bouman sucks the sweat off a hog's sack. can we get someone in there who may eventually be an nfl player.

I'm such a negative nancy tonite.

im with u. i think we realease bouman next year.

But, shouldn't we be trying to figure out who the #3 guy is right now? Neither of them played last week, and I would hope the coaches know what ehy have in Bouman....a steaming pile of donkey excrement. :biggun:

LOL - I've said before I'm all for releasing that guy. NOW. Others on this board have said the same. He's been in the league too long to say he's just developing. He stinks, and will continue to stink. Might as well put in another stinker that might improve over time.

Bye-bye Boo... torn acl AND mcl... he's done.

My thoughts on this game.

Boy, this was not a good showing by any means. Our defense was caught over persuing. This is what led to those huge runs. After a while in the game, our defense settled down. Our pass defense for the most part is pretty darn good. A better linebacking corps would mean better run defense. Unfortunately, Buckwoldt is the only linebacker doing something worth applauding. Our offense without Deuce is lame.

Honorable Mentions:

McKinnon played nicely tonight. With injuries and his performance, hopefully he'll get more playing time.

Deuce was stuffed in the beginning, but after our team began to settle down and block, he was slicing through defenders once again.

Horn shined on offense making up for his last two preseason games in which he dropped a couple of balls.

Buckwoldt is the only remotely consistant linebacker.

Our defensive line is getting better penetration.

Williams (I believe is his name), the punter, was great.


Other points of discussion:

Brooks played decent. He did nothing special and nothing incredibly stupid.

Its sad to see that Boo is going to lose his job as he just had a baby.

McKenzie and Smith didn't get any turnovers, but they played decent despite a play or two.

Stallworth is still not making the catches that he's wide open for.

All in all, the performance by the Saints in this game was lame.

lame - adj. Weak and ineffectual; unsastisfactory

Couldn't they just put him on Injured Reserve for the entire year?

More then likely the pup list .

Well, I just finished watching the rebroadcast, and I think Oldies summed it up pretty well. Here's some additional observations:

1 - Stallworth made one nice catch early on but pretty much sucked the rest of the night. He looked like he's losing his depth perception out there. I wonder if that faceplate he wears is catching the lights in the Dome. Whatever it is, something's wrong.

2 - Sullivan flattened that lineman in the 1st quarter, and hustled throughout the rest of the game. He batted away a pass. It's a nice improvement, and he looks serviceable at the line. What an improvement. He looked better than Green looked out there tonight. Still not quite what I'd call dominant, but that's the best game I've ever seen him play.

3 - Losing Fincher stinks, especially on special teams. But... McKinnon looked awesome out there, nevermind the helmet-to-helmet penalty. He plays mean, aggressive, hits and wraps solidly. I feel comfortable with him at the Mike position.

4 - I feel awful for Boo, but he was gonna be cut anyway. At least this way, he'll get an injury option - i.e. he'll get paid. But an ACL --and-- an MCL? That's about as serious as a knee injury can get. His career may well be over.

5 - Bockwoldt was all over the place, and I commend his hustle. But the bad part is I saw him getting blocked out of plays making for nice open lanes for the running backs. We cannot continue to give up 50 yard rushing plays and have any hope for the coming season. I think the LB's are the root of that problem.

6 - Mayberry went out early in the game, and will be out for two weeks. I thought Holland was decent in his place, but not great. I hope this doesn't cost us the Carolina game. It might.

7 - That's the first time I've ever seen both tackles get flagged at the same time for holding -- wow. What can one say? Wow.

8 - The pattern continues. The Saints are just required to come out of the gates cold. It's worse than just cold, it's to the point of semi-fragrant stench. This has been going on for years, it's a pattern that's extended for far to long. WHY?? Why has this not been corrected. The coaches should have fixed this at least two years ago. They have not.

9 - Rick Venturi is my nominee for the next Darwin Award. But wait, he has already reproduced, hasn't he? DAMN. That's a real tragedy to the homo sapiens gene pool. The guy should've been released years ago.

10 - There's still hope for the team.

PS

Nate Poole did -not- look good out there tonight. And neither did Henderson. We'd better hope Hakim can become famous for something other than dropping the ball.

Fun Facts.

With the 120 yards the Saints 1st stringers gave up last night on 7 carries in the first quarter, they now have given up 270 yards in 5 quarters of play. :)

As "disruptive" as the Saints were against the pass last night, Ravens QBs completed 60% of their passes. If you take away AB's 2-minute drill, the Saints complete 41% of their passes. Even with the 2-minute drill we only completed 45% of our passes. Our starter completed 50%. :)

Haslett went nuts on the sideline and fired up the crowd after McKinnon was called for a personal foul after leading with his head on a sack. The D and Dome got fired up and the Ravens only ran 3 plays after that. On the first two they gained only 7 yards on rushing plays. On a whopping 3rd and 3 the Saints brought the house. Mike McKenzie interfered with Moore, but that didn't stop him from catching a Boller pass and going 31 yards for a TD. Ain't it beautiful what our D can do when they're "charged up?!?!" :)

Have a nice day.

...see? that is what I HATE about Haslett... sure he shows "lots of fire" with the referees, cursing them, threatening them, whatever... but what good exactly does that do??? The call is not going to be reversed just because Jimbo throws a tantrum, plus that ref or that ump or that lineman is not going to be too sympathetic next time he sees a close call... antagonizing the guys with the flags is just plain stupid...


... now, I would love to see that "fire" directed at the players... maybe if good ol' Jimbo would be as "fiery" with the players when they screw up, maybe the Saints would be a better team...

Tobias....In haz's defense (kinda), he did chew the D a new one after the second ridiculous run.

But, I'm with you on the core of your point. He is very fiery and certainly has a desire to win. But, it's almost like the team takes on his manic up and down personality. Look at the 2 best teams in the league. Reed and Belichick are both in control from buzzer to buzzer. Their teams' play reflects the personality of the coach. We are much the same....in a bad way. We can go to sleep or wake up in one play. I had hope after last year because they were really putting together good 60 minute efforts. Maybe not.....

I've always liked Haz for the simple fact that he usually has the same reaction to the team that I do. But....I'm always drinking on Sunday. The up and down freakout of a Saints fan does not suit a head coach. Plus...he's gotten to the point where he's like a bad parent wondering why the kids keep screwing up. His heart is in the right place, but there is something missing with this team.

I know this was preseason...but it was vintage Haz Saints football. Stinky.

Wow, and people wonder why I question AB about his red zone tendencies. Our ru ndefense was flat terrible. Sullivan seems to have switched on alight though. At this point, I will take anything that will help this team.