Damn Taysom Hill was wide open on the bomb and then Brees underthrew him. Should have been a TD.
And then Hill gets put in at QB and throws a 50 yard TD to Kamara, and it is called back for holding!!!
This keg of dynamite Hill was on the verge yesterday but apart form the momentum changing fake punt he missed out on a headline day. For crying out loud Brees has a history of "not connecting" with the few white receivers he has played with in the NFL and he clearly underthrew Hill on what was a certain TD. And yes they called back the beautifully thrown Hill TD pass. Two plays away from being the
hero.
Unnoticed it seems by the media but the Saints, who came close to losing yesterday, have not set the world on fire the past several games. Their defense played tough against the Eagles and they hung on but they will need to sharpen their knives against a balanced offense like the Rams. They can't let the Rams do what they did to Dallas which is ram the ball right down their throats. And their offense hasn't found that mid season explosion form where they were blowing out teams. They controlled the ball pretty well after getting behind 14-0 but they need to ramp it up a step to beat the Rams.
I haven't suggested it but many have thought Tom Brady was
finally showing his age. Yesterday he was as sharp as a tack as the Patriots dominated the Chargers. Like Kelce, Edelman was too sharp and too much of a disciplined route runner to get thrown off by a multi tiered DB zone look so he found the seams and tore it apart. When the hapless Chargers DBs later on tried to match up one on one with Julian the results were predictable as Edelman burned them alive.
People like Mike Golic, who is now one of the worst caste offenders on the planet, and the media in general have been barking about the Patriots WR situation thinking Josh Gordon was going to
save them blah blah blah. Hell without Gordon the passing game looked smooth yesterday and they have won every game since Gordon left. Golic suggested the Patriots should jump on Antonio Brown, another so called
black savior. Golic has never given Edelman the respect he deserves. The Patriots already have a savior in Edelman who has helped lead them to two Super Bowl rings. He is a tough cookie and although the Chiefs are favored never discount the Brady to Edelman connection when things get tough.
Next week should be exciting. The marquee game with the Chiefs and Pats will be highly anticipated.
