Saints Weird things seem to be aligning

[FlySaint]

If only we didn't fudge away the Panthers game then I would really like our chances. That one game might loom huge down the stretch.

But then we might still have DA, and his historic success level going forward…

 

[dvdman]

If only we didn't fudge away the Panthers game then I would really like our chances. That one game might loom huge down the stretch.

Then we would still have DA as head coach.

 

[Outbackjack]

If only we didn't fudge away the Panthers game then I would really like our chances. That one game might loom huge down the stretch.

But…:we win that, and DA is still coach.

 

[SWAMP_THING]

I want to believe! If anything else a scrappy underdog no team wants to face to close it out!

 

[HouseCall]

But…:we win that, and DA is still coach.

According to some insiders, Benson was canning Allen, win or lose the Carolina game based on the interviews she had with players.

 

[nakadish]

According to some insiders, Benson was canning Allen, win or lose the Carolina game based on the interviews she had with players.

Then that makes it even dumber. If you know you're going to fire the guy win or lose, just go ahead and fire him before the game.

 

[gregh]

if they beat the rams, then ill start to believe

 

[texasjefe]

In spite of the albatross of the cap and the defections, the roster (when healthy) is improving. There is young talent playing. Loomis did get us the instantly productive MVS, Austin, and Pettis, when the room was depleted. We'll add to the oline this offseason.

Let's see if they can handle the Rams, currently 5-5 though playing better.

 

[ilvdsnts]

It does seem to be shaping up, but sadly to be a little more frustrating than usual.

I’d feel really pumped if we were sitting in the same spot at 5-6 than 4-7.

That loss to the Panthers is one of those that has the potential to haunt the 2024 Saints more than anything else.

But to your point, the team does appear to be shaping up and growing into a team that isn’t an absolutely embarrassment - but we are sitting in 13th place for the playoffs out of 16 teams in the NFC with 7 games to go.

The division is the most realistic path to postseason and that would require that we, in essence, go 7-0 and the Falcons 3-4. Again, not impossible but very, very improbable.

we are 2 games back and lose the tiebreaker, so we on y have to beat them by 2.5+ games down the stretch, not 4. So if they go 3-4, we would have to go 5-1-1 or 6-1.

 

[0rion]

Currently I'm happy with us being competitive and exciting to watch. There were 7 weeks where we were none of that.

 

[VPCajun]

If only Loomis would of listened to Mrs Gail two weeks years sooner

fify

 

[HouseCall]

we are 2 games back and lose the tiebreaker, so we on y have to beat them by 2.5+ games down the stretch, not 4. So if they go 3-4, we would have to go 5-1-1 or 6-1.

I actually was incorrect out the gate since there’s only 6 games left - not 7. So any ground we make up has to be done in even less time.

So to simplify it - we can’t win the division unless Atlanta has less wins than us. So if we win 10, Atlanta has to be at 9 - if we win 9, Atlanta can only win 8 or they win the division via tiebreakers (and so on).

So if we go 5-1 in the next 6, we max out at 9 wins. So Atlanta would have to go 8-9 which means 2-4 over the next 6. So you are right, my math was a wonky - but it’s still a hell of an uphill climb with only a month and a half left on the season.

So the real focus is on total wins. Anything we do, we need Atlanta to have less wins than us after week 17.

 

[madsaint1967]

If only we didn't fudge away the Panthers game then I would really like our chances. That one game might loom huge down the stretch.

I agree, but that game was instrumental in getting rid of DA. I would have pointed to the Eagles game. We could have won that one easily and still got rid of DA after the Panthers loss which would have been 6 losses in a row.

 

[504gks]

I’m as big of a homer as any other Who Dat, but this post is not a “rah, rah” deal.

The timing of several things are sort of strange, but are happening in the Saints’ favor:

* bye week… absolutely perfect
* Lattimore trade… (we made out)
* Taysom’s return adds horsepower
* Rizzi is a dynamic HC
* both TE’s are playing great
* our new WR’s gettin’ it done
* Penning is no longer a liability
* Demario found fountain of youth
* special teams hidden yardage ++
* AK-41’s value (rushing/receiving)
* defense stepping it up late in games
* McCoy’s return (…huge)
* Turner & Young starting to ball-out
* (edit) Carr is playing winning football

There are even more positives, and the great thing is that it’s creating a synergy of optimism.

What happens for the rest of the season remains to be seen. But it seems like there’s an atmosphere of “anything can happen.”

Wtite another post after LA and Washington. We better beat NY