Lions @ Saints: HansDat's Hot Reads
by Hans Petersen on Dec 4, 2011 6:01 AM CST
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PrintSunday Night is Football Night. Knights in White Satin. Hollywoo! Knights. Those Su-ummer Ni-hiiiiights. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia. Night Moves. (what else you got for me with "night" songs or movies?)
Another week, another Saints home game in Prime Time. This time the NBC Flex Game pits the Saints against the Ndamukong Suh-less Detroit Lions in the LeBlanc Hyundai Superdome.
Make the jump to read my Hot Reads for the Saints in Week 13...
** Let's use this comment area as our pre-pre-pre-game open thread (until the afternoon games open thread pops up) to discuss our fears and anxieties, hopes and dreams, game day meal and gear plans, and whatever else is on your mind about the game. **
Primary Option
As usual, the most important job falls to the Guardians of Drew Brees (GDB) and if they know what's good for them, they'll Protect Drew Brees for all they're worth.
I guarantee that they know how crucial it is, so we just need to see them actually do it again as they've done in the last three games - 0 sacks.
The defense of the Lions has collected 29 sacks on the season, with 17.5 of them coming from a trio of their defensive ends: Cliff Avril (7), Kyle Vanden Bosch (6), and Lawrence Jackson (4.5). It'd be good to keep those guys away from Brees.
What I'd Like To See: Keep Brees clean (minimal contact and no sacks) and give him the time and the space to find his guys and move the ball right down the field to many TDs.
Checkdown # 1
I'm loving the way the running game looked last week, but I don't think they actually need that much to win every week (200+ yards), just a bonafide Commitment to Running the Ball effectively and maintaining rushing attempts throughout the drives and the game itself.
What I'd Like To See: Use the run consistently throughout the game to good effect - gain those tough short yards on second and third down when you need them, pitch it to Darren Sproles on the edge on first down now and again, run the draw to beat the rushing ends of Detroit, be able to get some good yards on first down on the ground at times, and just leave the Lions really guessing as to whether you'll be throwing or passing. If that adds up to 30+ carries and 200 or more yards, SWEET!, but I don't think that is necessarily required.
Checkdown # 2
The Detroit rushing game has yet to establish itself as a force to be reckoned with, so a good defensive tactic would be to Ground the Aerial Aces of Detroit and force their Other Guys to beat them.
Just who are these Aerial Aces? I'm going to say it's WR Calvin "Megatron" Johnson (63 catches for 1023 yards with 12 TDs) and TE Brandon Pettigrew (54 for 462 and 3 TDs).
Just who are these Other Guys? Nate Burleson, Titus Young, Tony Scheffler, Jahvid Best (oops, he's on the IR),Kevin Smith, Maurice Morris, and maybe Keiland Williams.
What I'd Like To See: The Saints defense hold Johnson and Pettigrew to around 100 yards and a TD between them.
Safety Valve
Taking a cue from the words of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Take It Away, Take It Away, Take It Away Now.
The young QB of the Lions, Matthew Stafford, has shown in his first couple of seasons that he's pretty good when he's healthy and playing. This week, it's questionable as to his full health (recovering from a fractured index finger), but he is playing, so the Saints need to neutralize him, and I'm calling for it to happen via the takeaway.
What I'd Like To See: Get multiple INTs or sack/fumbles off Stafford early and turn them into points that put the Saints out in front quickly. Then the inexperienced Stafford will try to make something happen and it will snowball into more takeways or three and outs for the Saints defense as they increase the lead.
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OK, that's what I've got this week. What do you have this week? (Other than more "night" songs or movies from my intro). Let's hear from you...we've got a lot of time before kickoff tonight.
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good - keep it focused
we’ve got Lions to tame…
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WINGRAMANIA!!!!
by Hans Petersen on Dec 4, 2011 9:14 AM CST up reply actions
I'm rooting for you guys.
I’ve disliked the Lions since they won their superbowl in the preseason against the Pats. You know I hate preseason SB champions.
And I hope the Pats get through their tough game today
I’ll be watching.
Whodat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So, you're expecting Peyton to come in and throw with his left arm
to keep it from being a real blowout, aye?
Whodat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hmmph. I'm pretty sure the preseason SB favorite was still the Packers.
Too bad the Saints couldn’t find a defense to hold them down.
No slogans. Just win!!!
They didn't met the Packers in the preseason.
It’s not just the Pats either, they would’ve be happy to beat any good team to say they’re for real now.
Yea I have 40 burgers on my list
With a side of Lion chops
by mississippisaintsfan on Dec 4, 2011 7:23 AM CST up reply actions
are they on the endangered list?
THEY ARE TONIGHT!!!!!!
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by Hans Petersen on Dec 4, 2011 9:15 AM CST up reply actions
Any lion that shows up down in a bayou deserves to get served up for dinner
by mississippisaintsfan on Dec 4, 2011 9:16 AM CST up reply actions
and just 'cause they're endangered, doesn't mean they get federal protection in the Dome
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by Hans Petersen on Dec 4, 2011 9:17 AM CST up reply actions
No just a little Tony's and a side of redbeans and rice
by mississippisaintsfan on Dec 4, 2011 9:21 AM CST up reply actions
what kind of wine goes best with Lion?
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by Hans Petersen on Dec 4, 2011 9:28 AM CST up reply actions
I thought of that, too
how’s this?
“Hey, ref!!! It’s no fair they keep scoring on us? Can you call them for offensive pass interference on every play, pleeeease?”
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by Hans Petersen on Dec 4, 2011 9:37 AM CST up reply actions
And the refs in reply
Well I dont believe we can do that every game how every 4th or 5th
But dont worry we will get them for imaginary roughing the passer hitting a defenseless reciever and unsportsman like conduct numerous times
And dont forget were going to let you get away with holding and pushing off
by mississippisaintsfan on Dec 4, 2011 10:47 AM CST up reply actions
Checkdown #4
The Referees.
If the refs don’t call dirty on the Hyenas early and often, it’s gonna be a long day for Brees. The Cheetah’s game plan consists of rushing the passer and holding the receivers,.
I have feeling the Falcons will once again prove the old axiom, "Sometimes it's better to be lucky than to be good."
I just hope they don’t stuff Foster because I need the FF points.
I think the Texans take this at home
Between their Defense and Foster they should have the Falcons number
And any QB can throw it up in the air near AJ and he will catch it
I see the texans by 10 at least
by mississippisaintsfan on Dec 4, 2011 8:30 AM CST up reply actions
While I'm hoping your right
In the pick’em league I’m taking Falcons. I don’t see Foster gaining too much yardage on Atlanta’s run defense, and I think that will be the key to Atlanta’s win.
And, while it would be nice to have Schaub in there, I'm betting
the “unknown quarterback” syndrome will burn the Falcons bad. I hate playing against a quarterback that has never played before. Beginner’s luck or whatever, I’ve seen way too many teams get burned by that.
Whodat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And to make it worse on the Falcons
Julio Jones is out tonight and I think Turner is also out
by mississippisaintsfan on Dec 4, 2011 9:19 AM CST up reply actions
If Turner truly is out this is GOOD for us because it’s BAD for them. They’re getting a little bit better about it but their entire offense STILL revolves around their running game. Has ever since I wrote my sarcastic fan post about “Atlanta is the greatest team EVAR, they’re going to the Super Bowl” a few years back. (Somewhat coincidentally, I wrote this in preseason 2009, right before WE went to the Super Bowl instead of them. Some of my predictions were quite accurate too. Pity stujo never gives anybody credit for the things they get right.)
If the opponent can shut down the run game they immediately make Ryan look like exactly what he truly is — a pretty decent but NOT elite QB (no matter what stujo and the chattering media idiots think) — and you at least mostly shut their entire offense down… especially with Julio out and Roddy still not 100% up to snuff. Pity that Roddy’s cut down on his drops of late. Throw a few more of those back in there and Houston REALLY has a good chance.
Oh and just in case it wasn’t clear, stujo is NOT in the same category as “chattering media idiots”. I phrased that bit very carefully. He’s wrong far more often than he’s willing to admit (of course, so are lots of other people), but he’ s not in the same category as the nitwits/idiots on ESPN and such.
would jeff duncan be in the nitwits/idiots category? or is he an NFL insider who really knows what he’s talking about because his years of real-world nfl experience?
I don't recall hearing anyone in the media
call Matt Ryan elite…I always hear stuff like ‘Young’ and ‘Up and coming’ but imo right now he is a good as he will ever be (which is to say nothing special).
I have. Several of them. Clayton is one of those idiots who I remember hearing say that. A few others. The idiot who runs the ESPN NFC-South blog was among them. Granted he’s paid specifically to be focused on his division (which generally does lead to bias), but he still said it and it was still just as idiotic whether he was paid to say it or not.
I still am willing to say that he COULD become elite. It doesn’t look like it’s LIKELY, mind you, but it still COULD happen. But he’ll need a better OC, better QB coach, and a lot of luck to pull it off.
But that's because U watch so many Saints Games.
R.I.P. Andy Rooney
by cajuncommando58 on Dec 4, 2011 11:04 AM CST up reply actions
of course,
that ‘unknown qb’ factor could work in their favor and he’s unknown for a reason… and throws three picks. :-)
For the Lions " Fright Night"
Bushrod, Nicks & Strief did an exxxxelent job of protecting General Drew last week, hope it continues tonight. I have noticed our defense gets set too quick and very little masking. C’mon more dime fellas and slot blitz.. Harper under the chin of CJ all night… Like Lionel used to sing " All Night Lonnnnnnng" !!!!
You know Hartman, goodie-two-shoes is fidgeting around like a one-legged cat trying to bury s#!t on a frozen pond, until old Seth fixes him a couple of pink poontang specials. You know, that crazy drink that I fix for stewardesses? Two shots out of that and Hartman is shot to s#!t, freaked out. I mean, I never saw a guy having so much fun and crying at the same time!
No I agree with what someone else here thinks
PRob jamming him at the line with Jenks helping over the top to help shut him down
by mississippisaintsfan on Dec 4, 2011 9:15 AM CST up reply actions
good song/movie combo
isn’t there an Alice Cooper song called Welcome to My Nightmare?
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WINGRAMANIA!!!!
by Hans Petersen on Dec 4, 2011 9:16 AM CST up reply actions
Or
In the jungle the mighty jungle the lion sleeps tonight
by mississippisaintsfan on Dec 4, 2011 9:17 AM CST up reply actions
sleep = loses by 30 points
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by Hans Petersen on Dec 4, 2011 9:19 AM CST up reply actions
Let's see, there was "The mouse that roared"
How ’bout “The Lion that squeaked”?
Whodat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hans, are you blocking images somehow?
Not complaining, just trying to figure out why my image of the scared lion doesn’t show up. Yeah, still rookie at images.
Whodat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have no image blocking powers
but I do make a mean scrambled egg!!!
How did you try to attach the image?
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by Hans Petersen on Dec 4, 2011 9:30 AM CST up reply actions
I put the following link in both "link" and "image". No joy.
The weird thing is that I tried it yesterday and it worked fine! And, it is SUCH a great image. The only better one might be the cowardly lion.
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/4/liontl.jpg/
Whodat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
let me give it a shot
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by Hans Petersen on Dec 4, 2011 9:33 AM CST up reply actions
good work
here’s what I found
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by Hans Petersen on Dec 4, 2011 9:34 AM CST up reply actions
d'oh!! - blocked...with a blue-square question mark
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by Hans Petersen on Dec 4, 2011 9:34 AM CST up reply actions
no, it just brought added fun
and padded our comment totals…HA!
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by Hans Petersen on Dec 4, 2011 9:37 AM CST up reply actions
That's what I used, actually, Dan
it’s just that I made the mistake by using my login address. that doesn’t work
Whodat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the url i posted is different from the one you posted above.
once you find the image
on a single web page with no other clutter,
just copy the url then come back to your comment, put your cursor in the typing window and click the tree icon
then paste the url in the pop-up window and click ok
then hit preview to see what it does as a test
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by Hans Petersen on Dec 4, 2011 9:31 AM CST up reply actions
the problem was that the link I used was my private link
Thanks for the help.
Whodat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
oooo, private
what else are you hiding, nofear? lol
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by Hans Petersen on Dec 4, 2011 9:35 AM CST up reply actions
the server that the image is on is blocking the image.
you can download it, then upload it to your own dropbox/imageshack (or other) account, and use that link.
That's image shack's block! Ha!
I should have believed the the preview screen but I was so sure I had done it right. That’s what comes from not trusting computers to do what one wants.
Whodat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
was this image?
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by Hans Petersen on Dec 4, 2011 9:32 AM CST up reply actions
Is that Sproles with antenna ???
You know Hartman, goodie-two-shoes is fidgeting around like a one-legged cat trying to bury s#!t on a frozen pond, until old Seth fixes him a couple of pink poontang specials. You know, that crazy drink that I fix for stewardesses? Two shots out of that and Hartman is shot to s#!t, freaked out. I mean, I never saw a guy having so much fun and crying at the same time!
mighty mite himself
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by Hans Petersen on Dec 4, 2011 9:35 AM CST up reply actions
Ha thats great
I know thats Sproles but Suh isn’t playing so it’s not quite accurate
He’s busy at home stomping on his gas peddle and wrecking havoc on the streets of Portland
by mississippisaintsfan on Dec 4, 2011 9:38 AM CST up reply actions
Prolly ran into a Sequoia or a Northern Redwood… ya know them trees thats hard to miss.
You know Hartman, goodie-two-shoes is fidgeting around like a one-legged cat trying to bury s#!t on a frozen pond, until old Seth fixes him a couple of pink poontang specials. You know, that crazy drink that I fix for stewardesses? Two shots out of that and Hartman is shot to s#!t, freaked out. I mean, I never saw a guy having so much fun and crying at the same time!
Does anyone really believe he wasn't drinking
Or do you think the cop gave him a break
by mississippisaintsfan on Dec 4, 2011 9:42 AM CST up reply actions
And the fountain and a couple of other things
But really after you hit the first thing while your sober like the curb dont you stomp the breaks or do you just continueing bouncing off things
by mississippisaintsfan on Dec 4, 2011 9:45 AM CST up reply actions
Yea but the fountain was innocent so we forgive the tree icodent and suspend his license for hitting the fountain
by mississippisaintsfan on Dec 4, 2011 9:47 AM CST up reply actions
already has a head like a coke machine
You know Hartman, goodie-two-shoes is fidgeting around like a one-legged cat trying to bury s#!t on a frozen pond, until old Seth fixes him a couple of pink poontang specials. You know, that crazy drink that I fix for stewardesses? Two shots out of that and Hartman is shot to s#!t, freaked out. I mean, I never saw a guy having so much fun and crying at the same time!
I think he needs a coach like GW to straighten him out
So if any lion management is reading this go ahead and take any2 of our D players back with you and just send Suh here after his suspension
Or any 3,4,or 5 if your playing hard ball
by mississippisaintsfan on Dec 4, 2011 9:51 AM CST up reply actions
lol… walk him out on a leash.. like that creature from “300”
You know Hartman, goodie-two-shoes is fidgeting around like a one-legged cat trying to bury s#!t on a frozen pond, until old Seth fixes him a couple of pink poontang specials. You know, that crazy drink that I fix for stewardesses? Two shots out of that and Hartman is shot to s#!t, freaked out. I mean, I never saw a guy having so much fun and crying at the same time!
Whats the odds of him having fans in Portland… maybe he can be fined for a technical on a tree.. he’s deff on a roll..
You know Hartman, goodie-two-shoes is fidgeting around like a one-legged cat trying to bury s#!t on a frozen pond, until old Seth fixes him a couple of pink poontang specials. You know, that crazy drink that I fix for stewardesses? Two shots out of that and Hartman is shot to s#!t, freaked out. I mean, I never saw a guy having so much fun and crying at the same time!
Hot Read Update
It’ll be easy for the Saints to keep Lawrence Jackson away from Brees tonight – Jackson is out with an injury and will not play.
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WINGRAMANIA!!!!
So who else thinks Cam Newton will have its way with the Buc's today
To be completely honest thats the only team we have left that worries me
The pansies always play us tough and now they have a good pass and run team
by mississippisaintsfan on Dec 4, 2011 9:56 AM CST reply actions
I’m hoping he runs for 100+ and throws 3 TD’s since he’s my FF starter
You know Hartman, goodie-two-shoes is fidgeting around like a one-legged cat trying to bury s#!t on a frozen pond, until old Seth fixes him a couple of pink poontang specials. You know, that crazy drink that I fix for stewardesses? Two shots out of that and Hartman is shot to s#!t, freaked out. I mean, I never saw a guy having so much fun and crying at the same time!
Just hope they are good and hung over when we play New Years Day
You know Hartman, goodie-two-shoes is fidgeting around like a one-legged cat trying to bury s#!t on a frozen pond, until old Seth fixes him a couple of pink poontang specials. You know, that crazy drink that I fix for stewardesses? Two shots out of that and Hartman is shot to s#!t, freaked out. I mean, I never saw a guy having so much fun and crying at the same time!
oh my - them's fighting words and a fighting image
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by Hans Petersen on Dec 4, 2011 10:17 AM CST up reply actions
“Strangers in the Night”
“Spirits in the Night”
“(Night Time Is) The Right Time”
“The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”
Never mind that last one.
I'm a real cool head, I'm makin' real good bread
those are good, too
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WINGRAMANIA!!!!
by Hans Petersen on Dec 4, 2011 1:36 PM CST up reply actions
So who else thinks if Yates goes down
Kubiak is seen heading to the locker room trying to suit up and play QB himself
by mississippisaintsfan on Dec 4, 2011 10:35 AM CST reply actions
The only song I care to hear is
Lets get crunk
After a Saints TD early and often
by mississippisaintsfan on Dec 4, 2011 10:38 AM CST reply actions 2 recs
Can't believe
No one mentioned…In The Heat of The Night.
R.I.P. Andy Rooney
by cajuncommando58 on Dec 4, 2011 11:11 AM CST reply actions
wait
the movie or the song?
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by Hans Petersen on Dec 4, 2011 5:19 PM CST up reply actions
On a serious note - those are allowed right?
I think the Saints are about to hit that same point they hit in ’09, where the opponent better be very, very afraid. That was not a fluke last week.
Whodat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
you might be right
we need to see that level of effort and success sustained against good AND bad opponents, at home AND on the road
so far we have NOT done it on the road this season
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WINGRAMANIA!!!!
by Hans Petersen on Dec 4, 2011 1:38 PM CST up reply actions
Absolutely! 12th man saved us early in the season, at home
But, don’t you just feel the offense kicking in? This is sooo like ’09 where a decent defense was all we needed and the load is lightened on the defense because the offense is sooo demoralizing the opponent.
Whodat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and tonight
and hopefully it won’t take overtime and into tomorrow morning before we find out
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WINGRAMANIA!!!!
by Hans Petersen on Dec 4, 2011 3:51 PM CST up reply actions
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