Can the SAINTS be a real 4-Quarter team???

daviddrake2 · 11-13-2002, 11:10 AM

We all have our opinions on what it will take to beat Atlanta this week, but one this that I have not really seen talked about here (and a key factor in the Atlanta game as well as every other game from here out) is whether the SAINTS can fire on all cylinders for all four quarters.

Early in the season our boys let their opponents jump out to huge early leads before having to battle back to with (luckily, they did in almost every instance). Now, it seems to me that we are starting the games better, scoring more early, but breaking down in the middle and having to scramble late to win.

Everyone knows that Brooks keeps his cool in the 4th and is probably one of the best finishers in the NFL, but how do the SAINTS fix the problems that have kept them from playing the whole game as the SAINTS we too often see just in the 1st and 4th quarters?

Can we continue winning if we just play mediocre football half of the game and then kick ass the outhr half?

Is a 2-Quarter team good enough to make it past the 1st or 2nd round of the playoffs?

What are your thoughts?

Go SAINTS!!!!!

David in Houston

11-13-2002, 11:10 AM	#1
daviddrake2 100th Post Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Houston (formerly N.O.) Posts: 270	Can the SAINTS be a real 4-Quarter team??? We all have our opinions on what it will take to beat Atlanta this week, but one this that I have not really seen talked about here (and a key factor in the Atlanta game as well as every other game from here out) is whether the SAINTS can fire on all cylinders for all four quarters. Early in the season our boys let their opponents jump out to huge early leads before having to battle back to with (luckily, they did in almost every instance). Now, it seems to me that we are starting the games better, scoring more early, but breaking down in the middle and having to scramble late to win. Everyone knows that Brooks keeps his cool in the 4th and is probably one of the best finishers in the NFL, but how do the SAINTS fix the problems that have kept them from playing the whole game as the SAINTS we too often see just in the 1st and 4th quarters? Can we continue winning if we just play mediocre football half of the game and then kick ass the outhr half? Is a 2-Quarter team good enough to make it past the 1st or 2nd round of the playoffs? What are your thoughts? Go SAINTS!!!!! David in Houston