Game Thread W2 - New Orleans V Tampa Bay (1 Viewer)

[shakeybarn]

Laughable... not meant to be Saints. At least this half.

 

[Deuce'sWild]

Deuce 8 for 41

Bush 5 for 12

That's why they keep giving him the ball.

 

[Ike Turner]

Now THAT was how you commit a holding penalty

 

[MarshallRob]

NO had a good drive going but Bush and Henderson killed it. Reggie fumbled yet again but Johnson caught it. Another nothing run by Bush followed by an incomplete pass in the end zone that Henderson could have caught. Then of course they miss the field goal on top of it. Nobody is doing anything right for this team.

 

[Ike Turner]

Not since the days of Terry O'Shea have I seen so many receiver routes run 2 yards short of wherever the first down marker is.

Edit: and no team today gives away a screen pass like the Saints do. Every screenpass is completely telegraphed, and blown up.

 

[MarshallRob]

I can't believe the Saints went for it on 4th down from their own 35. Bush just barely made it! Then he gets clobbered over the middle on that last pass.

 

[Deuce'sWild]

I love when guys say take away this and that and he sucked. What, the good runs don't count towards anything?

Lame.

 

[Anonymous Internet User]

So ... when are the Saints gonna score an offensive touchdown in 2007?

 

[Ike Turner]

I can't believe the Saints went for it on 4th down from their own 35. Bush just barely made it! Then he gets clobbered over the middle on that last pass.

Payton took a lot of heat for not going for it on first and one agains the Colts last week.It's unfathomable that the Saints had 10 days to gameplan for the Bucs and THIS is what they come up with. Very poor coaching/playcalling today.

 

[Thoreau]

Am I reading this box correctly...Bush fumbles twice, Brees only has 56 yards and Mare misses a 38 yarder? And against Tampa no less....This is so frustrating.

 

[Ike Turner]

That's two distinct plays where David Patten didn't read his blitz route properly.

 

[MarshallRob]

4th down gamble goes for naught. Saints have to punt. Nice return by the Bucs. Chance to put the hammer down with another score.

 

[Ike Turner]

Just a clue as to how bad the playcalling/gameplanning is for this game, Ike Hilliard gets man coverage with Scott Fujita and picks up a nice 30+ yard gain. WTF?

 

[MarshallRob]

40-yard bomb to Ike Hilliard! Bucs out of time outs. NO calls one.

Galloway TD!!! The rout is on.

 

[Ike Turner]

I'm going to look it up later, but whoever #29 is on the Saints defense is a hazard out there. The Saints defense would actually be better if he sat on the bench and the Saints played 10 vs 11.

 

[tampa bay rowdies]

gggggggoooooooooooooooo BUCS!!!!!!!!!!

 

[MarshallRob]

Galloway to the locker room early for his traditional tasty halftime IV. You deserve it Joey!

 

[LessThanZero]

Well, at least being down by 21 means Brees is going to have to start chucking it in the second half, right?

Right?

 

[Ike Turner]

Did the Saints draft ANY defensive players this year??? I know they wanted to sign a gimpy WR with their first round pick but damn I thought for sure they had 6 more picks and a whole free agent offseason to improve this defense. Where's LB Simmons? Where's Jason David? Where's Roman Harper?

 

[Sand]

That last TD was thanks to the refs. Huge takedown on the Hilliard catch - as bad as the Jammal Brown one. Just awfully one sided.

 

[Ike Turner]

This spectacle is laid right at the feet of the coaching staff. They need to come up with HUGE second half adjustments or they are going to get blown out. They had exactly zero second half adjustments against the Colts, so hopefully they learned their lesson.

 

[Arnold. S]

why did they give Bush a lost fumble? He recovered one of his own and Eric Johnson recovered the other i thought..

 

[KnowledgeReignsSupreme]

So.... WTF is up with New Orleans? I guess they WERE a fluke last year.

 

[Ike Turner]

So.... WTF is up with New Orleans? I guess they WERE a fluke last year.

It's a simple case of the players and coaches reading the whole offseason about how good they were.edit: Think of Rocky Balboa at the beginning of Rocky III.

 

[flapgreen]

Pipe up Salisbury steak boy. You picked the Saints to go to the SB this year. I'm sure you'll be admitting you're wrong really soon.

 

[Ike Turner]

worst.screens.ever.

 

[Keys Myaths]

Pipe up Salisbury steak boy. You picked the Saints to go to the SB this year. I'm sure you'll be admitting you're wrong really soon.

I don't know who you're talking about, but as bad as the Saints look, I'd wait until a little more than 6 quarters into the game before calling out people.

 

[tampa bay rowdies]

If I am not mistaken.....wasn't that the highlight of the Saints O last year....stretching the field??? Why all the 3 and 4 yrd passes?

 

[Ike Turner]

Pipe up Salisbury steak boy. You picked the Saints to go to the SB this year. I'm sure you'll be admitting you're wrong really soon.

on paper the Saints are the 3rd most talented team in the NFC, but they're showing why they don't play the games on paper.

 

[Cowboys#1]

bush nailed on the hurdle move.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Lol what a flop...

 

[Ike Turner]

Wow, what a 'flop' by the Tampa player. Very smart play.

 

[MarshallRob]

Critical personal foul on Bush. Pushes Cato June right in front of ref.

 

[Peyton Marino]

bush needs to bust an 80 yd screen pass here soon.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Cato June should go play soccer. Get out of football nancy-boy (and I'm rooting for the Bucs here).

 

[Sand]

Critical personal foul on Bush. Pushes Cato June right in front of ref.

Cato June = thesbian. As bad as South American soccer.Still an easy call, though.

 

[MarshallRob]

Clearly inspired, June picks off Brees.

 

[flapgreen]

It's over Saints. I'm sorry to see that because it was a good story last year. Back to reality now.

 

[Peyton Marino]

oh my god.

 

[Ike Turner]

Sorry to pick on the guy, but Patton gives an 'olay' type tackle attempt on Cato June after his interception. Patton looks like Ben Affleck in Reindeer Games...just cashing a check.

 

[scott72]

My God the Saints are bad. If your a Brees owner, start to get real worried..If your not a Brees owner, might be a nice buy low candidate..

 

[benson_will_lead_the_way]

The Saints should try to get Ricky Williams back!!!

 

[Ike Turner]

Wow, this is just an ### kicking.

 

[flapgreen]

GEEZ!! This reminds me of Michigan's first 2 games.

 

[MarshallRob]

Galloway = Unstoppable.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Sorry to pick on the guy, but Patton gives an 'olay' type tackle attempt on Cato June after his interception. Patton looks like Ben Affleck in Reindeer Games...just cashing a check.

I looked like he thought he was down and was holding on "just in case". Didn't want to get a personal foul for tackling him after the play was over. Still managed to make the tackle on Nancy with one hand on his back half-trying while giving up 50 pounds though. Not bad.

 

[flapgreen]

The Saints should try to get Ricky Williams back!!!

 

[Ike Turner]

My God the Saints are bad. If your a Brees owner, start to get real worried..If your not a Brees owner, might be a nice buy low candidate..

I gotta say, this is nothing about how well their opponents have played, it's all about how badly the Saints have played.

 

[Ike Turner]

GEEZ!! This reminds me of Michigan's first 2 games.

Really? Reminded me more of Notre Dame.

 

[Ike Turner]

Take THAT all of you that sat Cadillac due to his ribs.