Someone has to say it... (Saints)

The problem was that Williams thought about the tackle right before the attempt at making the tackle. If he just runs into the guy without thinking about it the game is over...rookie mistake. Hope this one play doesn't define his career.

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Originally Posted by studentfan

The problem was that Williams thought about the tackle right before the attempt at making the tackle. If he just runs into the guy without thinking about it the game is over...rookie mistake. Hope this one play doesn't define his career.

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Having to "think" makes great athletes less than average players.

The Saints are who we thought they were.

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Originally Posted by Just1More

I’ve seen that “tackle” 100 times... maybe 1000. It’s the armless, handless collision tackle where the target is supposed to fall from the impact. It does jar a ball loose from the receiver every now and then. This wasn’t time for it.

I feel bad for 43, actually. All of his colleagues in the NFL do it every game. He does it at the worst possible time. I hope he doesn’t take the failure of this tackling flaw personally. If he gets punched in the nuts for it... so should most coaches in collegiate and pro football. He didn’t learn that on his own.

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Silver lining...maybe, just maybe, this will be the beginning of the end of the infatuation with that terrible tackling technique.

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Originally Posted by anhil8tor

The Saints are who we thought they were.

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Short, but exactly to the point. The Saints were a borderline wild card team, that played way over their heads, got some incredible luck, and still played good enough to get a shot at the Super Bowl.

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Originally Posted by cajunhawk

Short, but exactly to the point. The Saints were a borderline wild card team, that played way over their heads, got some incredible luck, and still played good enough to get a shot at the Super Bowl.

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What incredible luck?

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Originally Posted by RcL8

What incredible luck?

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Not having to play Aaron Rodgers, the botched intentional grounding against the Redskins, playing the Panthers in round 1 of the playoffs, and getting two rookie QB's in their first starts. Luck is a very important part to any playoff run.

Sounds like every day football to me. Just like horrific tackling. But wtf do I know?

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Originally Posted by anhil8tor

The Saints are who we thought they were.

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I can't attribute one players brain freeze to the whole team.

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Originally Posted by RcL8

Sounds like every day football to me. Just like horrific tackling. But wtf do I know?

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You said it...

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Originally Posted by cajunhawk

Not having to play Aaron Rodgers, the botched intentional grounding against the Redskins, playing the Panthers in round 1 of the playoffs, and getting two rookie QB's in their first starts. Luck is a very important part to any playoff run.

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Sounds like the nature of sports in general. Calling it luck is just a cheap dig.

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Originally Posted by Turbine

I can't attribute one players brain freeze to the whole team.

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It takes more than one play to make a game.. win or lose. There were alot of things that contributed to the Saints losing that game. Not just one missed tackle at the end of the game.