of there. I haven't seen that many missed tackles since... Well, the playoff loss to Seattle. Strief was playing right tackle and is fairly new at that position. Maybe he should stick to left? Bushrod definitely seemed out of his element. Not his typical style of play. Pretty embarrassing to see him on his face so close to scoring in the red zone.

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ChrisXVI 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 11,482	My observations from the game... Like the play-by-play guys said... this was all one big bluff by Sean Payton running the most vanilla offense possible so that they wouldn't give away too many offensive ideas before we meet the Texans in the regular season. We'll break out the real plays in September and they won't know what hit them because they'll think they have our number. I mean, for god's sake... since when have we been a run first offense like we were tonight (and yes I'm just talking about the Brees era.) With that being said, Brees sucked. I don't like this new trend of being nervous when Brees is in the shotgun formation with 5 receivers. Maybe it's not Drew's fault because Bushrod and Strief sucked too. JJ Watt made Strief look like a *****. Jabari Greer sucked. Paul Oliver was just flat-out embarassing... seeing as how the saints brought in a banged up Malcolm Jenkins just to get Oliver the hell out of there. I haven't seen that many missed tackles since... Well, the playoff loss to Seattle.

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st thomas Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: lafayette Posts: 7,753	[QUOTE=\|Mitch\|;321961]What team did this Paul Oliver come from again?[/QUOTE he came from the chargers and he was there for awhile.