reactions to the Saints game

liked kupp’s catch and run.

defense looked solid.

offense continues to knock rust off.

second half goff was encouraging.

Rams defense dominated. Rams offense is showing life.

Saints Super Bowl window likely closed.

I thought the Kupp run was one of the best run after catches I’ve ever seen.

I hope Donald is okay. He was a huge presence today.

I worry about the offensive line. We were very lucky last year.

I wish the bad call on the fumble had not happened because that is all we will hear about.

I did think the refs would give every call to the Saints today to make up for the championship game.

Instead they gave the Saints a big middle finger. Sucks to be them. 🙂

Impressive play by Cooks on the short TD catch. He made a tough contested catch. Not his forte last year.

To state the obvious, I thought the first half offense was A-biz-mal. Abysmal.

Would not surprise me if the season had a lot of games like this one. Sputtering offense, but defense keeps them in the game, and they pull it out with smart, tough, gritty play in the end. But there will also be times the offense blows it early, I would think. Seemed to me a couple of those early Goff throws could have easily been INTs.

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zn wrote:

wv wrote:

Would not surprise me if the season had a lot of games like this one. Sputtering offense, but defense keeps them in the game

I assume (maybe wrongly) you think that because of the young OL?

I actually think Goff is prepared to return to his “regular 100 qb ratings” days from before the bye last year. I just think they had a game and a half of rust and are now hitting stride.

What do others think? What’s the “informal poll” on that?

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Oline mainly, plus less Gurley. Plus better competition in the Division, looks like.

Saffold was a big loss. Whitworth will wear down.

But who knows.

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InvaderRam wrote:

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What do others think? What’s the “informal poll” on that?

well like i’ve maintained. i think goff regresses statistically.

too many things were going his way before and now he’s got oline issues. sully isn’t there to help him. the oline overall is not as good as it was in previous years. plus defenses have hours of tape on him and two offseasons to look for weaknesses, which he will have to counteract.

this isn’t the biggest deal. almost all qbs go through this.

the important thing is that mcvay and co not panic, but i really doubt that they do panic.

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Let us all hope Aaron Donald’s back problem is not a real back problem. Ya know.

I dont wanna see him giving 110 percent of 70 percent. Or somethin.

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I would just like to see Mcvay give Goff some quicker throws when he gets pressured. To Goffs credit he waits and waits but his pocket awareness isnt always great.

The line can’t hold forever some days.

Goff would benefit from quicker routes. These receivers and backs have demonstrated that they can turn short passes into large gains. Use their talent. I’m not saying to take the long passes out at all. But if Goff is getting pressure, adjust accordingly. He’s better when he isn’t getting hit. And his mobility is limited.