Marcus Williams should have blindsided Stefon Diggs

BakoSaint · 01-23-2019, 10:55 AM

I am posting because I am surprised nobody has mentioned this. Last year, our season ended because our defensive back missed a tackle pulling up to avoid a PI and personal foul. With how our season ended this year, that was apparently a mistake. Williams should have come in early and led with the helmet while Diggs was still defenseless. The refs would likely have overlooked it since New Orleans is in some ways a higher profile team, it was late in the game, and Williams is from Southern California like many refs. Diggs might have left on a stretcher with a neck brace, but he would have had trouble completing the catch, and then the Saints win. We own Foles, so we would go to the Super Bowl, and it was not the Patriots year. Then this year, we would have been defending champs, so that makes it harder to screw us on calls.

If only we were an organization that did not care about player safety, and others did, we could have two rings. This is a league where cheaters prosper, intentional fouls are rewarded, and trying to avoid a foul is a mistake.

dskyyksd · 01-23-2019, 11:18 AM

1. We wouldn't have gotten away with it.
2. Two wrongs don't make a right.

MatthewT · 01-23-2019, 02:13 PM

In a weird way, I bet Marcus is kinda relieved that he is no longer the focus of mishaps.

dizzle88 · 01-23-2019, 03:08 PM

Originally Posted by MatthewT

In a weird way, I bet Marcus is kinda relieved that he is no longer the focus of mishaps.

Marcus is no one's focus, I barely saw him on the field at all this season, which speaks volumes as he played nearly every snap.

K Major · 01-23-2019, 03:45 PM

Originally Posted by dizzle88

Marcus is no one's focus, I barely saw him on the field at all this season, which speaks volumes as he played nearly every snap.

Year 3 can be a break out season, the 2nd can be a set back year.
Lattimore isn't what he was last year, Rankins is much better & same could be said for David O & V Bell.

I've seen Williams out of position playing single high safety. That is almost identical to how J Byrd played while in NO. I would have liked to see Dennis Allen allow him to roam like he did during his rookie season with another safety up top while trying to cover an entire field (only 2 safeties in the league can do this) which isn't a strength of his.

A lot of this is Dennis Allen's scheme more than anything.

WhoDat!656 · 01-23-2019, 03:55 PM

The refs would have flagged him before the thought had fully formed in his head

AsylumGuido · 01-23-2019, 04:38 PM

Originally Posted by WhoDat!656

The refs would have flagged him before the thought had fully formed in his head

I doesn't matter. It would have prevented the TD and forced one last desperation try.

01-23-2019, 10:55 AM	#1
BakoSaint 1000 Posts + Join Date: Dec 2018 Posts: 2,087	Marcus Williams should have blindsided Stefon Diggs I am posting because I am surprised nobody has mentioned this. Last year, our season ended because our defensive back missed a tackle pulling up to avoid a PI and personal foul. With how our season ended this year, that was apparently a mistake. Williams should have come in early and led with the helmet while Diggs was still defenseless. The refs would likely have overlooked it since New Orleans is in some ways a higher profile team, it was late in the game, and Williams is from Southern California like many refs. Diggs might have left on a stretcher with a neck brace, but he would have had trouble completing the catch, and then the Saints win. We own Foles, so we would go to the Super Bowl, and it was not the Patriots year. Then this year, we would have been defending champs, so that makes it harder to screw us on calls. If only we were an organization that did not care about player safety, and others did, we could have two rings. This is a league where cheaters prosper, intentional fouls are rewarded, and trying to avoid a foul is a mistake.
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01-23-2019, 11:18 AM	#2
dskyyksd Registered Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 73	Re: Marcus Williams should have blindsided Stefon Diggs 1. We wouldn't have gotten away with it. 2. Two wrongs don't make a right.
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01-23-2019, 02:13 PM	#3
MatthewT 1000 Posts + Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Mississippi Posts: 2,729	Re: Marcus Williams should have blindsided Stefon Diggs In a weird way, I bet Marcus is kinda relieved that he is no longer the focus of mishaps.

01-23-2019, 03:08 PM	#4
dizzle88 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 11,118	Re: Marcus Williams should have blindsided Stefon Diggs Originally Posted by MatthewT In a weird way, I bet Marcus is kinda relieved that he is no longer the focus of mishaps. Marcus is no one's focus, I barely saw him on the field at all this season, which speaks volumes as he played nearly every snap.

01-23-2019, 03:45 PM	#5
K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,588 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Marcus Williams should have blindsided Stefon Diggs Originally Posted by dizzle88 Marcus is no one's focus, I barely saw him on the field at all this season, which speaks volumes as he played nearly every snap. Year 3 can be a break out season, the 2nd can be a set back year. Lattimore isn't what he was last year, Rankins is much better & same could be said for David O & V Bell. I've seen Williams out of position playing single high safety. That is almost identical to how J Byrd played while in NO. I would have liked to see Dennis Allen allow him to roam like he did during his rookie season with another safety up top while trying to cover an entire field (only 2 safeties in the league can do this) which isn't a strength of his. A lot of this is Dennis Allen's scheme more than anything.
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WhoDat!656 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Shreveport,Louisiana Posts: 16,036	Re: Marcus Williams should have blindsided Stefon Diggs The refs would have flagged him before the thought had fully formed in his head Rsanders24 likes this.

01-23-2019, 04:38 PM	#7
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,044	Re: Marcus Williams should have blindsided Stefon Diggs Originally Posted by WhoDat!656 The refs would have flagged him before the thought had fully formed in his head I doesn't matter. It would have prevented the TD and forced one last desperation try.

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