Loss to pats on Payton and Brees

burningmetal · 10-13-2013, 07:19 PM

"A loss before the bye this was the one to lose. This team has outplayed everyone's expectations so far. Just be happy that we are 5-1 with the loss to a non-division/conference opponent"

This isn't college football. There are no regular season conference championships. Every win or loss counts. I realize there are tie breakers that come into play, but if we finish one game behind for home field advantage this could be the one that cost us. Why? Because we had the ball with the lead, twice, in the last couple minutes. That is supposed to be a win. Losing is one thing, but giving it away is another.

And yes, this frustration is compounded by the fact that the refs heavily influenced the outcome... I don't know how some fans can say "just be happy" fill in the blank, after any loss.

I'm happy that life goes on, but I'm not happy about giving games away.

|Mitch| · 10-13-2013, 07:30 PM

Originally Posted by burningmetal

This isn't college football. There are no regular season conference championships. Every win or loss counts. I realize there are tie breakers that come into play, but if we finish one game behind for home field advantage this could be the one that cost us. Why? Because we had the ball with the lead, twice, in the last couple minutes. That is supposed to be a win. Losing is one thing, but giving it away is another.

And yes, this frustration is compounded by the fact that the refs heavily influenced the outcome... I don't know how some fans can say "just be happy" fill in the blank, after any loss.

I'm happy that life goes on, but I'm not happy about giving games away.

Seriously? the only team that can compete with us for HFA is Seattle and guess what they have a loss to the AFC as well. Plus we play them so that's all moot anyway

burningmetal · 10-13-2013, 07:37 PM

Originally Posted by |Mitch|

Seriously? the only team that can compete with us for HFA is Seattle and guess what they have a loss to the AFC as well. Plus we play them so that's all moot anyway

You're assuming it only comes down to that. I would love to think this is our last loss, but suppose it isn't? We could win in Seattle and still finish behind them. Would you not look back at this game and say "if only we had finished that game"?

It's not rocket science what I'm explaining to you.

|Mitch| · 10-13-2013, 07:44 PM

Originally Posted by burningmetal

You're assuming it only comes down to that. I would love to think this is our last loss, but suppose it isn't? We could win in Seattle and still finish behind them. Would you not look back at this game and say "if only we had finished that game"?

It's not rocket science what I'm explaining to you.

You're assuming that the Seahwawks won't lose again either. A lot of football left and the fact still remains that this team has out-played everyone's expectations so far.

5-1 going into the bye with the loss to the AFC is pretty damn good, not like we were going to finished out undefeated

burningmetal · 10-13-2013, 08:10 PM

Originally Posted by |Mitch|

You're assuming that the Seahwawks won't lose again either. A lot of football left and the fact still remains that this team has out-played everyone's expectations so far.

5-1 going into the bye with the loss to the AFC is pretty damn good, not like we were going to finished out undefeated

Actually, no I'm not assuming seattle wins out, but nice try. You obviously think I'm only talking about one potential loss.

The Saints have never won more than 13 games, and today didn't exactly convince me that they'll break that record. I expect the seahawks to win 12 to 13 games. I believe both teams are capable of winning any game they play, but they've both shown vulnerability.

So, what if they go 13-3 and we go 12-4? I think we'll win at least 13 games, but when you botch games like today it can cost you in the end.

Remember when we went 13-3 in '11 but finished tied with the 49ers, and they got home field because of conference records? But we lost to the BROWNS early in that season, an AFC team. Did you ever wish we would have won that game or any other game and gotten home field? Again, not rocket science. Every game matters, period.

10-13-2013, 07:19 PM	#1
burningmetal 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 3,923 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Loss to pats on Payton and Brees "A loss before the bye this was the one to lose. This team has outplayed everyone's expectations so far. Just be happy that we are 5-1 with the loss to a non-division/conference opponent" This isn't college football. There are no regular season conference championships. Every win or loss counts. I realize there are tie breakers that come into play, but if we finish one game behind for home field advantage this could be the one that cost us. Why? Because we had the ball with the lead, twice, in the last couple minutes. That is supposed to be a win. Losing is one thing, but giving it away is another. And yes, this frustration is compounded by the fact that the refs heavily influenced the outcome... I don't know how some fans can say "just be happy" fill in the blank, after any loss. I'm happy that life goes on, but I'm not happy about giving games away. frydaddy and WHODATINCA like this.
	If I had a nickel for every time I heard that, the NFL would fine and suspend me.

10-13-2013, 07:30 PM	#2
\|Mitch\| 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alexandria, La Posts: 11,303	Re: Loss to pats on Payton and Brees Originally Posted by burningmetal This isn't college football. There are no regular season conference championships. Every win or loss counts. I realize there are tie breakers that come into play, but if we finish one game behind for home field advantage this could be the one that cost us. Why? Because we had the ball with the lead, twice, in the last couple minutes. That is supposed to be a win. Losing is one thing, but giving it away is another. And yes, this frustration is compounded by the fact that the refs heavily influenced the outcome... I don't know how some fans can say "just be happy" fill in the blank, after any loss. I'm happy that life goes on, but I'm not happy about giving games away. Seriously? the only team that can compete with us for HFA is Seattle and guess what they have a loss to the AFC as well. Plus we play them so that's all moot anyway

10-13-2013, 07:37 PM	#3
burningmetal 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 3,923 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Loss to pats on Payton and Brees Originally Posted by \|Mitch\| Seriously? the only team that can compete with us for HFA is Seattle and guess what they have a loss to the AFC as well. Plus we play them so that's all moot anyway You're assuming it only comes down to that. I would love to think this is our last loss, but suppose it isn't? We could win in Seattle and still finish behind them. Would you not look back at this game and say "if only we had finished that game"? It's not rocket science what I'm explaining to you. WHODATINCA likes this.

10-13-2013, 07:44 PM	#4
\|Mitch\| 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alexandria, La Posts: 11,303	Re: Loss to pats on Payton and Brees Originally Posted by burningmetal You're assuming it only comes down to that. I would love to think this is our last loss, but suppose it isn't? We could win in Seattle and still finish behind them. Would you not look back at this game and say "if only we had finished that game"? It's not rocket science what I'm explaining to you. You're assuming that the Seahwawks won't lose again either. A lot of football left and the fact still remains that this team has out-played everyone's expectations so far. 5-1 going into the bye with the loss to the AFC is pretty damn good, not like we were going to finished out undefeated

10-13-2013, 08:10 PM	#5
burningmetal 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 3,923 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Loss to pats on Payton and Brees Originally Posted by \|Mitch\| You're assuming that the Seahwawks won't lose again either. A lot of football left and the fact still remains that this team has out-played everyone's expectations so far. 5-1 going into the bye with the loss to the AFC is pretty damn good, not like we were going to finished out undefeated Actually, no I'm not assuming seattle wins out, but nice try. You obviously think I'm only talking about one potential loss. The Saints have never won more than 13 games, and today didn't exactly convince me that they'll break that record. I expect the seahawks to win 12 to 13 games. I believe both teams are capable of winning any game they play, but they've both shown vulnerability. So, what if they go 13-3 and we go 12-4? I think we'll win at least 13 games, but when you botch games like today it can cost you in the end. Remember when we went 13-3 in '11 but finished tied with the 49ers, and they got home field because of conference records? But we lost to the BROWNS early in that season, an AFC team. Did you ever wish we would have won that game or any other game and gotten home field? Again, not rocket science. Every game matters, period. Boutte, westbankdaze and WHODATINCA like this.
	If I had a nickel for every time I heard that, the NFL would fine and suspend me.

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