Featured Discussion 49ers @ Saints Game Day Thread

Originally Posted by burningmetal

Exactly! At some point, you have to get a grip on reality and stop asking human beings to play a violent sport at 100 MPH, while simultaneously being able to be SUPER careful not to make ANY kind of contact to the head, regardless of how fast he play is unfolding, and how the offensive player is twisting in the air.

This is unwatchable.

Its not an accident. The league very clearly wants the west coast and that market in the mix. This was just another example of the league controlling the outcome. We were robbed. Again. Roger has ruined the NFL.

[ChrisXVI]

Edit: Posted in wrong thread.

[lee909]

Originally Posted by FinSaint

I knew immediately that they scored too fast - Smith should've gone down to milk the clock.

Of course you take the TD when it's available, but there have been similar occasions where the receiver/runner went down on purpose.

Yeah afterwards I though shame he wasn't knocked down on the spin or sideline. Take another 30 seconds off the clock. Having 3 time outs and nearly minute on the clock needing a FG isn't that tough

[lee909]

Originally Posted by ChrisXVI

1) Vonn Bell absolutely must be re-signed this offseason. 12 tackles and a sack today. Week-in and week-out he’s our most consistent player in the secondary.

2) Latavius Murray 9.9 YPC. Kamara 1.9 YPC. Also, Kamara only has 1 rushing TD and 1 receiving TD this season.

As said for a while as much as I love having Kamara on Offense I don't believe in paying RBs 15ml plus a season. Especially not when they are not a 220lb bell cow

[lee909]

I have no doubt the Seahawks will beat these in a few weeks. Mostly because they'll do what we didn't. Control the tempo and shove everything up the gut and wear them out. Then if they stack the box they actually have 2 or three threats at receiver in Metcalf and Lockett plus role plsyers

Hate to say it but the Seahawks are the team to beat imho.

[hitta]

It's a shame that Dean Blandino, former head of officiating, doesn't understand the holding rule on passes in punt formation. It doesn't work like other passes. On other plays, you have holding before the pass and pass interference afterwards. On punts though, that PI isn't there, but that doesn't mean you can't hold during the pass. If the pass is thrown out of the punt formation, holding can occur at any time... even when the ball is in the air, which is what happened. Horrible understanding of the rules, and the refs suck.

[Rugby Saint II]

The refs really nailed us again. The first half I was wondering where the flags were. I found out in the fourth quarter.

[Rugby Saint II]

Originally Posted by lee909

I have no doubt the Seahawks will beat these in a few weeks. Mostly because they'll do what we didn't. Control the tempo and shove everything up the gut and wear them out. Then if they stack the box they actually have 2 or three threats at receiver in Metcalf and Lockett plus role plsyers

Hate to say it but the Seahawks are the team to beat imho.

No. We still are.

[burningmetal]

Originally Posted by lee909

The defense was poor but glossing over the fact Kamara fumbled inside his own 20, and twice they got the ball at the halfway line and scored 3pts. Not too mention going for two when completely unnecessary and constantly feeding Kamara 13 carries for 25 yards and leaving Murray twiddling his thumbs on the sideline 7 for 69.

Both sides of the ball blew this up at different times.


Kamara isn't running hard at all, doesnt look anything like he did in the first games without Drew. Business decisions and I'm fully expecting a no show until a new contract happens in the off season

You're exactly right, Lee. I see certain comments of people admonishing the mere thought that anyone might have of giving the offense some blame, but the play caller on that side of the ball (Payton) was ignoring Murray's success in favor of feeding the "star" in vain.

I was telling my dad a few days ago that the Saints needed to run right up the middle against them, because they are an undersized front who relies on speed and quickness to get to the QB. And right away, Murray had some good runs up the middle, but Payton couldn't stand prosperity, and he had to pitch it WIDE, working right into the 71ers strength of getting off the edge. That killed several drives.

So while the defense obviously deserves the most blame, along with more awful officiating, Payton's ego of trying to trick people for no reason got in the way of what was an otherwise great day for the offense.

[saintfan]

This game, like so many before it, was rigged by the league. I don't understand how people don't see it.