New Orleans Saints playmakers have been dropping the ball in 2012: First-and-10

WhoDat!656 · 10-05-2012, 12:55 PM

1. DROPPING THE BALL: Dungy correctly indentified one of the Saints' most disturbing and uncharacteristic trends of the 2012 season - dropped passes. And they continued to rear their ugly head in last Sunday's 28-27 loss to the Green Bay Packers. Receiver Lance Moore dropped two passes against the Packers, and tailback Darren Sproles dropped the crucial third-down pass that Dungy referenced late in the fourth quarter. Three other dropped passes (by Moore, Sproles and Marques Colston) were nullified by penalties.

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Mardigras9 · 10-05-2012, 02:01 PM

Yeh, that's our only problem, lol.

westbankdaze · 10-05-2012, 03:00 PM

It may not be our only problem but I would bet if we didn't have all the dropped passes we would have won at least 3 of the last 4 games.

D_it_up · 10-05-2012, 03:07 PM

Originally Posted by westbankdaze

It may not be our only problem but I would bet if we didn't have all the dropped passes we would have won at least 3 of the last 4 games.

Agreed. I can think of at least three or four scoring opportunities that fell by the wayside due to drops. Two in the KC game alone on back-to-back plays.

stickman · 10-05-2012, 03:11 PM

Originally Posted by D_it_up

Agreed. I can think of at least three or four scoring opportunities that fell by the wayside due to drops. Two in the KC game alone on back-to-back plays.

You read my mind. Usually happens on the second scoring drive. They put one great drive together and start shooting themselves in the foot.

D_it_up · 10-05-2012, 03:54 PM

Originally Posted by stickman

You read my mind. Usually happens on the second scoring drive. They put one great drive together and start shooting themselves in the foot.

And usually in the red zone.

saintsfan1976 · 10-05-2012, 04:02 PM

What's our problem?

Defense, offense and special teams.

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Mardigras9 Site Donor 2015 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Land Mass between LA and AL Posts: 4,375	Re: New Orleans Saints playmakers have been dropping the ball in 2012: First-and-10 Yeh, that's our only problem, lol. D_it_up likes this.

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westbankdaze 500th Post Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 843	It may not be our only problem but I would bet if we didn't have all the dropped passes we would have won at least 3 of the last 4 games. D_it_up likes this.
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D_it_up Faqda Falcons Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ruston, Louisiana Posts: 3,465 Blog Entries: 3	Re: New Orleans Saints playmakers have been dropping the ball in 2012: First-and-10 Originally Posted by westbankdaze It may not be our only problem but I would bet if we didn't have all the dropped passes we would have won at least 3 of the last 4 games. Agreed. I can think of at least three or four scoring opportunities that fell by the wayside due to drops. Two in the KC game alone on back-to-back plays.

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stickman 1000 Posts + Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Gonzales, LA Posts: 1,680	Re: New Orleans Saints playmakers have been dropping the ball in 2012: First-and-10 Originally Posted by D_it_up Agreed. I can think of at least three or four scoring opportunities that fell by the wayside due to drops. Two in the KC game alone on back-to-back plays. You read my mind. Usually happens on the second scoring drive. They put one great drive together and start shooting themselves in the foot. D_it_up and Boutte like this.

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D_it_up Faqda Falcons Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ruston, Louisiana Posts: 3,465 Blog Entries: 3	Re: New Orleans Saints playmakers have been dropping the ball in 2012: First-and-10 Originally Posted by stickman You read my mind. Usually happens on the second scoring drive. They put one great drive together and start shooting themselves in the foot. And usually in the red zone.

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