You don’t know painful until all you have is the NFL.com feed…so you sit and sit and sit waiting for the update, for minutes as you bounce up and down in your chair, until finally you see the dry message “1-M.Gramatica 43 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right” and you feel all the bile in your body empty into your bloodstream at once.

Saintsational, you mention Payton’s play calling, but what about his game management? If the Saints had kicked the field goal at the end of the first half, instead of taking a chance on the TD, they wouldn’t have had to go for two later in the game. An extra point—a gimme—would have tied the game, and the failure at the end would simply have meant overtime, rather than defeat.

That said, what really lost this game for the Saints is: a garbage defense, and a garbage running game. I’m not sure what the problem is with the running game (although I do wonder why Deuce didn’t play), but that there IS a problem is indisputable. And why, knowing there’s a problem, do you rely on said running game to gain you a score on 4th down? Or the critical yard on 3rd?

But whatever the problem may be with the running game, I’m pretty sure now that the problem with the defense isn’t the personnel—it’s the scheme. We add players who are meant to be upgrades, and the defense looks the same as it did last year. To paraphrase Chris Rock: “There’s defensive coordinators, and there’s Gary Gibbs. And Gibbs has got to go.”

He has to answer to why Deuce did not get into the game! When they failed on that 3rd and 1 to keep the drive alive at the end, it was like I was in the Twilight Zone. I don’t really blame Grammatica. I just want to know why not get Deuce 10-12 carries in this game? I just sense bull-headed stubbornness from Payton here. Defenses simply don’t respect the Thomas/Bush combination in the same way they would a McAllister/Bush combination. I hope the New Orleans sports media gives him absolute hell this week until he explains this.

For being short handed, you guys put up a helluva fight. I have always enjoyed watching the Saints and have a feeling the Broncos were fortunate to play them when we did….

Good luck the rest of the season….

PT’s failed 3rd and 1 was the same play they ran in the Washington game, why

I was like damn PT is on the field, this is the play that didnt work last time, why

Then it came, why

I have been a big Peyton fan but he lost the last 2 games by himself. 2 words Deuce and Meachem. Why no Deuece and Hardly any Meachem??

This game was lost long before Gramatica missed the field goal. 1st an goal from the 4 yard line, and we can’t run it in!!!? We can’t get 1 damn yard on third down!!!? PUT DEUCE IN THE GAME!!!!! I’m so f*cking pissed off. It’s the offensive line’s fault. Our backs NEVER have any daylight.

PT got hit 3yds BEHIND the line of scrimmage. Yeah, I still want Duece in there, but the O-line is the problem, at least on that instance. They also couldn’t get any push at the goal line. AND WHAT THE HELL were we doing there in the first place?!?! And if Duece gets 2 carries in the other game……I can think of TWO carries in particular that I’d have loved to see him in today.

Lots of people and decisions to blame for that one…….HOWEVER, a lot of different people made what we feel are mistakes and we were STILL in the game until the end

Reggie avg’d 4.0ypc but the carries were sporadic and Payton proved that he’s pass happy…maybe he’s establishing the pass to run—lol. Anyway, Reggie’ s fumble cost the team a td that taken away would’ve been a win (hypothetically). But he more than made up for it. The play calling is what gave up this game. The field goal? Hurt but, the guy has to miss sometime. Anyway, SF is next, should be Reggie’s 1st 100 game, although I’m a lil conflicted on that game…but that’s another story. Great game and shows that with a better play call here or there Saints are in line for a winning season…

I won’t get into the how and why, but as predicted, your team gave ours all it could handle… I have had enough adrenalin and nail-biting to last me the season. Give us some cream-puffs already!
Nothing really makes a loss like that feel any better, but I really like a lot of things about the Saints… both Brees and Bush are animals. Like us, you need some defensive bodies, and perhaps something more upstairs.
Great game guys, best of luck the rest of the way. Should you make it to the play-offs, please kick the Cowboys in the teeth for me!

Yesterday was a very painful loss, the team showed a lot of heart battling back. We are a better team that Denver but it did not show up in the score. Payton called a great game except for goaline. What happened to having PT and Reggie in at the same time, a fake to one and then over the top to Shockey. Look at how many times last year the Patriots were at the goal line and ran a fake only to throw to a tight end, receiver, hell even an offensive lineman and linebacker caught a touchdown for them last year. He has to be more innovative down there because we cannot pickup that 1 yard.

That being said, we need to look at the future, shootouts are not going to get us into the playoffs no matter how fun they are to watch. The Saints have to play better on defense. We have to be able to win games 20-13 or 17-10; we will not get into the playoffs or win the NFC South playing this way on defense. We paid so much in extensions for our two defensive ends; however they go no pressure on the quarterback. If you secondary is going to get slashed like that, why don’t we blitz, the only time we got pressure was when Roman was let loose to get to Cutler.

This league is about defense, it is the reason that Carolina and Tampa Bay are 2-1. We are now last in the NFC South and San Francisco is not a pushover. Next week’s key is gong to be how the defense stops Gore.

Now.. i want thing perfectly clear.. i am a PT fanboy. I like what this kid can do but hes NOT DUECE!!!!!

Now.. i want thing perfectly clear.. i am a PT fanboy. I like what this kid can do but hes NOT DUECE!!!!!Put our stud in. He has shown he can get the 1 yarders time after time. PT is a runner. Bush is a runner. Duece is a Brick wall falling on you if you get in his way.

Now.. i want thing perfectly clear.. i am a PT fanboy. I like what this kid can do but hes NOT DUECE!!!!!Put our stud in. He has shown he can get the 1 yarders time after time. PT is a runner. Bush is a runner. Duece is a Brick wall falling on you if you get in his way.and someone tell me what the F*** JD was doing in the game???

I didn’t see the post-game presser, but I am of the opinion that Payton needs to go ape-s%&! to get their attention. Rushing for 150 yards is talent, execution, etc. Not getting 1 f-ing yard with the game on the line is attitude and desire on the o-line. Find a way to get it done!