Saints should be embarrassed by ugly performance vs. Bengals

Halo · 11-16-2014, 04:18 PM

I've tried to paint an optimistic picture of the Saints' season all year but there's no amount of lipstick that will dress up this pig. The Saints were awful in every phase and looked flat from the outset. Considering the circumstances, this was an embarrassing performance and deserved the boos Saints fans delivered throughout the second half.

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saintsfan1976 · 11-16-2014, 04:21 PM

I've done my best to keep it positive. Frankly, there has always been positives to draw, but today??

Man, I'm just left shaking my head...

Foot Stomper · 11-16-2014, 04:24 PM

Our Offense let us down again. Our secondary is hurt. Lewis is HURT. Vacarro had a bad injury last year. Our offense should realize this and know that we have to SCORE points to win a game when all the guys are healthy. When our Secondary is down to fumes our Offense should be in hyper mode to put points on the board. Don't miss the obvious...OUR OFFENSE and $100M QB let us down.

|Mitch| · 11-16-2014, 04:27 PM

Originally Posted by Foot Stomper

Our Offense let us down again. Our secondary is hurt. Lewis is HURT. Vacarro had a bad injury last year. Our offense should realize this and know that we have to SCORE points to win a game when all the guys are healthy. When our Secondary is down to fumes our Offense should be in hyper mode to put points on the board. Don't miss the obvious...OUR OFFENSE and $100M QB let us down.

Lets give the defense a pass, why don't we

The allowing 9 of 13 third downs, 186 yards rushing given up defense played perfectly...

burningmetal · 11-16-2014, 07:04 PM

Originally Posted by |Mitch|

Lets give the defense a pass, why don't we The allowing 9 of 13 third downs, 186 yards rushing given up defense played perfectly...

The long run allowed at the end of the first half was inexcusable. But other than that the defense wasn't that bad until late when they were out of gas. Out of gas because we can't move the ball.

You know as well as the rest of us how much money is invested in this offense. They are SUPPOSED to carry us, while we hope for the best from our D. They have failed for the vast majority of the season to do so.

|Mitch| · 11-16-2014, 08:24 PM

Originally Posted by burningmetal

The long run allowed at the end of the first half was inexcusable. But other than that the defense wasn't that bad until late when they were out of gas. Out of gas because we can't move the ball.

You know as well as the rest of us how much money is invested in this offense. They are SUPPOSED to carry us, while we hope for the best from our D. They have failed for the vast majority of the season to do so.

Are you nuts? Allowing 9 of 13 third downs to be completed is inexcusable... Quit trying to start arguments...

burningmetal · 11-16-2014, 09:49 PM

Originally Posted by |Mitch|

Are you nuts? Allowing 9 of 13 third downs to be completed is inexcusable... Quit trying to start arguments...

How is making a point starting an argument? You are an overgrown child, man. third down's are a meaningless statistic if you're keeping your opponent off the scoreboard. You can go 2-3 on third down on a single drive and not score. As long as you aren't giving up huge plays, you have a chance to get stops. It was a low scoring affair for the majority of the first three quarters before it got away. Our defense didn't have any rest the whole game. Did they play great? No. Did they give up a couple of ridiculous plays? Yes. But we kind of expect that, don't we? Likewise, we expect the offense to do something, which they emphatically did not do.

You want to know how much third down means? We were 8-13.... didn't feel like it, did it? Know why? Because we didn't do anything to follow up those conversions, just as was the case for the Bengals much of the time, only they made a couple big plays and we just never answered.

Danno · 11-16-2014, 04:46 PM

Originally Posted by Foot Stomper

Our Offense let us down again. Our secondary is hurt. Lewis is HURT. Vacarro had a bad injury last year. Our offense should realize this and know that we have to SCORE points to win a game when all the guys are healthy. When our Secondary is down to fumes our Offense should be in hyper mode to put points on the board. Don't miss the obvious...OUR OFFENSE and $100M QB let us down.

PT was out
K Robinson was out
Graham has a hurt shoulder
Strief got concussed during the game
Goodwin has been hurt on and off all year
Meachem was out
A Johnson went on IR

Plenty of injuries on the offensive side as well. Can't be used as an excuse.

dizzle88 · 11-16-2014, 04:26 PM

No positives from today, absolutely none

The Bengals just lined up and beat us all game.

Whole team should be embarrassed

Halo · 11-16-2014, 04:30 PM

Come on offense?
What's the point? If you give the ball back to the defense and they convert majority of 3rd downs.... what's the point??

11-16-2014, 04:18 PM	#1
Halo Site Donor MONTHLY Join Date: May 2002 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 20,855 Blog Entries: 45	Saints should be embarrassed by ugly performance vs. Bengals I've tried to paint an optimistic picture of the Saints' season all year but there's no amount of lipstick that will dress up this pig. The Saints were awful in every phase and looked flat from the outset. Considering the circumstances, this was an embarrassing performance and deserved the boos Saints fans delivered throughout the second half. READ THE REST AT NOLA.COM Attached Thumbnails

11-16-2014, 04:21 PM	#2
saintsfan1976 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 10,975 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Saints should be embarrassed by ugly performance vs. Bengals I've done my best to keep it positive. Frankly, there has always been positives to draw, but today?? Man, I'm just left shaking my head... Beastmode likes this.

11-16-2014, 04:24 PM	#3
Foot Stomper Carolina Sucks Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Greensboro NC Posts: 379	Re: Saints should be embarrassed by ugly performance vs. Bengals Our Offense let us down again. Our secondary is hurt. Lewis is HURT. Vacarro had a bad injury last year. Our offense should realize this and know that we have to SCORE points to win a game when all the guys are healthy. When our Secondary is down to fumes our Offense should be in hyper mode to put points on the board. Don't miss the obvious...OUR OFFENSE and $100M QB let us down. teddybarexxx likes this.

11-16-2014, 04:27 PM	#4
\|Mitch\| 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alexandria, La Posts: 11,303	Re: Saints should be embarrassed by ugly performance vs. Bengals Originally Posted by Foot Stomper Our Offense let us down again. Our secondary is hurt. Lewis is HURT. Vacarro had a bad injury last year. Our offense should realize this and know that we have to SCORE points to win a game when all the guys are healthy. When our Secondary is down to fumes our Offense should be in hyper mode to put points on the board. Don't miss the obvious...OUR OFFENSE and $100M QB let us down. Lets give the defense a pass, why don't we The allowing 9 of 13 third downs, 186 yards rushing given up defense played perfectly... Halo, jnormand and captainshawn like this.

11-16-2014, 07:04 PM	#5
burningmetal 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 3,923 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Saints should be embarrassed by ugly performance vs. Bengals Originally Posted by \|Mitch\| Lets give the defense a pass, why don't we The allowing 9 of 13 third downs, 186 yards rushing given up defense played perfectly... The long run allowed at the end of the first half was inexcusable. But other than that the defense wasn't that bad until late when they were out of gas. Out of gas because we can't move the ball. You know as well as the rest of us how much money is invested in this offense. They are SUPPOSED to carry us, while we hope for the best from our D. They have failed for the vast majority of the season to do so. Rsanders24 and Beastmode like this.

11-16-2014, 08:24 PM	#6
\|Mitch\| 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alexandria, La Posts: 11,303	Re: Saints should be embarrassed by ugly performance vs. Bengals Originally Posted by burningmetal The long run allowed at the end of the first half was inexcusable. But other than that the defense wasn't that bad until late when they were out of gas. Out of gas because we can't move the ball. You know as well as the rest of us how much money is invested in this offense. They are SUPPOSED to carry us, while we hope for the best from our D. They have failed for the vast majority of the season to do so. Are you nuts? Allowing 9 of 13 third downs to be completed is inexcusable... Quit trying to start arguments...

11-16-2014, 09:49 PM	#7
burningmetal 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 3,923 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Saints should be embarrassed by ugly performance vs. Bengals Originally Posted by \|Mitch\| Are you nuts? Allowing 9 of 13 third downs to be completed is inexcusable... Quit trying to start arguments... How is making a point starting an argument? You are an overgrown child, man. third down's are a meaningless statistic if you're keeping your opponent off the scoreboard. You can go 2-3 on third down on a single drive and not score. As long as you aren't giving up huge plays, you have a chance to get stops. It was a low scoring affair for the majority of the first three quarters before it got away. Our defense didn't have any rest the whole game. Did they play great? No. Did they give up a couple of ridiculous plays? Yes. But we kind of expect that, don't we? Likewise, we expect the offense to do something, which they emphatically did not do. You want to know how much third down means? We were 8-13.... didn't feel like it, did it? Know why? Because we didn't do anything to follow up those conversions, just as was the case for the Bengals much of the time, only they made a couple big plays and we just never answered.
	If I had a nickel for every time I heard that, the NFL would fine and suspend me.

11-16-2014, 04:46 PM	#8
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,748	Re: Saints should be embarrassed by ugly performance vs. Bengals Originally Posted by Foot Stomper Our Offense let us down again. Our secondary is hurt. Lewis is HURT. Vacarro had a bad injury last year. Our offense should realize this and know that we have to SCORE points to win a game when all the guys are healthy. When our Secondary is down to fumes our Offense should be in hyper mode to put points on the board. Don't miss the obvious...OUR OFFENSE and $100M QB let us down. PT was out K Robinson was out Graham has a hurt shoulder Strief got concussed during the game Goodwin has been hurt on and off all year Meachem was out A Johnson went on IR Plenty of injuries on the offensive side as well. Can't be used as an excuse. Halo, Beastmode and captainshawn like this.

11-16-2014, 04:26 PM	#9
dizzle88 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 11,518	Re: Saints should be embarrassed by ugly performance vs. Bengals No positives from today, absolutely none The Bengals just lined up and beat us all game. Whole team should be embarrassed saintsfan1976 and WhoDat!656 like this.

11-16-2014, 04:30 PM	#10
Halo Site Donor MONTHLY Join Date: May 2002 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 20,855 Blog Entries: 45	Re: Saints should be embarrassed by ugly performance vs. Bengals Come on offense? What's the point? If you give the ball back to the defense and they convert majority of 3rd downs.... what's the point?? jnormand, saintsfan1976, \|Mitch\| and 2 others like this.

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