Agreed.. that was a pleasure to watch that game.. some say it was boring until the last couple minutes.. I strongly disagree.. to me, the was one of the best games I watched this season, hands down.

And you could see that it was drawing a direct effect on the Saints offense.. they were looking to get hit. One of the few times we seen that all season.

The defenses will adjust.. but with the rule book and fines directly opposing them.. how much is the question.

IMO.. this is the beginning of a less physical league, but IMO, backassward in thinking.

If they allow more hand checking and contact from the defenders in the passing game, it will prevent players from reaching full speed, thus reducing the impact of hits and thus making the game safer.

But instead, because the NFL wants an offensively oriented game, they actually expose players on both sides of the ball to hits with greater impacts.

Originally Posted by: Pack93z 

To give myself an initial headstart on the pass rush, in other words a extra step. Because anytime you go upside a man's head, or woman, they may have a tendency to blink they eyes or close they eyes. And that's all I needed.

David 'Deacon' Jones wrote:

Well, it pains me to admit that I was wrong, but I thought that we'd be the 2nd team in 3 years to win a SB with this formula:
1) superior offensive firepower,
2) D that depends almost entirely on takeaways to win

It didn't happen. The '09 Saints were a fluke, and not a new rule. So it's back to the old cliche "defense wins championships."

Dammit.

Oh well though. We were #2 in '10. We can be elite again in '12 with a few tweaks.

Originally Posted by: zombieslayer 

Well last time I checked the Pats have a very high power offense and they have a worse defense than us.

Originally Posted by: dhazer 

And we have to do something about the drops. I seriously don't care if Finley is gone in the offseason. Drops kill drives.

Originally Posted by: zombieslayer 

Finley was the guy who dropped the ball the most. And if I remember correctly, he dropped the most first downs.

I didn't say he was responsible for all 7 drops. I'm talking about this entire season.

But why are you arguing over something we agree on? That's what I've been saying. I'm indifferent if he's back or not.

Originally Posted by: zombieslayer