(OFFICIAL VENTING THREAD) Smoke 'em if you got 'em

[Jamessr]

Marshall Faulk was right... sometimes assistant coaches are hired because of who they know and when times are good you don't see people flaws. He said when the suspensions were handed out that alot of people were going to be exsposed. I honestly think its that and nothing more. Sean payton just makes us that much better. Still 13 game to figure out how to somehow fill his void

[dizzle88]

We had an 18 point lead and didn't score AT ALL in the second half!!

Can't blame that on the D, if the offense had scored instead of drew making a dumb throw, the chiefs would have started throwing and would become one dimensional, but drew had tons of time, up by 18 and threw it straight to there DB, 5 minutes later its 24-16

[pumpkindriver]

Look guys, the season is a wash. No sense in letting it cause you to have a stroke. Goddell has achieved his goal of destroying this season for us so lets just ride it out as best as we can, keep supporting our guys and look ahead to Sean's return next year. Maybe we can at least spoil it for the falcons or the sowboys.

[Stealthman]

The 1990 Saints started the season at 2-5, and were ranked #8 in the NFL in team defense. They NEVER GAVE UP, and got the last wildcard slot on the last game of the season (on MNF in the Superdome).

The 2002 Saints started the season at 9-4, and many of us know how that turned out. We LOST the last 3 games to "scrub" teams with a losing record, and missed the playoffs.

We play at Green Bay next week... a tough road to hoe.

This is a gut check, ladies & gentlemen.

There is a reason why the term "BANDWAGON" is used every season.

Who is still onboard the WhoDat train?

[frankeefrank]

Stealthman, love the enthusiasm.
The first Super Bowl was for all the "bandwagon" Saints Fans...
The next one will be for us, the "TRUE DATS"
WHO DAT?
WHO DAT say they gonna beat them Saints?

[pherein]

Originally Posted by frankeefrank

Stealthman, love the enthusiasm.
The first Super Bowl was for all the "bandwagon" Saints Fans...
The next one will be for us, the "TRUE DATS"
WHO DAT?
WHO DAT say they gonna beat them Saints?

The KC Chiefs and the great Matt Cassel

[bobdog86]

Stealthman..Hell ya I'm on board, I checked and some of my guts are leaking out of the side of my mouth right now. Just kinda hard to keep 'em down, but I'll manage. All I want to see is passion and players giving 100% and I'm not sure thats happening right now. We just need to accept it for what it is, a project.

[halloween 65]

It could be the new name of the dome, or it just might be the 500 yds. our D give up at home in the dome. 500 yds. we're lucky they didn't hang a 50 burger on us. Our O had plenty of chances and ended up a lot shorter than KC should have. If anyone defends this D about this game should watch it again, and if they can't see the 50 burger that should have been hung on us keep watching. We were lucky to be in the game. Everything needs changing, starting with the attitude or should I say lack of. No fire in the eyes, we look beat already.

[Stealthman]

Originally Posted by halloween 65

We were lucky to be in the game. Everything needs changing, starting with the attitude or should I say lack of. No fire in the eyes, we look beat already.

Lucky to be in the game?

We were leading 24-6 late in the 3rd quarter.

* We need Sean Payton. Joe Vitt would be a big step in the right direction.

* Our defense is not used to the DRAMATIC difference in styles (3G & Spags).

* No excuse (2 weeks in a row) for the Saints to NOT "POUND THE ROCK!"

* Time to get some Cadet time; let Ingram ride the pine (IMO).

Time to man up, folks!

[W. Kovacs]

Remember, we didn't just lose our coach, we also lost Joe Vitt, a key member of our defensive coaching staff beyond just his role as our interim coach. We also lost Vilma who, I would argue, is our most important defensive player. I say that because, while he may have lost a step physically, he was our general on the field. He could have been a guy that led the transition from our old D to our new D.

On offense, we lost a key piece of our o-line and the o-line coach now can't help the transition there because he is acting as head coach.

I'm a kickboxer. What I see happening to Drew and our offense is something I try to do to my sparring partners. I get people thinking about my jab, then fake the jab so they try to block it leaving themselves wide open for a left hook. Drew is so used to getting pressure that when opposing defenses drop extra people in to coverage Drew will still rush his throw and it leads to a pick. If we would rush the doggone ball we'd be showing the opposition we're not over-committing to the pass and teams would have to think twice about dropping extra guys into coverage lest they get the ball crammed down their gullet by one of the FOUR backs we have.

I guess my point is that we'd be mental to think about firing anyone as a result of this season. We just have to hunker down for a long season and enjoy the wins that we do pick up. On the Sundays we don't win, we should be keeping in mind that we're a great team that's going to probably get even greater by adding a high draft pick, and next year we're going to have a pissed off Sean Payton at the helm....and it's going to be awesome.