While we were sleeping (bye week)...

alleycat_126 · 10-22-2013, 08:54 AM

Originally Posted by WHODATINCA

Wouldn't it be funny if we met the Colts again in the SB? Just dreamin'. When we pick Sam Bradford off, someone might pay attention to him as a tackle, unlike anyone did with Peyton ( other than Tracy Porter signaling his posse to move the big guy out of the way ). But, wow, tough Sunday for Peyton, no? The Colts are looking very good this year -- and the Broncos slightly less formidable.

I know you were dreaming..... cause Andrew Luck is there QB who BTW is far more formidable in his young career than Sam Bradford. Sam Bradford isn't even gonna be throwing a pass any time soon due to his season ending ACL tear.... We do have the Rams on the schedule right? add 1 win

arsaint · 10-22-2013, 08:18 AM

Lots of football left - and we control our own destiny for HFA - just have to win the games on our schedule.

Seattle is off this week, so a win over Buffalo puts us back even with them at 6-1.

But without someone jumping up and stealing one, the Seahawks only have two challenges left - us in their place followed by a trip to the 49ers. They are going to have to majorly screw up or have big injuries to finish worse than 13-3.

The 49ers schedule is not any better. They host the Seahawks and travel to our place. Other than that they will have to screw up to drop a game = 12-4 at the worst.

hagan714 · 10-22-2013, 08:20 AM

as the game in new england showed us we must play mistake free and smart football to win the next game and the games after that.

all these teams left can beat us on any given sunday

hagan714 · 10-22-2013, 08:49 AM

carolina is hot right now and they have always given us fits like tampa. Atlanta is different we expect a slug fest.

hagan714 · 10-22-2013, 08:59 AM

1. Seattle Seahawks NCW 6 1
2. New Orleans Saints NCS 5 1
3. San Francisco 49ers NCW 5 2
4. Green Bay Packers NCN 4 2
5. Dallas Cowboys NCE 4 3
6. Detroit Lions NCN 4 3

GB and detroit is the only teams we can only watch but one will eliminate the other in the playoff race for home field. that is the big prize in my book
that how i look at it. the future is in our hands one game at a time and we decide whats going to happen

WillSaints81 · 10-25-2013, 08:05 PM

Originally Posted by hagan714

1. Seattle Seahawks NCW 6 1
2. New Orleans Saints NCS 5 1
3. San Francisco 49ers NCW 5 2
4. Green Bay Packers NCN 4 2
5. Dallas Cowboys NCE 4 3
6. Detroit Lions NCN 4 3

GB and detroit is the only teams we can only watch but one will eliminate the other in the playoff race for home field. that is the big prize in my book
that how i look at it. the future is in our hands one game at a time and we decide whats going to happen

I think the playoff picture is pretty much already set as far as who's getting in. I think Carolina will have to win the division to get in, but we already beat bears, cards, bucs once among our common games with lions. We should beat bucs last game and at worst we tie in common games and with the lions having giants, bucs, browns, vikings among their opponents, their strength of victories will not be better than ours, in which we just have bucs and rams. I hope it doesnt come down to that however. Only one of two teams outside have a chance to get in and thats Chicago and Carolina, and if Chicago beats Detroit then Chicago will have a shot at 11 wins pretty much ending Carolina's chances and likely Detroit's. If Detroit wins, they're pretty much okay unless they lose to GB and we end up imploding over this stretch coming up.

Beastmode · 10-22-2013, 09:46 AM

Some fluke injuries this past weekend, certainly not vicious hits, some were not hits at all. Seriously changed the chemistry of teams. I was looking at the playoff picture but I'm done with it. Carolina is not tapped out and Atlanta does not want to accept their fate. I hope the Pats game was a wake up call. Forget Seattle, another slip and we are going to be in a street fight in our own division.

TheOak · 10-22-2013, 09:56 AM

Presently no team in any conference has more than our 2 game lead... Even the all mighty undefeated Chiefs only have a 1 game lead in their division.

If you want to see a street fight, look at the NFC North.

mike27 · 10-23-2013, 10:57 AM

I think the Panthers got a little something going on, but I don't know how far they'll carry it. We play them twice in the last four weeks.

Our next two opponents just came off nice wins, the Bill's against Miami, slight win, a scrappy team--and the Jet's, our next opponent, against the Patriot's. Dallas isn't going to be a piece of cake.

Right now I think the Seahawks are the best in the league, and I've been feeling that way for a while. I'm not entirely confident in the Saint's, but I feel pretty darned good about them.

But heck, even Tampa with no wins isn't a pushover. I'm glad we've got a bit of a lead is all I can say, and I hope the next time we're in a situation where we need to kill some time, that they'll at least try to make a first down with some sort of pass-play, even if it's risky, rather than give the ball back.

Rugby Saint II · 10-24-2013, 02:40 PM

And the world kept turning....................

10-22-2013, 08:54 AM	#1
alleycat_126 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Katy, Tx a suburb of Houston Posts: 2,089	Re: While we were sleeping (bye week)... Originally Posted by WHODATINCA Wouldn't it be funny if we met the Colts again in the SB? Just dreamin'. When we pick Sam Bradford off, someone might pay attention to him as a tackle, unlike anyone did with Peyton ( other than Tracy Porter signaling his posse to move the big guy out of the way ). But, wow, tough Sunday for Peyton, no? The Colts are looking very good this year -- and the Broncos slightly less formidable. I know you were dreaming..... cause Andrew Luck is there QB who BTW is far more formidable in his young career than Sam Bradford. Sam Bradford isn't even gonna be throwing a pass any time soon due to his season ending ACL tear.... We do have the Rams on the schedule right? add 1 win hagan714 and saintsfan403 like this.

10-22-2013, 08:18 AM	#2
arsaint Saint Historian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: deep in the bowels of a hidden bunker, somewhere under the brick & steel of a nondescript building.. Posts: 2,732	Re: While we were sleeping (bye week)... Lots of football left - and we control our own destiny for HFA - just have to win the games on our schedule. Seattle is off this week, so a win over Buffalo puts us back even with them at 6-1. But without someone jumping up and stealing one, the Seahawks only have two challenges left - us in their place followed by a trip to the 49ers. They are going to have to majorly screw up or have big injuries to finish worse than 13-3. The 49ers schedule is not any better. They host the Seahawks and travel to our place. Other than that they will have to screw up to drop a game = 12-4 at the worst.

10-22-2013, 08:20 AM	#3
hagan714 LB Mentallity Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15,870 Blog Entries: 68	Re: While we were sleeping (bye week)... as the game in new england showed us we must play mistake free and smart football to win the next game and the games after that. all these teams left can beat us on any given sunday

10-22-2013, 08:49 AM	#4
hagan714 LB Mentallity Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15,870 Blog Entries: 68	Re: While we were sleeping (bye week)... carolina is hot right now and they have always given us fits like tampa. Atlanta is different we expect a slug fest.

10-22-2013, 08:59 AM	#5
hagan714 LB Mentallity Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15,870 Blog Entries: 68	Re: While we were sleeping (bye week)... 1. Seattle Seahawks NCW 6 1 2. New Orleans Saints NCS 5 1 3. San Francisco 49ers NCW 5 2 4. Green Bay Packers NCN 4 2 5. Dallas Cowboys NCE 4 3 6. Detroit Lions NCN 4 3 GB and detroit is the only teams we can only watch but one will eliminate the other in the playoff race for home field. that is the big prize in my book that how i look at it. the future is in our hands one game at a time and we decide whats going to happen

10-25-2013, 08:05 PM	#6
WillSaints81 1000 Posts + Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 4,283	Re: While we were sleeping (bye week)... Originally Posted by hagan714 1. Seattle Seahawks NCW 6 1 2. New Orleans Saints NCS 5 1 3. San Francisco 49ers NCW 5 2 4. Green Bay Packers NCN 4 2 5. Dallas Cowboys NCE 4 3 6. Detroit Lions NCN 4 3 GB and detroit is the only teams we can only watch but one will eliminate the other in the playoff race for home field. that is the big prize in my book that how i look at it. the future is in our hands one game at a time and we decide whats going to happen I think the playoff picture is pretty much already set as far as who's getting in. I think Carolina will have to win the division to get in, but we already beat bears, cards, bucs once among our common games with lions. We should beat bucs last game and at worst we tie in common games and with the lions having giants, bucs, browns, vikings among their opponents, their strength of victories will not be better than ours, in which we just have bucs and rams. I hope it doesnt come down to that however. Only one of two teams outside have a chance to get in and thats Chicago and Carolina, and if Chicago beats Detroit then Chicago will have a shot at 11 wins pretty much ending Carolina's chances and likely Detroit's. If Detroit wins, they're pretty much okay unless they lose to GB and we end up imploding over this stretch coming up.

10-22-2013, 09:46 AM	#7
Beastmode 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 9,126	Re: While we were sleeping (bye week)... Some fluke injuries this past weekend, certainly not vicious hits, some were not hits at all. Seriously changed the chemistry of teams. I was looking at the playoff picture but I'm done with it. Carolina is not tapped out and Atlanta does not want to accept their fate. I hope the Pats game was a wake up call. Forget Seattle, another slip and we are going to be in a street fight in our own division.
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10-22-2013, 09:56 AM	#8
TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 19,047	Re: While we were sleeping (bye week)... Presently no team in any conference has more than our 2 game lead... Even the all mighty undefeated Chiefs only have a 1 game lead in their division. If you want to see a street fight, look at the NFC North.

10-23-2013, 10:57 AM	#9
mike27 100th Post Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 104 Blog Entries: 2	Re: While we were sleeping (bye week)... I think the Panthers got a little something going on, but I don't know how far they'll carry it. We play them twice in the last four weeks. Our next two opponents just came off nice wins, the Bill's against Miami, slight win, a scrappy team--and the Jet's, our next opponent, against the Patriot's. Dallas isn't going to be a piece of cake. Right now I think the Seahawks are the best in the league, and I've been feeling that way for a while. I'm not entirely confident in the Saint's, but I feel pretty darned good about them. But heck, even Tampa with no wins isn't a pushover. I'm glad we've got a bit of a lead is all I can say, and I hope the next time we're in a situation where we need to kill some time, that they'll at least try to make a first down with some sort of pass-play, even if it's risky, rather than give the ball back.

10-24-2013, 02:40 PM	#10
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