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It's hard to get mad when it's your own damn fault.

I don't think we got rolled, though. We rolled over.

We were just bad today -- both sides of the ball. Couldn't stop the run ( we were famous for that all season ). I mean Jesus -- we know who Adam Thelin is, ok? Don't get me started on the O Line. Can't blame this one on the refs. So.... yeah. Rolled over and went to sleep. Tomorrow, I bet there are many questions in the locker room and front office.

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because I told you its what the league wanted. I just figured theyd make it more realistic than losing to the Vikings lol. if you are a grown man between 30 and 60 etc. and you still think youre watching a natural competition. You need to re-look at your life and perceptions. The Saints have always lost when it counts but for 2006. they arent going back for another 50 years

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Bring in the "CLAPPER" see how many games we win!!

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So much for "saving" the run game for the playoffs huh :rolleyes: ?

Peat was getting skull drug throughout the game pre injury. If you are struggling in a PLAYOFF game, make :censored: adjustments. Instead of inserting Easton (had played well while AP was injured), coach throws Onameh out there instead.

Unclear why SP would activate & start Peat when Easton had been playing so well. The former 1st rounder played poorly in a game that meant everything. Not a bust, but he's close for me. I see no way to defend this guy. 2 seasons and he's still missing assignments/blocks.

Stubborn coach :brood:.

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Side note observation inside a minute -

Remember the false start penalty on Kamara late in the game when guys weren't set? All I know is that Brees had to wait on Tre to get on the field. That miscue cost us 11 seconds to run off and go back 5 yards.

Trequan Smith has been a huge disappointment in New Orleans.

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The Ultimate third round bust tre con Smith


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Because Sean Payton wanted to surprise them with the play off Josh Hill. Two yards every time he touched the damn ball. Payton outsmarted himself again! Oh yes, and the refs robbed us.

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Often overlooked but the main reason we were so successful in 2009 was Carl Nicks and Jari Evans. Interior lineman are always the unsung heroes.

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Yep. Especially when you have a shorter QB.. keeps those passing lanes clear in the pocket

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They lost because they no longer know how to win in the post season.

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They lost because of this:

https://image.businessinsider.com/5e...jpeg&auto=webp

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No they did not.

I'm glad that wasn't called. Like last year's non-call, this is yet another shiny object waved in front of the eyes of fans who don't want to look at the bigger picture and realize Payton coached a bad game, and Brees played like trash.

We as fans have become one of the whiniest fan bases in all of American sports. You guys should seriously go check out other NFL teams' forums and see what they think about us. Few fans have any sympathy for us from last Sunday cause we're the team that wasted an entire off season screaming about "we got robbed" and wanting rules changed. It almost feels like karma for all the billboards, kicking and screaming and the way we over-reacted to the non-call last year. I have long said I was against the PI rule change cause I feared it would open a pandora's box of problems. The NFL don't even know what a catch is anymore and now they don't know what PI is anymore. Thank you Sean Payton for that. We should've took responsibility for blowing a 13-0 and 20-10 lead against the Rams, oh and throwing a pick in OT. But we didn't.

If they don't give up a 40+ yard bomb pass just a few plays before, we aren't even having to see the Vikings down at the red zone.

Refs aren't at fault that our 40 year old QB looked like a 40 year old QB and got outplayed by a man that everyone laughs at for not showing up in big games. This isn't the first time Brees was outplayed by an inferior QB in the playoffs. For some reason, this fan base loves to call Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady "chokers" when it happens to them, but never Brees and his playoff record pretty much mirrors Manning's at this point, he just don't have the historic 2015 Denver defense that carried him.

I'm so tired of fans blaming the refs though and coming up with inane conspiracy theories. It's why I spend most of my time over on a Patriots forum. Every team gets bad calls against them. We're the one fan base who has the ultimate persecution complex over it. Pats fans had some bad calls against them vs KC this year, but their fans moved on. Most of them talk about how they had zero depth at WR and how Brady is 42 and looked awful all year. That's a huge difference from us, where we deny that Brees has declined and ignore Payton being out-coached to just talk about refs.

Fact is; Goodell or refs aren't the reason we haven't won another SB. The reason why is the guy at head coach and GM. Refs and Goodell didn't field those historically bad defenses all through Brees' prime. Refs and Goodell didn't cause the Beastquake run, Minnesota miracle or Vernon Davis catch. Nor are they really responsible for Brees throwing an INT in last year's NFCCG vs the Rams.

We have to start accepting responsibility here. No one feels sorry for us and I can't even blame them. Seriously, go on other team's forums and look at what they say about the Saints and us as fans. We're known as the whiners and conspiracy theorists. None of them feel any sympathy for us anymore. I'm relieved it's over, cause I have zero doubt Green Bay would've embarrassed us this coming weekend, or if we even survive that, the Niners would be waiting to pummel us at Candlestick.

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You forgot

Underestimated the vikings

It’s as if they watched the packers vikings mnf trouncing and already bought their plane fare to Wisconsin

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We definitely need to stop the whining. Could OPI been called? Sure. And in the still photo it looks bad, but in real time, it was not as clear. But also, do you also know what you see in that photo? The defender's head is not turned back to find the ball. I guarantee that in situations where the defender is not playing the ball, the OPI is called in less than 5% of those times. We gotta just accept we got beat and move on.

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Because we ****ing suck.

I really want Brees to retire to save us cap space. We need to start building around Taysom or Bridgewater. Pref taysom.

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I'm guilty as charged. Based on how we were playing & what I saw from the Vikes vs GB on MNF ... I thought we would crush them, especially at home.

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Brees retiring would cost us cap space.

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I thought it’s less if he does tho. Am I wrong?

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Yes.

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I re watched the Vikes ...

Brees was visibly upset after that fumble, and I saw the WR he was trying to go to. Guess who? #10 Trequan Smith, running the wrong route.

Tre should have been benched this year. He's been terrible.

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Like like like like like like


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Zimmer benches (healthy inactive) former 1st rd WR Treadwell in playoff rd #1 game. Sean continues to trot out 3rd rd DUD Trequan Smith - 0 catches.2 years in a row, no WR's. It took us almost 4 years to get a legit TE.

All eyes on Payton and what he does this off season as it pertains to the roster.

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The causation for our loss isn't listed. Change the poll title to "What do we blame the loss on".

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Agreed.

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Payton to me has this complex about him that he’s got to find a rabbit in a hat once a year. Ala colston, jari Evans , donte Jackson etc. to show he’s a genius in the draft department . Buts it’s him that cleaned house one year on his scouting department for his trash picks


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The Saints are 0-42 life time when they don't run to the Commissioner (over 14 times) For Special Treatment and Rule Changes!!!

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Saints needed you on the sidelines... :bng:

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Can I have my keyboard and 'puter on the sidelines for ANALYTICS???

https://i.imgur.com/y2XC3K4.gif

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Just an I pad that you have to scroll with the tip of your nose.

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... not to mention undrafts. Pierre Thomas.
You point to genius picks to make your point, which shows that he is, in fact, genius.

He wins a lot.
Mike Ditka.
Hank Stram " "
Venturi

Even Bum, Wade, Haslett, & Mora never got us to Miami.
We Spoilt.

I'll take my chances with Sean Payton every year.

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My dad always believed that before Dan retired, he'd get back to the Bowl multiple times and win at least 2.

Just never happened.

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Apologies to Carly Simon


You posted on B&G
Like you always do, A LOT
There was music coming from overhead
Sounds a little like CLASSIC ROCK
You had one eye on the monitor
As you worked on HTML
While all the posts you were writing, posts you were writing
Giving DS and THE MICKSTER more hell........

You're so vain
You probably think this post is about you
You're so vain,
I'll bet you think this post is about you
Don't you?
Don't you?