USA Today/Saints Wire: Sean Payton doesn't excuse Falcons loss with lopsided officiating

dam1953 · 11-11-2019, 01:41 PM

Originally Posted by jnormand

I agree. Because we didn't run the ball, the defensive line just pinned their ears back and ran through our o-line.

But holy hell...that offensive line was awful. And the defensive line wasn't much better.

Atlanta had huge long drives. 17 plays, 13 plays. Mean while, we just kept our kicker warmed up.

Agree with the comments, especially about our D line. Our D line was the strength of the team, stuffing the run and pressuring QB's. Yesterday, they did neither. So far this year Matty has been subjected to a beating, yet somehow we could barely lay a hand on him.

saintfan · 11-11-2019, 01:56 PM

Originally Posted by dam1953

Agree with the comments, especially about our D line. Our D line was the strength of the team, stuffing the run and pressuring QB's. Yesterday, they did neither. So far this year Matty has been subjected to a beating, yet somehow we could barely lay a hand on him.

If we had, guess what?

Illegal use to the hands. Hands to the face. 5 yard penalty. 1st down Atlanta.

It isn't that they were making it up, the refs I mean, but it seemed pretty clear to me that was their focus. One of the announcers stated in 50 years he'd never seen anything like it. You can call holding on every play too, and we've been victimized by that as well.

I ain't sayin'. I'm just sayin'...

11-11-2019, 01:41 PM	#1
dam1953 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 4,645	Re: USA Today/Saints Wire: Sean Payton doesn't excuse Falcons loss with lopsided officiating Originally Posted by jnormand I agree. Because we didn't run the ball, the defensive line just pinned their ears back and ran through our o-line. But holy hell...that offensive line was awful. And the defensive line wasn't much better. Atlanta had huge long drives. 17 plays, 13 plays. Mean while, we just kept our kicker warmed up. Agree with the comments, especially about our D line. Our D line was the strength of the team, stuffing the run and pressuring QB's. Yesterday, they did neither. So far this year Matty has been subjected to a beating, yet somehow we could barely lay a hand on him.

11-11-2019, 01:56 PM	#2
saintfan Donated Plasma Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 18,556 Blog Entries: 5	Re: USA Today/Saints Wire: Sean Payton doesn't excuse Falcons loss with lopsided officiating Originally Posted by dam1953 Agree with the comments, especially about our D line. Our D line was the strength of the team, stuffing the run and pressuring QB's. Yesterday, they did neither. So far this year Matty has been subjected to a beating, yet somehow we could barely lay a hand on him. If we had, guess what? Illegal use to the hands. Hands to the face. 5 yard penalty. 1st down Atlanta. It isn't that they were making it up, the refs I mean, but it seemed pretty clear to me that was their focus. One of the announcers stated in 50 years he'd never seen anything like it. You can call holding on every play too, and we've been victimized by that as well. I ain't sayin'. I'm just sayin'... jnormand and Rugby Saint II like this.

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