re: Guys, we're still missing Davenport

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Hendrickson and Okafor have been playing well but Davenport is a freak who can really get after the QB. With the emergence of an interior pass rush I really look for this defense to hit it's stride closing out the year with Davenport back in rotation.

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Which makes me wonder if they're going to go to a five-man defensive front with 2 over and 4 defensive backs at the 3rd level.

Normally you wouldn't want to do this because you can get gashed in the run game without having enough linebackers at the second level but with the Saints getting up so fast over their opponents early in the game, it's forcing teams to pass on almost all their downs to try to keep up. It's part of the reason why the Saints defense ranks number 1 against the rush.

With a 5-man front it creates more time with one-on-one matchups against the OL and prevents double teams. Could you imagine, Onyemata, Rankins, Jordan, Okafor and Davenport all with one-on-one matchup with Hendrickson and Davison in relief!? Then on 3rd and long you can also bring Anzalone on a blitz. It's basically an inst-a-sack.