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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; If Sean Payton said we had to steal a possession to win the game then the onside kick wasn't overated but much needed. if you remember, our last drive of the first half, The extended half time show, and the ...

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Old 07-12-2014, 01:58 PM   #1
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Re: The Myth of “Ambush”

If Sean Payton said we had to steal a possession to win the game then the onside kick wasn't overated but much needed. if you remember, our last drive of the first half, The extended half time show, and the onside kick kept payton manning on the side lines for over an hour total. If we simply kick it off, Im sure Manning would have had no trouble marchin up and down the field on our suspect defense. I love the SAINTS, but sometimes you just gotta keep it real. . . WHO DATT TWO DATT !!! !
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Old 07-12-2014, 05:34 PM   #2
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It's all about perspective.

The question was asked to all football fans, not just Saints fans. And the question was which play was the most memorable, i.e., the play that football fans around the country remember the most. So from the perspective of all football fans, of all the plays they have seen the Saints make, that's the one they remember the most, and rightly so, considering the hype that particular play got from the moment it happened until months after the game was over.

I have not seen the actual polls, but I'd bet the most media hyped plays for each team were the ones selected, like the Steelers with the immaculate reception, or the Raiders with the holy roller (maybe sea of hands), etc...

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Old 07-12-2014, 05:39 PM   #3
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Re: The Myth of “Ambush”

Why would you call that play overrated ? I agree we had a little bit momentum going into the half but who knows what would have happened with Manning getting the ball in the 2nd half... That Onside kick was huge !
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Re: The Myth of “Ambush”

I remember feeling completely confident and calm at halftime and not even that concerned about the scoreboard. The momentum had already shifted late in the half, and I could "see" that Drew was starting to see stuff and figure things out, like picking a lock, and the offense was moving the ball, and our D was making it tougher for the Colts, just like they had done to teams all year long. It looked like the 2009 Saints!

But Ambush of course sent the popcorn flying, as everyone in the room with me jumped up to watch the scrum!
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Old 07-14-2014, 12:08 AM   #5
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Yeah we would've had the game with or without ambush, but have to say it was one of the most nervous 2 hours (or at least it felt that way) while the refs were deciding on who to award the recovered ball.
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Old 07-14-2014, 02:55 PM   #6
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I see his point.

According to America, the most memorable play in Saints history is “Ambush,” the onsides kick Sean Payton called to open the second half of Super Bowl XLIV. A February 8, 2010 headline from NJ.com, the New Jersey Star-Ledger website, sums up how “Ambush” is popularly viewed: “Saints’ successful onsides kick shocks Colts, changes momentum of Super Bowl.” This popular view explains why America voted the way it did.

It’s also wrong.

It’s wrong because the Saints had taken over whatever we mean when we talk about momentum well before the onsides kick ever happened. In fact, from the start of the Saints’ first scoring drive, which began with 36 seconds left in the first quarter, through the end of the first half, the Saints outgained the Colts 157 yards to 15. They scored a field goal, had a long drive end on downs at the Colts’ one yard line, and then scored another field goal. Meanwhile, the Colts punted.

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The Colts only ran 6 offensive plays in the second quarter. The Saints had the ball the remainder of the quarter, although they only had 2 FGs (6 points) to show for it.

I still wonder if Payton would have called "Ambush" to start the third quarter had Pierre Thomas scored to tie the game, and it remained tied at the half?
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Old 07-14-2014, 03:22 PM   #7
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Re: The Myth of “Ambush”

The odds of getting the recovery and marching it all the way down with Brees were likely a lot higher than trying to fight back into the game. It looked borderline insane on the field but put a pencil to it and I bet it's a fairly rational call.

I understand we were playing better but the stats said we had to take a possession away and I think that was the verdict.
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Old 07-14-2014, 03:42 PM   #8
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The odds of getting the recovery and marching it all the way down with Brees were likely a lot higher than trying to fight back into the game. It looked borderline insane on the field but put a pencil to it and I bet it's a fairly rational call.

I understand we were playing better but the stats said we had to take a possession away and I think that was the verdict.
I have no doubt Payton would have called "Ambush" sometime in the second half. I just wonder whether it would have been on the second half kickoff, with the game tied 10-10 and the Saints having all the momentum.
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Old 07-15-2014, 10:34 AM   #9
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I flagged down Doc Brown and went back in timetied up I kicked off normally. The Colts ran it back for a TD then they onside kicked and scored another TD Colts won! It's okay though, we lost but they were hurting the next day!
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Old 07-15-2014, 08:00 PM   #10
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There's not a halftime locker room pep talk in the world that could have pumped the Saints up more than recovering that onside kick.
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