There's something different about the 2017 New Orleans Saints

|Mitch| · 10-04-2017, 12:41 PM

I found it being a pretty decent and enjoyable read...

But this Saints team has the makings of something different.

I've compared this Saints team to the 2006 squad, Payton's first in his 12-year tenure. That wasn't the most talented Saints team, but it might have been the toughest. And it certainly was one of the most balanced. The 2006 Saints weren't nearly as explosive offensively as the 2009 or 2011 teams, but they could run the ball and play sound defense. They won a lot of close games.

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The Dude · 10-04-2017, 09:03 PM

If we beat the Lions we will be a legit competitive football team. That really anyone can ask of a team. As long as they are competitive there is something to be positive about. Staring at 0-2 or 04 is not.

saintfan · 10-04-2017, 09:42 PM

Originally Posted by The Dude

If we beat the Lions we will be a legit competitive football team. That really anyone can ask of a team. As long as they are competitive there is something to be positive about. Staring at 0-2 or 04 is not.

I'm excited for our future but I admit I'm still on the fence. Beating Detroit, for me, would be huge.

Beastmode · 10-04-2017, 11:11 PM

Nice turn of events but the teams we played recently are the biggest contribution. Pull it off against a couple of more stable teams then that would be something.

QBREES9 · 10-04-2017, 11:55 PM

Lets not get ahead of ourselves. One game at a time and may be one legit team.

The Dude · 10-05-2017, 04:23 AM

Never thought it would feel kind of exciting when you are :500 after first quarter of season

hagan714 · 10-05-2017, 04:56 AM

Offense: They have better depth all around especially on the OL. It always starts in the trenches. Still need to add a young buck or two worth grooming.

Defense: vets like Klien keeping heads screwed on straight. That was missing last year. The same thing happened when Williams started making his moves at LB.

Talk the talk and walk the walk is what players respond to.

A huge step forward.

dizzle88 · 10-05-2017, 12:46 PM

RockyMountainSaint · 10-06-2017, 02:36 AM

Originally Posted by dizzle88

https://twitter.com/PFF/status/915958778444513280

Wow.
We won the draft in the first 3 game evaluation by some dood!
We should keep Sean and Mickey for sure.
What if the next 3 game evaluation is poor?
Darn it.
Sean and Mickey really tried hard.
Let's excuse their poor performance, yet again.
Because, 2009!!!!!!!!!
SUNSHINE off.

K Major · 10-05-2017, 12:59 PM

Swagger & confidence.

10-04-2017, 12:41 PM	#1
\|Mitch\| 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alexandria, La Posts: 11,303	There's something different about the 2017 New Orleans Saints I found it being a pretty decent and enjoyable read... But this Saints team has the makings of something different. I've compared this Saints team to the 2006 squad, Payton's first in his 12-year tenure. That wasn't the most talented Saints team, but it might have been the toughest. And it certainly was one of the most balanced. The 2006 Saints weren't nearly as explosive offensively as the 2009 or 2011 teams, but they could run the ball and play sound defense. They won a lot of close games. There's something different about the 2017 New Orleans Saints \| NOLA.com hagan714 likes this.

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The Dude 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 9,055	Re: There's something different about the 2017 New Orleans Saints If we beat the Lions we will be a legit competitive football team. That really anyone can ask of a team. As long as they are competitive there is something to be positive about. Staring at 0-2 or 04 is not. jnormand, QBREES9 and 73Saint like this.
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saintfan Donated Plasma Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 18,556 Blog Entries: 5	Re: There's something different about the 2017 New Orleans Saints Originally Posted by The Dude If we beat the Lions we will be a legit competitive football team. That really anyone can ask of a team. As long as they are competitive there is something to be positive about. Staring at 0-2 or 04 is not. I'm excited for our future but I admit I'm still on the fence. Beating Detroit, for me, would be huge. jnormand likes this.

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Beastmode 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 9,126	Re: There's something different about the 2017 New Orleans Saints Nice turn of events but the teams we played recently are the biggest contribution. Pull it off against a couple of more stable teams then that would be something. jnormand likes this.
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QBREES9 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Haven Ct Posts: 23,989	Re: There's something different about the 2017 New Orleans Saints Lets not get ahead of ourselves. One game at a time and may be one legit team. SmashMouth likes this.

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hagan714 LB Mentallity Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15,870 Blog Entries: 68	Re: There's something different about the 2017 New Orleans Saints Offense: They have better depth all around especially on the OL. It always starts in the trenches. Still need to add a young buck or two worth grooming. Defense: vets like Klien keeping heads screwed on straight. That was missing last year. The same thing happened when Williams started making his moves at LB. Talk the talk and walk the walk is what players respond to. A huge step forward.

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10-06-2017, 02:36 AM	#9
RockyMountainSaint Mmm That Smell! Join Date: Oct 1998 Location: Metairie Terrace Posts: 3,073	Re: There's something different about the 2017 New Orleans Saints Originally Posted by dizzle88 https://twitter.com/PFF/status/915958778444513280 Wow. We won the draft in the first 3 game evaluation by some dood! We should keep Sean and Mickey for sure. What if the next 3 game evaluation is poor? Darn it. Sean and Mickey really tried hard. Let's excuse their poor performance, yet again. Because, 2009!!!!!!!!! SUNSHINE off.

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K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,738 Blog Entries: 3	Re: There's something different about the 2017 New Orleans Saints Swagger & confidence.

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