Dallas @ Seattle (1 Viewer)

[Suavecito8]

Dallas looks so far this season. It is too early to tell anything right now but they have been balling the last couple of games.

 

[birdog]

We have to face the reality Saints fans.....that this year is a down year for us, and major changes are forthcoming, starting with the rebuilding of the OL.......followed by the rebuilding of the front 7 on D. And another CB is a must.....not a green one we drafted this year, but a CB who can come in and start in short order.

 

[saintsfan4210]

As much as I hate to say it the Cowboys look good. The investment in the O-line seems to have paid off for them. As they say the game is won in the trenches...

That's why they were a dynasty in the early 90's

 

[blackadder]

We have to face the reality Saints fans.....that this year is a down year for us, and major changes are forthcoming, starting with the rebuilding of the OL.......followed by the rebuilding of the front 7 on D. And another CB is a must.....not a green one we drafted this year, but a CB who can come in and start in short order.

I'm not sure we have the people running the show to build this team for Life After Brees...

Their record at drafting and building anything not related to the offense is grim. When we don't have a Brees, we need to take the defense, running game and special teams seriously, not treat it all as an afterthought...

 

[bradman1965]

I'm not sure we have the people running the show to build this team for Life After Brees...

Their record at drafting and building anything not related to the offense is grim. When we don't have a Brees, we need to take the defense, running game and special teams seriously, not treat it all as an afterthought...

Post Brees is scorched earth. It'll be interesting to see what happens, but it's going to be a couple of minimal win teams most likely. Mr. Benson seems in decline, so it'll be interesting to see whoever takes over whether they show a lot of patience with the current regime.

I've always thought Payton/Brees was a tag team thing, then I wasn't so sure post-suspension. Benson and Loomis seemed to be very much on the same page, but again who knows if he's not the one making the decision.

 

[birdog]

I'm not sure we have the people running the show to build this team for Life After Brees...

Their record at drafting and building anything not related to the offense is grim. When we don't have a Brees, we need to take the defense, running game and special teams seriously, not treat it all as an afterthought...

We need a C & a G & possibly a T on offense. We need to make Brees feel secure in the pocket. Right now Brees is running for his life. To me, the rebuilding the OL is the first priority. With good pass blocking, and a with a strong running game, the Saints offense can put up points in the 30 points range. That wins many games.

Now rebuilding the defensive front 7 is also a priority. Shoring up the pass rush is paramount. With good pressure even a below average CB like PRob & C White looks decent. And we need a strong presence at MLB. Our gap containment is bad, for our ILBs are pushed around easily, so we have all kind of problems defending the run. That is not entirely our MLBs fault, a great deal of problems arise from the inability of our interior DL men....(Hicks, Bunkley) to shed blocks, and make a play. If they can't do that, they need to be replaced. So rebuilding the DL should be included in the priorities.

These problems need to be addressed foremost. For that we need good scouting, and right now that is probably the biggest (hidden) problem. Our scouts are not up to par. We draft players, just to release them later, when its obvious they suck. I blame scouting for that.

Now all that can't be accomplished through the draft alone. But with good FA acquisitions, and a good draft, we could return of being scary good in short order.

 

[bclemms]

Tony Dungy just said the reason Wilson struggled today is because it happens when playing on the road during a prime time game.

Not sure if he thought Seattle played the game on the interstate or in Dallas.

 

[Saints 318]

Tony Dungy just said the reason Wilson struggled today is because it happens when playing on the road during a prime time game.

Not sure if he thought Seattle played the game on the interstate or in Dallas.

thats how dumb he be

 

[CapitalCitySaint]

I relished in this win for about .5 seconds. I dislike the Cowboys as much as anyone. But I was in Seattle for both games last year and man did it feel good for those .5 seconds to see them get beat at home by the Cowboys.

With that said (I live in Texas so you can imagine all the Cowboy love over here) now that they are on this streak, all the fans who had been so quiet for the past few years are acting like...well Cowboy fans. I was happy about the win for a brief moment but that moment has passed and I need them to go back to Romo throwing picks and the rest of the slop we had been seeing from them. Or else I am going to have to move out of the state.

 

[meily]

I enjoyed the game I thought Dallas prove themselves to be a legit team and finally worth the constant media attention they've been getting the past 15 years for being mediocre.

 

[Tacoes]

thats how dumb he be

 

[Saint_Ward]

Why couldn't this game have been the tie?

I'm happy Seattle Lost. I'm sorta ok with Dallas winning, because it makes me feel a lot better about our loss to them.

Also, anyone see Cleveland today? They can play football too.

Maybe we're not so bad.

 

[tak]

Watching highlights and the Seahawks are still getting away with mangling & tangling receivers. Had Dallas not tried to implode so often today (turnovers) this game might've been a blowout.

 

[ATL-St.Fan]

Seattle is definitely beatable. Looks like there is a formula in the making. Play them physical, bring a run game, and hope the refs actually make some of the calls that they should be on their secondary. If we can clean up some of the dumb stuff and get healthy enough then I like our chances.

 

[AZSaints]

Tony Dungy just said the reason Wilson struggled today is because it happens when playing on the road during a prime time game.

Not sure if he thought Seattle played the game on the interstate or in Dallas.

I think he was referring to them playing on Monday Night in Washington