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Attack Plan Week 2
Posted on 9/18/15 at 1:05 pm
Posted on 9/18/15 at 1:05 pm
CSC interviews an opponents blogger each week. Good question for the enemy perspective...
If you were New Orleans' offensive play-caller Sean Payton, how would you attack Tampa Bay's defense? And on the other side of the ball, if you were Rob Ryan, how would you try to slow down the Bucs' offense while also trying to save your job?
Based on last week's game, you could probably do anything and be successful. Assuming the Bucs have actually improved from that horrendous performance, though, I'd do two things. One, I'd script a lot of quick run-action throws, because the defense couldn't stop jumping those fake runs, giving Marcus Mariota a lot of easy completions last week. That also stops the Bucs from getting any kind of pass rush going, and Drew Brees is experienced enough not to get caught throwing interceptions into trap coverages that way. Second, I'd try to find ways to exploit the Bucs' lack of speed at safety - that probably means getting Brandin Cooks running away from safeties somehow. The Bucs allowed multiple short passes to turn into big gains because they both failed to tackle well, and because their safeties simply got outrun. If the Saints can exploit that, they should put up a lot of points.
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If you were New Orleans' offensive play-caller Sean Payton, how would you attack Tampa Bay's defense? And on the other side of the ball, if you were Rob Ryan, how would you try to slow down the Bucs' offense while also trying to save your job?
Based on last week's game, you could probably do anything and be successful. Assuming the Bucs have actually improved from that horrendous performance, though, I'd do two things. One, I'd script a lot of quick run-action throws, because the defense couldn't stop jumping those fake runs, giving Marcus Mariota a lot of easy completions last week. That also stops the Bucs from getting any kind of pass rush going, and Drew Brees is experienced enough not to get caught throwing interceptions into trap coverages that way. Second, I'd try to find ways to exploit the Bucs' lack of speed at safety - that probably means getting Brandin Cooks running away from safeties somehow. The Bucs allowed multiple short passes to turn into big gains because they both failed to tackle well, and because their safeties simply got outrun. If the Saints can exploit that, they should put up a lot of points.
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Posted on 9/18/15 at 1:13 pm to blueslover
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Posted on 9/18/15 at 1:34 pm to blueslover
if we lose 31-28 to the Bucs... well besides the season being over, I would assume Rob Ryan doesn't make it to Tuesday.
Posted on 9/18/15 at 2:11 pm to blueslover
quote:Good thing we brought Morgan back.
econd, I'd try to find ways to exploit the Bucs' lack of speed at safety - that probably means getting Brandin Cooks running away from safeties somehow.
Posted on 9/18/15 at 2:29 pm to blueslover
Blitz the heck out of Winston. Go with double tight ends and run on 1st and 2nd down. Make them stack the box so Drew can get some isolated coverage on Cook or Colston with the play action. Saints have become predictable with their second down plays. Whatever the Saints do on first down, they will do the opposite on second down and they will almost pass the ball on 3rd down every time. If in the game, the defense start getting abused and cannot stop the Bucs, take some chances on 4th down. Last season, Cleveland did that with the Saints and won. They knew they could exploit a weak defense and not wanting to give us the ball worked. The went for it on fourth down 3 or 4 times in one drive and got it every time. Heck, one time they went for it on their own 28 yrd line. Sometimes you have accept the fact that your defense sucks. If you gamble and get it wrong, they get the ball and score, at least you'll get the ball back quicker as apposed to punting and letting the other team have a long time consuming drive, eating up the clock, and killing the offense ability to score. It sounds crazy but hey, last week the Saints punted with short time left and the Cards scored so fast, it put us back 2 touch downs.
Posted on 9/18/15 at 4:41 pm to SilvaSpear
fantasy related but some solid points
After a dismal opener, the Vegas line makers expect a Week 2 bounce back for the Saints' offense. Facing a Bucs "defense" that Marcus Mariota showered with four TD passes in his first NFL start, New Orleans is a whopping 10-point favorite with a 28.5-point team total. Stack your lineup with Saints. ... One of fantasy's strongest Week 2 running back plays is Mark Ingram, taking on a Tampa team that last week surrendered 123 yards and a touchdown on 27 carries to Bishop Sankey, Terrance West, and Dexter McCluster (4.56 YPC). Whereas Ingram managed nine carries as the Saints played from behind in last week's loss to Arizona, positive game flow should allow Ingram to pile up rushing attempts in this one. His increased usage in the passing game is icing on the cake. ... We'll get more info on the Week 2 availability of C.J. Spiller (knee) following Friday's practice. My early guess is he will not play against the Bucs, and even if he does he'd be hard to trust after missing almost all of training camp. Much more so than Ingram, Spiller's return would pose a big threat to the usage of Khiry Robinson, who rotated with Ingram in last week's loss to Arizona, playing 36% of the snaps and gaining 70 yards on 13 touches. Robinson would be a lower-end flex option if Spiller doesn't dress.
New Orleans' weak pass-catching cast may be problematic for Drew Brees all year, but he should be viewed as a high-floor QB1 in season-long leagues and rock-solid DFS cash-game option versus Tampa Bay. In last week's embarrassing 42-14 loss to the Titans, Lovie Smith's defense generated just two hits on Mariota, whom PFF charted as "under pressure" on only four dropbacks. Even with a suspect supporting cast, Brees ought to be a shoo-in for a multi-TD game. ... Brees' Week 1 target distribution: Ingram 9; Brandin Cooks 8; Brandon Coleman and Marques Colston 7; Robinson 6; Ben Watson 5. ... Cooks had a quiet opener (4-49), but did burn Patrick Peterson for a 30-yard gain and played 99% of the Saints' snaps. Now taking on a Bucs defense that Kendall Wright rinsed (4-101-1) in Week 1, Cooks makes for an enticing DFS stack with Brees. It's notable that through 11 career NFL games, Cooks has averaged nearly 18 PPR points at home versus 9.8 PPR points on the road. The Saints, of course, are at home this week. ... Just as he did this preseason, Coleman played ahead of Colston last week. Coleman logged a 78% snap rate to Colston's 62% and posted a 4-41-1 line to Colston's 3-29 on the same target count. While Coleman is firmly in the WR3 discussion, 32-year-old Colston continues to look out of gas. ... Hill only played 24% of the Saints' Week 1 snaps, seeing zero targets. Watson is in control of Saints tight end duties, starting and handling a 92% snap rate at Arizona. Watson should be in consideration for TE1 streamers against a Bucs defense that permitted a combined 4-61-1 receiving line to Titans tight ends last week and has historically been vulnerable to tight ends in Lovie's Tampa-2 scheme.
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After a dismal opener, the Vegas line makers expect a Week 2 bounce back for the Saints' offense. Facing a Bucs "defense" that Marcus Mariota showered with four TD passes in his first NFL start, New Orleans is a whopping 10-point favorite with a 28.5-point team total. Stack your lineup with Saints. ... One of fantasy's strongest Week 2 running back plays is Mark Ingram, taking on a Tampa team that last week surrendered 123 yards and a touchdown on 27 carries to Bishop Sankey, Terrance West, and Dexter McCluster (4.56 YPC). Whereas Ingram managed nine carries as the Saints played from behind in last week's loss to Arizona, positive game flow should allow Ingram to pile up rushing attempts in this one. His increased usage in the passing game is icing on the cake. ... We'll get more info on the Week 2 availability of C.J. Spiller (knee) following Friday's practice. My early guess is he will not play against the Bucs, and even if he does he'd be hard to trust after missing almost all of training camp. Much more so than Ingram, Spiller's return would pose a big threat to the usage of Khiry Robinson, who rotated with Ingram in last week's loss to Arizona, playing 36% of the snaps and gaining 70 yards on 13 touches. Robinson would be a lower-end flex option if Spiller doesn't dress.
New Orleans' weak pass-catching cast may be problematic for Drew Brees all year, but he should be viewed as a high-floor QB1 in season-long leagues and rock-solid DFS cash-game option versus Tampa Bay. In last week's embarrassing 42-14 loss to the Titans, Lovie Smith's defense generated just two hits on Mariota, whom PFF charted as "under pressure" on only four dropbacks. Even with a suspect supporting cast, Brees ought to be a shoo-in for a multi-TD game. ... Brees' Week 1 target distribution: Ingram 9; Brandin Cooks 8; Brandon Coleman and Marques Colston 7; Robinson 6; Ben Watson 5. ... Cooks had a quiet opener (4-49), but did burn Patrick Peterson for a 30-yard gain and played 99% of the Saints' snaps. Now taking on a Bucs defense that Kendall Wright rinsed (4-101-1) in Week 1, Cooks makes for an enticing DFS stack with Brees. It's notable that through 11 career NFL games, Cooks has averaged nearly 18 PPR points at home versus 9.8 PPR points on the road. The Saints, of course, are at home this week. ... Just as he did this preseason, Coleman played ahead of Colston last week. Coleman logged a 78% snap rate to Colston's 62% and posted a 4-41-1 line to Colston's 3-29 on the same target count. While Coleman is firmly in the WR3 discussion, 32-year-old Colston continues to look out of gas. ... Hill only played 24% of the Saints' Week 1 snaps, seeing zero targets. Watson is in control of Saints tight end duties, starting and handling a 92% snap rate at Arizona. Watson should be in consideration for TE1 streamers against a Bucs defense that permitted a combined 4-61-1 receiving line to Titans tight ends last week and has historically been vulnerable to tight ends in Lovie's Tampa-2 scheme.
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