On A POSITIVE Note Following Brees's Injury News
 

Although our upcoming schedule is tough, we face only ONE division opponent before week 10 which is Drew's potential return game.

@ Seattle
Dallas
Tampa
@ Jacksonville
@ Chicago
Arizona
B Y E

I see us going 3-3 without Drew!

Then it's Falcons > Bucs > Panthers > Falcons

Plenty of time to still win the division. :bng:

Chin UP Saints Fans!!

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It is almost like preseason is continuing on steroids.

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The schedule before the bye is not that bad. Seattle is tough but everyone else we could hang with. Have to assume Teddy will improve so 4-5 at the bye is reasonable. Let him play his own game though and give him more long range air strikes. The short ball is not his thing. The stacking the box on Kamara will also stop.

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Dalls and Chicago will do to our O line what Rams did. We better tighten up the protection bc Teddy doesn't release quickly

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Seattle, Dallas and Chicago are losses.

We should be able to beat Tampa Bay, Jacksonville and Arizona.

Only one I am worried about of those three is Tampa for the reason that they usually give us a hard time. Arizona could surprise us too. They hung around with Baltimore all game long. Their coach kicked 4 field goals when he should've went for it all 4 times; that was game changing for them.

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Or he doesn't release at all. Can't expect 7 to 12 seconds in the pocket on any team to make a decision on who to pass to every down.

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That's why I prefer Taysom. He knows the reads, has a cannon and his accuracy has improved tremendously. Not to mention he can run and will level you if you try and tackle him.

Bridgewaters entire body language just irked me straight away, like he was just sick of everything when given a chance.

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If Taysom goes in as the starting QB we lose all of his intangibles. Bridgewater is more accomplished and working with the ones in practice will give us the best chance. I LOVE Taysom, but putting him in as the starter would be stupid. That's why it won't happen.

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Whilst I agree on the "loss of his role" part you mentioned, Payton didnt seem too keen to get him involved anyway once Bridgewater was in. His first touch came in the 4th quarter on a crossing route.

In my view, you either play him at QB as the starter, or not at all incase they both get injured.

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I noticed this too yesterday. He didn't really bother running any of the Taysom gimmicks after Brees got hurt.

It seemed last year any time we ran into a problem, Payton's solution was the Tayson Hill trick bag plays.

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Hoping Bridgewater comes out of his funk. He looked the same as in preseason. Hated hearing wwl this morning blaming everyone but Teddy for the loss.Teddy doesn’t tackle. No BUT he has too many short drives which puts the D at a disadvantage. Teddy didn’t get to practice with the ones. YES he did. Remember Drew out for the lawsuit during camp and Teddy starting all of the preseason games with ones for first half? Just hate the excuses. There were others that we could talk about too. For me his performance MIRROREDHis preseason. Enough excuses. If you can’t win with this offense Teddy then NO team will ever sign you again.

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No telling what happens with another QB going down tonight. They are dropping like flies. The league has moved away from the run and going with passing this year. More QB's will go down. Not that many good RB's this year. It's mostly passing.

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This right here. He looks like a player whose given up. There’s just something about the way he carries himself. Lack of confidence, chemistry with teammates, something. I just don’t see him providing that spark that players rally behind.
Something about his energy.
Hill on the other hand is full throttle. His attitude is infectious.
It’s not necessarily Tbs play that bothers me it’s his body language.

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The entire Offense will change around Teddy, against Seattle we probably won't recognize half of the plays.

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And that might actually be a postive to come out of this. Payton will have to try and fix some things in the offence that has been kinda broken in the offence for years but that Brees have been able to mask.

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or he releases it into the ground!

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Sean Payton is known for being creative. He'll find a game plan that works to TB's strengths. Whether it's enough to win is another story.

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Just take a second and think about the type of individual that turns down an offer to play for more money and to be the starter for another team. Think about the mentality that Teddy must have making that decision. He wanted to sit on the bench for potentially another 2 years behind Brees and took less money to do it...

Some say it displays loyalty, I think it shows a lack of ambition and lack of confidence. The Dolphins are the worst team in the league, but no one knew that 6 months ago, he wanted to get paid less to carry a clipboard for the next 2 years during his PRIME... that is not a mentality I want from my starting QB. He took the path of less resistance.

It doesn't surprise me he looks bothered to lead the team...