Khyber53

Ehh, them's the breaks.

We should be better people than this.

Give 'em hell!

I agree that turning points are a big, big deal. Yesterday's win, though, had too many excuses for the Saints (I think it was still a heck of a win) for anyone outside the fanbase to think it was a turning point game. If we beat Houston, everyone will ho-hum it. Now Dallas, who I think is severely over-valued, is a turning point game. If we can bring down the big star, then the rest of the league begins to believe we're something. Me, I think Dallas' o-line is crumbling fast and they cannot play defense. A win in that game, in their house, and we get real momentum and a nice slate of games against teams going under. This is going to be fun.

One game at a time. In this craziest part of the season we still have to get past (and take seriously) Thursday night's game vs. the Texans.

This was what really worries me. Even when his kick offs reached the end zone, it was just by a hair. We apparently don't have the coverage team to risk the run backs. I'd feel a lot better if he was booming them past the end line like Slye did. It's hard to march 75 yards down the field on this defense.

So, are we keeping Zane Gonzalez after yesterday's performance, or is he shown the door like Santos and Slye before him? FG's 2/3 (long of 42) and PAT's 2/3. Will he get a pass because of the short week ahead of us or will Rhule make another move?

In the preseason I suggested that Morgan Fox might be the biggest surprise on this defense. Not a bad outing yesterday, but there's better to come!

Is a graduation gift appropriate then? What? Fountain pens?

13, superstitious... now that's a side-armed attempt at triggering folks.

We'll see the Saints again. Just wanted to make sure they remembered the ass whoopin' they received.

The reputation is good. Living up to it will see him on the field. If he doesn't quite reach the mark, he may find himself with stiff competition to hold down the spot. Our pass coverage across the board has grown by leaps and bounds already over the last two games.

Nah, man. Don't do that.

This defense is night and day different from what we fielded last year. It's not just the additional personnel, but we're playing defense like we did against Detroit last year in the shutout... we're unleashing the defensive line and letting them feast. They aren't making it home every down, but they are breaking through and causing havoc on enough plays to put some fear into the opponents. That fear leads to a lot of opportunities.

Okay, that cracked me up!

Ah forget it, everyone laughs at snow in the Carolinas. Let's just play football.

I can't believe I'm saying this, but here goes: LT is not our big concern right now.

Can't argue with you on either the fame or the shame. Might add Zylstra in there on the fame... the dude must have eaten his Wheaties that morning!

You win that one, man! Even closer than mine! Good job!

Let's not jump to conclusions too soon. I hope he does, but that's a tall ladder to climb.

Can't believe I'm saying this but, "He's going to have to earn a spot."

Gamble 2.0. But while we're at it, how about Jackson showing aggression going after tackles out there? Our timid defense from 2020 grew up!

You'd think...

Looking forward to the game. I hope Tyrod heals up well and soon, he's a good guy who's had some bad luck. It was us he was scheduled to play last year when they had that accidental needle slip that could have killed him and set Herbert into the starting role (we did win that one). I almost feel sorry for the Houston Texans fans, too. Man, that team has just been destroyed by bad coaching, bad management and bad luck. We play who the schedule makers set before us, though, so we'll just have to send condolences after that game.

Zylstra came out and caught a pass just about each time he was on the field. There are plays, I'd guess, that are drawn up just for him. Opposing teams see him as 5th or 6th on the depth chart thinking he's just a scrub and worthy of single coverage by a LB or maybe a safety. Truth is that there's a murderer's row sitting in front of him and he's good, sneaky good. Good on him! Enough games like that and we'll sadly be waving 'bye to him this offseason while he goes and gets the big check somewhere.