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re: Saints Defense Thread.
Posted on 9/25/11 at 3:35 pm to Champagne
Posted on 9/25/11 at 3:35 pm to Champagne
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They kept the Texans out of the End Zone enough to allow Drew Brees to win the game, and that's their mission.
They got routed and held in the endzone. Commendable, but our D needs to not look like swiss cheese for 90% of a drive. The offense won't always be able to score 30 points in one half to get the win (granted, it may have only been 23 points if Greer didn't intercept). The D isn't looking so hot. Schaub had all day in the pocket way too many times.
I'm not pulling a chicken little here, but I am concerned with the D. Sure, they looked fantastic against the Bears... but that's the worst O-line in the NFL right now.
This post was edited on 9/25/11 at 3:36 pm
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Posted on 9/25/11 at 4:38 pm to Hulkklogan
I think that we have to realize this Truth:
The New Orleans Saints Defense is not designed to be a "Stone Cold Dead Stop Defense." There is not enough talent on the Saints D to accomplish that.
The Saints D has one mission: slow down the opponent just enough to allow Drew Brees to win the game. The talent is not there to expect anything more out of the Saints D.
If you say that the Saints need more talent on the D side of the ball, then, yes, I agree with you.
The New Orleans Saints Defense is not designed to be a "Stone Cold Dead Stop Defense." There is not enough talent on the Saints D to accomplish that.
The Saints D has one mission: slow down the opponent just enough to allow Drew Brees to win the game. The talent is not there to expect anything more out of the Saints D.
If you say that the Saints need more talent on the D side of the ball, then, yes, I agree with you.
Posted on 9/25/11 at 5:49 pm to Champagne
I don't expect them to not let the opponent drive down the field EVER.. Gregg Williams' D is all about blitzes and that leaves a lot of open receivers, but the D got torched in the 1st half. Whatever adjustments were made at halftime seemed to help shore up the D and they made stops when necessary and got 2 turnovers. But at first it was looking grim.
Posted on 9/25/11 at 8:12 pm to Hulkklogan
dint read the thread but my 2 cents-
My biggest footnote is that in my estimation we played 2 of the top 3 offenses (along with ours) in the NFL in 3 weeks. We were one big play or turnover from upsetting GB. We did it here pulling away strong at the finish.
Dunbar wasn't bad but gotta think they missed the smarts Vilma brings in checking to other plays.
If Porter doesn't get back soon PRob may keep him in the nickel spot. Not perfect but he's coming along steadily.
Say whatcha will but the stiffening in the red zone was one of the key differences in the game- maybe THE story of the game.
Heard some commentary today that might be true too...
The condensed preseason situation many thought would give the defenses the edge. In reality the opposite might have happened (as evidenced by the high scoring league wide). On the offense the O-Line really has to work and gel as a unit. The skill positions are more individual (+ only Ingram as a new face there). On the defense, the LBs and DBs really have to work together as a unit (DL yes but not so much). That does take time & reps. We have pretty much a rotating OLB system going. PRob is fully starting for the first time. Jenkins is in his first full fledged all out year as the FS.
I'm giving them more time to gel. Let's see what they do against 2 rookie QBs in the next to games. I'm expecting a lot more like the CHI game performance vs. dueling a upper echelon offense.
My biggest footnote is that in my estimation we played 2 of the top 3 offenses (along with ours) in the NFL in 3 weeks. We were one big play or turnover from upsetting GB. We did it here pulling away strong at the finish.
Dunbar wasn't bad but gotta think they missed the smarts Vilma brings in checking to other plays.
If Porter doesn't get back soon PRob may keep him in the nickel spot. Not perfect but he's coming along steadily.
Say whatcha will but the stiffening in the red zone was one of the key differences in the game- maybe THE story of the game.
Heard some commentary today that might be true too...
The condensed preseason situation many thought would give the defenses the edge. In reality the opposite might have happened (as evidenced by the high scoring league wide). On the offense the O-Line really has to work and gel as a unit. The skill positions are more individual (+ only Ingram as a new face there). On the defense, the LBs and DBs really have to work together as a unit (DL yes but not so much). That does take time & reps. We have pretty much a rotating OLB system going. PRob is fully starting for the first time. Jenkins is in his first full fledged all out year as the FS.
I'm giving them more time to gel. Let's see what they do against 2 rookie QBs in the next to games. I'm expecting a lot more like the CHI game performance vs. dueling a upper echelon offense.
Posted on 9/25/11 at 8:19 pm to Hulkklogan
I don't like how we drop into zone and rush 3 against the stronger offenses. We started to get more aggressive towards the end of the game, and it paid off. We gave him too much time for most of the game.
This post was edited on 9/25/11 at 8:21 pm
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