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Is this where I'm supposed to put the "no respect" reply?
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Lets hope they can do that this sunday. I think a W this week will do wonders for the team."The Saints defense(118 pts allowed in the last 4 gms) is starting to play like everyone thought they would at the beginning of the season" This statement is true.
Man, I wish they could get back to the way they played in the first 6 gms
When alot of those points are coming off TO's then yes we are playing bad D but when we have not turned the ball over we are undefeated."The Saints defense(118 pts allowed in the last 4 gms) is starting to play like everyone thought they would at the beginning of the season" This statement is true.
Man, I wish they could get back to the way they played in the first 6 gms
about Panthers "DeAngelio Williams' emergence gives the Panthers so many weapons that the United Nations is thinking of asking for sanctions against North Carolina."
Aw, c'mon! Is that not a bit of an exageration!
I understand what you are saying here, but the defense at this point just doesn't look as good right now as it did in the beginning of the season. Coverage is horrible and the linebackers are not making as many plays as they were. Fujita was on fire in the beginning of the year and now he is just a good linebacker. Simoneau, his interception notwithstanding, has always been just decent and Shanle has seemingly disappeared. Grant and Smith are not getting the pressure on the quarterback that we thought they would.To say that "the defense is playing the way everyone thought it would", and basing it on the past 4 games, is nothing more than lazy journalism and doesn't begin to tell the entire story.
vs Baltimore: the Ravens forced 5 turnovers, taking 2 back for TDs. Defense's fault? Hardly.
at Tampa: 14 pts allowed, and played very well (second quarter hiccup notwithstanding)
at Pitt: ok, hard to say much good about that defensive effort
vs Cinc: played pretty darn well to hold the Bengals to 10 points through 3+ quarters, especially considering the pressure put on them by our offense's failure to score points
The Saints defense has been mediocre all season long. People just overlooked it because the offense is so good and generally plays error-free football. The biggest turnover culprit in the Ravens and Bengals game was Drew Brees. He had two bad games. The first is somewhat understandable because Ravens defensive coordinator Rex Ryan is as good as his father and they continue to have one of the best units in the league. The Bengals is less understandable but even great quarterbacks have poor games once or twice in a season.To say that "the defense is playing the way everyone thought it would", and basing it on the past 4 games, is nothing more than lazy journalism and doesn't begin to tell the entire story.
vs Baltimore: the Ravens forced 5 turnovers, taking 2 back for TDs. Defense's fault? Hardly.
at Tampa: 14 pts allowed, and played very well (second quarter hiccup notwithstanding)
at Pitt: ok, hard to say much good about that defensive effort
vs Cinc: played pretty darn well to hold the Bengals to 10 points through 3+ quarters, especially considering the pressure put on them by our offense's failure to score points
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