Saints 36 @ Seahawks 41: The Day After

I have seen the “get rid of GW” posts a plenty on other sites….Totally unacceptable talk!

Agree on Garrett. He has a job as long as he wants it!

Please, for Love of Jesus1000, DRAFT a KR Specialist. That display yesterday was beyond PATHETIC.

With all that said….WHO DAT 4-EVER!!!!!! Let’s lick our wounds and get ready for next year!

Thanks for calling out Jabari Greer and Colston. And Devery dropped an important 3rd down pass, that was bad. Tracy Porter, who I like a lot, got tossed like a rag doll way out of the camera frame on the Lynch run, that was extremely embarrassing.

Yes, Deion is a moron. That was not Lynch running, that was the Saints D unable to tackle.

And yes, we do need a KR to back up Roby, for sure. Devery and Meachem embarrassed themselves and all of us.

Poor tackling, a few goal-line short-yardage failures in the 2nd/3rd quarters, and a victimized secondary made that game so atrocious. It felt like 2008 all over again. Only thing missing was a couple of Brees INTs.

And it seems to me that whenever Drew throws 50+ times a game, we lose.

In my household, the Seahawks ended our teams’ seasons (Rams + Saints), so our feeling is that we want the Seahawks to get pounded into oblivion next week – irrational hate, I know…but it must be directed somewhere.

Did anyone else notice our boys committed a few cheap-shot late-hits yesterday? Dave Thomas did one on #91, drawing a retaliation hit that was flagged and gave us a first down. I also noticed Will Smith hitting folks late a few times. I didn’t like this when it was happening earlier this year, and I still don’t like it.

I think that we would have lost to the Rams b/c imo they have a much better running game with Jackson and I think they have a better defense than the Seahawks. I think the loss would have been closer than 5 points maybe 1-3 points.

This year we have a pic of Lynch running 67 yards while the Saints’ defensive arms fluttered in the air. A terrible season souviner. This bad taste in my mouth is going to last longer than I thought.

It’s hard not to dwell on the past when the media will be replaying it for the next 10 years.

Get rid of GeeDub? Crazy talk. Marshawn Lynch having the greatest run in history? Crazy talk. Rooting for Seattle? Crazy talk. Losing to the Rams? Crazy talk.

I’ve noticed a lot of crazy talk going around, and I wonder if it’s always like this when a Super Bowl champion doesn’t repeat. Never having been spoiled before, I wouldn’t know.

What a lovely gift the saints gave to me LOL and the aggies too as I was in attendance for the cotton bowl. I know a lot of yall are tiger fans but its ok….at least the aggies lost to a quality opponent. Unlike our saints….who dat gonna get some new lb’s for next season?

I think he and Colston got both nicked

I never thought I would say this but can we lose the Who Dat chant? It kinda hurts at times like these.

Jay Glazer just said that the Saints wanted Marshawn Lynch. Loomis told the Bills that before they trade him anywhere, the Saints would give a better package, Buffalo never called lol and he went to Seattle. Mickey was ready to give up a 3rd rounder for Marshawn lmao, wow..

Reminds me of Gibbs two years ago….

1.No prob. w/ GW hope he stays.
2.Nevermind Deon.
3.Greer gets a pick early, here we go, oh no, but both CB’s looked bad tackling, M.Williams was a bad match-up.
4.I’m OK w/ Hartley, nervous, but OK 5. Harper got fooled time after time, MJ was missed. 6. Hasselbeck is a vet he pulled it together for at least a game,we didn’t blitz enough early in the game i thought, and a shout out to USL’s own B.Stokley two games v. the Saints 2 wins. Rooting for mehh, As much as I dislike the Falcons, Eagle and Bear fans are worse. Wife grew up in Wisc. family still there, so thats that. 7. Colston a Knee scoped 10 days earlier what can u say. 8/9 JuJo and Wynn short yd awful, Reg couldn’t finish the gm Drew needed to sneak it 10. Stinchcomb and OL had issues all yr. still kept Drew out the Hospital. 11. Yes we beat the Rams. Keep Da Faith, Who-Dats.

People have forgotten that the Colts were the AFC champions last year and they lost in the first round of the playoffs to the jets. That makes me feel better. I am breaking down the defensive down to the bone. I think GW mixes up the play calling and does a good job with the blitz packages. Being a former defensive back in high school, we had a defensive coordinator that called the plays but we had a defensive back coach that was responsible for teaching players the fundamentals. So do the saints have a DB coach and a LB coach? Is there a coach that makes sure the players are in the right place and teaching fundamentals? GW is not responsible for NFL athletes missing tackles and not sticking to their assignments.

is the secondary. But then again, with the young guns coming on (jenkins, robinson) we’re probably already on the case.

But damned if tight ends haven’t given us fits the past two seasons.

Usama Young. Saw him on the sideline though. Even with Jenkins out, he didn’t rotate in at all with Sharper/Harper and P-rob gets to play nickel? Wonder where Usama ends up in 2011?

Based on the game, here are my thoughts on what the Saints need in free agency and the draft…
1) Pass rusher – DE or OLB. The team really needs someone who can consistently rush the passer without blitzing.
2) OT – Although Drew was only sacked once, he was constantly pressured by Seattle’s front, which includes zero Pro Bowl appearances.
3) RB – With Pierre probably gone, Ivory injured often and Reggie being Reggie, we need a consistent rusher.

The offensive line played a little better than usual and did a decent job keeping Drew protected.

REALLY? Is it just me, or did I see Drew under pressure all game long. Hasselback had at least two times (maybe 3 times) the time that Drew had. Is that because our pass rush sucks that bad? How many times did Drew drop back and have a clean pocket to work from? Additionally, how often are our running backs getting contact behind the line of scrimmage?

I appreciate all that the guys have to do, but OL play is a place for improvement going into ’11.

But, I thought he had to move a lot in the pocket.

I watched the Chiefs/Ravens post game show and one of the questions posed to the panel was “Do you think Brees and P. Manning will make it to the Superbowl again?” I thought that question was a bit much on the dramatic side for the two quarterbacks in question. What do you all think?

here is the forecast for Saturday at Soldier Field

 - High 27
 - Low 13
 
 30% chance of snow showers.

 No thanks.

even though he played much worse than last year, he was still better than Usama Young and Proileau.

THE EAGLES LOST HAHAHAHA! He went out like he should have throwing an interception to seal the deal…and started limping too. If my Saints can’t win I will happily take this conselation prize.

I can’t believe all the fans calling for GW’s head and Harpers head. Our defense sucked this game but I will happily take their overall play this season. And seriously Harper has been awesume all year and I am not going to throw him under the bus because of this one game. Yeah was hoping for better but love our team and am lookin forward, not backward, to next season. WHO DAT, TWO DAT next year also!!!

and it’s really hard to fault him for the TD where the TE fell down and popped up and got wide open. That was a tough one- a little luck. If our D-Line gives them enough time to complete a pass to a TE that falls down on the line of scrimmage, gets up and then gets open- that one is more on the D Line. No QB should have that much time.

Harper played poorly but had a very good season. Seattle had a great game plan and we did nothing to counter. Somehow we should have found a way to counter. We play an awful lot of man to man defense for a team that gets no pass rush.

his career as a starter and maybe even as a player is pretty much over. But, even after getting surgery, sitting out half the season, and not being “game-ready” until, well, never actually..he was still our third best safety. It would have worked fine if Jenkins didn’t get injured- he worked pretty good going in on the nickel especially when Gay got injured as long as Jenkins was still in.

How in the world did we get all those injuries, anyway? 7 RBs, Jenkins, Graham, Shockey, Thomas, Gay, DThomas, Roby, Clark, Casilias, Waters, Reis, Long Snapper, Hargrove, – that’s just so unbelieveable and Atlanat lost basically Jerious Norwood while we lost almost an entire team. Even Drew got injured this year.

 Wanting GW fired is crazy. I think some fans are getting out of hand. We have to remember the past and learn how far we have come. I think because we won a Superbowl some people expect nothing less than the Lombardi. I will not be rooting for the Seahawks. I like Aaron Rodgers and the Packers to make it. As I said earlier, I love Sharper but he needs to retire. Modeling and broadcasting is calling his name.I know that football is about business, and I dont know the fate of PT, but I would keep him. PT’s effort and heart on the football field is priceless to me. I dont blame PT trying to make some $. ( I would be pissed if I had to play with someone like Bush who makes a whole lot of money doing nothing). I cant wait to see how many teams are gonna try to get Nnamdi Asamough from the Raiders now that his contract is voided. Where will Vince play? Where will McNabb play? I also have to say congratulations to Leslie Fraizer.He is first African American head coach to come from a Historically Black College and University!

learn is suppose to be remember
he is the first

The Saints did show they were capable of stopping a strong rushing attack against Atl (second time around), but when they did face teams that were determined and tired to run right at them, they did not respond well for the most part with the overall stat numbers being about 16 in the league for yards rushing given up. Against Atl (earlier), Balt., Cleveland, SFran, and even Pitt, the Saints did not fare well in stopping a team that was determined and I knew it would be a problem in the playoffs.

The offense did admirably and put up plenty of enough points to win, but if you cannot run the ball effectively or can’t stop the run effectively, it is hard to win in the playoffs especially with the Saints not getting a lot of turnovers this year as compared to last year. Maybe the Saints can get a good nose tackle/D tackle with size like Austin out of Carolina in the draft.

I haven’t been to this thread since last night at 8:00 pm or so, and there is much present now that wasn’t here then, but I’m not seeing them highlighted and counted as new comments usually are…

without some of the usual rotations that involved Jenkins, Hargrove and Clark, they got tired. And it also seemed like some of the starters played more downs than they would have even without those three guys involved. I think it had its toll.

Also, regarding Sharper, it’s almost impossible for a player like him to achieve mid season form coming off of significant surgery without having a preseason or early season. I am not saying he has anything left in his tank, I don’t know- probably not. But without having so many injuries such as Gay and then when Porter/Greer/Jenkins got injured, he might have been released or inactive. He wasn’t kept on the roster to be an every-down starter this year.

They failed to execute. Plain and simple. The blame can’t be placed completely on Gregg Williams’ shoulders. The defense played great all season and excelled even when the offense painted them into a corner.

I saw Bushrod get beat a lot more often on Saturday than I did Stinch. Yes, Stinch gave up the sack, but I counted at least five separate occasions where Bushrod got beat on a 3 man rush by Clemons using a simple inside spin move. Both those guys struggle big time against speed rush people and it clearly showed on Saturday. Can only hope Brown can upgrade at least one of those guys when he’s healthy next year.

Just wanted to say that you guys have had a hell of a year and a half. You still won a SB, have a great team and a great QB. I only wish my team were in as good as good of shape.

Unlike some of the people at DN, I always try to take the high road and shake hands when the game is over. For whatever reason, some others find it necessary to hold grudges forever and continue to air grievances for whatever reason a year later. I, for one, don’t endorse this and admire such a well run site like yours. Please don’t label all of us in that fashion.

All the best! Hope to see you all next year!

and you have to evaluate them on games where you pass 35 times or less. When the defense is just pinning their ears back and have basically very little run responsibility, most OTs are going to have a much harder time. Brees got sacked one time in 60 attempts. That stat isn’t so bad. That’s almost like 1 sack for two games worth of passing attempts for a lot of teams. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not sure if Stinchcomb should stay or whether or not he is good enough, but 60 passing attempts is pretty unheard of and puts the OL in a big disadvantage and nosiewise this is the most difficult NFL stadium for an offense.

Maybe we should jettison him or maybe not, but we have to develop a running game otherwise there are probably only 5 or 6 OT’s in the league that can do a great job when basically the defense knows we are throwing the ball every down.

worst defensive game we’ve played this season by far and the most points we have given up since 07. Nobody could tackle the whole game. GW didn’t have that bad of a gameplan really. If they should be calling for anyone to be fired it should be Roman Harper, one of the better defensive players we’ve had this season. I honestly think he’d make a really good LB but he has no coverage skills really. Greer has had a serious decline this year. Maybe that’s why we drafted PRob? GW saw this as a good possibility(that and injuries of course) and figured we’d take a corner sooner rather than later. The play calling was alot of passing. I hated the playcalling on 4th and inches. Like Dave said, that should be a QB sneak if you’re going for it. I also didn’t like that we used Julius Jones so much. Our RBs depleted by injuries this year and Reggie is the only one that started the season with the Saints and didn’t make it to IR. Should have gone with Reggie imo. Also, around the 3rd quarter it looked like our D was giving up and the touchdown run by Lynch, no one was trying when he got close to the endzone. Pathetic game

I knew it was bad during the Raven game. As for Bush I knew it was going to be mentally tough for him after that whole heisman thing. You could see it in his eyes or the lack thereof. He just seemed to be somewhere else, bobbling passes, getting tackled on runs that even he usually gets out of. The run D just started getting worse and worse and without that threat of take away that we had last year, cats were just not afraid to throw on us.
How different do y’all think we will look next year?