Playoff contenders

spkb25 · 09-05-2016, 08:52 AM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

That 2009 offensive line WAS better than our current line. Way better.

Exactly, so the fact that we could not move the ball at all should be more than concerning, especially since our last two seasons have been just as bad.

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

That doesn't mean our current line sucks. It is NFL average most likely. With Brees under center he can still turn that into 40 TD's and 5000 yards, especially if the defense isn't performing at a historically poor level.

That's an opinion that I cannot be certain is true. Possible, sure, but I do not know that right now and neither do you. This team looked, offensively, as bad as I have ever seen under SP.

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

forget about 2006, the year that Payton is comparing to this year by wiping the slate clean and starting from scratch. The Saints sucked in preseason and still went out and went the same 13-3 and made it to the conference championship game.

No we went 10-6 in 2006, and to be honest I don't even remember the preseason that year, but I remember (I think) we played Cleveland to start the season and came away with a win and the team seemed to get better as the year went on. We had some scrappy players, so it is possible if we can win and build confidence, but right now I see nothing about this team that leads me to be optimistic. I hope we steal a win or two to start the year and build that momentum, that may be more important than anything.
I do think we are building a good team and are a few key pieces away.

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

As for Pittsburgh, once again you can't tell anything about preseason. They may or may not have been running regular season blocking schemes at times. Preseason isn't about winning at all. It is about evaluating players even if it means putting them in situations doomed to fail to see how they respond.

Not likely Pitt was running anything but vanilla, they just kicked our ass up and down the field. And the worse part is the offensive performance against 2nd and 3rd stringers for Baltimore, our 1's managed a FG

But let's hope we get off to a good start at home and build some momentum. That might get us 10-6 and the playoffs.

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spkb25 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 13,123	Re: Playoff contenders Originally Posted by AsylumGuido That 2009 offensive line WAS better than our current line. Way better. Exactly, so the fact that we could not move the ball at all should be more than concerning, especially since our last two seasons have been just as bad. Originally Posted by AsylumGuido That doesn't mean our current line sucks. It is NFL average most likely. With Brees under center he can still turn that into 40 TD's and 5000 yards, especially if the defense isn't performing at a historically poor level. That's an opinion that I cannot be certain is true. Possible, sure, but I do not know that right now and neither do you. This team looked, offensively, as bad as I have ever seen under SP. Originally Posted by AsylumGuido forget about 2006, the year that Payton is comparing to this year by wiping the slate clean and starting from scratch. The Saints sucked in preseason and still went out and went the same 13-3 and made it to the conference championship game. No we went 10-6 in 2006, and to be honest I don't even remember the preseason that year, but I remember (I think) we played Cleveland to start the season and came away with a win and the team seemed to get better as the year went on. We had some scrappy players, so it is possible if we can win and build confidence, but right now I see nothing about this team that leads me to be optimistic. I hope we steal a win or two to start the year and build that momentum, that may be more important than anything. I do think we are building a good team and are a few key pieces away. Originally Posted by AsylumGuido As for Pittsburgh, once again you can't tell anything about preseason. They may or may not have been running regular season blocking schemes at times. Preseason isn't about winning at all. It is about evaluating players even if it means putting them in situations doomed to fail to see how they respond. Not likely Pitt was running anything but vanilla, they just kicked our ass up and down the field. And the worse part is the offensive performance against 2nd and 3rd stringers for Baltimore, our 1's managed a FG But let's hope we get off to a good start at home and build some momentum. That might get us 10-6 and the playoffs. captainshawn likes this.
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