Has any team gone 7-9 three seasons in a row? (1 Viewer)

[RaginSaint93]

Or are we going to be first to do it? :aargh:

 

[BooBirdSaint]

Bet we are the first ones to do it with a Hall of Fame QB and a top 10 offense over those same seasons.

 

[Mr. Sparkle]

Bet we are the first ones to do it with a Hall of Fame QB and at top 10 offense over those same seasons.

The Fouts-era Chargers had a bunch of lousy seasons with the #1 offense and a defense that was usually around 25th-27th. This was after they made their run in '79-'82 (equivalent to our '09-'11). That's the best parallel I can draw.

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sdg/

 

[Complex Kid]

Or are we going to be first to do it? :aargh:

I think Jeff Fisher has done it something like 15 years in a row.

 

[bigcarlittlewill]

Somebody got to be first at something

 

[showstopper]

I'm think Jeff Fisher has done it something like 15 years in a row.

Not this year. Hes tired of it. 5-11

 

[crosswatt]

Not this year. Hes tired of it. 5-11

And a two year extension as a result. His misuse of Todd Gurley has been borderline criminal for that fanbase.

 

[44slayer]

Its a sad state of affairs when the best you can muster is, we are a better 7-9 team this year than the last 2 7-9 seasons.

 

[gumbotron]

we haven't actually gone 7-9 yet,so....which two games do we win to achieve this infamy,3 of 4 are away games ...

 

[St. Anger]

we haven't actually gone 7-9 yet,so....which two games do we win to achieve this infamy,3 of 4 are away games ...

Exactly. Let's not anoint them winners of this stat just yet. They have four games to get through......

 

[Cuozzo67]

Green Bay defined mediocrity when the Packers went 8-8 (not 7-9) for the following seasons:

1981 (Bart Starr)
1983 (Bart Starr)
1984 (Forrest Gregg)
1985 (Forrest Gregg)

Remember, the 1982 season was strike-shortened. The Packers went 5-4-1 that season.

They didn't have a winning season after 1982 ... until 1989 (Lindy Infante). They didn't have sustained success until some guy named Favre arrived along with coach Mike Holmgren.

 

[saintsfan4210]

If we can't do better than 7-9 WITH Brees, we are absolutely ****** once he retires

 

[State Of Affairs]

Or are we going to be first to do it? :aargh:

They say you're either getting better or getting worse... the 2014 thru 2016 Saints beg to differ.

 

[FlySaint]

We'd have to go .500 from this point to achieve 7-9....not sure we can.

 

[Icon]

We'd have to go .500 from this point to achieve 7-9....not sure we can.

You really don't think the Saints have a decent chance of (a) winning 1 of their 2 games against Tampa...........and (b) beating EITHER Arizona or Atlanta ?

7-9 isn't the issue. I just want to see if we can somehow string 4 in a row together.

 

[FlySaint]

You really don't think the Saints have a decent chance of (a) winning 1 of their 2 games against Tampa...........and (b) beating EITHER Arizona or Atlanta ?

7-9 isn't the issue. I just want to see if we can somehow string 4 in a row together.

I think it's a toss up. We've been far too up and down, and the lows seem to me to be largely an effort/concentration issue - the players and coach alike. We're a long shot for the playoffs, while Tampa and Atlanta have much easier paths. They will put in the effort, will we? This Sunday will be very telling.