Hate to burst that bubble - BUT

[RamDez]

Our defence did exactly the same as it did in the Browns game and as it has done all year. Collapse in the second half.

The only difference in this game is we score a load of points.

I love that our O scored a bunch and I love how our TEAM played in the first half but man, all the signs are still pointing down the way.

We better put up a bunch next week or we will revert to 07 form.

[TekeRam]

Oh can't you be happy for 24 hours? I think we'd have done better if we hadn't gone into prevent defense to start the 4th quarter. I think Haslett learned that... maybe... hopefully. Please?

[RAM-BO]

And our special teams did give up some big returns.

[txramsfan]

The Saints were'nt exactly healthy either but you know, a wins a win. With SF looking not so great, could be two in a row.

[Fat Pang]

Apparently Haslett laid off the blitz in the 4th due to changes in the saints pass protect scheme. Don't know why the hell defensive coaches do that when we all know it leads to garbage time explosions.

Wins a win, I'l take it for what it is.

[Rambos]

I agree with Pang, we stopped the blitzing and laid back. They played great for the most part.

[moloch41]

Oh can't you be happy for 24 hours? I think we'd have done better if we hadn't gone into prevent defense to start the 4th quarter. I think Haslett learned that... maybe... hopefully. Please?

Well, even though they racked up 156 yds and 22 pts in the 4th quarter, he didn't seem to learn it yesterday. We're a couple of bad bounces away on onside kicks from being 0-9. I think if we would have blown that game yesterday, Haslett should have been fired directly after the game. How could you risk the game your team has been struggling to win for 8 weeks by getting so damn soft like that? It really was inexcusable. The only reason it's not that big of a deal is because those onside kicks luckily bounced our way. I will bet that if New Orleans does recover that last one, he still sits back soft and lets them tie it up.

[moloch41]

Apparently Haslett laid off the blitz in the 4th due to changes in the saints pass protect scheme. Don't know why the hell defensive coaches do that when we all know it leads to garbage time explosions.

Wins a win, I'l take it for what it is.

So what you're saying is that if any team wants to throw up 80 pts on us, all they have to do is throw the same pass protection out there for four quarters that the Saints did yesterday and we'll be unable to adjust to it?

[Rambos]

We had two holding calls on big runs by SJ that would and should have iced the game, long before we laid back and worked the clock. That was not a close game IMO.

[TekeRam]

Well, even though they racked up 156 yds and 22 pts in the 4th quarter, he didn't seem to learn it yesterday. We're a couple of bad bounces away on onside kicks from being 0-9. I think if we would have blown that game yesterday, Haslett should have been fired directly after the game. How could you risk the game your team has been struggling to win for 8 weeks by getting so damn soft like that? It really was inexcusable. The only reason it's not that big of a deal is because those onside kicks luckily bounced our way. I will bet that if New Orleans does recover that last one, he still sits back soft and lets them tie it up.

I was meaning after that bad 4th quarter... of course, no defensive coach learns that, but I can hope. If Haslett should have been fired every defensive coach who has played a prevent defense should be, and that'll leave a whole lot of positions open and not a whole lot of experience left. It's simply a secret mandate from the league that in order to drum up excitement and offensive stats, defenses can't play defense in the 4th quarter.

[Fat Pang]

So what you're saying is that if any team wants to throw up 80 pts on us, all they have to do is throw the same pass protection out there for four quarters that the Saints did yesterday and we'll be unable to adjust to it?

No.

What was observed, was that with a lead of 34-7 and changes to the pass protect scheme, Haslett laid off the blitz and went into prevent mode.

That could be the biggest reach yet.

[r8rh8rmike]

I agree with Pang, we stopped the blitzing and laid back. They played great for the most part.

They did play great for the most part, which helped to get the win. That's the bottom line. For three quarters they showed that they can thwart a team with an explosive offense. It was obviously a mistake to go into a shell in the fourth quarter, but that by no means diminishes what our guys were able to accomplish on the field when turned loose and allowed to attack. The meltdown in the fourth falls squarely on Haslett.

[BigDaddyPace]

Apparently Haslett laid off the blitz in the 4th due to changes in the saints pass protect scheme. Don't know why the hell defensive coaches do that when we all know it leads to garbage time explosions.

Wins a win, I'l take it for what it is.

I agree totally. Why coaches take the foot off the brake early in the 4th quarter is beyond me.

[MoonJoe]

So what you're saying is it's like a bubble in the bathtub, amusing yet stinky!

[bruce4life]

ill take the W anyway we can take it baby