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RockyMountainSaint 01-05-2012 02:35 PM
Sproles' Record should have an asterisk!
 
Do you realize that he set the record in the same year as the new kickoff rule that resulted in a record number of touchbacks? Sproles only returned 40 kickoffs this year vs. the 50+ of the past 3 years. He would have SHATTERED the record given 10+ more kickoffs and possibly topped 3,000 total yards!

;)


For the record, I borrowed the argument from someone else.

B_Dub_Saint 01-05-2012 02:44 PM
Yea, write Pete Prisco and let him know about it. Im sure he would love to take that away from us as well. What a douche'

FireVenturi 01-05-2012 03:05 PM
great point, considering they are making the excuse that everyone is putting up huge yards this year. The fact is that Drew had more yards than anyone this year, so why could he do it and others couldn't? Maybe he is the best in the league...

lumm0x 01-05-2012 03:21 PM
Excellent point.

Mardigras9 01-05-2012 06:38 PM
Beginning to hate the word.....asterisk. Great point.

breesfan27 01-05-2012 06:50 PM
Pete Prisco can suck a giant asterisk for all I care. Substitute the word for what I really think he should suck.

Boutte 01-05-2012 06:55 PM
He also had to take twice as many steps as everybody else,

RockyMountainSaint 01-05-2012 06:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Boutte (Post 364364)
He also had to take twice as many steps as everybody else,
THAT is funny!

homerj07 01-05-2012 07:45 PM
breesfan I subsitute... Yeti Balls

Srgt. Hulka 01-06-2012 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Boutte (Post 364364)
He also had to take twice as many steps as everybody else,
I am LMMFAO!!!
I don't care who you are, that's funny right there!!

UK_WhoDat 01-06-2012 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by B_Dub_Saint (Post 364156)
Yea, write Pete Prisco and let him know about it. Im sure he would love to take that away from us as well. What a douche'
Ha!

That why the Saints were giving up TDs late in games. To allow Sproles to get a chance at the record don't you know. :wink: :mrgreen:

xan 01-06-2012 05:43 PM
I think it interesting that the Saints' average starting field position was unchanged from 2010, starting at about the Saints' 28. Sproles' contribution to the return game clearly made the team better, despite the increased number of touchbacks.

However, our defense allowing so many yards created a lot of downed punts inside the 20 and 10, giving the Saints a great deal of stadium to cover.

ScottF 01-06-2012 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by xan (Post 364823)
I think it interesting that the Saints' average starting field position was unchanged from 2010, starting at about the Saints' 28. Sproles' contribution to the return game clearly made the team better, despite the increased number of touchbacks.

That surprises me. Sproles had some big returns, but he also had several 25 yard returns that gave us the ball at the 18. One area we really improved is holding by the KR team. Very rarely were we pushed back.

However, our defense allowing so many yards created a lot of downed punts inside the 20 and 10, giving the Saints a great deal of stadium to cover.
I thought we were starting way back there so that *Brees could pad that record he doesn't deserve, same as when he took the delay of game against ATL

QBREES9 01-06-2012 11:10 PM
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Tell prisco to come see me


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