Observations from the Saint's Strong Playoff Win Against Da Bears
 

SP got Slimed !

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Lolololol

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I'm all for it! If it helps draw in new viewers, then great! There's a whole generation that grew up on Nickelodeon to harvest. The NFL is all about growing their product. That's why the NFL continues to grow all over the world. Major league baseball could learn a few lessons from the NFL.

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Sorry I watch football ... I hardly watch any new movies because of CGI ... now football ... please. Having a winning head coach sit for a staged event where green crap is poured over his head ... come on man! I would not want to see a losing head subjected to that. Again could this be Roger making this part of The network package/agreement and Sean had no say or choice.

The team doing a Gatoraid dump on their coach I get that .... not staged but in the moment and a sign of respect and team support.

At least Baseball has remained true to the sport and not tried any of this silly crap.

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It’s also why the NFL pretends to care about social justice. Gotta target those millennials.

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Probably would have made better sense to slime Coach Nagy.

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Everyone should care about social injustice. Then there would truly be justice for all.

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I'm sorry but I totally disagree. I think it's one of Payton's redeeming qualities. I love that he is willing to do things a little off the cuff, and I think it's great for the team to see.

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I think the term "strong win" may be a bit off.

We were a wide open dropped TD pass away from going into Half losing.

The offense was super shaky in the first half and managed to get going in the second. I don't know why we continue to come out flat in the playoffs, but against a better team, we'd have lost. Bucs could be that team if we don't get going early.

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Agreed. Saints let the Bears hang around way too long. And I realize that there were missed opportunities for both teams, but Brady will capitalize on those. Count on it. The mere fact that we beat them twice this season doesn't make me feel more confident about this game.

I hope the players don't walk in with a mentality that they already won.

Look what happened to Pittsburgh last night as a perfect example of what happens when players mail in the W before the game even starts.

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It was Payton's idea. Don't forget he has kids that were raised with Nickelodeon. And baseball needs to get with the program. They have already lost the newer generations. That's why the popularity of the NFL is constantly growing worldwide while baseball is shrinking even faster.

Don't forget that there was a time when the forward pass in football was a novelty and no games were televised. You're sounding like a grumpy old man.

:D

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Exactly, in the playoffs, like it or not, Brady is successful.

Pittsburgh talked so much crap leading up to the game and were down 28-0 in the blink of an eye. I'm not saying we need to light up the scoreboard, but we can't have Jared Cook gifting defenders INT's or Taysom turning a sure touchdown into a backbreaking fumble.

We just need to play solid, mistake free football and we'd win.

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Easier said than done. I believe we'll see more and more guarantees in the NFL moving forward. What baseball really needs to do is to go electronic balls and strikes. Tennis has done it on line calls and it works great.

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Goodell is all about pushing this Nickelodeon stuff but probably still too prissy to get green-slimed himself.

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No pushing needed. Nick came to the NFL and payed for the chance to broadcast the game. The NFL continues to be by far the #1 rated programs on broadcast TV. I heard from David Baker on NFL Radio this Friday that 11 of the top 15 individual broadcasts for 2020 were NFL programming. Amazon Prime, Peacock, and CBS All Access are all jumping on board in the streaming realm since that's where much of the future is pointing. The traditional NFL viewers are literally dying off and being replaced by new generations.

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Absolutely agree.

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Deonte' Harris … no rust at all. Playmaker & moved the chains.

The FB Burton too. These guys looked great on yesterday.

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Yep. We are suddenly deeeep when it comes to receiving threats.

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Multiple targets, just like the good ole days..
And go ahead and keep doubling up on MT Drew will find someone else.

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My one big observation is that Payton needs to stop taking Brees out of the game. The man is one of the best QB's to play the game and sees the field better than any of the other players, including and especially Taysom Hill.

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^^^ Agree with this Ice.

Taking Brees off the field on 1st and 10? Wasted down in my opinion.

BTW, did you notice Taysom had a streaking Deonte' Harris open on a post corner and headed to the end zone? Hill held the ball too long & subsequent sack. That was 6.

Gotta be able to make the read quickly, diagnose and execute those plays. If you are coming in on 1st down, make it count if you are taking #9 off the field.

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Right there with you. It's a potential drive killer every time Hill comes in when that's the scenario. 3rd and 3 and coming in to run an RPO? Fine. But not 1st and 10.

:mad:

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Yep, Brees has full control of the offense. Sprinkle some Taysom in here and there, but his plays are now turning into negatives for us.

I'm still mad he didn't pull the trigger when Deonte was open deep. The guy just doesn't feel the game at the QB position.

When Brees has the offense rolling, why mess with the chemistry?

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You either have “IT” or you don’t by this time in your football life.Taysom has physical talent, understanding what the defense is showing and what is available is just not being processed.

He is a great “Football player” a real dynamic player that bring energy to the team just not a starting franchise QB.

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-The Bears are not good. Trubisky is decent. Not talent on offense around him.
-It was a win. It should have been a blowout.
-Harris has made so much improvement on offense it's scary.
-Brees, Kamara and Thomas looked good.
-Humphrey was open a lot. Big first down catch.
-Jordan didn't make a lot of highlight reels or light up the stat book, but he played a monster of a game.
-CB's Lattimore and Jenkins are really good when they want to be.
-For the first time, Lutz worries me. To use a golf analogy, he's hitting a push/slice instead of his normal straight/draw. He can't miss moving forward.

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Sean is having fun again.