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I remember when faith was the only thing we had to go on. A busted arm that nobody wanted, a first time head coach (who by the way chose to be here after seeing the devastation), a patchwork defense, no home field, a next to last 7th rounder named Colston, basically an entire team where everyone else's castoffs came home to roost.
We also went 1-3 then in that preseason, and looked AWFUL in the Dallas game. I don't much care what other teams are doing in the preseason. I believe in our coach, I believe in our players, I believe in our young defense, I believe in underdogs, cause I been one my whole life. Let's not turn our backs on this team when they need us the most. We're not Falcons fans. |
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Just out of curiosity was Pittsburgh able to execute because they were throwing the kitchen sink at us? |
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409 yards 323 yards 380 yards 438 yards 386 yards 385 yards And the thing is some of these games we weren't doing much offensively until the game was out of reach. So the other team is in prevent so of course you start moving the ball. 2011: 475 yards 382 yards 454 yards 503 yards 444 yards 453 yards 2009: 515 421 378 343 493 414 But by all means tell me how the offense is just as good as it always has been |
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It's not that bad. Running game improved. You guys act like every game we are going to play is going to be against a super bowl team. Other teams suck and have it worse than we do.
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I never mentioned the offense specifically, because when you're ranked #1 and #2 in total offense the last two years respectively, and have landed outside the top 5 only once in a decade, I didn't think I had to.
You can compare 3-4 combined quarters through 3 preseason games to a decade of top 5 regular season offensive statistics if you'd like. A more telling stat is that we were still nearly 8-8 with historically bad defense. If DA's blitzing schemes can be nearly as effective as GW's, 10-6 is a reasonable goal, being only 3 games better than 7-9. We can be even better, but I'm tempering my expectations as of late. Trying to be encouraging, just accept it! Let your troubled mind bask in the tranquility of optimism |
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By all means bask in BS, have at it because once the reality hits in the reg season you're likely to be hard to find around the boards. |
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So we're going to just cry over that instead of doing something about it. There is not just one magic answer. How about actually drafting olinemen like other teams have been doing to get better. They didn't want to draft any left over guards because the good ones were gone. Well, was Vonn Bell necessary? There were two SEC guards still in that draft when we picked in fourth. I don't think the saints honestly planned to contend this season. |
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I have to ask........was the dome loud? Is the flood having a effect?
And more and more I believe the family problems at the top may actually be having an effect. |
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deleted post, willsaint81 I confused you with willmak, my bad
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We miss Kromer and why we got rid of Evsns AND Grubbs at the same time baffles me. I heard his pressor. Yes Payton our line does need to get better. Go do something about it. |
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Championship!...(crickets chirping).....
I said championship!!!! Wahooo! Sean and Co. are just messin with everyone this preseason! (Still crickets) Here we come Super Bowl!!! |
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We are barely hovering above .500 with Payton, one more losing season and we'll be 5-5 in terms of winning and losing seasons. How much longer is he going to be classed as a successful coach? We won a superbowl nearly 7 years ago and have made 3 trips to the playoffs since. We'll see how this season plays out, preseason is not making it look promising but another non-playoff season and I absolutely have to believe Payton is on his way out. |
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LOL at the excuses some are coming up with. Did any of you stay on the channel to hear coach's presser after the game? I did. Guess what...he knows our O line is eff'd. He actually said the lines on both sides but specifically talked about the O line saying it's worrisome. Does that give you nice warm fuzzies? His presser looked like a mid season presser and he looked worn out already. I want to believe as much as the next guy but all the signs are pointing to a looong season.
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Harper said the team played without fire or passion. Thats a lot more worrisome to me than a couple holes here and there on the roster.
Has Payton lost that fire? |
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I believe Payton should be firmly on the hot seat, another losing season is not acceptable, anything less than a playoff appearance and I'd start looking at life after Sean. |
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We haven't even played a game yet. The season hasn't even started.
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I haven't seen them develop one rookie since M Colston. Breaux was not a rookie so don't even mention him. Cooks still questionable. Ingram, how can he fully develop with that OL? |
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Jordan Davison Richardson Galette Cooks Armstead Ivory Strief Harper Stinchcomb Bushrod Anthony Morstead J Graham A Johnson Kikaha |
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Well it's finally good to see you guys seeing the light. I've been saying it all along last year and this year. lot of people said I was nuts good to see you guys saw the eye doctor .
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If the playoffs are not made id want change all round the coaches,front office and even Brees as if the team is blown up you may aswell take that step too. That $25ml a year could pick you up a pair of guards,pay Unger and get pay a good chunk of another top piece. You give a above average QB a line like(two good guards) Armstead-G-Unger-G-RT and weapons like Cooks,Snead,Thomas and Ingram and they'll do well enough |
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Davidson is incomplete only second yr Richardson same as Davidson Galette you see how that turned out Cooks same as Jordan Armstead I stand corrected, saints haven't developed a player since 2013 Ivory read Armstead Strief are you f**** serious Harper during Colston era, anyway I was corrected by Armstead Stinchcomb was before Colston Bushrod read Harper Anthony how are they developing him after they switch him Morested came out booming kicks J Graham that was a Drew Bree's development since DB been in the league he utilize tight end Kikaha shuffle board haven't been in league yet to be determined |
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Define: Above Average QB, Andy Dalton?
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We haven't even started the regular season and everyone is freaking out... understandably, but still! We're undefeated right now in the regular season. |
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As to what Harper said, anybody with eyes who watched that could tell they didn't play with passion. When the head coach looks defeated from the 3rd preseason game already, that is way more troubling IMO. The most passionate player on the field was Mauti. He was playing like a man trying to get a job, which is what I expected to see more of but was left wanting. |
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