Observations from Saints' loss at Rams

Attached Thumbnails · 09-15-2019, 07:41 PM

The unthinkable happens ... Brees is injured.

Teddy is not worth his contract.

SP is stubborn with personnel decisions sometimes.

Refs pull yet another fast one on us.

Defense got tired... and was robbed of a TD.

Forget about this game and get ready for next week. SP needs to earn his extension.

saintfan · 09-15-2019, 07:42 PM

We were robbed. This game was rigged. Pattern of behavior by the league. Not even up for debate. We should have stopped playing at half time and refused to sent our team back onto the field.

SmashMouth · 09-15-2019, 07:43 PM

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SmashMouth · 09-15-2019, 07:47 PM

Another blown call: Cameron Jordan's fumble return TD vs. Rams overturned after refs call play dead

skoonix · 09-15-2019, 07:48 PM

Long time Saints fan (since 1970) and seeing Brees get his passing hand hurt is devastating. Plus the facts that the Refs did it YET AGAIN to the Saints in unacceptable. Jordan's fumble return for a TD would have been a huge difference. Im so tired of these refs. AND I swear to God, if I ever see Eli Apple do anything close to doing his job, I'll be stunned. He can't cover and he certainly can't tackle. I despise him.

saintfan · 09-15-2019, 07:50 PM

Originally Posted by skoonix

Long time Saints fan (since 1970) and seeing Brees get his passing hand hurt is devastating. Plus the facts that the Refs did it YET AGAIN to the Saints in unacceptable. Jordan's fumble return for a TD would have been a huge difference. Im so tired of these refs. AND I swear to God, if I ever see Eli Apple do anything close to doing his job, I'll be stunned. He can't cover and he certainly can't tackle. I despise him.

Apple was flagged a couple times today for doing nothing but his job. The game was rigged.

ChrisXVI · 09-15-2019, 07:54 PM

Hate to say it, but if Brees broke his thumb or had any significant sprain, he’s probably out 6-8 weeks.

skoonix · 09-15-2019, 07:56 PM

The game may have been "rigged" but no one can defend Apple - go back & watch - missed tackle after missed tackle. He is terrible. You actually think he is good??

ChrisXVI · 09-15-2019, 08:02 PM

By the way, one observation on Marcus Davenport...

It’s become a common thing to have him rush standing up behind the 1-technique. I’m getting a little annoyed that our huge investment at DE can’t put his hand in the dirt and beat a LT.

CHA_CHING · 09-15-2019, 08:05 PM

Originally Posted by skoonix

The game may have been "rigged" but no one can defend Apple - go back & watch - missed tackle after missed tackle. He is terrible. You actually think he is good??

Apple is a hot and cold, streaky player. Hell, Dak Prescott of all QBs was torching him last year when we moved Apple over Cooper in that game.

Of course, our fans aren't going to focus on the negative. We'll spend a whole year talking about a bad call as if that's our only problem.

The secondary was torched once the defensive line ran out of gas. Hell, they were getting torched before that.

LATTIMORE got burned by Cooks, not unlike how the Rams were picking us apart in the NFCCG.

This team has serious problems, and talking about how games are rigged and pretending Roger Goodell is some Lex Luthor super genius comic book villain, is just ignoring the evidence in our faces.

This was my greatest fear going into this year. We looked like an exposed team in the final month of the season last year including playoffs. So far, that has followed us. When Brees went down, it was put on full display just how one dimensional this offense is and relies entirely on our aged, 40 year old HoF QB. Hell, you saw signs of this last week with how thoroughly Houston shut us down for one half of that game. I

Cook is yet another dud for us at the Tight End position so far. We haven't had a decent TE now since Hoo-Man in 2015.

The offense is what it was last year - entirely reliant on Brees throwing to Michael Thomas and Alvin Kamara. No one is scared of our other receivers cause they don't posse a threat. Cook drops passes and gets shut down easily.

Get ready for a long season....

09-15-2019, 07:41 PM	#1
Threaded by SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,201 Blog Entries: 29 Rating: (0 votes - average) The unthinkable happens ... Brees is injured. Teddy is not worth his contract. SP is stubborn with personnel decisions sometimes. Refs pull yet another fast one on us. Defense got tired... and was robbed of a TD. Forget about this game and get ready for next week. SP needs to earn his extension. Attached Thumbnails jnormand, pumpkindriver and skoonix like this.
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09-15-2019, 07:42 PM	#2
saintfan Donated Plasma Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 18,556 Blog Entries: 5	Re: Observations from Saints' loss at Rams We were robbed. This game was rigged. Pattern of behavior by the league. Not even up for debate. We should have stopped playing at half time and refused to sent our team back onto the field. Rugby Saint II and skoonix like this.

09-15-2019, 07:47 PM	#4
SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,201 Blog Entries: 29	Re: Observations from Saints' loss at Rams Another blown call: Cameron Jordan's fumble return TD vs. Rams overturned after refs call play dead

09-15-2019, 07:48 PM	#5
skoonix Rookie Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 8	Re: Observations from Saints' loss at Rams Long time Saints fan (since 1970) and seeing Brees get his passing hand hurt is devastating. Plus the facts that the Refs did it YET AGAIN to the Saints in unacceptable. Jordan's fumble return for a TD would have been a huge difference. Im so tired of these refs. AND I swear to God, if I ever see Eli Apple do anything close to doing his job, I'll be stunned. He can't cover and he certainly can't tackle. I despise him.
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09-15-2019, 07:50 PM	#6
saintfan Donated Plasma Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 18,556 Blog Entries: 5	Re: Observations from Saints' loss at Rams Originally Posted by skoonix Long time Saints fan (since 1970) and seeing Brees get his passing hand hurt is devastating. Plus the facts that the Refs did it YET AGAIN to the Saints in unacceptable. Jordan's fumble return for a TD would have been a huge difference. Im so tired of these refs. AND I swear to God, if I ever see Eli Apple do anything close to doing his job, I'll be stunned. He can't cover and he certainly can't tackle. I despise him. Apple was flagged a couple times today for doing nothing but his job. The game was rigged.

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09-15-2019, 07:54 PM	#7
ChrisXVI 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 11,482	Re: Observations from Saints' loss at Rams Hate to say it, but if Brees broke his thumb or had any significant sprain, he’s probably out 6-8 weeks. Beastmode and Rell&Gold like this.

09-15-2019, 07:56 PM	#8
skoonix Rookie Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 8	Re: Observations from Saints' loss at Rams The game may have been "rigged" but no one can defend Apple - go back & watch - missed tackle after missed tackle. He is terrible. You actually think he is good??
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09-15-2019, 08:02 PM	#9
ChrisXVI 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 11,482	Re: Observations from Saints' loss at Rams By the way, one observation on Marcus Davenport... It’s become a common thing to have him rush standing up behind the 1-technique. I’m getting a little annoyed that our huge investment at DE can’t put his hand in the dirt and beat a LT. jnormand, Cruize and SmashMouth like this.

09-15-2019, 08:05 PM	#10
CHA_CHING 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 1,159	Re: Observations from Saints' loss at Rams Originally Posted by skoonix The game may have been "rigged" but no one can defend Apple - go back & watch - missed tackle after missed tackle. He is terrible. You actually think he is good?? Apple is a hot and cold, streaky player. Hell, Dak Prescott of all QBs was torching him last year when we moved Apple over Cooper in that game. Of course, our fans aren't going to focus on the negative. We'll spend a whole year talking about a bad call as if that's our only problem. The secondary was torched once the defensive line ran out of gas. Hell, they were getting torched before that. LATTIMORE got burned by Cooks, not unlike how the Rams were picking us apart in the NFCCG. This team has serious problems, and talking about how games are rigged and pretending Roger Goodell is some Lex Luthor super genius comic book villain, is just ignoring the evidence in our faces. This was my greatest fear going into this year. We looked like an exposed team in the final month of the season last year including playoffs. So far, that has followed us. When Brees went down, it was put on full display just how one dimensional this offense is and relies entirely on our aged, 40 year old HoF QB. Hell, you saw signs of this last week with how thoroughly Houston shut us down for one half of that game. I Cook is yet another dud for us at the Tight End position so far. We haven't had a decent TE now since Hoo-Man in 2015. The offense is what it was last year - entirely reliant on Brees throwing to Michael Thomas and Alvin Kamara. No one is scared of our other receivers cause they don't posse a threat. Cook drops passes and gets shut down easily. Get ready for a long season.... leilung likes this.