re: PFF Stats for Game #4

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Another PFF stat: Vaccaro has nine of the Saints’ 44 missed tackles through four games, last season they only missed 77 in 16 games.

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that's terrible...Saints are tied in last with a -6 turnover differential...two big reasons for the losses right there

Drew is our best player, period and he is playing well enough to win, if the rest of the team would show up. But he can't carry that offense with this pathetic O-line and receivers that can't get open, and when they do drop or fumble. The constant package subs and play calling are garbage too.

We have so many problems it is mind boggling, but Drew isn't one of them. The biggest problem is losing in the trenches, on both sides of the ball. Unfortunately, the odds of improving either line mid season are slim to none.

I'll admit though.

Brees does throw behind receivers going deep from time to time.
Also, there are no lasers this year.

But it's not like those are necessary.

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-Humber is probably the least talked about disappointment. shite, I didn't think it was possible to get worse than Hawthorne, but Humber is trying his damndest.

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something needs to be done at LB for next year. I think this is the weakest link on the defense. People mainly fault the D-line or pick on Corey White or PRob (not saying they shouldn't at times) but its like the LBs just get a pass for the most part. I really don't get that.

they've had little to no impact in pass coverage the last several years.

Vilma was the last guy who was decent at it (that is all I'm hoping for) by the way. And Vilma was really only good at it in 2008 and 2009.


I guess its pretty hard to find a LB like that these days that can excel at both run defense and pass defense in the draft, at least for the Saints it is.

Mark Fields was the last LB that the Saints drafted who you could really say made an impact. That was in frickING 1995!!!!!!!!!!!

WHAT THE frick!!!!!!

Very good point. Do you think the front office would consider bringing back Dennis Allen since he just got fired yesterday? I remember with him our DBs made some pretty nice plays that lead to a lot of turnovers, although they would get burned quite often. But turnovers are what this team needs badly. Our -6 turnover margin is why we are losing obviously.

Also, I was surprised Lelito wasn't starting since it's obvious Goodwin is still injured, but then I saw something on ESPN about Lelito having back problems. I guess that's why he didn't start? But Lelito looks like he could be the C of our future. Also, Bryce Harris could definitely have the potential to replace Strief in the future. All we really need to worry about at this point is addressing the guards. Evans probably will stay until he retires, and Grubbs is most likely gone next year (we will prob address this in the draft I would assume.)

We also REALLY need a good coverage and run stop LB. I was surprised we never went for someone like C.J. Mosley in the draft. Not sure how this years prospects are for LBs but having someone like Luke Kuechly would be awesome for our defense.

Bernardrick McKinney from Miss. St. looks like he could be the next Patrick Willis IMO

I don't know what most of this means but I know that's a lot of arse red on our defense

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You can't be serious?
If CSP just ran and not throw a pass in the 1st half?
Good grief.

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I'm very serious. No, he shouldn't run the ball every down. But he should run it well above 50% for the first half. Make them respect the run. Make them tired. Our running backs are the only part of this team that arent a consistent disappointment. In fact they are playing pretty damn well. Then, in the second half, unleash Brees. The early three and outs and quick stalls and empty backfileds are killing this team on both sides of the ball.

I say run 60-40. I like what the Cowboys turned into, pound the run and let Romo make easy passes once the defense starts committing to that