What other team...

44Champs · 08-25-2012, 10:00 PM

would be able to run as smoothly without their Head Coach?? Gotta be impressed with our organization - who dat

poydras · 08-25-2012, 10:39 PM

Originally Posted by 44Champs

would be able to run as smoothly without their Head Coach?? Gotta be impressed with our organization - who dat

um ... you call THAT smooth??!!

burningmetal · 08-25-2012, 10:58 PM

Originally Posted by poydras

um ... you call THAT smooth??!!

Have you noticed anything different about our team? I haven't. And I think that's his point.

poydras · 08-25-2012, 11:05 PM

Originally Posted by burningmetal

Have you noticed anything different about our team? I haven't. And I think that's his point.

Now that you mention it; not really. Charge out of the gate into a 14 point hole: check.... get back in the game with a drive and then a weird TD off a fumble return on the ensuing kick off: check... they take the lead we get it back: check ... get hosed by the refs: check.... take the eventual lead after a review that we probably won't get in the regular season: check .... hartley miss a dang field goal that would have clinched the game: check ... survive some really questionable play calling by our coaches and win or lose on what happens in the final 10 seconds: check..... ok, I guess that's pretty much business as usual

|Mitch| · 08-25-2012, 11:09 PM

Holding a pretty damned good Texans first team offense to what 24 points? I find that pretty awesome... but what can ya say haters gonna hate...

poydras · 08-25-2012, 11:29 PM

Originally Posted by |Mitch|

Holding a pretty damned good Texans first team offense to what 24 points? I find that pretty awesome... but what can ya say haters gonna hate...

The problem there is that we only faced their first team for half a game and they scored 24. You really want to give up 48 points a game AT HOME?

burningmetal · 08-26-2012, 04:25 PM

Originally Posted by poydras

Now that you mention it; not really. Charge out of the gate into a 14 point hole: check.... get back in the game with a drive and then a weird TD off a fumble return on the ensuing kick off: check... they take the lead we get it back: check ... get hosed by the refs: check.... take the eventual lead after a review that we probably won't get in the regular season: check .... hartley miss a dang field goal that would have clinched the game: check ... survive some really questionable play calling by our coaches and win or lose on what happens in the final 10 seconds: check..... ok, I guess that's pretty much business as usual

Well if you want to look at it in the negative sense, then yeah. But my point is things are not being run any differently, or at least not in any way that is obvious at this point. The Saints always look bad in preseason.

You remember in Payton's first year with us, we played the Cowboys in preseason and lost something like 31-13, I wanna say? Everyone was freaking out. We went on to make the playoffs and beat those same Cowboys 42-17 along the way.

Last year, we got embarrassed by the Texans in the preseason, then beat them in the regular season. There are certain things, like missed tackles and mainly injuries, that you can take away as negatives in these games, but everything else you have to take with a grain of salt. Considering the amount of success we've had, I'll gladly take business as usual... But I do think the defense will be much better this year.

spkb25 · 08-25-2012, 11:34 PM

That terrible call on SS for PI lead to 4 more points than they would have had, and the fumble by Morgan that was terrible call gave them 7 more. I am going with they had 13 in the first half

CharityMike · 08-25-2012, 11:35 PM

Biggest thing for me was we shut down that running game! WAAAY better than last week. I personally feel that we planned on seeing the run a lot more but they came out passing. Look at Schaubs first quarter stats compared to the second. We improved. Also positive, turnovers..we caused some nice fumbles. I am satisfied.

poydras · 08-25-2012, 11:42 PM

I can see why people put weird special characters in their username. It makes it hard to put them on the ignore list.

08-25-2012, 10:00 PM	#1
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08-25-2012, 10:39 PM	#2
poydras Team Doctor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Deep South Posts: 856	Re: What other team... Originally Posted by 44Champs would be able to run as smoothly without their Head Coach?? Gotta be impressed with our organization - who dat um ... you call THAT smooth??!!

08-25-2012, 10:58 PM	#3
burningmetal 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 3,923 Blog Entries: 3	Re: What other team... Originally Posted by poydras um ... you call THAT smooth??!! Have you noticed anything different about our team? I haven't. And I think that's his point.

08-25-2012, 11:05 PM	#4
poydras Team Doctor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Deep South Posts: 856	Re: What other team... Originally Posted by burningmetal Have you noticed anything different about our team? I haven't. And I think that's his point. Now that you mention it; not really. Charge out of the gate into a 14 point hole: check.... get back in the game with a drive and then a weird TD off a fumble return on the ensuing kick off: check... they take the lead we get it back: check ... get hosed by the refs: check.... take the eventual lead after a review that we probably won't get in the regular season: check .... hartley miss a dang field goal that would have clinched the game: check ... survive some really questionable play calling by our coaches and win or lose on what happens in the final 10 seconds: check..... ok, I guess that's pretty much business as usual spkb25 and 73Saint like this.

08-25-2012, 11:09 PM	#5
\|Mitch\| 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alexandria, La Posts: 11,303	Re: What other team... Holding a pretty damned good Texans first team offense to what 24 points? I find that pretty awesome... but what can ya say haters gonna hate... The Dude likes this.

08-25-2012, 11:29 PM	#6
poydras Team Doctor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Deep South Posts: 856	Re: What other team... Originally Posted by \|Mitch\| Holding a pretty damned good Texans first team offense to what 24 points? I find that pretty awesome... but what can ya say haters gonna hate... The problem there is that we only faced their first team for half a game and they scored 24. You really want to give up 48 points a game AT HOME?

08-26-2012, 04:25 PM	#7
burningmetal 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 3,923 Blog Entries: 3	Re: What other team... Originally Posted by poydras Now that you mention it; not really. Charge out of the gate into a 14 point hole: check.... get back in the game with a drive and then a weird TD off a fumble return on the ensuing kick off: check... they take the lead we get it back: check ... get hosed by the refs: check.... take the eventual lead after a review that we probably won't get in the regular season: check .... hartley miss a dang field goal that would have clinched the game: check ... survive some really questionable play calling by our coaches and win or lose on what happens in the final 10 seconds: check..... ok, I guess that's pretty much business as usual Well if you want to look at it in the negative sense, then yeah. But my point is things are not being run any differently, or at least not in any way that is obvious at this point. The Saints always look bad in preseason. You remember in Payton's first year with us, we played the Cowboys in preseason and lost something like 31-13, I wanna say? Everyone was freaking out. We went on to make the playoffs and beat those same Cowboys 42-17 along the way. Last year, we got embarrassed by the Texans in the preseason, then beat them in the regular season. There are certain things, like missed tackles and mainly injuries, that you can take away as negatives in these games, but everything else you have to take with a grain of salt. Considering the amount of success we've had, I'll gladly take business as usual... But I do think the defense will be much better this year.
	If I had a nickel for every time I heard that, the NFL would fine and suspend me.

08-25-2012, 11:34 PM	#8
spkb25 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 13,115	Re: What other team... That terrible call on SS for PI lead to 4 more points than they would have had, and the fumble by Morgan that was terrible call gave them 7 more. I am going with they had 13 in the first half Boutte likes this.

08-25-2012, 11:35 PM	#9
CharityMike Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Mid City, New Orleans Posts: 3,556	Re: What other team... Biggest thing for me was we shut down that running game! WAAAY better than last week. I personally feel that we planned on seeing the run a lot more but they came out passing. Look at Schaubs first quarter stats compared to the second. We improved. Also positive, turnovers..we caused some nice fumbles. I am satisfied.

08-25-2012, 11:42 PM	#10
poydras Team Doctor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Deep South Posts: 856	Re: What other team... I can see why people put weird special characters in their username. It makes it hard to put them on the ignore list. spkb25 and 2BnamedLater like this.

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