Why didn't the Saints have more success during the Mora years?

WhoDat!656 · 07-15-2014, 04:01 PM

IMO, it was a combination of players and coaching.

Hebert was the weak link on the offense, and Mora was just too defensive-minded.

As good a coach as Mora was, if he had allowed the offense off the leash a little bit the Saints would have been a lot better.

I remember a quote that a player, possibly on the whiners, said about their mentality during that era, 'If we got up 21 points on a team, we played like we were 21 points behind.'

YBP, Years Before Payton, the Saints played not to lose, and didn't play to win.

ScottF · 07-15-2014, 07:35 PM

Originally Posted by WhoDat!656

IMO, it was a combination of players and coaching.

Hebert was the weak link on the offense, and Mora was just too defensive-minded.

As good a coach as Mora was, if he had allowed the offense off the leash a little bit the Saints would have been a lot better.

I remember a quote that a player, possibly on the whiners, said about their mentality during that era, 'If we got up 21 points on a team, we played like we were 21 points behind.'

YBP, Years Before Payton, the Saints played not to lose, and didn't play to win.

all Mora, or whoever our OC was.
Our offense then was hope to get to the 35, and then run 3 consecutive conservative plays
Maybe if Morten wasn't so good we would've opened up the playbook a little
I remember a lot of games with scores of 16's, 23's, and 19's.

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WhoDat!656 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Shreveport,Louisiana Posts: 16,092	Re: Why didn't the Saints have more success during the Mora years? IMO, it was a combination of players and coaching. Hebert was the weak link on the offense, and Mora was just too defensive-minded. As good a coach as Mora was, if he had allowed the offense off the leash a little bit the Saints would have been a lot better. I remember a quote that a player, possibly on the whiners, said about their mentality during that era, 'If we got up 21 points on a team, we played like we were 21 points behind.' YBP, Years Before Payton, the Saints played not to lose, and didn't play to win. ScottF likes this.
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07-15-2014, 07:35 PM	#2
ScottF 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 6,324	Re: Why didn't the Saints have more success during the Mora years? Originally Posted by WhoDat!656 IMO, it was a combination of players and coaching. Hebert was the weak link on the offense, and Mora was just too defensive-minded. As good a coach as Mora was, if he had allowed the offense off the leash a little bit the Saints would have been a lot better. I remember a quote that a player, possibly on the whiners, said about their mentality during that era, 'If we got up 21 points on a team, we played like we were 21 points behind.' YBP, Years Before Payton, the Saints played not to lose, and didn't play to win. all Mora, or whoever our OC was. Our offense then was hope to get to the 35, and then run 3 consecutive conservative plays Maybe if Morten wasn't so good we would've opened up the playbook a little I remember a lot of games with scores of 16's, 23's, and 19's.

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