CharityMike

I agree with everything you said EXCEPT.."we actually stopped the run pretty well"???????? Are you kidding me? If stopping the run well means giving up 225 yards rushing to one guy, then we are screwed! Everything else you said is spot on though.

Danno

91 of those yards came because of a bearhug on Martez Wilson that wasn't called. He would have made the tackle for no gain. The regular officials likely call that hold.

Halo

I will support this team to my dying day because they supported my city when it was down and getting kicked pretty hard by the national media after Katrina. Remember "no one should ever live in New Orleans ever again" comments? Yeah well, those hurt esp. the people who lived here and had no choice but to return here.

Saints turned their nose on all that and returned a success story. I'll support them no matter what.


That said, here are the bright spots:

-DB's did play a ton better yesterday, although inconsistent - I felt they were WAY out of position on the last few drives, but I blame SPAGS for that.
-Defensive line did indeed get pressure at times yesterday. We were much better against the pass than the run. Although inconsistent, there were signs of a heartbeat.
-Greer's turnover was a huge boost for the psyche of the defense, he held onto it. They can jump routes and they can make turnovers happen.
-For a short while I saw our offense light on fire. That fire burned out, but it proved to me they're still together (mentally), just not inspired or well coached.

The truly bad is the team feels the heat from fans and the self-doubt. If ever there was a rally-cry for this team, Kromer, the interim staff, everyone - now is the time. Going into Green Bay and winning may be improbably, and that's why it would be that much sweeter if they did it.