Opinion The 2024 Saints Team Will Run The Table to the Championship Game (Here's Why) (3 Viewers)

[SigFreudianSlip]

I think we probably fight back enough to finish 7-10 and lose whatever hope we had of a top draft pick.

My only worry for the remainder of the season.

 

[St4ever]

We will take it one game at a time but I think your going in the right direction.

I’ve watched this team rebound after embarrassing losses before. I think they beat the falcons and Cam Jordan gets two sacks!

Never underestimate the power of a new leader to push his guys. I think Rizzi brings something that will help both sides of the ball. He will turn KK loose to do what he wants with the offense and let woods make better decisions then DA ever did. I am willing to bet we don’t get to see that 2 minute d this week. The one that always left us knowing we would get scored upon.

 

[Bill]

Gen-X Saints fan here as well

I know I'm nitpicking here, but we had 7-9 and 5-11 just prior to Mora's arrival in 1986. You might've been referring to '79 and '83, when it was 8-8? No less painful here on the Lansford memories. That was the year the Dome Patrol was born, essentially, with Rickey Jackson as the cornerstone. Did you know we had the No. 2 defense in the league that year, behind only the eventual champion L.A. Raiders? Offense was a putrid turnover machine with Stabler and Wilson under center, however. First full season I can remember as a kid.

Yes, indeed, it's been WAY worse than this in Saints history. 2006 through 2020 was quite the thrill ride. Hope it doesn't take another generation to see another contender!

I was referring to the fact that the Saints best seasons prior to Mora's tenure was 8-8. Not that they were immediately before Mora arrived on the scene. Had the Saints had two 8-8 seasons just before the '86 season (when Mora came along), I don't think the Saints would have been looking for another coach.

 

[BryanD]

I agree that this is a fun post. Thanks OP.

I AM a boomer. Born in 1960 and started following the Saints in 1968.

Who wouldn’t want a clean sweep all the way to SB #2.

By faith, anything is possible. Some say that the Saints are those that believe in a higher calling.

Is it in the plans for a divine redemption to deliver this city from the clouds of oppression and deliver us into sweet victory.

Anything is possible. But…this roster minus:

Thunder and Lightning
Breesus
Henry (Man) Childs
and a heavenly host of others…

So I say…on Panthers, on Jaguars, on Patriots, and Cleveland.
Now Seahawks, and Titans, Giants and Vegas
And I say to you all…let’s stop going down in History

But I’m so up for a miracle….
Who’s with me?

 

[kcirdor]

I'm always delusional once the game starts.... I've said before we are going to win out and miss the play offs due to a tie breaker and then we look back at the Broncos game and wonder why we started a rookie for 3 games instead of a player with a years worth of practice under his belt. Could have squeaked out a win there... or a couple other DA punts that we should have went for.

 

[Day1]

To quote the late, great Buddy D (to a delusional caller) "What are you on, pills?" I'm one of the ancient believers, every week is a fresh start until it aint. FATL.

 

[Filaphill]

I like your optimism, but realistically it's not going to happen. I will be good with just beating the Falcons, I don't care about the rest of the season.

 

[Goatman Saint]

Look I love what I hear out of the saints and Rizzi. And I do not think this team is anywhere near as bad as some think. I have no ambitions towards playoffs. But, can Rizzi maybe find some magic at WR, can Kubiak get creative with what he has. Can the defense remember to tackle. If so we should see some good here. Hopefully there was communication that Rizzi was at lest auditioning for the permanent head coach position so the players and coaches look at this as a unique poor moving forward.

 

[CajunSaint08]

I believe!!!

 

[Darth Deuce]

I DO feel like we'll beat the Falcons Sunday. "New" coach, new attitude, and most hated rival coming to town. I can feel it.

 

[DSnfla]

Speaking of Kubiak... with all the news coming out regarding all the strange ways that Allen dealt with players and staff, I can't help but wonder what the impact of DA's firing will have on Kubiak's way of calling plays now. Will he have more freedom to call plays and game plan for opponents? Or will a desperate Rizzi be even more concerned about how he should implement the offensive schemes?

If Rizzi tends to back away and give KK more control of the offense, then we will certainly know what kind of offensive coordinator we really have. But if Rizzi ends up being a micro-manager of this team, it may be hard to know for sure if what we'll see going forward is more the philosophy of Rizzi or Kubiak. I suppose the best thing would be if we are seeing a collaboration of two football minds who are already on the same page in regard to running the offense and assembling game plans for our opponents.

It would be great if there are no clashes when making decisions either before or during the games.

I don't think DA had much influence on KK's playcalling . I think since he hired him he pretty much let him go. I get the feeling that Rizzi will be more of a risk taker

 

[TenTwo]

This season ain't over. Breast Beat Atlanta and get within 3 games. Atlanta isn't even good. They'll lose plenty of games. We just need to win and close the gap.

In 4 or 5 games we could be within a a game of the division with 3 or 4 to play.

 

[kcirdor]

Breast Atlanta

 

[TenTwo]

I hate iphone autocorrect

 

[Paul]

I hate iphone autocorrect

But Breast Atlanta kinda got a ring to it….