stevemadden
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That 49er loss hit me hard, seeing that I'm in 9er country. I hate them more than the falcons.
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The day that both Rankins and Davenport went on IR I knew we had lost our opportunity to win a ring this year. Even if we had gotten past Minnesota, we weren't getting anywhere without the dominant pass rush we had all season long. It was carrying our defense and it was masking some real liabilities in the back 7. They were both also really good against the run.
Weeks 1-8 he was ranked 116 out 117
CSP has been patient with PJ Williams over the year, he has been anything but consistent. Sometimes he’s great, sometimes he gives up the game winning TD. That’s exactly the difference between a playoff team and a Champion.
How bad we played the last game and poor running game at the end of the season. Payton was not himself that last week.Given the way the season started, I believe we were blessed to get to 13-3. We finished tied for our best regular season record. Also, with all the injuries, you have to wonder how DOMINANT we could have been. Oh, well...
To me, the most disappointing things about our season were:
1a. Brees lack of arm strength for the deep ball, and
1b. Finishing among the BEST in fewest turnovers, yet laying an egg with 2 giveaways in the Divisional round. We beat Minny, and I believe we'd be playing this weekend.
Would, coulda, shoulda... yeah, I know.
Couple of examples at 3:00 and 4:21, there was a few others I noticed, just can’t find tape. Big fan of Klein but we couldn’t make plays on defense against the Rams last postseason and the Vikings this past year when we needed it most. We need impact players. I’ve watched the game a few times and it is obvious they went after Klein, Marcus Williams and anyone of our nickel and dime cb’s.
But yet, they were in position to win and all the D had to do was make a stop, just like last year against the Rams, just like the Vikings the year before.You can show all the film you want. This loss was entirely on the Saint offense. The defense gave up 20 points in regulation. One of the Vikes TD's came after an interception gave them a short field. If our offense cannot generate more than 20 points and turns it over twice (at home mind you) we are almost always going to lose.
The defense did their job in regulation, the offense (particularly the offensive line and play calling) lost this game....
But yet, they were in position to win and all the D had to do was make a stop, just like last year against the Rams, just like the Vikings the year before.
Yeah, but to be fair, the defense shouldn't have been put in that position to begin with.
What? To stop a team from marching down the field with only 53 seconds left? To not give up a 39 yard pass play on 4th and 2, with a facemask penalty thrown in to boot? The D folded like a bad lawn chair when it mattered most, just like the Vikings game this year, just like the Rams game last year, and just like the Vikings game 2 years ago. Nothing has changed.Yeah, but to be fair, the defense shouldn't have been put in that position to begin with.
What? To stop a team from marching down the field with only 53 seconds left? To not give up a 39 yard pass play on 4th and 2, with a facemask penalty thrown in to boot? The D folded like a bad lawn chair when it mattered most, just like the Vikings game this year, just like the Rams game last year, and just like the Vikings game 2 years ago. Nothing has changed.
4. THE ANTONIO BROWN FIASCO: This one was a real head-scratcher. Sure, we had questions at receiver, but the team was meshing nicely at the end of the season. I just feel this was a huge distraction and was one of the reasons for being flat going against the Vikings. It just did not make sense to bring him in knowing what circus he would bring and ultimately what a distraction it would be to the locker room. .....signed or un-signed. Why coach Payton? Why mess with the good mojo entering the playoffs by bringing in a cancer like Antonio Brown for a workout?
My point stands though. If the offense doesn't crap the bed most of the game, and turn the ball over twice, the defense wouldn't have been put in the position they were in at the end of the game. If we didn't lose Davenport, Rankins and a key defense back towards the end of the season, the results would have been much different.
I still stay the offense did more to lose the Vikes game than the defense did.