No X’s and O’s here, that’s not my thing and I’ll leave that for others. Rather, some general impressions.
So, here goes...
Our D has been overrated and the Saints really exposed them. BIG TIME.
Can’t give a quality team like the Saints a 35-14 lead in their house and still hope to win. Duh!
Still trying to wrap my mind around allowing 45 points to ANY NFL team. C’mon.
Aikman was right when he said that the Saints were able to do pretty much whatever they wanted against the Ram D. Hate to even type those words, but...
Our O was magnificent but our D placed them in the impossible position of having to score a TD on every possession.
We definitely got screwed on that Hekker run placement, but that wasn’t the reason we lost this game.
Gonna get a little philosophical here. Earlier in the year I read where some suggested that merely adding studs to the D might not necessarily result in cohesion. I scoffed at the time, but now I see their point. Suh and Peters are disappointing examples of players not even close to reaching expectations, much less exceeding them. Talib has been out hurt, so I’m not including him in this discussion.
Wade has got his work cut out, that’s for sure. His D quickly fell behind to the Packers 10-0 and was buried by the Saints early on. WTF? Another thing. What’s with the soft zone against Brees when not getting pressure? Like Aikman said, that seems suicidal.
Can y’all imagine what the Chiefs are gonna do unless this D gets “fixed”? Hang 60 on us? Geez...
There were some bright spots for the Rams. Not the least of which was coming back from a 21 point deficit. That was impressive.
And no Ram injuries that I’m aware of.
Fowler made a nice Ram debut. It’s early, but that looks like a good signing.
Nice to see Everett making plays. Sign of the future?
Ram O put up 35 freaking points, and that’s while missing a FG and feeling forced to attempt a failed fake punt. All in approx 25 minutes of possession.
Don’t have to look far to find the reason for this loss. Hint: It wasn’t the O or the ST. Lol.
Anybody else just champing at the bit to wipe that smug smile off of Sean Payton’s face? Like in a beat down kinda way come playoff time?
Hope Wade takes this humiliation of his D seriously and makes adjustments accordingly. ‘Cause, trust me, every opponent remaining on our schedule will be studying this Saints game tape.
Marcus Peters is an enigma to me. How does a healthy former All Pro CB turn into the weakest link in half a season? The player that Payton/Brees specifically chose to attack? Blows my mind, honestly.
Sigh.....
Well, no time now to wallow in pity. We lost to a helluva team in their house after tying them in the 4th quarter. Now it’s time to focus on the always dangerous (and sometimes late hitting) Seahawks.
