SaintsBro

Historically bad, legendary, all-time, "worst ever" bad defenses of all time, don't make 4 play goal line stands that turn the ball over on downs after miraculous tackles on the 1 yard line. They certainly don't hold teams to 7 points in the second half, three games in a row. In the second half, the Buccaneers snapped the ball inside the Saints’ 30 yard line 31 times. 31! And amassed a whopping 7 points from all that time mucking around in our half of the field. 8 plays inside the Saints’ ten gained zero points. On the final drive alone, Tampa had six shots inside the thirty in the last minute to play. Nada. One of Tampa's scores earlier in the game, they got the ball gift-wrapped for them on the Saints' 11 with a bow around it. What, as a defense, are you supposed to do with that?

If this defense was really THAT bad, if it were really truly that turrible, we would have lost this game by 14 at the least. They also would have been MUCH WORSE last year, since it was mostly the same people.

Give them credit for the play, or don't - but in the Packers game, somebody on that defense got in there and poked Rodgers in the eye -- the backup QB for Green Bay comes in, and next thing you know, #9 is putting on his helmet and we are back in business again. Stuff like that. Is it a dominating, crushing, commanding performance? Hell no. It is enough, or close to enough? Not really, but it's getting there.

If if it was ALL sheer dumb luck, then it would be a lot worse, noticeably worse -- every quarter would be like the first quarter yesterday, that's all I'm saying. Not claiming that it's brilliant either. Long way from that.

leilung

The players that played under Spags when he came to the NY Giants as Def Coordinator say that there was a similar learning curve to his system there where they were absolutely horrendous. Then something clicked and they turned into the most formidable D in the NFC East for years after.

God, I'd love to see another Dome Patrol Defense!