Kaiser
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There were two big things about this game - missing Michael Gallup and the Saints DL playing very well.
With Gallup out, the Saints focused on Amari Cooper (with Lattimore playing his best game in a long time, plus Cooper isn’t 100%) and the Dak-Cobb combo didn’t really connect to make them pay for it. Kellen Moore is a chess player and Gallup is one of the key chess pieces he needs.
The Saints DL outplayed the Dallas OL, which rarely happens. They stopped the run and gave Dak very little time in the pocket, so he never got to his third read like earlier games. Remember that NO had 7 sacks in their 3 point loss to Dallas last year, they definitely have the physical talent on defense.
We still win the game if the little breaks don’t all go against us. Witten’s fumble, Zeke’s fumble, etc. Dlaw actually tipped a pass that still fluttered straight into a receiver’s hands on a TE screen. We win if the little breaks had evened out, but thems the breaks. Those little things do even out over time.
And yes, Sean Payton is a great coach. But that doesn’t make Garrett a bad one. If the wiz kid in your son’s math class gets an A+ it doesn’t mean your son fails. He can still get an A or a B without being nearly as good as the kid who got a 100 on the test. I think the most likely scenario for the HC change is Kris Richard taking over with Garrett moving to the Front Office. But I would love to see Sean Payton as HC, Garrett in the front office and Kris Richard as the DC version of Will McClay who gets moneywhipped to stay in his current job.
The officiating was bad across the board but didn’t cost us the game, bad calls went against both teams. Its not really a factor, but its really annoying to see a game like this. Its like turning on a cop show and seeing an hour of a traffic cop writing people up for going 57 in a 55 mph zone.
Quinn was the unquestioned bright spot of this game, he was dominant. He was the player Dallas thought Randy Gregory might be. Sooooooooo, what happens if Gregory is reinstated? Dallas seems to think he will.
People are saying there is a problem with DLaw and there isn’t. If Crawford plays RDE instead of Quinn, DLaw would have had a multi-sack game, he was a half second behind Quinn getting to QB several times.
There is nothing wrong with Jaylon Smith or Maliek Collins either, both guys look like they are 100% now. There is something wrong with LVE though, I know he is playing through an injury but he only had 11 tackles. Definitely something wrong with him. (sarcasm)
Witten’s fumble was one of the things that cost us the game, but he actually looks quicker than he did in 2017.
Dorance Armstrong didn’t do much in the stat sheet but he got good pressure. He looks like the rotational DE version of Anthony Hitchens. A good 4th round pick that contributes, then leaves for a FA contract where we get a compensation pick in return.
I definitely would have tried the 70 yard FG.
With Gallup out, the Saints focused on Amari Cooper (with Lattimore playing his best game in a long time, plus Cooper isn’t 100%) and the Dak-Cobb combo didn’t really connect to make them pay for it. Kellen Moore is a chess player and Gallup is one of the key chess pieces he needs.
The Saints DL outplayed the Dallas OL, which rarely happens. They stopped the run and gave Dak very little time in the pocket, so he never got to his third read like earlier games. Remember that NO had 7 sacks in their 3 point loss to Dallas last year, they definitely have the physical talent on defense.
We still win the game if the little breaks don’t all go against us. Witten’s fumble, Zeke’s fumble, etc. Dlaw actually tipped a pass that still fluttered straight into a receiver’s hands on a TE screen. We win if the little breaks had evened out, but thems the breaks. Those little things do even out over time.
And yes, Sean Payton is a great coach. But that doesn’t make Garrett a bad one. If the wiz kid in your son’s math class gets an A+ it doesn’t mean your son fails. He can still get an A or a B without being nearly as good as the kid who got a 100 on the test. I think the most likely scenario for the HC change is Kris Richard taking over with Garrett moving to the Front Office. But I would love to see Sean Payton as HC, Garrett in the front office and Kris Richard as the DC version of Will McClay who gets moneywhipped to stay in his current job.
The officiating was bad across the board but didn’t cost us the game, bad calls went against both teams. Its not really a factor, but its really annoying to see a game like this. Its like turning on a cop show and seeing an hour of a traffic cop writing people up for going 57 in a 55 mph zone.
Quinn was the unquestioned bright spot of this game, he was dominant. He was the player Dallas thought Randy Gregory might be. Sooooooooo, what happens if Gregory is reinstated? Dallas seems to think he will.
People are saying there is a problem with DLaw and there isn’t. If Crawford plays RDE instead of Quinn, DLaw would have had a multi-sack game, he was a half second behind Quinn getting to QB several times.
There is nothing wrong with Jaylon Smith or Maliek Collins either, both guys look like they are 100% now. There is something wrong with LVE though, I know he is playing through an injury but he only had 11 tackles. Definitely something wrong with him. (sarcasm)
Witten’s fumble was one of the things that cost us the game, but he actually looks quicker than he did in 2017.
Dorance Armstrong didn’t do much in the stat sheet but he got good pressure. He looks like the rotational DE version of Anthony Hitchens. A good 4th round pick that contributes, then leaves for a FA contract where we get a compensation pick in return.
I definitely would have tried the 70 yard FG.