re: Lost in the TLL fumble talk

Perfect play call, wrong personnel grouping. Handing the ball to T.Hill or Kamara instead of TLL would have resulted in a TD or at minimum a 1st down/4th&inches. T.Hill probably would have steamrolled that CB and absorbed the hit by the LBer while holding onto the ball. Now, its still a penalty on MT for holding and the ball is probably on the 12 yd line for 3rd and 11, but not a turnover.

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Wasn’t it 4th down already? And luke destroyed brees on a sneak earlier that got called back for a false start.

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It was 3rd down not 4th. And yes, Brees got stuffed on a traditional QB sneak earlier, but that wasn't a play on its own that would basically seal the win. This was on top of the fact the one earlier was rushed and tried to catch them off guard.

he caught a punt last night with his hands and nearly fricking fumbled it. You could see his angst after he caught it. Lucky.

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The play worked, the defense was beat

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You're wasting your time. Everybody thinks the play works exactly the same way if you put it in the hands of one of the players the defense expects to get it. No way they got the opening to the end zone because of any misdirection. Clearly Payton was getting cute . If only he was a good a coach as the folks here.

Maybe the Saints can pick up the LSU OC and the play calling can be just a bit more calming for you

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Final score should have been 19-9.

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Actually it should have been 20-7. Brees is definitely kicking himself for throwing that ball on the 2 point conversion.

I must second the downvote for use of the word narrative.

There were a few weak holding calls last night. And apparently a wide receiver stiff-arming a cornerback is now unnecessary roughness.

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If that drives ends in points the narrative would be about how the Saints offense went on an amazing drive indicative of a championship team.

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It WAS an amazing drive indicative of a championship team. Panthers made a good play in a tight window. Our defense makes us a complete team, however, and we got the win.

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’m ready to let TLL go. He’s a liability and doesn’t bring enough to the table to keep around. I’ve been harping that we should have let TLL go and brought Boston Scott up for kick/punt returns.

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Problem with that-

Tommylee is a WR, the only one we currently have with speed. Thomas is getting doubled every play, Smith seems to have hit the wall, and Arnold has the hands of an OL. We really could use Tommylee the next few games.

Boston is a RB, a position he'd not see the field behind Ingram and Kamara. And he's more of a kick returner than a punt returner, again a position filled by Kamara right now.

I liked the call, hated that he fumbled it. If he doesn't fumble, I almost guarantee we'd see him on the jet sweep again, with Taysom at QB and Kamara at RB.
If they ran that and Hill can read what the defense is keying, it's either Hill vs a spread defense or Tommylee in a footrace with a LB to the edge; either way that's a win.