Khyber53

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.

Well, that's... unexpected. Cool!

He did better than expected. The whole line did, including the back ups when they were called upon. It wasn't dominant by any measure, but it was decent throughout. That'll do for now.

We need to work on the run blocking, but if you can only train the line up on one thing at a time, pass blocking was the right choice. With time, they will gain confidence and then they'll begin asserting their will on the other team in the run game.

Endurance is both physical and mental. It's a young team, good coaching can improve it.

I sure was closer than I thought I'd be.

Draft that guy!

Cold pizza for me while I fight pneumonia and my wife and kids are off at the dog show in Winston.

In the easy chair in front of the TV nursing a case of pneumonia.

The Saints beat a Green Bay dumpster fire team last week. They may be nowhere near as good as advertised. Let's get Jameis' TD/INT ratio set back to neutral and win this thing!

We're still crying over Butkey, now Gano and Slye as well? The only Panthers kicker to ever deserve our tears when he left was Jon Kasay. Good luck to Zane Gonzalez or to whoever will replace him. The job's basically yours until you miss a PAT. May you have 10 years here.