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  • #76
    Originally posted by pbmax View Post
    We'll see. 3irty1 has a point about this year. So far at home the Saints beat the Vikings (no Peterson and Casswater at QB) 20-7. Then they nearly lost to the Buccaneers 37-31.
    Certainly can't rule out the possibility though, that the Saints came out flat at home against teams they expected to beat. Those two games were sandwiched around a game vs. Dallas. They won't be flat against the Packers. They need this game worse than the Packers do. Whatever New Orleans is capable of, I'll bet the Packers will see their best effort.
    I can't run no more
    With that lawless crowd
    While the killers in high places
    Say their prayers out loud
    But they've summoned, they've summoned up
    A thundercloud
    They're going to hear from me - Leonard Cohen

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    • #77
      Originally posted by Joemailman View Post
      Certainly can't rule out the possibility though, that the Saints came out flat at home against teams they expected to beat. Those two games were sandwiched around a game vs. Dallas. They won't be flat against the Packers. They need this game worse than the Packers do. Whatever New Orleans is capable of, I'll bet the Packers will see their best effort.
      I agree. Big, big game for them...and us. If we want to think of ourselves as Superbowl material, this is where we've got to show up big time. I sure wish we had a playmaking TE...
      One time Lombardi was disgusted with the team in practice and told them they were going to have to start with the basics. He held up a ball and said: "This is a football." McGee immediately called out, "Stop, coach, you're going too fast," and that gave everyone a laugh.
      John Maxymuk, Packers By The Numbers

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      • #78
        Originally posted by Harlan Huckleby View Post
        Hey, most people should be thrilled. Last summer, lots of people were calling for Wunderkinds Micah Hyde and Clinton-Dix to start ahead of Burnett.

        Guess Burnett has showed you idiots.

        Actually, I think I was one of the people hoping Burnett would get beat out. He really has been a pleasant surprise. Maybe the competition lit a fire? More likely, he was better than we thought all along, and his shitty partner at safety last year put more pressure on him.
        I think this is the truth.

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        • #79
          I am starting to worry about Datone Jones. Hampered by an injury last year. This year, starting to miss games again. Is it another dreaded high-ankle sprain? Is he turning into another Nick Perry?

          He better come back after the bye, and be healthy, dammit!
          "The Devine era is actually worse than you remember if you go back and look at it."

          KYPack

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          • #80
            He practiced Thursday, but it out for the game. A little progress.
            Bud Adams told me the franchise he admired the most was the Kansas City Chiefs. Then he asked for more hookers and blow.

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            • #81
              Ted doesn't have a great recent track record on first-round picks.

              Bulaga-Sherrod-Perry-Jones.

              I don't know how much their various injuries have played into this.

              Nonetheless, Ted's not exactly lighting it up, though Clinton-Dix, knock on wood, seems like the real dea.
              "The Devine era is actually worse than you remember if you go back and look at it."

              KYPack

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              • #82
                Originally posted by Fritz View Post
                Ted doesn't have a great recent track record on first-round picks.

                Bulaga-Sherrod-Perry-Jones.

                I don't know how much their various injuries have played into this.

                Nonetheless, Ted's not exactly lighting it up, though Clinton-Dix, knock on wood, seems like the real dea.
                Bulaga, Perry and Jones can play but they have had issues staying healthy and you really can't put that on Ted. He's not that clairvoyant.

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                • #83
                  Originally posted by Pugger View Post
                  Bulaga, Perry and Jones can play but they have had issues staying healthy and you really can't put that on Ted. He's not that clairvoyant.

                  That's really where the debate begins. I can't, myself, say for sure that Bulaga would've been the left-tackle-for-the-next-ten-years guy we thought or hoped he'd be when drafted. Is he a little slow-moving because of injury, or is he not what Ted thought, exactly?

                  Same with Perry. He's been healthy, knock on wood, yet he's not a full-time, effective outside linebacker. He's a niche guy, which is not what you hope for with a first round pick. Is that injuries which held him back, or was he never going to be that guy?

                  Same with Sherrod. Would he ever have been that Chad Clifton clone we hoped for? It's hard to say.

                  I used to think it was more a failure of these guys due to injury, but now, having them all be healthy yet not really playing like first rounders, I wonder.
                  "The Devine era is actually worse than you remember if you go back and look at it."

                  KYPack

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                  • #84
                    Sherrod is done, but the others still have hope.

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                    • #85
                      Tom Crabtree released by Saints.
                      Bud Adams told me the franchise he admired the most was the Kansas City Chiefs. Then he asked for more hookers and blow.

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                      • #86
                        If you were Stubby, would you use the no huddle offense in New Orleans to start the game? On the one hand, you have the advantage of catching a so-so NO defense out of position. On the other, you invite mistakes and miscommunication in that loud, crazy venue. Plus, you risk giving Brees more playing time if you go three and out too many times.
                        One time Lombardi was disgusted with the team in practice and told them they were going to have to start with the basics. He held up a ball and said: "This is a football." McGee immediately called out, "Stop, coach, you're going too fast," and that gave everyone a laugh.
                        John Maxymuk, Packers By The Numbers

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                        • #87
                          I think the running game had more success last season when they went to a more normal offense after the Rodgers injury.

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                          • #88
                            Originally posted by smuggler View Post
                            I think the running game had more success last season when they went to a more normal offense after the Rodgers injury.
                            They've run the numbers though and Lacy actually does better this year in shotgun snaps.

                            But in NO I want a varied snap count, if Linsley can do it in no huddle, great. If not, get under center.
                            Bud Adams told me the franchise he admired the most was the Kansas City Chiefs. Then he asked for more hookers and blow.

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                            • #89
                              Agreed. If Linsley's not ready to vary the count in no-huddle, you can't give NO that advantage. Not especially when Bulaga, on artificial surfaces, plays like he's stuck in mud.

                              I read yesterday that Brees goes over the middle on 56% of his passes. Ruh roh, Rastro.

                              The middle of the Packer defense - that great black hole.
                              "The Devine era is actually worse than you remember if you go back and look at it."

                              KYPack

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                              • #90
                                Lol... a Jetsons reference. We're officially fucked.

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