What the Lions loss means

hagan714 · 10-19-2014, 07:07 PM

I sat there having flash backs to saints teams of old. Amazing myself at what creative way will we lose this one.

BUT unlike saints teams of the past this is a good team shooting themselves in the foot time and time again.

What this means is some where in the near future the Saints will blow there feet off so they have nothing left to shoot and this ship will right itself and the wins will come.

So the goal #1 is the same today as it was at the beginning of the season. Win the South! that is still in our reach even if we limp into it.

Barry from MS · 10-19-2014, 07:27 PM

Originally Posted by hagan714

I sat there having flash backs to saints teams of old. Amazing myself at what creative way will we lose this one.

I said that after we kicked the FG to go up 23-10 with 5 minutes left...you could just feel it. A TD to make it 27-10 with 5 minutes left would have been the nail in the coffin that our 13-3 or 11-5 teams made.

We can't afford to keep depending on ATL & CAR losing constantly; we have to start taking this division on our own. It starts next Sunday.

nutria · 10-20-2014, 08:32 AM

Originally Posted by hagan714

I sat there having flash backs to saints teams of old. Amazing myself at what creative way will we lose this one.

BUT unlike saints teams of the past this is a good team shooting themselves in the foot time and time again.

What this means is some where in the near future the Saints will blow there feet off so they have nothing left to shoot and this ship will right itself and the wins will come.

So the goal #1 is the same today as it was at the beginning of the season. Win the South! that is still in our reach even if we limp into it.

The Saints of old always managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. This team is starting to remind me of the Old Saints. They have a lot more talent, so there is really a fix for this, but if you knew
what it was you could retire early.

The Dude · 10-19-2014, 07:15 PM

To me it doesn't really mean squat. The team I saw today can beat any other crappy team in our division and that's all that really counts.
We can get a home playoff game and start clicking when we need to. Every year a team gets hot at the right time. Hell the Giants did it and win 2 Super Bowls.

AllSaints · 10-19-2014, 07:29 PM

Im not counting this team out.... we had this game until 4 minutes left and played good football against the #1 Defense in the NFL... I had a bad feeling as soon as Tate ran that TD.... refs didnt help anything ... Its not over

blackangold · 10-19-2014, 11:26 PM

Originally Posted by AllSaints

Im not counting this team out.... we had this game until 4 minutes left and played good football against the #1 Defense in the NFL... I had a bad feeling as soon as Tate ran that TD.... refs didnt help anything ... Its not over

I like the optimism but you could say the same tjing about all of our loses aside from Dal. We have been a few plays away from being 5-1. We deserve our record because we can't close games out and we refuse to not make stupid mistakes.

I wish the team would just tank already so I could lose all hope. Then I wouldn't care about losing and could focus on the draft.

Mr.Riaton · 10-19-2014, 11:12 PM

Well on a positive note, Shane Graham is 9 for 10 on field goals! Hot damn boys, we finally got us a consistent kicker!!

SmashMouth · 10-20-2014, 09:31 AM

Originally Posted by Mr.Riaton

Well on a positive note, Shane Graham is 9 for 10 on field goals! Hot damn boys, we finally got us a consistent kicker!!

Even if he banks one in occasionally....

blackangold · 10-20-2014, 07:43 AM

This team just doesn't know how to be consistently good. They have moments of greatness throughout the game but never get that killer instinct. In 3 of our losses this year we could have won just by being consistent.

lumm0x · 10-20-2014, 11:33 AM

While I 100% agree that because our whole division is full of weak and irrelevant teams we have every opportunity to per the #4 seed and division winner, this still brings me next to no hope for our season.

This team is in chaos mode. We can't put 60 minutes of respectable football together. We are undisciplined, our fundamentals of the game are suspect and we are unable to overcome mistakes. This team needs to be perfect to win and we can't even sniff at perfect.

Even if we make the #4 seed I have such a small level of confidence that we can go on the road and win a game against a weak opponent let alone a top 4 conference team. We'd literally need a team to lose their starting QB just before playing us for me to have faith we could prevail.

I'll still watch it all, I'll still cheer all the time. I just don't have any confidence in this team this season.

10-19-2014, 07:07 PM	#1
hagan714 LB Mentallity Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15,870 Blog Entries: 68	Re: What the Lions loss means I sat there having flash backs to saints teams of old. Amazing myself at what creative way will we lose this one. BUT unlike saints teams of the past this is a good team shooting themselves in the foot time and time again. What this means is some where in the near future the Saints will blow there feet off so they have nothing left to shoot and this ship will right itself and the wins will come. So the goal #1 is the same today as it was at the beginning of the season. Win the South! that is still in our reach even if we limp into it. nutria, saintsfan1976 and Barry from MS like this.
	"We may have lost the game, but you'll be hurting tomorrow." Doug Atkins

10-19-2014, 07:27 PM	#2
Barry from MS Site Donor 2014 Join Date: May 2007 Location: TEMPO VC Okefenokee Swamp Posts: 1,985 Blog Entries: 2	Re: What the Lions loss means Originally Posted by hagan714 I sat there having flash backs to saints teams of old. Amazing myself at what creative way will we lose this one. I said that after we kicked the FG to go up 23-10 with 5 minutes left...you could just feel it. A TD to make it 27-10 with 5 minutes left would have been the nail in the coffin that our 13-3 or 11-5 teams made. We can't afford to keep depending on ATL & CAR losing constantly; we have to start taking this division on our own. It starts next Sunday. hagan714 and MarchingOn like this.

10-20-2014, 08:32 AM	#3
nutria Sac-A-Lait Join Date: May 2006 Location: Prairieville, LA Posts: 262	Re: What the Lions loss means Originally Posted by hagan714 I sat there having flash backs to saints teams of old. Amazing myself at what creative way will we lose this one. BUT unlike saints teams of the past this is a good team shooting themselves in the foot time and time again. What this means is some where in the near future the Saints will blow there feet off so they have nothing left to shoot and this ship will right itself and the wins will come. So the goal #1 is the same today as it was at the beginning of the season. Win the South! that is still in our reach even if we limp into it. The Saints of old always managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. This team is starting to remind me of the Old Saints. They have a lot more talent, so there is really a fix for this, but if you knew what it was you could retire early.

10-19-2014, 07:15 PM	#4
The Dude 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 9,066	Re: What the Lions loss means To me it doesn't really mean squat. The team I saw today can beat any other crappy team in our division and that's all that really counts. We can get a home playoff game and start clicking when we need to. Every year a team gets hot at the right time. Hell the Giants did it and win 2 Super Bowls. Danno likes this.
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10-19-2014, 07:29 PM	#5
AllSaints Breakin Records Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Deville, Louisiana Posts: 2,167	Re: What the Lions loss means Im not counting this team out.... we had this game until 4 minutes left and played good football against the #1 Defense in the NFL... I had a bad feeling as soon as Tate ran that TD.... refs didnt help anything ... Its not over Utah_Saint likes this.

10-19-2014, 11:26 PM	#6
blackangold 1000 Posts + Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 3,422	Re: What the Lions loss means Originally Posted by AllSaints Im not counting this team out.... we had this game until 4 minutes left and played good football against the #1 Defense in the NFL... I had a bad feeling as soon as Tate ran that TD.... refs didnt help anything ... Its not over I like the optimism but you could say the same tjing about all of our loses aside from Dal. We have been a few plays away from being 5-1. We deserve our record because we can't close games out and we refuse to not make stupid mistakes. I wish the team would just tank already so I could lose all hope. Then I wouldn't care about losing and could focus on the draft.

10-19-2014, 11:12 PM	#7
Mr.Riaton 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Broussard,La. Posts: 1,308	Re: What the Lions loss means Well on a positive note, Shane Graham is 9 for 10 on field goals! Hot damn boys, we finally got us a consistent kicker!! SmashMouth likes this.

10-20-2014, 09:31 AM	#8
SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 39,064 Blog Entries: 29	Re: What the Lions loss means Originally Posted by Mr.Riaton Well on a positive note, Shane Graham is 9 for 10 on field goals! Hot damn boys, we finally got us a consistent kicker!! Even if he banks one in occasionally.... Mr.Riaton likes this.

10-20-2014, 07:43 AM	#9
blackangold 1000 Posts + Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 3,422	Re: What the Lions loss means This team just doesn't know how to be consistently good. They have moments of greatness throughout the game but never get that killer instinct. In 3 of our losses this year we could have won just by being consistent.

10-20-2014, 11:33 AM	#10
lumm0x Resident antediluvian Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 2,026	Re: What the Lions loss means While I 100% agree that because our whole division is full of weak and irrelevant teams we have every opportunity to per the #4 seed and division winner, this still brings me next to no hope for our season. This team is in chaos mode. We can't put 60 minutes of respectable football together. We are undisciplined, our fundamentals of the game are suspect and we are unable to overcome mistakes. This team needs to be perfect to win and we can't even sniff at perfect. Even if we make the #4 seed I have such a small level of confidence that we can go on the road and win a game against a weak opponent let alone a top 4 conference team. We'd literally need a team to lose their starting QB just before playing us for me to have faith we could prevail. I'll still watch it all, I'll still cheer all the time. I just don't have any confidence in this team this season.

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