Defense Wins Championships.

CHA_CHING · 06-25-2019, 06:17 PM

Originally Posted by foreverfan

We never lost to Pittsburg but it was a great game.

NFL 2018-19 Week 16 Steelers -- Saints Condensed Game - YouTube

That game is what convinced me we had serious issues.

We were blowing Pittsburgh out in the first half... then in the second half, it was like someone turned off the power switch and they couldn't get a first down. It took the defense getting a huge 4th down stop and multiple turnovers to keep us in that game... and yet we still needed an egregious PI call on Joe Haden to barely get that last TD.

I give the Steelers credit for their defensive adjustments that night cause whatever they did, it halted us in the second half, when it looked like we were going to roll them early on. (BTW cool stat - we own Tomlin's Steelers. Have not lost to them since 2006 which was his first year. 3-0 vs them since then.)

The NFC title game went eerily similar to this. We had many chances to blow the Rams out but piddled around in the second half, letting them hang around in the game long enough to tie it.

The Dude · 06-25-2019, 09:23 PM

As long as there is balance. In past years when our defense would have a stellar game our offense would wind up crapping the bed. I’m happy to say that now I am almost as excited to see the defense on the field as I am the offense.

WillSaints81 · 06-26-2019, 12:07 AM

Originally Posted by CHA_CHING

That game is what convinced me we had serious issues.

We were blowing Pittsburgh out in the first half... then in the second half, it was like someone turned off the power switch and they couldn't get a first down. It took the defense getting a huge 4th down stop and multiple turnovers to keep us in that game... and yet we still needed an egregious PI call on Joe Haden to barely get that last TD.

I give the Steelers credit for their defensive adjustments that night cause whatever they did, it halted us in the second half, when it looked like we were going to roll them early on. (BTW cool stat - we own Tomlin's Steelers. Have not lost to them since 2006 which was his first year. 3-0 vs them since then.)

The NFC title game went eerily similar to this. We had many chances to blow the Rams out but piddled around in the second half, letting them hang around in the game long enough to tie it.

His first year was 2007. So we haven't lost to his Steelers period.

WillSaints81 · 06-26-2019, 12:08 AM

Our defense should be fine, but I am concerned some about the offense, especially the OL and our C position without Unger.

vpheughan · 06-26-2019, 07:56 AM

The Saints were an AK catch and run to go up by 3 points at the end of the first half. Not exactly a "Blow Out"

CHA_CHING · 06-26-2019, 05:38 PM

Originally Posted by WillSaints81

His first year was 2007. So we haven't lost to his Steelers period.

Thank you for the correction, appreciate it.

Most overrated coach in the AFC. If he didn't have that SB with a stacked team built by Cowher, he'd be the AFC's Jason Garrett. Feels great owning Tomlin.

06-25-2019, 06:17 PM	#11
CHA_CHING 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 1,159	Re: Defense Wins Championships. Originally Posted by foreverfan We never lost to Pittsburg but it was a great game. NFL 2018-19 Week 16 Steelers -- Saints Condensed Game - YouTube That game is what convinced me we had serious issues. We were blowing Pittsburgh out in the first half... then in the second half, it was like someone turned off the power switch and they couldn't get a first down. It took the defense getting a huge 4th down stop and multiple turnovers to keep us in that game... and yet we still needed an egregious PI call on Joe Haden to barely get that last TD. I give the Steelers credit for their defensive adjustments that night cause whatever they did, it halted us in the second half, when it looked like we were going to roll them early on. (BTW cool stat - we own Tomlin's Steelers. Have not lost to them since 2006 which was his first year. 3-0 vs them since then.) The NFC title game went eerily similar to this. We had many chances to blow the Rams out but piddled around in the second half, letting them hang around in the game long enough to tie it.

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06-26-2019, 12:07 AM	#13
WillSaints81 1000 Posts + Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 4,267	Re: Defense Wins Championships. Originally Posted by CHA_CHING That game is what convinced me we had serious issues. We were blowing Pittsburgh out in the first half... then in the second half, it was like someone turned off the power switch and they couldn't get a first down. It took the defense getting a huge 4th down stop and multiple turnovers to keep us in that game... and yet we still needed an egregious PI call on Joe Haden to barely get that last TD. I give the Steelers credit for their defensive adjustments that night cause whatever they did, it halted us in the second half, when it looked like we were going to roll them early on. (BTW cool stat - we own Tomlin's Steelers. Have not lost to them since 2006 which was his first year. 3-0 vs them since then.) The NFC title game went eerily similar to this. We had many chances to blow the Rams out but piddled around in the second half, letting them hang around in the game long enough to tie it. His first year was 2007. So we haven't lost to his Steelers period.

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WillSaints81 1000 Posts + Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 4,267	Re: Defense Wins Championships. Our defense should be fine, but I am concerned some about the offense, especially the OL and our C position without Unger.

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vpheughan 1000 Posts + Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 4,524	Re: Defense Wins Championships. The Saints were an AK catch and run to go up by 3 points at the end of the first half. Not exactly a "Blow Out"
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CHA_CHING 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 1,159	Re: Defense Wins Championships. Originally Posted by WillSaints81 His first year was 2007. So we haven't lost to his Steelers period. Thank you for the correction, appreciate it. Most overrated coach in the AFC. If he didn't have that SB with a stacked team built by Cowher, he'd be the AFC's Jason Garrett. Feels great owning Tomlin.