If Saints Don't Serve 40-Burgers, We in Trouble... (1 Viewer)

[YeahSaintsWin]

Wow... I remember fans were excited last season about the possibility of unleashing an offense that would rain long TD passes from the stadium skies. Mike Thomas, Jarvis Landry, and Chris Olave would terrorize DBs and make every game a track meet. In the end, the Saints eventually win games feeding opponents a 40-burger along the way. Needless to say, expectations were not mirrored by reality.

This season the Saints OC is opting for ball control over "shock and awe". However, if the Saints believe they can win games without explosive plays in a high-powered offense, then this will be a long frustrating season. And even if the team makes it through a soft schedule with close wins, then the post season shapes up to be an embarrassment and disaster.

Dennis Allen might like these sluggfests where the defenses duke it out and the game is decided by one point. But whenever a Payton-Brees offense faced a 3-point margin at the end of the game, fans came to believe and expect "advantage Saints". And DA will find that the Saints running game.. the defense.. and the home-field crowd is all better when the Saints offense can serve up a 40-burger or at least establish a 2-score lead.

GO Saints...

 

[football]

I am just happy winning.

 

[HburgSaints]

Wow... I remember fans were excited last season about the possibility of unleashing an offense that would rain long TD passes from the stadium skies. Mike Thomas, Jarvis Landry, and Chris Olave would terrorize DBs and make every game a track meet. In the end, the Saints eventually win games feeding opponents a 40-burger along the way. Needless to say, expectations were not mirrored by reality.

This season the Saints OC is opting for ball control over "shock and awe". However, if the Saints believe they can win games without explosive plays in a high-powered offense, then this will be a long frustrating season. And even if the team makes it through a soft schedule with close wins, then the post season shapes up to be an embarrassment and disaster.

Dennis Allen might like these sluggfests where the defenses duke it out and the game is decided by one point. But whenever a Payton-Brees offense faced a 3-point margin at the end of the game, fans came to believe and expect "advantage Saints". And DA will find that the Saints running game.. the defense.. and the home-field crowd is all better when the Saints offense can serve up a 40-burger or at least establish a 2-score lead.

GO Saints...

Are you seriously saying that you believe DA isn’t concerned with wanting to score as much as possible?

Also, Carr had the most passes traveling 20+ yards this past week. He completed the 2nd most 15+ yard passes behind Tua. I think you are off on the whole “ball control” assessment

 

[Super]

I think we only need 40 if the other team has 39

 

[BreesusSaves]

If you were a bug, I'd squish you.

 

[Mr. Sparkle]

This team is not built that way. It's like a Mora team - ground and pound and hope your kicker makes the FG at the end.

 

[JPH]

How many teams are going to score 30+ on this defense?

 

[Snakehead]

Win is a Win, this isn't college football.

 

[sfidc3]

This team is not built that way. It's like a Mora team - ground and pound and hope your kicker makes the FG at the end.

Hard disagree....I think we will run the ball plenty when we start getting our RB's back but these WR's and passing game with Carr is going to be the engine that drives this offense.....

Also, I don't ever remember a Mora team throwing a long pass to wrap up a game.....

 

[Grumpy Old Manatee]

Wow... I remember fans were excited last season about the possibility of unleashing an offense that would rain long TD passes from the stadium skies. Mike Thomas, Jarvis Landry, and Chris Olave would terrorize DBs and make every game a track meet. In the end, the Saints eventually win games feeding opponents a 40-burger along the way. Needless to say, expectations were not mirrored by reality.

This season the Saints OC is opting for ball control over "shock and awe". However, if the Saints believe they can win games without explosive plays in a high-powered offense, then this will be a long frustrating season. And even if the team makes it through a soft schedule with close wins, then the post season shapes up to be an embarrassment and disaster.

Dennis Allen might like these sluggfests where the defenses duke it out and the game is decided by one point. But whenever a Payton-Brees offense faced a 3-point margin at the end of the game, fans came to believe and expect "advantage Saints". And DA will find that the Saints running game.. the defense.. and the home-field crowd is all better when the Saints offense can serve up a 40-burger or at least establish a 2-score lead.

GO Saints...

As others have stated, doesn’t matter if we score 40 yet lose (except maybe to the fantasy and gambling communities).

Bigger picture man, bigger picture…

 

[BelowZero]

It's a division game. They never go how you predict or think they will.

Expecting anything else is foolish.

 

[Tapxe]

 

[El Caliente]

Winning is all that matters, however not being able to hang 40 points on an opponent from time to time is a negligence of talent.

 

[HburgSaints]

This team is not built that way. It's like a Mora team - ground and pound and hope your kicker makes the FG at the end.

Did we watch the same game?!?

 

[schuetter]

So we have perhaps a top 5 defense in the league, yet your point is that it will be a failed season if we don't "serve 40-burgers" all year?

What part of game one led you to believe this and when did everything we think we need become reality?