Saints 21 @ Rams 31: Offensive Abandonment

I was at the game, and when they sent the punt team out on the field, I turned to my family and the other Rams fans in my section and said, “Don’t worry, guys. This game is over. You got it in the bag now. They have given up.”

Best you could do is dig a deep hole and cover it up.

Because Payton’s big on body language and “never let them see you sweat”, and that Kromer did it and then Nicks yelled back at him (and he probably wouldn’t have yelled back if Payton was down there doing the actual yelling instead of a proxy.

They need to get Payton in to a hovering anti-grav chair that can manuever up/down and side to side so he can chew people out face to face and then float up above the crowd when the plays start to protect his leg.

Or maybe the oaches can all carry Ipads running a Skype to the press box, so they can just hold it up to a player’s face while Payton screams at them…

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I’m not sure what my other source is on the other info I gave…so take it for what it is right now – unsourced rumor

I feel like a guy wouldn’t be able to walk if he achilles were exploded

That would be an instant IR injury. Not even Sean would cover-up that one.

You can’t give up the bread and butter and try to force long bombs down their throat to eradicate a deficit. From what I saw, we never really were able to keep picking up small chunks of yards. Moving the chains and tiring out the Ram’s. Play calling was very strange in my opinion. This was a game where Lance Moore, Pierre Thomas and Darren Sproles should have lit the Ram’s up in my opinion.

I completely agree. I think that, for some reason, the saints play calling goes into panic mode when we aren’t 3 touchdowns up and they make rash and predictable play calls, mostly throws, down the field. We forego the run, the screen, the short game altogether for a hopeful 90 second scoring drive, which is of course understood if you have no time but to go to that in the 1st half like we did and always seem to do when playing from behind is mind boggling. I have no idea if its because the brass has no faith in the o-line, the running game, the short game or what have you but it’s obvious there is some reason for it, maybe Brees is calling the plays, because we do it week in and week out. I would imagine that if you look back at all of brees interceptions and our now 3 losses, at least half would come from this false sense of urgency, predictible plays and forcing throws created by being a couple scores back.

I feel like you are absolutely correct.

It was quite painful to watch Brees pass up on a short throw to force it downfield into coverage – the Rams easily could have had 4-5 picks in that game.

And the troubling thing was that he started doing it pretty early, while it was still just 3-0. I fear this may begin to be his new normal mindset for the rest of 2011 – UGH.

it’s got to be bad. So bad I almost couldn’t even enjoy Olindo Mare whiffing it for the Panthers yesterday. Almost.

  Given our offensive tendenices, our “play action” probably needs to be faking the pass and then running the ball.

for sure but it’s those that you want to take the short play…if they are blitzing, even 5 people, and you see double coverage downfield that means that your RB will have single or no coverage and could rack up some yardage. Now, with limited time you may not know where your RB is, especially someone as short as Sproles, added to that how short Brees is…so maybe he just wasn’t seeing them in some of those.

I like that idea. But again, I think they players just need a good butt kicking. Or a few sets of squat thrusts/up & downs. Bad attitudes on the team. Hey, I know. They should cut Devery Henderson as an example. Try harder or you are out.

and I have been pushing 60 pass – 40 run for a while now but this game went beyond not running the ball. The short game was forgotten as well. So not only were we telegraphing pass plays because we weren’t running but we weren’t checking down down when those pass were well covered. we need all four, run game, short, medium and long pass game.

I think that what you said about the wideouts and seperation has much to do with the coverage thats being called cby the defense, but could also be route running or age, I’m not really sure there. I’ll stick to my guns and say that we are predictable ‘pass first’ offense that , at times, is hesitant to use checkdowns and, most of the time, the running game. That’s why we are struggling

if Chase was in there we would be running the ball; more and solve the issue…

I was glad for a healthy Brees too. I commented to a friend about that during the game… hoping he would not get hurt.

Wait…..so you’re pissed off we kept Drew Brees in the game instead of giving up and crying and taking a knee in defeat for the last minute? Yea….and you bitch about me thumbs up.

Drew BREEESSS!! would trade all his streaks for a win. I really do believe that.

the offense had sucked for 57 solid minutes.. it is important to attempt to finish on a better note..
it may have some carry over effect.. it does not matter that the defense was playing real soft.. the saints knew that.. it’s a simple matter of taking some sort of positive out of the outcome.. it is good practice for a 2 min. drill (live action practice) & red-zone offense..
if you going to concede.. why on-side kick down by 2 scores & less than a minute..?
didn’t NE attempt an on-side kick last night after surrendering a safety with just a few seconds left..?

I’m talking in more general terms throughout the course of a game. Yesterday, Drew tried too hard to make something out of nothing or out of very little. That’s okay to do every once in a while. But it’s not something that should be done regularly.

Same difference I guess.

You had a great game plan for us and we didn’t adjust to it. That’s what makes us so mad. We can’t let Drew get sacked 6 times, and just keep doing the same things over and over. We have quality running backs and just don’t use them. We don’t mind losing as good game, but when we see one like we played Sunday we get pissed. Don’t worry we’ll blow off steam and move on. I can’t believe how much I’ve let this game get under my skin. I’m usually one of the voices of reason here after a loss, but this one stunk. Thanks for your kind words of encouragement though. Hope your season turns around for you and this one doesn’t sting some much down the road.

when they started getting to Drew, he was deer in the headlights of a freight train.

I question how much input SP had in practice and gameplanning.

Self-employed I think. Has to get it when it’s hot.