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papz 09-29-2011 05:04 PM

Saints face Jacksonville defense that doesn’t allow big plays
 
METAIRIE, La. – In the first three games of the 2011 season, the Saints have faced two teams known to harbor stout defenses.

Both times, against Green Bay and Chicago, the Saints simply put those theories to rest.

Against the Packers, the Saints rang up 34 points and 477 total yards, though then were only 1 of 5 in the red zone.

A week later, against the Bears, New Orleans put up 30 points and 382 total yards while holding onto the ball for 36 minutes, 14 seconds.

And now they’ll match wits with Jack Del Rio, who has his Jaguars defense playing as well as any in the league.

Full article below.
Saints face Jacksonville defense that doesn

the-commish 09-29-2011 11:19 PM

Even though the Saints offense prefers "big plays" to score, this team is perfectly capable of mounting long sustained drives to score.

The Colts' D took away the Saints' long pass plays in Superbowl XLIV; they still lost because Brees and company settled for the underneath stuff. I see no reason why that won't be the case again in Jacksonville, if that's how the Jags' D wants to play it.

pumpkindriver 09-29-2011 11:28 PM

Its not as if they have played any juggernaut offensive teams so far. I think we will open their eyes and light up their scoreboard too on Sunday!

homerj07 09-30-2011 07:29 AM

I agree with the commish - Indy took away the big play & we still won. Just take what the defense gives us & go from there. Nothing wrong with gaining 4 or 5 yards per play.

PLUS - HOuston's "D" was suppose to be all that & well.... Look what happened!

Danno 09-30-2011 07:34 AM

This is what concerns me the most about Jax. Last year teams played a lot of soft zone against us, eliminated the big play downfield and waited for us to make a mistake.

We are the better team, but this team's style of play gives us trouble.

And if we continue to tackle poorly, MJD will have a huge game against us.

papz 09-30-2011 08:06 AM

They call Jermichael Finley the zone killer.

We have our own in Jimmy Graham.

SmashMouth 09-30-2011 08:15 AM

We got the "Sugar" Offense ... no worries on our end...

UK_WhoDat 09-30-2011 04:27 PM

Bring it on. We could see a Brees successive completions record - of short passes. That will do.

Let's grind them down.


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