Note to Mike Singletary: It's not a good idea to guarantee that your defense will stop Drew Brees!!

09-21-2010, 07:58 AM

1. It's not a good idea to guarantee that your defense will stop Drew Brees. Niners coach Mike Singletary, exasperated with an interview during his very exasperating week leading up to Monday night, proclaimed, "We will not try to stop Drew Brees. We will stop Drew Brees."
And for the most part, the 49ers defense did a good job of containing Brees and the high-octane Saints on Monday. But the 49ers defenders had to back up their coach's words when the Saints got the ball with 79 seconds left, two timeouts remaining and 70 yards to go to win the game. And they couldn't do it.
"We were very confident," said Saints safety Roman Harper. "We go against Drew every day in practice. We know how perfectly he can run that offense."
When the 49ers really had to stop Brees, he drove his team into field-goal range, handled the clock perfectly and allowed Hartley to kick the game-winner.
"We knew exactly what we had to do," Brees said. "We've shown that we can win a game."
2. The Saints offense is still a work in progress, but that might serve the defending champions well in the long run. For the second game in a row, the Saints won, but their offense sputtered at times and didn't look like the same club that rolled up on the opposition last season. After scoring 14 points in their home opener against the Vikings, the Saints managed just two touchdowns against the 49ers.
"We're disappointed in our inability to convert the turnovers into big points," Brees said. "If you get five turnovers you say, 'Hey this is a 40-point night.' ... We're disappointed if we don't score 30 points every game. It's obvious that we still have a long way to go."
The Saints were the beneficiaries of two 49ers fumbles, two interceptions and a safety. But six of their possessions ended with punts and three in field goals. Unlike against Minnesota, when........

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ScottF · 09-21-2010, 08:48 AM

What he should have said was We will stop Drew Brees... in the 2nd & 3rd quarters

QBREES9 · 09-21-2010, 11:06 PM

No It's not Mike.Ha Ha ha ha ha but good try. ( you can't stop Drew Brees you can only hope to contain him )

09-21-2010, 07:58 AM	#1
Threaded by Saintswrath +Mod Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Between 504 & 813 Posts: 1,776 Blog Entries: 4 Rating: (0 votes - average) 1. It's not a good idea to guarantee that your defense will stop Drew Brees. Niners coach Mike Singletary, exasperated with an interview during his very exasperating week leading up to Monday night, proclaimed, "We will not try to stop Drew Brees. We will stop Drew Brees." And for the most part, the 49ers defense did a good job of containing Brees and the high-octane Saints on Monday. But the 49ers defenders had to back up their coach's words when the Saints got the ball with 79 seconds left, two timeouts remaining and 70 yards to go to win the game. And they couldn't do it. "We were very confident," said Saints safety Roman Harper. "We go against Drew every day in practice. We know how perfectly he can run that offense." When the 49ers really had to stop Brees, he drove his team into field-goal range, handled the clock perfectly and allowed Hartley to kick the game-winner. "We knew exactly what we had to do," Brees said. "We've shown that we can win a game." 2. The Saints offense is still a work in progress, but that might serve the defending champions well in the long run. For the second game in a row, the Saints won, but their offense sputtered at times and didn't look like the same club that rolled up on the opposition last season. After scoring 14 points in their home opener against the Vikings, the Saints managed just two touchdowns against the 49ers. "We're disappointed in our inability to convert the turnovers into big points," Brees said. "If you get five turnovers you say, 'Hey this is a 40-point night.' ... We're disappointed if we don't score 30 points every game. It's obvious that we still have a long way to go." The Saints were the beneficiaries of two 49ers fumbles, two interceptions and a safety. But six of their possessions ended with punts and three in field goals. Unlike against Minnesota, when........ Read more: Saintsremain an undefeated work-in-progress, thanks to Drew Brees - Ann Killion - SI.com Last edited by Saintswrath; 09-10-2013 at 04:56 AM..*
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09-21-2010, 08:48 AM	#2
ScottF 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 6,324	What he should have said was We will stop Drew Brees... in the 2nd & 3rd quarters

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QBREES9 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Haven Ct Posts: 23,982	No It's not Mike.Ha Ha ha ha ha but good try. ( you can't stop Drew Brees you can only hope to contain him )