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thought they were done

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Originally Posted by blackangold (Post 668101)

I don't think you can actually judge any team until after week 4.
Some teams are still in preseason mode in week 1.

Look at the slow starts two of the best teams (and SB champs) got off to last year.

NE starts off slow and people are saying they're done and the Belicheat era is over yet they win the whole thing.

GB starts off slow and Rogers has to go on radio shows telling people to relax, they end up as arguably the best team in the NFC (if not for some bum plays).

The fact is it's not only too early to judge the Saints, it's also too early to judge the Bucs.

NE actually did have issues early and BB made changes after the KC game. GB, I don't think there was any reason to worry considering it was in Seattle. I think week 3 was something to think about but we learned Detroit was a good defense. NE probably would have still lost in Miami later in the season as they barely got by the jets both times they played last year.

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Originally Posted by RaginCajun83 (Post 668361)

thought they were done

He was with her in April of this year they went to the ACM awards(btw who can't stand that crappy music?)

Either way him being single and enjoying life with lots of models and miss universes is a big time nuisance to the org. Jerry Jones is doing it too but Jerry is not a coach.

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Originally Posted by Marlboro Man (Post 668235)

SP needs to call Jon Gruden and see if he will be our DC. Anyway, first pick in the draft next year from the looks of it.

He's an offensive coach that inherited great defensive personnel.

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Originally Posted by saintshrimp (Post 668085)

This game against Tampa is the only game I can see us winning in the first two months. God I hope I'm wrong believe me I do but I see a 1-7 start to our season

You could be correct. I don't see us matching up with any other teams on the schedule.

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Originally Posted by RaginCajun83 (Post 668140)

Winston looks like a HoFer but somehow Saints find a way to win in the 4th

If we have to wait till the 4thQ to win then we really are in trouble.

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Originally Posted by SaintsBro (Post 668091)

I agree, we can learn a lot about our team from this game. Tampa Bay is about on our level. It's not hard to imagine, that without Brees at the helm, the recent Saints roster of the last two years could easily have been a two-win trainwreck of a team, just like Tampa was last year. They certainly gave us quite a handful, both times we played last year.

The old days of Sean Payton kicking Tampa's can from one end of the stadium to the other, with those fantastic dominant 38-17 type blowout scores that we used to love and enjoy, both at home and at their place....those days are long behind us now. We will see a better yardstick of what we really have on our roster, come Sunday.

The old days are a myth. From 2006-2011 the Saints were 6-6 against the Bucs, including a loss the last game of the 2009 season (meaningless I know).

It's only been in the last 3 years that we have consistently beaten the Bucs.

I think it disingenuous to say the Bucs are just about at our level. Having a top-3, All pro caliber QB, makes all the difference.

The offense does need to do their job, which specifically is to score points.

Next week should be businesslike. Take care of TB and on to Carolina.

SFIAH

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One of the positives from the Cardinals game was that Ingram really came alive in the passing game. He did struggle in the run game, but against that stout run D it was to be expected. Only 54 yards rushing though, so that has to improve. The good news is that Bucs defense is all around terrible, so I agree this game may not tell us much. Still Carolina is beatable, even on the road, and then we get the Cowboys, who will be without Dez Bryant. It will be fun to watch the Saints get revenge on Dallas, at least I hope that's what happens. By the time of the road trip to Philly we could easily be 3-1.

I am optimistic, but we definitely can't have a start like last season, and I don't think we will.