Saints vs Buccaneers Post-Game Observations

jeanpierre · 09-15-2020, 11:06 AM

Originally Posted by Cruize

The football can be sloppy in week eight. Match ups make it look that way every week of the season. It's a simple safety issue for me. Just not worth the injury risks. Losing a star, a starter, or even a key special teams player in games that don't count is a waste.

This is anecdotal at the moment, but I'm waiting to look at scoring, efficiency benchmarks, penalties from Week 1 and from what I'm hearing from people who report on the game, it was the ugliest Week 1 in some time...

And I suspect not having those four preseason games to get it together, like cars racing around the track a few laps till the green flag, had much to do with it...

gosaints1 · 09-15-2020, 11:26 AM

If I’m not mistaken DPI penalties accounted for over 100 yards of “offense” for TB. I’ll take it as aggressive playing and I like it bc of the two interceptions. Without those two int’s, it could have been a negative difference maker.

AsylumGuido · 09-15-2020, 11:33 AM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

This is anecdotal at the moment, but I'm waiting to look at scoring, efficiency benchmarks, penalties from Week 1 and from what I'm hearing from people who report on the game, it was the ugliest Week 1 in some time...

And I suspect not having those four preseason games to get it together, like cars racing around the track a few laps till the green flag, had much to do with it...

No doubt it had some negative effect on play, but it is something that we as fans and coaches may have to get used to. Apparently there is growing support among the players to get rid of them completely. I heard that being discussed by Chris and Kyle Long along with two former player hosts on NFL Radio yesterday.

I also heard from Dr. David Chao that there really wasn't anything out of the norm as far as injuries in week one. There even looked to be fewer head related injuries than normal. He said perhaps the new rules are having an impact.

AsylumGuido · 09-15-2020, 11:43 AM

My main post game observation was the fact that the Saints won and Tampa Bay, Carolina, Atlanta, Minnesota, Dallas AND San Francisco all lost.

What a perfect week of football!

Oh, and all three of my fantasy teams got the win, as well.

09-15-2020, 11:06 AM	#1
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: Saints vs Buccaneers Post-Game Observations Originally Posted by Cruize The football can be sloppy in week eight. Match ups make it look that way every week of the season. It's a simple safety issue for me. Just not worth the injury risks. Losing a star, a starter, or even a key special teams player in games that don't count is a waste. This is anecdotal at the moment, but I'm waiting to look at scoring, efficiency benchmarks, penalties from Week 1 and from what I'm hearing from people who report on the game, it was the ugliest Week 1 in some time... And I suspect not having those four preseason games to get it together, like cars racing around the track a few laps till the green flag, had much to do with it... gosaints1 likes this.

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gosaints1 500th Post Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 576	Re: Saints vs Buccaneers Post-Game Observations If I’m not mistaken DPI penalties accounted for over 100 yards of “offense” for TB. I’ll take it as aggressive playing and I like it bc of the two interceptions. Without those two int’s, it could have been a negative difference maker.
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09-15-2020, 11:33 AM	#3
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,622	Re: Saints vs Buccaneers Post-Game Observations Originally Posted by jeanpierre This is anecdotal at the moment, but I'm waiting to look at scoring, efficiency benchmarks, penalties from Week 1 and from what I'm hearing from people who report on the game, it was the ugliest Week 1 in some time... And I suspect not having those four preseason games to get it together, like cars racing around the track a few laps till the green flag, had much to do with it... No doubt it had some negative effect on play, but it is something that we as fans and coaches may have to get used to. Apparently there is growing support among the players to get rid of them completely. I heard that being discussed by Chris and Kyle Long along with two former player hosts on NFL Radio yesterday. I also heard from Dr. David Chao that there really wasn't anything out of the norm as far as injuries in week one. There even looked to be fewer head related injuries than normal. He said perhaps the new rules are having an impact.
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09-15-2020, 11:43 AM	#4
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,622	Re: Saints vs Buccaneers Post-Game Observations My main post game observation was the fact that the Saints won and Tampa Bay, Carolina, Atlanta, Minnesota, Dallas AND San Francisco all lost. What a perfect week of football! Oh, and all three of my fantasy teams got the win, as well. WW_Who_Dat likes this.