Saints still missing that finishing touch
December 29
New Orleans Times-Picayune
"What a fitting finish to the 2008 season, with the Saints failing to finish another football game.
You knew it was going to end this way.
Admit it.
From the moment Lance Moore grabbed that last touchdown pass and you looked at the clock and saw 3:11 left, you knew the Saints would somehow snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
It was inevitable.
A last-minute Carolina drive and game-winning field goal was as certain as death, taxes and New Orleans humidity.
"Gilligan's Island" has less predictable endings.
"We just couldn't finish," fullback Mike Karney said. "It's kind of been the story for us all season. Somehow, we've got to learn how to finish."
Get used to the "F" word. You're going to hear it a lot this offseason. It'll be the buzzword for 2009. The T-shirts are probably already being silk-screened for Millsaps as we speak.
The Saints have been in nine fourth-quarter dogfights this season. Nine times they've gone into the final minutes either needing a touchdown to win or needing a defensive stop to prevent a loss. And six times they've faltered."
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