re: WaPo: How the Saints salvaged their secondary and became a legitimate NFC threat

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i kept trying to tell people who were melting over not getting a pass rusher

coverage creates sacks

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Yup. It works both ways. We were clearly lacking more talent in the secondary than up front.

Having a talent like Galette can go a long way, but guys like that (from a pass rush perspective) are hard to find. He was consistently held nearly every down but it was never called because he'd just bend and keep fighting through instead of flopping like most people do.

Now that the QBs don't have those quick throws open nearly every play we are getting more pressure/sacks. Having a legit shutdown corner like Lattimore transformed the whole defense.

You have to also consider the emergence of Crawley in the spot of PJ/Harris. With Lattimore earning the respect of a shutdown corner, more action is going to go the other way. Thankfully, Crawley has been able to play solidly in a role that PJ and more so Harris were getting killed. Hopefully, Crawley's good play will continue because I have a feeling Lattimore will see fewer and fewer throws his way.

I find myself a bit moist in my privates after reading that.