Icon
Veteran
- Joined
- Dec 4, 2009
- Messages
- 8,349
- Reaction score
- 13,041
Offline
With football, or even life in general, it's often easy to specifically remember the REALLY GOOD during the good years, or the REALLY BAD during the mediocre years. So I thought it would be cool to have a thread where we can take things that are normally stated, and throw in a few additional facts. I'll give my list, so you can have an idea of what I'm talking about.
1. It's often said that Gregg Williams and the Saints D crapped the bed in the 2011 Frisco divisional playoff game, which cost the Saints that game (and possibly another Super Bowl title). Do you recall that the Saints only allowed a combined 6 points in the 2nd and 3rd quarters of that game?
2. It's often said that we went into the 2010 Seattle playoff game a battered, beaten, exhausted team that was down to our 5th string RB.....and combined with their raucus stadium environment and Marshawn Lynch's desire, it was just too much to overcome. Do you recall that the Saints had a 10 point lead in that game on 2 different occasions in the first half?
3. When discussing the infamous 2006 Atlanta home game, most people talk about the blocked punt, and how the Saints rode that epic emotion to an easy victory over the Falcons. Do you recall that (a) the Saints were actually 4 point underdogs heading into that game, (b) the Saints scored the only 3 points of the ENTIRE SECOND HALF, and (c) Drew Brees did not throw a TD pass in that game ?
4. When discussing 2009, people tend to remember how we blew out several teams in route to a 13-3 record and the Lombardi. Do you recall that the Saints only went 8-8 against the spread that year in the regular season? (The first 6 weeks in a row, they covered...and only covered twice more in the remaining 10 games!) Compare that to 2011....when the Saints had an identical 13-3 record, but covered the spread 12 times.
5. Aaron Brooks and Drew Brees (as a Saint) have the same regular season winning percentage vs. the Rams, which is 0.500. Brooks is 3-3, and Brees is 2-2. Why is that relevant at all? Well.....it's safe to say that Brooks mainly had to play far more talented Rams teams (Warner, Faulk, Bruce, Holt, etc) than the ones Brees has played since 2007. Fortunately, Brees gets a chance to improve upon that later this year.
Yall get the idea......let's hear 'em...
1. It's often said that Gregg Williams and the Saints D crapped the bed in the 2011 Frisco divisional playoff game, which cost the Saints that game (and possibly another Super Bowl title). Do you recall that the Saints only allowed a combined 6 points in the 2nd and 3rd quarters of that game?
2. It's often said that we went into the 2010 Seattle playoff game a battered, beaten, exhausted team that was down to our 5th string RB.....and combined with their raucus stadium environment and Marshawn Lynch's desire, it was just too much to overcome. Do you recall that the Saints had a 10 point lead in that game on 2 different occasions in the first half?
3. When discussing the infamous 2006 Atlanta home game, most people talk about the blocked punt, and how the Saints rode that epic emotion to an easy victory over the Falcons. Do you recall that (a) the Saints were actually 4 point underdogs heading into that game, (b) the Saints scored the only 3 points of the ENTIRE SECOND HALF, and (c) Drew Brees did not throw a TD pass in that game ?
4. When discussing 2009, people tend to remember how we blew out several teams in route to a 13-3 record and the Lombardi. Do you recall that the Saints only went 8-8 against the spread that year in the regular season? (The first 6 weeks in a row, they covered...and only covered twice more in the remaining 10 games!) Compare that to 2011....when the Saints had an identical 13-3 record, but covered the spread 12 times.
5. Aaron Brooks and Drew Brees (as a Saint) have the same regular season winning percentage vs. the Rams, which is 0.500. Brooks is 3-3, and Brees is 2-2. Why is that relevant at all? Well.....it's safe to say that Brooks mainly had to play far more talented Rams teams (Warner, Faulk, Bruce, Holt, etc) than the ones Brees has played since 2007. Fortunately, Brees gets a chance to improve upon that later this year.
Yall get the idea......let's hear 'em...