Kurt Warner: Did Rattler even have a chance against the Chargers? (15 Viewers)

[SirLoinSaint64]

Rattler is not natural in the pocket. Athleticism can hide that on occasion.

 

[El Caliente]

I still believe in Spencer Rattler, and feel like he should get as many reps as possible given the status of our season. This season is a loss, so let DC rest, and let Rat and Heaner get as much spin as possible. We know what we have in DC, now is the time to see what we have in the young guys.

I also believe that the Chargers will eventually move on from Hebert like they did with Brees nearly 2 decades ago. When that happens I want the Saints to be there at his doorstep with the boombox held over their head blasting Peter Gabriel.

 

[Clintonrebel]

We were still in the game when Rattler was pulled. Penalties and pressure killed our offense, not QB play. I can see playing the third QB if the game were out of hand. Seemed like an act of desperation to pull Rattler.

 

[SWJJ]

We were still in the game when Rattler was pulled. Penalties and pressure killed our offense, not QB play. I can see playing the third QB if the game were out of hand. Seemed like an act of desperation to pull Rattler.

We were desperate, desperate for some offense. Again, I like Rattler, but he was OFF in that game. He was missing EASY throws. He got pulled to try and spark the offense.

 

[cygnus_ltb]

I mean Warner had success in the Martz system which was vastly different than the Shanhan/Kubiak system. A major part of that is the QB has much less control and much less ability to change things up than in the Martz system. So, it's not surprising at all that Warner doesn't like it.

But I do think that the play calling for Rattler in the Chargers game was overly conservative and they didn't really set him up for success. The play calling for Haener dramatically changed and opened up. But maybe that's because Rattler wasn't ready for that stuff?

But, if Rattler wasn't ready for that stuff then why did they start him over Haener?

Marshall Faulk, Ike Bruce, Torry Holt and a stellar o-line didn't hurt either, plus a pretty effective, aggressive defense didn't hurt either. Rattler hasn't shown much but the team is overall is so bad, so its hard to say. It takes some guys longer for it to click, but poor play everywhere on the field makes it impossible.

 

[Gumbo's Dad]

Seems to me the more chances Rattler is given, the better our draft position. I'm for it.

 

[bobad]

All I know is, I've seen enough of Rattler for a while.

 

[Domeination]

With the poor receiving and TE corps we have and all the dropped passes in that game—including a big drop by Kamara—I can’t blame either QB for not getting results.