Observations from the Saints first game loss to Tampa Bay

SmashMouth · 09-09-2018, 03:28 PM

Defense was dismal
It’s hard to overstate how bad the Saints defense was Sunday. Fitzpatrick torched the group for 417 yards and four touchdowns, finishing with a 156.2 passer rating. Fitzpatrick also ran nine times for 36 yards and scored, and his 12-yard run late in the fourth quarter converted a third down and effectively ended the game.
The pass rush was pretty much non-existent for the Saints. The secondary allowed too many long completions. The linebackers let too many run plays reach the secondary.
Sunday’s game was reminiscent of the season opener in Minnesota last year as the Saints defense allowed big play after big play.
With a performance as bad as Sunday’s, the Saints coaches and players deserve equal blame. The defense looked totally unprepared, and the players made repeated physical and mental errors.
Even cornerback Marshon Lattimore, the reigning Defensive Rookie of the Year, had a rough day. As Mike Evans created long plays, Lattimore looked worse Sunday than in any game last year. On the other side, DeSean Jackson burned Saints cornerback Ken Crawley multiple times, too.

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Brees is still the man.

So is Kamara.

But Leon, can't do it all.

The D let the rest of the team down.

Need more contribution from the TEs and WRs (other than MT)... and other RBs. Thank you, Mark Ingram.

Peat not playing affected us.

AWOL were the DLine, LBers, and DBs. Never seen Lattimore look this bad. Hopefully not a sophomore jinx hangover.

Move on and forget this game. Hopefully we can regroup like we did last year.

dizzle88 · 09-09-2018, 03:31 PM

Brown's gonna smoke us in our own home.

jnormand · 09-09-2018, 04:03 PM

Originally Posted by dizzle88

Brown's gonna smoke us in our own home.

Bahahahaha! You're such a downer Diz. Lmao!

The Dude · 09-09-2018, 04:30 PM

Originally Posted by jnormand

Bahahahaha! You're such a downer Diz. Lmao!

I wouldn’t laugh. The Browns tied with Steelers today and looked a hell of a lot better than we did. At this point our best bet is to hope the rest of our division sucks and we win the division at 8-8. I don’t see us winning 8 games. 48 points is telling. Double ****ty because it was a division rival.

SmashMouth · 09-09-2018, 04:32 PM

Originally Posted by The Dude

I wouldn’t laugh. The Browns tied with Steelers today and looked a hell of a lot better than we did. At this point our best bet is to hope the rest of our division sucks and we win the division at 8-8. I don’t see us winning 8 games. 48 points is telling. Double ****ty because it was a division rival.

WUT?

0-2
After that, sky’s the limit?

SmashMouth · 09-09-2018, 03:33 PM

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Thirty3 · 09-09-2018, 03:33 PM

What defense?

ChrisXVI · 09-09-2018, 03:37 PM

I’m so sorry Drew. 439 yards, 3 TD’s, 0 INT’s... And a loss. It’s this crap right here that causes Brees to not get the respect he deserves. First game of the season, at home, against a team everyone expected to fire their head coach by the halfway point of the season and we utterly embarrass ourselves.

dizzle88 · 09-09-2018, 03:40 PM

Originally Posted by ChrisXVI

I’m so sorry Drew. 439 yards, 3 TD’s, 0 INT’s... And a loss. It’s this crap right here that causes Brees to not get the respect he deserves. First game of the season, at home, against a team everyone expected to fire their head coach by the halfway point of the season and we utterly embarrass ourselves.

Sean Payton football.

5 years of losing the opener.

SmashMouth · 09-09-2018, 04:00 PM

Will the Bucs cut Jameis Winston... and go shopping for crab legs right now?

09-09-2018, 03:28 PM	#1
SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,475 Blog Entries: 29	Observations from the Saints first game loss to Tampa Bay Defense was dismal It’s hard to overstate how bad the Saints defense was Sunday. Fitzpatrick torched the group for 417 yards and four touchdowns, finishing with a 156.2 passer rating. Fitzpatrick also ran nine times for 36 yards and scored, and his 12-yard run late in the fourth quarter converted a third down and effectively ended the game. The pass rush was pretty much non-existent for the Saints. The secondary allowed too many long completions. The linebackers let too many run plays reach the secondary. Sunday’s game was reminiscent of the season opener in Minnesota last year as the Saints defense allowed big play after big play. With a performance as bad as Sunday’s, the Saints coaches and players deserve equal blame. The defense looked totally unprepared, and the players made repeated physical and mental errors. Even cornerback Marshon Lattimore, the reigning Defensive Rookie of the Year, had a rough day. As Mike Evans created long plays, Lattimore looked worse Sunday than in any game last year. On the other side, DeSean Jackson burned Saints cornerback Ken Crawley multiple times, too. Read more on NOLA Brees is still the man. So is Kamara. But Leon, can't do it all. The D let the rest of the team down. Need more contribution from the TEs and WRs (other than MT)... and other RBs. Thank you, Mark Ingram. Peat not playing affected us. AWOL were the DLine, LBers, and DBs. Never seen Lattimore look this bad. Hopefully not a sophomore jinx hangover. Move on and forget this game. Hopefully we can regroup like we did last year. Attached Thumbnails
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The Dude 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 9,055	Re: Observations from the Saints first game loss to Tampa Bay Originally Posted by jnormand Bahahahaha! You're such a downer Diz. Lmao! I wouldn’t laugh. The Browns tied with Steelers today and looked a hell of a lot better than we did. At this point our best bet is to hope the rest of our division sucks and we win the division at 8-8. I don’t see us winning 8 games. 48 points is telling. Double ****ty because it was a division rival.
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09-09-2018, 04:32 PM	#5
SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,475 Blog Entries: 29	Re: Observations from the Saints first game loss to Tampa Bay Originally Posted by The Dude I wouldn’t laugh. The Browns tied with Steelers today and looked a hell of a lot better than we did. At this point our best bet is to hope the rest of our division sucks and we win the division at 8-8. I don’t see us winning 8 games. 48 points is telling. Double ****ty because it was a division rival. WUT? 0-2 After that, sky’s the limit? jnormand likes this.

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ChrisXVI 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 11,482	Re: Observations from the Saints first game loss to Tampa Bay I’m so sorry Drew. 439 yards, 3 TD’s, 0 INT’s... And a loss. It’s this crap right here that causes Brees to not get the respect he deserves. First game of the season, at home, against a team everyone expected to fire their head coach by the halfway point of the season and we utterly embarrass ourselves. dizzle88 likes this.

09-09-2018, 03:40 PM	#9
dizzle88 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 11,518	Re: Observations from the Saints first game loss to Tampa Bay Originally Posted by ChrisXVI I’m so sorry Drew. 439 yards, 3 TD’s, 0 INT’s... And a loss. It’s this crap right here that causes Brees to not get the respect he deserves. First game of the season, at home, against a team everyone expected to fire their head coach by the halfway point of the season and we utterly embarrass ourselves. Sean Payton football. 5 years of losing the opener.

09-09-2018, 04:00 PM	#10
SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,475 Blog Entries: 29	Re: Observations from the Saints first game loss to Tampa Bay Will the Bucs cut Jameis Winston... and go shopping for crab legs right now?

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