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From Vic Carucci's weekly NFL Power Poll:

6. New Orleans (9-5; 4): Did the Redskins come up with the defensive blueprint to stop Drew Brees?

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when will you guys stop listening to what the media has to say about everyone... they are the biggest bandwagoners out there... 2 weeks ago the cowboys where the superbowl champs right now its the chargers... next week? who knows... all i know is that we are in the playoffs and as of right now, we have just a good a shot as anyone else.....

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Yup you know what that is... Play us at home! We gotta defend the home turf better this late in the season. What concerns me is that after looking at our 2nd half record at home (1-3) I'd rather lose out and go on the road for the playoffs (just kidding!!!). We should beat the Giants on the road (Payback for last year) but that Carolina game worries me in that they are gonna come in here and be ready to beat us and I think that we might be looking forward a little and going into the playoffs with a loss is just poor for a team that wants to be a contender...

... ah!!! the dreaded "blueprint to beat X"...
... wonder how teams are going to implement the "Devery drop" defensive formation.

Here's what happened: The Redskins dominated the line, and Brees was pressured all night. It helped the Redskins that Shawn Springs and Sean Taylor uncharacteristically both showed up to play. That's a "blueprint" to beat anyone.
Yet, even that the Saints Saints line got handled all day, they had a chance to win it in the end.

One of the biggest game-planning challenges in the NFL is playing against a team that has great individual players, but stink as a team. There's not much film of them playing good team offense or defense, and every week you end up seeing a highlight of this player and that player... but occasionally, the stars align and they all show up to play at the same time, and win a game they should lose. If you look at the Redskins player by player, you can see the talent. Danny Snyder has spent a lot of money on his collection of high-priced free agents, and have a couple of 1st rounders who are good.

It so happens the stars aligned for them last Sunday, and I guarantee you, if the Saints could play the Skins again, they'd destroy them.

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If only Washington had given Atlanta and Dallas that blueprint! Curses!

what i'm really worried about is i'm outta beer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
aaaaarrrrrrrrgggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gay

I loved the shots of the Saints fans, sleeping in the stands during the game. Many fans quoted as saying it was, "the most boring game of the season."

Ball control is a must in our game plan. In the games we have won this year, it seems as thought we keep their defense on the field for 8-10 minutes, and wear them out for the rest of the game. Long, drawn out, run, pass, drives, that eat as much clock as possible. Of course, it also helps when your receivers catch the ball. :lolup:

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Didn't Carolina beat us too??? I hope they don't start handing out blueprints either.

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But anyone who saw the two games know that there is a BIG difference in the way that we were beat by Carolina and the way Washington beat us. The Redskins were the first team in the entire year to hold us to that many yards on offense and not allow Brees to throw even one TD pass.

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My point is that everyone knows what needs to happen to beat a team. It's an entirely different issue to actually do it. Like all of this talk to that Saints provided the blueprint to stop Romo. Oh really, then why couldn't the Falcons do it? Or that Tennessee provided the blueprint for beating the Colts. Then why couldn't Cincy, a MUCH better team, do it? It's not as simple as that.

It's a matter of having the personnel and the coaching savvy. That's why teams often "have another team's number". Maybe Washington knows how to beat us but that doesn't mean a San Diego would do the same, regardless of the records.

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The NFC thought they had the blueprint to beat the Colts, hell, just run the ball on them, didn't work for the Bengals last night.
With Sean Payton you never know which plan he'll use for any given game...
Payton surprises me every week the way he mixes it up.

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I'm going to say this, if we go into New York, and win this weekend, my doubts will be gone for the rest of this season. Going into Dallas and winning was hard, and the Giants are going to be just as hard. True test of character, and over all team unity. Let's see what happens.

When you lose games, you make adjustments. So "blue prints" are useless after that. Unless you are the Oakland Raiders, and your new head coach DOESN'T change anything, when he play's against the former head coach. Heh heh heh :doh:

Come on now guys, we can talk about "blue prints" and stuff all we want. The fact of the matter is, the Saints came out flat. Sure the Redskins might have played well, but the game was ours to win and we just didn't rise to the challenge. Every team goes through one of these games. The important thing is picking that intensity back up the next week.

Even though I do think we beat ourselves, I think this is very true. Those two guys are supposed to be premiere players in this league. If they're both playing at 100%, it's just hard not to let them affect the game. It also doesn't hurt that their 1st round draft pick Carlos Rogers was playing lights out too.

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And anyone who saw the game will also know that if the ball intended for Copper in the end zone on 4th and 8 is not tipped away, then the Saints most likely take a 1 point lead and win the game. So despite all the blueprints, the Saints themselves let the opportunity get away.

I can take some degree of comfort in that. Some.