Saints defense crumbles

09-08-2014, 02:33 PM

Originally Posted by dizzle88

Which begs the question, what happened? Last year we were a physical defense, teams were asking for trouble when they tried to test us, with improved personnel how have we regressed??

568 yards is embarrassing, even spags D didn't allow that much

Perhaps they're spending too much time on social media and not enough getting bigger, stronger, faster, meaner?

Galette was tweeting all off-season about how good he was and how much disrespek he got. He looked weak, slow and uninspired.

The only D-lineman I saw with any fire was Walker. He deserves some more reps.

Byrd/Vaccaro looked no better than Harper/Jenkins. Do we actually teach our safties ankle diving?

Mardigras9 · 09-08-2014, 02:38 PM

Maybe they did buy into the hype. They got spanked by a good offense. It may be a good thing to start the season with that to help refocus for the rest.

AlaskaSaints · 09-08-2014, 02:45 PM

Embarrassing performance. Rob needs to man this defense up.

Rugby Saint II · 09-09-2014, 02:52 PM

Originally Posted by Halo

Anytime you score 34 points in an NFL game you expect to win the game.
If you don't, it says an awful lot about your defense.

Did you mean that our defense is awful?

dizzle88 · 09-09-2014, 03:01 PM

Junior picked a great time to be completely invisible, 2 days after being rewarded with 23M guaranteed and a 4 year extension

They better pick it up, I looked forward to this season ever since last season ended, I didn't look forward to seeing that kind of play

Ashley · 09-09-2014, 03:19 PM

I didnt see the game, and i refuse to look at any highlights. i dont want to see Atl get any respect. But from what I can see by stats, it appears that Spags was our DC.
Also saw a stat on a different post showing we were in a decline from about mid season on. We are weak, I don't want to jump on any bandwagon of being negative. But it is what it is.

jnormand · 09-09-2014, 04:47 PM

Its not like we will get a good test this week. The Browns? Our defense better shut them down. If the defense plays well against them I'll be happy. But I'll hold off being optimistic until we face a better offense. If the Browns offense makes it a close game, our defense is just awful.

Utah_Saint · 09-09-2014, 06:50 PM

Originally Posted by jnormand

Its not like we will get a good test this week. The Browns? Our defense better shut them down. If the defense plays well against them I'll be happy. But I'll hold off being optimistic until we face a better offense. If the Browns offense makes it a close game, our defense is just awful.

OK, I'll go just the opposite and say I'll be optimistic until we play a bad offense and make them look good.

I don't think we should read too much into 1 inter division game, or the first game of the season.

And if you want to lay the blame at someone's feet, you should put it where it belongs. It was Roman Harper and Scott Shanley's fault!

K Major · 09-09-2014, 07:33 PM

Originally Posted by jnormand

Its not like we will get a good test this week. The Browns? Our defense better shut them down. If the defense plays well against them I'll be happy. But I'll hold off being optimistic until we face a better offense. If the Browns offense makes it a close game, our defense is just awful.

Yep. The Browns are ... THE BROWNS but I don't expect Kruger, Mingo, Hitner and Hayden to lay down for us like a cheap prom date on D either.

I won't take them lightly at all, even with Hoyer at QB.

Beastmode · 09-09-2014, 08:36 PM

Not much can be fixed in less than a week but a good start would be to challenge their WR's. If we get burned we get burned, better than handing it to them. Last week I started having flashbacks of Alex Molden. Challenge them at the line. We have to go Oliva Newton on em' and get physical. This playing off will not work.

09-08-2014, 02:33 PM	#11
Threaded by Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,723 Rating: (0 votes - average) Originally Posted by dizzle88 Which begs the question, what happened? Last year we were a physical defense, teams were asking for trouble when they tried to test us, with improved personnel how have we regressed?? 568 yards is embarrassing, even spags D didn't allow that much Perhaps they're spending too much time on social media and not enough getting bigger, stronger, faster, meaner? Galette was tweeting all off-season about how good he was and how much disrespek he got. He looked weak, slow and uninspired. The only D-lineman I saw with any fire was Walker. He deserves some more reps. Byrd/Vaccaro looked no better than Harper/Jenkins. Do we actually teach our safties ankle diving? jnormand and MarchingOn like this.
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09-08-2014, 02:38 PM	#12
Mardigras9 Site Donor 2015 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Land Mass between LA and AL Posts: 4,375	Re: Saints defense crumbles Maybe they did buy into the hype. They got spanked by a good offense. It may be a good thing to start the season with that to help refocus for the rest.

09-08-2014, 02:45 PM	#13
AlaskaSaints 1000 Posts + Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Anchorage, AK Posts: 2,484 Blog Entries: 2	Re: Saints defense crumbles Embarrassing performance. Rob needs to man this defense up.

09-09-2014, 02:52 PM	#14
Rugby Saint II Bounty Money $$$ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5800 Airline Dr. Metairie, LA. Posts: 24,073	Re: Saints defense crumbles Originally Posted by Halo Anytime you score 34 points in an NFL game you expect to win the game. If you don't, it says an awful lot about your defense. Did you mean that our defense is awful?

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Ashley Site Donor Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Colorado Springs Co Posts: 2,760	Re: Saints defense crumbles I didnt see the game, and i refuse to look at any highlights. i dont want to see Atl get any respect. But from what I can see by stats, it appears that Spags was our DC. Also saw a stat on a different post showing we were in a decline from about mid season on. We are weak, I don't want to jump on any bandwagon of being negative. But it is what it is.
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09-09-2014, 04:47 PM	#17
jnormand 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Free State of Idaho Posts: 5,687	Re: Saints defense crumbles Its not like we will get a good test this week. The Browns? Our defense better shut them down. If the defense plays well against them I'll be happy. But I'll hold off being optimistic until we face a better offense. If the Browns offense makes it a close game, our defense is just awful. Ashley likes this.

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Utah_Saint Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 3,521	Re: Saints defense crumbles Originally Posted by jnormand Its not like we will get a good test this week. The Browns? Our defense better shut them down. If the defense plays well against them I'll be happy. But I'll hold off being optimistic until we face a better offense. If the Browns offense makes it a close game, our defense is just awful. OK, I'll go just the opposite and say I'll be optimistic until we play a bad offense and make them look good. I don't think we should read too much into 1 inter division game, or the first game of the season. And if you want to lay the blame at someone's feet, you should put it where it belongs. It was Roman Harper and Scott Shanley's fault! jnormand likes this.

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K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,622 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Saints defense crumbles Originally Posted by jnormand Its not like we will get a good test this week. The Browns? Our defense better shut them down. If the defense plays well against them I'll be happy. But I'll hold off being optimistic until we face a better offense. If the Browns offense makes it a close game, our defense is just awful. Yep. The Browns are ... THE BROWNS but I don't expect Kruger, Mingo, Hitner and Hayden to lay down for us like a cheap prom date on D either. I won't take them lightly at all, even with Hoyer at QB. jnormand likes this.

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Beastmode 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 9,126	Re: Saints defense crumbles Not much can be fixed in less than a week but a good start would be to challenge their WR's. If we get burned we get burned, better than handing it to them. Last week I started having flashbacks of Alex Molden. Challenge them at the line. We have to go Oliva Newton on em' and get physical. This playing off will not work. MarchingOn likes this.
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