Re: New Orleans Saints face formidable challenge against Lions defense
 

We will all know how the rest of the season is gonna go by how we play this week. We either play saints football or we don't.

Re: New Orleans Saints face formidable challenge against Lions defense
 

This is a fallacy. Each game of the season is a mini episode onto itself. The performance (good or bad) in one game does not readily translate into equal performance in the subsequent game or games?

How many times this season has a team that had been crowned fallen (Seattle, Cinncinatti)? Or a team that has left for dead all of a sudden become a top contender again (Green Bay, New England)?

I went to the Atlanta game the first game of the season. After that game one would have thought that the Lombardi had been graced upon the 'Clowns and that the Saints season was over. It's 5 weeks later and take a look at the standings.

There's a reason most atheletes and coaches stick to the "one game at a time" mantra. An NFL season really isn't a 16 game season over 17 weeks. It's 16 one week seasons, each unique and special.

Here's the simple fact: The Saints win Sunday and the Panther's take another loss (against a very tough opponent on the road) and the Saints will be up 0.5 games in the loss column.

It's not going to be that if we spank the Lions, we will instantly have another LombardiGras. Or if we make mistakes that the season is lost.

However, right at this moment the Lions game is the most important game of the Saints season. Why? Because it's the next game.

SFIAH

Re: New Orleans Saints face formidable challenge against Lions defense
 

Question: When is the last Saints game that you've seen where that formula has actually been used? My memory is a bit hazy...

SFIAH

Re: New Orleans Saints face formidable challenge against Lions defense
 

There's a lot of truth in what you just said, and I for one agree with this 100%. The issue is this is the 6th game of the season and I haven't been impressed with our play in any of the games, so if the effort we have seen in the first 5 games continues after the bye, then I think I am absolutely correct

Nothing about that is a fallacy

Re: New Orleans Saints face formidable challenge against Lions defense
 

Fallacy may be a bit strong, but I can't help but think if our defense had just made one key stop in each game this season we'd be 5-1.

2 of our 3 losses could have easily, and I mean VERY easily gone the other way and we'd be 5-1 discussing how our defense has dodged some bullets but stepped up when needed.

I don't think we're as bad a team as our record indicates, but we're playing as bad as our record indicates. If that makes sense.

Re: New Orleans Saints face formidable challenge against Lions defense
 

we'd be 4-1, but would you feel good about it? I wouldn't

Re: New Orleans Saints face formidable challenge against Lions defense
 

This, and that is why I said we will be able to tell exactly what to expect if we get the same effort we did the first 5 games.

Re: New Orleans Saints face formidable challenge against Lions defense
 

Exactly. Our defense allowed game winning/OT forcing drives in both of the ATL/CLE games.

We don't even need a great defense to win. Honestly, if we could just have a mediocre/average defense, the offense would take care of the rest.

Re: New Orleans Saints face formidable challenge against Lions defense
 

true, and that is what seems so bad. I swear it is the line again this year. drew has no time. although he has limited sacks, I saw n article where his hurries are crazy.