I'm confused about the Saints/49ers

Danno · 01-09-2012, 04:13 PM

So I'm seeing a lot of sports media picking the 49ers, but then why are most of the sports articles asking if the 49ers can stop the Saints? Or what can they do to slow down the Saints? And how they need to water down the field. And why are the Saints favored by 3-1/2?

papz · 01-09-2012, 04:16 PM

We're down South... they have all the media bias out there.

Hey remember when USC could play in the NFL?

Being a +3.5 home dog is all that needs to be said... and that number is probably going to rise.

Budsdrinker · 01-09-2012, 04:28 PM

Yep, every talking head is going to bring up the fact that we haven't won a playoff game on the road never mind the fact that we only played what 3 games on the road in our history. 2 of them in snowy Chicago and the debacle in Seattle where we went in thinking we were going to win just by showing up. I look for us to be very motivated in this one and win by 14.

Tobias-Reiper · 01-09-2012, 04:29 PM

They are just having hallucinations it's the 1980s.

CantonLegend · 01-09-2012, 04:31 PM

We haven't won a road playoff game ever and all of our losses came on the road this season

Ppl that say we are a bad road team may not be right...but it's hard to prove them wrong

AsylumGuido · 01-09-2012, 04:33 PM

Originally Posted by CantonLegend

We haven't won a road playoff game ever and all of our losses came on the road this season

Ppl that say we are a bad road team may not be right...but it's hard to prove them wrong

We are 18-6 over the last three years on the road. That is not the record of a team that is BAD on the road. Are we better at home? Yes, all teams are, but that that does not mean we are bad on the road.

neugey · 01-09-2012, 04:41 PM

We're from the SEC and they're from the PAC 10 so we're favored. Oh wait ...

Danno · 01-09-2012, 05:01 PM

Originally Posted by CantonLegend

We haven't won a road playoff game ever and all of our losses came on the road this season

Ppl that say we are a bad road team may not be right...but it's hard to prove them wrong

We've lost two road games in the playoffs under payton, and one was 5 years ago. Not exactly a huge sample size. Weak and irrelevant stat.

As a road team this season, we're tied for 4th best in the NFL.

saintfan · 01-09-2012, 05:02 PM

Originally Posted by Danno

So I'm seeing a lot of sports media picking the 49ers, but then why are most of the sports articles asking if the 49ers can stop the Saints? Or what can they do to slow down the Saints? And how they need to water down the field. And why are the Saints favored by 3-1/2?

C'mon man. You know this. The talking heads create controversy to get ratings so they can sell advertising. That's all it's about.

If they do the obvious thing and pick the Saints across the board then who's going to get angry at whom? Maybe they rile up Canton and a few Niners fans, but that's about it.

If they do the thing that is controversial then they get us all worked up and people jump on the internet and call such and such and so and so an idiot and people tune in to hear the idiot say the next ignorant thing.

The short answer is money. LOL

Danno · 01-09-2012, 05:04 PM

Originally Posted by saintfan

C'mon man. You know this. The talking heads create controversy to get ratings so they can sell advertising. That's all it's about.

If they do the obvious thing and pick the Saints across the board then who's going to get angry at whom? Maybe they rile up Canton and a few Niners fans, but that's about it.

If they do the thing that is controversial then they get us all worked up and people jump on the internet and call such and such and so and so an idiot and people tune in to hear the idiot say the next ignorant thing.

The short answer is money. LOL

It was basically a rhetorical question, but I like your answer. And Zooey is growing on me big time. I totally get it now.

01-09-2012, 04:13 PM	#1
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,723	I'm confused about the Saints/49ers So I'm seeing a lot of sports media picking the 49ers, but then why are most of the sports articles asking if the 49ers can stop the Saints? Or what can they do to slow down the Saints? And how they need to water down the field. And why are the Saints favored by 3-1/2?

01-09-2012, 04:16 PM	#2
papz Problem? Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Orleans Posts: 11,753	We're down South... they have all the media bias out there. Hey remember when USC could play in the NFL? Being a +3.5 home dog is all that needs to be said... and that number is probably going to rise. SmashMouth likes this.

01-09-2012, 04:28 PM	#3
Budsdrinker A Cajun Transforming TX Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Woodlands, Texas Posts: 2,787	Yep, every talking head is going to bring up the fact that we haven't won a playoff game on the road never mind the fact that we only played what 3 games on the road in our history. 2 of them in snowy Chicago and the debacle in Seattle where we went in thinking we were going to win just by showing up. I look for us to be very motivated in this one and win by 14. SmashMouth likes this.

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Tobias-Reiper Merces Letifer Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 4,161	They are just having hallucinations it's the 1980s. SmashMouth, pherein and WHO_DAT_CAT like this.

01-09-2012, 04:33 PM	#6
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,274	Originally Posted by CantonLegend We haven't won a road playoff game ever and all of our losses came on the road this season Ppl that say we are a bad road team may not be right...but it's hard to prove them wrong We are 18-6 over the last three years on the road. That is not the record of a team that is BAD on the road. Are we better at home? Yes, all teams are, but that that does not mean we are bad on the road. leilung, ScottF, SmashMouth and 6 others like this.

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CantonLegend 1000 Posts + Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Canton, Ohio Posts: 2,685 Blog Entries: 2	We haven't won a road playoff game ever and all of our losses came on the road this season Ppl that say we are a bad road team may not be right...but it's hard to prove them wrong

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neugey Hu Dat! Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 6,715 Blog Entries: 13	We're from the SEC and they're from the PAC 10 so we're favored. Oh wait ... saintfan and pherein like this.

01-09-2012, 05:01 PM	#8
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,723	Originally Posted by CantonLegend We haven't won a road playoff game ever and all of our losses came on the road this season Ppl that say we are a bad road team may not be right...but it's hard to prove them wrong We've lost two road games in the playoffs under payton, and one was 5 years ago. Not exactly a huge sample size. Weak and irrelevant stat. As a road team this season, we're tied for 4th best in the NFL. SmashMouth and skymike like this.

01-09-2012, 05:02 PM	#9
saintfan Donated Plasma Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 18,556 Blog Entries: 5	Originally Posted by Danno So I'm seeing a lot of sports media picking the 49ers, but then why are most of the sports articles asking if the 49ers can stop the Saints? Or what can they do to slow down the Saints? And how they need to water down the field. And why are the Saints favored by 3-1/2? C'mon man. You know this. The talking heads create controversy to get ratings so they can sell advertising. That's all it's about. If they do the obvious thing and pick the Saints across the board then who's going to get angry at whom? Maybe they rile up Canton and a few Niners fans, but that's about it. If they do the thing that is controversial then they get us all worked up and people jump on the internet and call such and such and so and so an idiot and people tune in to hear the idiot say the next ignorant thing. The short answer is money. LOL Danno and Rugby Saint II like this.
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01-09-2012, 05:04 PM	#10
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,723	Originally Posted by saintfan C'mon man. You know this. The talking heads create controversy to get ratings so they can sell advertising. That's all it's about. If they do the obvious thing and pick the Saints across the board then who's going to get angry at whom? Maybe they rile up Canton and a few Niners fans, but that's about it. If they do the thing that is controversial then they get us all worked up and people jump on the internet and call such and such and so and so an idiot and people tune in to hear the idiot say the next ignorant thing. The short answer is money. LOL It was basically a rhetorical question, but I like your answer. And Zooey is growing on me big time. I totally get it now. saintfan likes this.

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