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Post#121 » by hermes » Fri Jan 12, 2018 12:18 am

how's everyone feeling about the game? i'm feeling good about it one hour and not great the next

depends on what i'm reading/hearing from other people
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Re: 2017 season game thread 

Post#122 » by Worm Guts » Fri Jan 12, 2018 3:10 am

I’m feeling ok but I’m nervous. I think we should win but they are also perfectly capable of beating us.
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Post#123 » by Duke4life831 » Fri Jan 12, 2018 10:52 pm

hermes wrote:how's everyone feeling about the game? i'm feeling good about it one hour and not great the next

depends on what i'm reading/hearing from other people


Really wouldve preferred to play Carolina again, I thought we slept through the Carolina game and still couldve won it, plus Cam is far more inconsistent than Brees. Right now Im a little nervous because it is Brees. But then I just have to think about our defense with our home field behind it (especially in the playoffs, that place is going to be crazy loud) and my nerves kind of go away. That first drive is going to be big for my mental state haha.
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Re: 2017 season game thread 

Post#124 » by hermes » Sat Jan 13, 2018 12:37 am

i hope case doesn't try to do too much (shouldn't really be a problem since he hasn't all year) with this being his first playoff action. that tends to be a factor

starting fast will be key, if we can get an early saints stop and a big score then the place will be rocking and hopefully its all downhill from there
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Re: 2017 season game thread 

Post#125 » by Sedale Threatt » Sat Jan 13, 2018 7:05 am

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hermes wrote:how's everyone feeling about the game? i'm feeling good about it one hour and not great the next

depends on what i'm reading/hearing from other people


Really wouldve preferred to play Carolina again, I thought we slept through the Carolina game and still couldve won it, plus Cam is far more inconsistent than Brees. Right now Im a little nervous because it is Brees. But then I just have to think about our defense with our home field behind it (especially in the playoffs, that place is going to be crazy loud) and my nerves kind of go away. That first drive is going to be big for my mental state haha.


I felt the exact same way. It's kind of weird given that they were the one that beat us, but I would have easily preferred them over NO, ATL and LA. As it stands, we're going to (hopefully) end up playing the two toughest outs in the Saints and Falcons. Just a tough, tough field this year. Excluding the Eagles without Wentz, you have the 13-win Vikings, four 11-win teams after us and then the defending Super Bowl representative that is peaking at the right time. Brutal.
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Re: 2017 season game thread 

Post#126 » by hermes » Sun Jan 14, 2018 11:16 pm

well great first half, could have a few more points on the board but pitching a shutout so far is really big

need to keep the pressure up on defense and get a few more points on the board
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Re: 2017 season game thread 

Post#127 » by Sedale Threatt » Mon Jan 15, 2018 1:18 am

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Re: 2017 season game thread 

Post#128 » by Worm Guts » Mon Jan 15, 2018 1:21 am

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Post#129 » by hermes » Mon Jan 15, 2018 1:39 am

i can't even anything right now

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Re: 2017 season game thread 

Post#130 » by hermes » Mon Jan 15, 2018 1:53 am

http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=22100627

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Post#131 » by Duke4life831 » Mon Jan 15, 2018 2:45 am

I'm not going to lie, thought it was all over. I got up and was pissed after the fall start to start that final drive. But man I'm glad I didn't walk out. I still can't even describe what happened. Just wow.
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Re: 2017 season game thread 

Post#132 » by Worm Guts » Mon Jan 15, 2018 3:29 am

I was sure it was over. I had actually picked up the remote so I wouldn’t have to watch any of the post game stuff.
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Re: 2017 season game thread 

Post#133 » by Sedale Threatt » Mon Jan 15, 2018 3:37 am

"About time something good (i.e. lucky as sh*t) happened to us" -- Everson Griffin

On a serious note, really can't believe our defense fell apart like that. Granted, we put them in a bad spot with the horrible INT and blocked punt. But 24 points allowed in 17 minutes, including two go-ahead drives, is unacceptable.
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Re: 2017 season game thread 

Post#134 » by hermes » Mon Jan 15, 2018 5:44 am

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Re: 2017 season game thread 

Post#135 » by Worm Guts » Mon Jan 15, 2018 1:32 pm

I've watched that last play like 20 times now. Insane.
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Re: 2017 season game thread 

Post#136 » by Worm Guts » Mon Jan 15, 2018 1:41 pm

I can't help but wonder if Diggs was justified to be confident enough that no one was around him to not just step out of bounds. The most heart breaking scenario would have been him catching the ball and then getting tackled when he could have gotten out of bounds.
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Post#137 » by hermes » Mon Jan 15, 2018 2:50 pm

probably not, its certainly not the smart play

looks like he could have gotten out of bounds around the 30 yard line with about 4 seconds left

but man if it came down to a kick again........
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Post#138 » by Sedale Threatt » Mon Jan 15, 2018 4:42 pm

Worm Guts wrote:I can't help but wonder if Diggs was justified to be confident enough that no one was around him to not just step out of bounds. The most heart breaking scenario would have been him catching the ball and then getting tackled when he could have gotten out of bounds.


I was screaming for him to step out when he caught it too — so were Keenum and Zimmerman, from what they said — but he’s right on the sideline. The only way anybody could have tackled him was to knock him out of bounds. Just a great, incredibly lucky play.
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Post#139 » by Sedale Threatt » Mon Jan 15, 2018 4:43 pm

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