Sunday Morning Bloody Mary - Saints 36 @ Seahawks 41: Who Dat Say!?
by Dave Cariello on Jan 9, 2011 11:37 AM CST
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Thud. That is the sound of our 2010 season hitting the ground against the cold fieldturf of Qwest Stadium.
It was fun while it lasted, but now it's over, so here is your final Who Dat Say?! report. I can't say that I'm completely surprised by this loss (just like every time we lose), given our obvious inconsistencies and shortcomings during the regular season, but it was still shocking, nonetheless, to see it actually unfold that way before my very eyes.
We certainly had our chances in that game, but on a day when the defense simply couldn't stop Matt Hasselbeck, Marshawn Lynch, and the rest of the Seattle offense for the better part of the 2nd and 3rd quarters, our own offense was unable to produce enough points to bail us out in the end.
There is much below to read, review, and ponder as we head into an offseason of much uncertainty for the Saints as a team and the NFL as a league.
Make the jump to begin...
Game Statistics, Recaps, and First Reactions
New Orleans Saints at Seattle Seahawks | nfl.com
New Orleans Saints at Seattle Seahawks NFL Game Center - recap, stats, drive charts, play-by-play, and video highlights.
New Orleans Saints vs. Seattle Seahawks | ESPN.com
NFL Football Recap: Final statistics, play-by-play, drive charts, photos, and video highlights from the New Orleans vs. Seattle game.
Saints See Season End With 41-36 loss | neworleanssaints.com
Staff report - game recap.
GAME BLOG: New Orleans Saints at Seattle Seahawks in NFC Wildcard Game | neworleans.com
Ken Trahan's in-game updates and "quick hits" after the loss.
Saints-Seahawks Postgame Notes | neworleanssaints.com
Staff report.
Rapid Reaction: Seahawks 41, Saints 36 - NFC West Blog | ESPN.com
Mike Sando - Thoughts on the Seahawks' 41-36 win against the Saints in the wild-card round.
Rapid Reaction: Seahawks 41, Saints 36 - NFC South Blog | ESPN.com
Pat Y.
Saints-Seahawks by the numbers - NFC South Blog | ESPN.com
Pat Y. - ESPN Stats & Information just sent along a big package of information on the 41-36 victory by the Seahawks against the Saints.
usama_young28 Sucks to end it like this, gotta keep our head up and keep pushing. We'll b back. Thanks for the support Who Dats, and my folks in the DMV
T_Porter22 Still can't believe we lost...but they executed and we didn't.. Won't feel the same watching fball and not playing.
scottshanle Who dat nation than you for all u did for us this year! Season did not go as any of us envisioned but we will be back in 2011!! Believe it!
ChaseDaniel It wasn't meant to be this year..so proud of the fight in my teammates! Don't worry, we will be back next year, better then ever. #Saints
alexbrown96 This one won't go away for a while this hurts..... We just didn't make the plays we needed when we needed them..Congrats to the Seahawks
HeathEvans Who Dat Nation/Twitter Nation/Facebook nation/Patriot nation.....u guys r the best! I appreciate all the kind words!! #fb
jgoody76 Ok I'm out peeps. Thanks for the kind words. Sorry we didn't get it done!
scottshanle Man it is amazing to see who the true fans are and we have tons! Thanks for all your supportive tweets!
dmcallister26 Tough loss today Who Dat Nation. Wht does not kill U only Makes u stronger
sharper42 Thanks to all the who dat nation for the support all year. We all truly appreciate all they love. We will def come back stronger next year.
j_bushrod7475 Thanks for all the support friends n family... It hurts us more than you know!!! Gotta lay low and then get (cont) http://tl.gd/811i2h
LanceMoore16 Its not a good feeling losing like that, but we fought hard till the end. We appreciate the who dat nation for their love and support.
LanceMoore16 Appreciate all of the love from our who dats. Without you all we are nothing. U make it easy for us to put it on the line everyday.
MalcolmJenkins Tough loss who day nation... we'll regroup and make another run at it next year!!! We love ya'll and thank ya'll for all the support
MalcolmJenkins Please excuse my auto text... It's WHO DAT Nation not to be confused with who "day"
jgoody76 Good night tweeps!
dmcallister26 Good Morning/Night twit fam
jeffduncantp RT @ProFootballTalk: List of Hall of Fame finalists includes Bettis, Marshall Faulk, Deion, C.Martin, Willie Roaf: http://wp.me/p14QSB-qJf
LanceMoore16 RT @dandemon426: @LanceMoore16...Please re-sign with the Saints. We need u bruh!!! I def want to. Gotta wait n see how everything plays out
From the Saints Sideline
New Orleans Saints stunned by Seattle Seahawks 41-36 | NOLA.com
Mike Triplett - Defending champs' comeback falls short.
Recapping the New Orleans Saints' 41-36 loss to the Seattle Seahawks | NOLA.com
James Varney - How Seattle won the game.
Grading the New Orleans Saints' in their 41-36 loss to Seattle Seahawks | NOLA.com
Mike Triplett
Seattle Seahawks wanted it more than New Orleans Saints did | NOLA.com
Jeff Duncan - Home team made bigger plays, fewer errors.
Defense a no-show as defending champion New Orleans Saints fall | NOLA.com
Peter Finney - Team victims of biggest playoff upset in NFL history.
Saturday Evening Quarterback: Shocking end to Saints repeat hopes in Seattle | neworleans.com
Brian Allee-Walsh
Seattle surprise: SEAHAWKS 41, SAINTS 36 | 2theadvocate.com
Sheldon Mickles
New Orleans Saints Notebook: Back, back, back gone for vanquished champs | neworleans.com
Brian Allee-Walsh
Seattle’s Hasselbeck strafes Saints secondary | wwltv.com | Eye on Black and Gold
Bradley Handwerger - Saints strong safety Roman Harper watched as the man he was covering seemingly tripped, falling down to the turf as Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck feigned handing off to a running back.
Hasselbeck wins duel with Brees, Saints defense to pull wildcard surprise | neworleans.com
Brian Allee-Walsh
Field position stings Saints in early playoff exit | wwltv.com | Eye on Black and Gold
Bradley Handwerger - Sean Payton stood at the podium Saturday in the bowels of Qwest Field and ticked off many things he and his coaching staff will lament in the coming days about the Saints’ 41-36 loss to Seattle.
Saints can’t stop Lynch, Seattle’s run game in playoff loss- wwltv.com | Eye on Black and Gold
Bradley Handwerger - The lasting image from New Orleans’ 41-36 loss to Seattle in the Wild Card round of the NFC playoffs could be Seahawks running back right through and spin around eight Saints on his way to a 67-yard touchdown.
Eyes didn't have it for New Orleans Saints safeties | NOLA.com
James Varney - Roman Harper says this was not his best game. (HansDat note - to put it mildly.)
New Orleans Saints running backs hobbled until the end | NOLA.com
James Varney - Reggie Bush, Julius Jones left game in second half.
Saints Notes: Saints fall victim to streak | 2theadvocate.com
Sheldon Mickles
Stokley savors TD catch | 2theadvocate.com
Sheldon Mickles
Saints' magical ride comes to an end - NFC South Blog | ESPN.com
Pat Y. -- The memories of their Super Bowl season will last forever. The magic did not.
Gull's-Eye View
Fans help make this a Seahawks game to remember | Seattle Times Newspaper
Steve Kelley
Carlson has 2 big TD catches | Seattle Times Newspaper
Danny O'Neill
Hasselbeck is the man in Seattle once again | Seattle Times Newspaper
Jerry Brewer
Seahawks upset Super Bowl Champs 41-36 | Seattle Times Newspaper
Danny O'Neill
Victory defining for Hasselbeck, Seahawks - NFC West Blog | ESPN.com
Matt Sando - The moment begged for Matt Hasselbeck to indulge the philosophical, the metaphorical.
Wait 'Til Next Year
Saints fall short of ultimate goal, now have questions they must answer | wwltv.com | Eye on Black and Gold
Bradley Handwerger - Drew Brees stood at his locker, a lone wolf holding the final box score from Saturday’s NFC Wild Card game at Seattle.
Free agency could significantly impact New Orleans Saints' 2011 roster | NOLA.com
James Varney - By rules of current agreement, 28 players would be unrestricted free agents.
New Orleans Saints' offseason to-do list gets longer | NOLA.com
Bob Marshall - Sense of urgency, pass rush, deep threat needed.
V-Roll Roll Call
Video Gallery: Wild Card Playoffs | neworleanssaints.com
The Seahawks shock the defending Super Bowl champion Saints 41-36 in an NFC Wild Card matchup. Includes game package and individual play clips.
Postgame Vlog: Saints winless in Seattle; season over | neworleans.com
Brian Allee-Walsh reports from Qwest Field after the Seahawks stunning 41-36 win over the Saints in the NFC Wildcard round.
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Time to change the main Who Dat Say picture Dave....?
How many of the four guys will be gone….
Bring the metal....
good idea, can we add Vilma & Shockey – Hartley is ok to keep but Bush and PT gotta go as they are gone already imo
Yes, time flies. And where did it leave you? Old too soon...smart too late. - Mike Tyson
+1
Add all the Team Captains….Brees, Vilma, Stinchcomb, and whoever is Special Teams Captain cant remember….Maybe one of Sean Payton???
by Saintsfan4life on Jan 9, 2011 7:15 PM CST up reply actions
Pierson Prileau(sic) IIRC
Offseason Motto: Burn the damn black pants.
"The future's so bright, I gotta wear shades." - Timbuk3
Canal Street Chronicles-you know you want to
Reggie Bush isn't going anywhere, that's nonsense, he's so important to our offense
His presence on the field is so important, I don’t understand why people want him gone? Because he’s injury prone? Well big effing deal, we’re a better team with him on the field, he draws a double team whether you guys like that or not.
I’m not being rude or anything, but if you understood football you’d understand that Reggie Bush is important not because of his stats but because his presence shifts the defense’s perspective, he makes defenses adjust their formations. An example is Julius Jones’ touchdown last night, when Reggie was in the slot, everyone shifted their focus to him and Jones got the draw for an easy TD.
Pierre Thomas on the other hand could very easily be gone
Taylor Gang or wear a #6 Miami Heat Jersey in Cleveland
That wasnt a Bush bashing post and I am not willing to get into that discussion just yet (we got three months for that).
But you cant deny there is an issue of value for money, especially in the last year of his contract…
Bring the metal....
exactly
It has to do with value. Reggie is paid huge bank. We have an excellent passing game and I think the games where we all breathed easier throughout were the ones where we were able to run up the gut. This is where our money needs to be. In a line that rips huge holes and protects Drew and backs that run the ball up-field. There is no question that Reggie adds to the difficulty in defending but is the money worth the result season long.
"when an opponent is down, kick'em when they're down!" Bobby Hebert
His contract is up, clearly he's willing to take a massive paycut lol
I can’t believe you’re all ready to give up on him, I want someone to check our record with Reggie and compare it to our record without him.
Taylor Gang or wear a #6 Miami Heat Jersey in Cleveland
If you're talking about our record of years with Reggie
keep in mind that it also reflects our record with Drew.
Hmmmmmmmmm.
Fat, dumb, and happy. Hell, two out of three ain't bad!
I Want To Die In My Sleep Like My Grandpa – Not Screaming and Yelling Like His Passengers.
by Just 'Nother Day on Jan 9, 2011 2:56 PM CST up reply actions
if you understood football you’d understand
Stopped reading.
If I am good I could add years to my life / I would rather add some life to my years.
by Jay Preece on Jan 9, 2011 12:36 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Lol
Offseason Motto: Burn the damn black pants.
"The future's so bright, I gotta wear shades." - Timbuk3
Canal Street Chronicles-you know you want to
Akay, it is 2011. After 5 years in the league and many surgeries, Reggie is just not the same anymore. Rotoworld.com:
Reggie Bush-RB- Saints Jan. 8 – 8:52 pm et Reggie Bush managed just 12 yards on five carries and caught five passes for 37 yards in the Saints’ playoff loss to Seattle. Bush’s stutter-stepping doesn’t fake out anyone anymore, and his explosion was lacking all season. Paid $8 million in 2010, Bush finished the season and playoffs with a career-low 407 total yards and one touchdown while also missing eight games with a fractured fibula.
Go CHIEFS!
I brought up Reggie with my boy whose a know-it-all ATL fan
thinking he was gonna bash Bush and he said the same thing, “if anybody knows football and watches film they’d see that letting him go would change the way that the Saints work…” I was surprised. Him and I argue a lot so I was expecting him to hate on B. But I’m done with the R. Bush experiment in NO, I think he needs to go somewhere, start afresh, get some carries and see what he can do. If he gets hurt next year, like for more than a couple games, he’s done!
2010 is cuzzin's breakout year...run with that chip bruh!
Opposing defenses do account for Reggie
But $11M for a decoy?
IMHO? Reggie needs to restructure that contract. At a more reasonable price, he’s great to have. I was surprised to see PayLoo agree to the $8M this year, maybe just didn’t want another distration following up the SB win. I would be shocked to see them pay the $11M. Worse than that for Reggie, is I believe SP get’s the most our of his talents too. I think he will actually live to regret leaving the SAINTS if he won’t agree to restructure
Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die!
WHO DAT?!
TWO DAT!!
by LA_No1_SaintFan on Jan 9, 2011 4:40 PM CST up reply actions
WTF are you smoking ??????
Reggie aint made eight plays all year and the ones he did make was not because of his superior attributes. Anyway you cut it, Reggie was a great idea when drafted but so was the Edsel when it came out. I aint paying 11 mil for a picture to hide the color of the wall. Reggie is a major BUST and has got to go…
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Forgot to ad..............Mark Ingram type runner is what we need.
My Magnificent Black and Gold Warriors
Ha............You know what I meant. I like playing with someone elses money..........
and I still wouldn’t pay it.
My Magnificent Black and Gold Warriors
What are you doing over here Wolf ????
Spreading Vinom ? Did the smell of blood bring you out ?? Plenty of bleeding hearts to choose from kind sir.
My Magnificent Black and Gold Warriors
What Karma?
We won the superbowl and then made it back to the playoffs again (while beating the Vikings again on opening day).
What’s your excuse?
In Breesus' name we play
by Breesus Christ Superstar on Jan 10, 2011 12:29 PM CST up reply actions
You are right.
How’s that trumpeting of those 5 super bowls working out for ya 6-10?
Offseason Motto: Burn the damn black pants.
"The future's so bright, I gotta wear shades." - Timbuk3
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T_Porter22 Still can’t believe we lost…but they executed and we didn’t.. Won’t feel the same watching fball and not playing.
Porter is smart, he knows the real culprit of the game.
scottshanle Who dat nation than you for all u did for us this year! Season did not go as any of us envisioned but we will be back in 2011!! Believe it!
Well…we will, you might not be.
Offseason Motto: Burn the damn black pants.
"The future's so bright, I gotta wear shades." - Timbuk3
Canal Street Chronicles-you know you want to
We may..
sharper42 Thanks to all the who dat nation for the support all year. We all truly appreciate all they love. We will def come back stronger next year
.
YOU won’t.
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Don't take out the magic pen, don't draw on the infinity board
Sure works better than Google translation engine...
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by FrenchFreak on Jan 10, 2011 10:07 PM CST up reply actions
Will any
of those lil moving heads up top be back?? Who knows how many UFA’s do we have now I know it’s a lot.
I'm always so surprised at the vitriol that so many fans have against guys on this team who brought us a Super Bowl,
then went out and played their hearts out trying to defend it,, suffered injury after injury, perservered, and then came up short. I really appreciate all these guys have done- I remember all of those many terrrible years and have a really hard time understanding the way some react to these guys.
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