Remote Controller
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Sorry to post this here too, but I can't seem to get an answer, and Iv'e posted it 4 or 5 times now. Does anyone have any idea why Pierre Thomas didn't play until the second half?
Pierre Thomas - What happened in the first half?
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Remote Controller
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something is gonna come out. He had to miss a bus or something????curfew???
Coachnorm
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All I can find , so far.
Thomas (knee) ran for 126 yards and scored a pair of touchdowns in Sunday's 27-7 win at Buffalo. Analysis: Thomas received all 14 of his carries in the second half to help New Orleans pull away. Not sure what took the Saints so long to get Thomas involved on Sunday, but he looked like the running back that many fantasy owners expected to see. Lynell Hamilton ran for a touchdown in the first half and Reggie Bush finished with 13 rushes for 64 yards, but most of their work came over the first 30 minutes.
Thomas (knee) ran for 126 yards and scored a pair of touchdowns in Sunday's 27-7 win at Buffalo. Analysis: Thomas received all 14 of his carries in the second half to help New Orleans pull away. Not sure what took the Saints so long to get Thomas involved on Sunday, but he looked like the running back that many fantasy owners expected to see. Lynell Hamilton ran for a touchdown in the first half and Reggie Bush finished with 13 rushes for 64 yards, but most of their work came over the first 30 minutes.
Remote Controller
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It remains a mystery. The starter in NO is clearer though. (In my mind)
The Ram
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Only thing I can guess is that they wanted to be careful with him. There's no doubt he was concerned with his job and likely rushed back a bit. The coaching staff may have tried to keep him on a limited carry regime just to be sure. If he got hurt or rushed back the Saints would be screwed for a few weeks.
I'm going with the guess made by Sarge here. Nothing came out in the post game talk with Bobby.
He should have drank some gatorade for breakfast. I'd have loved seeing his numbers if he could have been a factor in the first half. I like Mike Bell but I now remember why I loved the Cruiser last year. Welcome back PT.
Remote Controller
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Sgt. has the best slant at this. the news out of the Saints camp was funny all week. First they throw out there that Lynell is gonna do alot, then you hear no more about him. Then in the game they run bush a bunch. If you are worried about getting someone hurt....that doesn't make alot of sense. Finally the uncaged the beast, and he made it memorable!!
Arctic Dawgs
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How do you get dehydrated before the game starts :hmmm:
I guess it is different weather than we get up here dunno:
Its hard to understand for sure.
According to PFT he had the flu. So he was dehydrated due to the flu...it explains why they held him off til the 2nd half also.
Remote Controller
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Would nerves come into play here?
Arctic Dawgs
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:dunno: :biglaugh: