What we learned after the Saints' playoff win against the Panthers

darksoul35 · 01-07-2018, 08:17 PM

Bell almost cost us this game. If the receiver just sticks out a hand then game over. I'm glad the kittens receiver sucked as bad as Bell did in this game. I have to give him props on the game ending sack though. That's how you make up for a bad play. Seans balls have officially re dropped.

Saintsfan4ever · 01-07-2018, 08:18 PM

We learned;
Josh Hill can actually catch a ball.
Lutz has a pretty good leg at 50+.
we can still rely on Brees if the run is shutdown.
We learned Sean Payton still has balls.

CharityMike · 01-07-2018, 08:21 PM

We also learned play calling on 3rd downs is still atrocious. 25% completion on 3rd down today.

blackangold · 01-07-2018, 08:26 PM

I learned
Offense:
Brees still has the ability to win games on his own.
Thomas is an absolute stud.
Payton was smart knowing they would take away the RBs and planned for it.

Defense:
Went back to zone coverages and got destroyed due to missed assignments and confusion.
Defensive injuries are starting to play a bigger role.
We have no pass rushers aside from Jordan.
Bush shouldn’t be playing.
Bell is not a starter at SS, and if Vaccaro leaves it’ll be a problem.
Our LBs are some of the slowest in the game and massive liabilities in coverage.

WillSaints81 · 01-07-2018, 08:37 PM

I'm glad we held on to win or I would have had some harsh words about Mr.Payton.

jnormand · 01-07-2018, 08:40 PM

Originally Posted by WillSaints81

I'm glad we held on to win or I would have had some harsh words about Mr.Payton.

Oh No! Well in that case I'm glad we won too. We don't have to read your *****y posts for at least another week.

WillSaints81 · 01-08-2018, 06:57 PM

Originally Posted by jnormand

Oh No! Well in that case I'm glad we won too. We don't have to read your *****y posts for at least another week.

It's not that *****y at all. If we lost this game I would have called out his heart. You have to keep your foot on the throat. What I saw down the stretch reminded me of the week 6 game last season. And giving them two field goals around the halfway point is uncalled for.

foreverfan · 01-07-2018, 08:40 PM

On 2nd and 10 we need to THROW THE BALL.

We need to put a game like this in Brees's hands.

ScottF · 01-07-2018, 08:45 PM

We learned that with the game on the line we went with balls over brains. No time-outs, inside of 2 minutes, and we gift them 30 yards.

K Major · 01-07-2018, 08:46 PM

Kind of pathetic NY had to stop play and tell those fools (refs) there was a 10 second run off that needed to be enforced on that intentional grounding by Fig Newton.

That would have been a huge miss.

01-07-2018, 08:17 PM	#1
darksoul35 1000 Posts + Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 1,045	Re: What we learned after the Saints' playoff win against the Panthers Bell almost cost us this game. If the receiver just sticks out a hand then game over. I'm glad the kittens receiver sucked as bad as Bell did in this game. I have to give him props on the game ending sack though. That's how you make up for a bad play. Seans balls have officially re dropped. RockyMountainSaint, mleg1972 and pinch like this.
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01-07-2018, 08:18 PM	#2
Saintsfan4ever 500th Post Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Moss Point, MS Posts: 612 Blog Entries: 1	Re: What we learned after the Saints' playoff win against the Panthers We learned; Josh Hill can actually catch a ball. Lutz has a pretty good leg at 50+. we can still rely on Brees if the run is shutdown. We learned Sean Payton still has balls. jnormand and mleg1972 like this.

01-07-2018, 08:21 PM	#3
CharityMike Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Mid City, New Orleans Posts: 3,556	Re: What we learned after the Saints' playoff win against the Panthers We also learned play calling on 3rd downs is still atrocious. 25% completion on 3rd down today. RockyMountainSaint and mleg1972 like this.

01-07-2018, 08:26 PM	#4
blackangold 1000 Posts + Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 3,422	Re: What we learned after the Saints' playoff win against the Panthers I learned Offense: Brees still has the ability to win games on his own. Thomas is an absolute stud. Payton was smart knowing they would take away the RBs and planned for it. Defense: Went back to zone coverages and got destroyed due to missed assignments and confusion. Defensive injuries are starting to play a bigger role. We have no pass rushers aside from Jordan. Bush shouldn’t be playing. Bell is not a starter at SS, and if Vaccaro leaves it’ll be a problem. Our LBs are some of the slowest in the game and massive liabilities in coverage.
	The Saints are 0-42 when running the ball less than 15 times in a game.

01-07-2018, 08:37 PM	#5
WillSaints81 1000 Posts + Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 4,285	Re: What we learned after the Saints' playoff win against the Panthers I'm glad we held on to win or I would have had some harsh words about Mr.Payton.

01-07-2018, 08:40 PM	#6
jnormand 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Free State of Idaho Posts: 5,778	Re: What we learned after the Saints' playoff win against the Panthers Originally Posted by WillSaints81 I'm glad we held on to win or I would have had some harsh words about Mr.Payton. Oh No! Well in that case I'm glad we won too. We don't have to read your *****y posts for at least another week. frydaddy and CharityMike like this.

01-08-2018, 06:57 PM	#7
WillSaints81 1000 Posts + Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 4,285	Re: What we learned after the Saints' playoff win against the Panthers Originally Posted by jnormand Oh No! Well in that case I'm glad we won too. We don't have to read your ***y posts for at least another week. It's not that ***y at all. If we lost this game I would have called out his heart. You have to keep your foot on the throat. What I saw down the stretch reminded me of the week 6 game last season. And giving them two field goals around the halfway point is uncalled for.

01-07-2018, 08:40 PM	#8
foreverfan 12,000 BS Posts Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Metairie, LA Posts: 13,457 Blog Entries: 5	Re: What we learned after the Saints' playoff win against the Panthers On 2nd and 10 we need to THROW THE BALL. We need to put a game like this in Brees's hands.

01-07-2018, 08:45 PM	#9
ScottF 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 6,324	Re: What we learned after the Saints' playoff win against the Panthers We learned that with the game on the line we went with balls over brains. No time-outs, inside of 2 minutes, and we gift them 30 yards.

01-07-2018, 08:46 PM	#10
K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,840 Blog Entries: 3	Re: What we learned after the Saints' playoff win against the Panthers Kind of pathetic NY had to stop play and tell those fools (refs) there was a 10 second run off that needed to be enforced on that intentional grounding by Fig Newton. That would have been a huge miss.