NFC South Preview

LKelley67 · 06-29-2006, 11:09 AM

I'm with 66 on this... I think you can find a lot deeper insight about the Saints on this and other Saint boards than on any national site. We dig in every nook and cranny for whatever info is available. We have a whole lot more eyes-on experience of games and even camps. Sometimes we even get some second hand info from Saint related sources. There is not one thing in that preview that has been expressed in much more detail by members here.

Second, I have a beef about reciting statistics, especially defensive statistics. NO allowed the 3rd fewest yards passing. Big whoop. Was this because they had the most feared pass rush and most awesome ballhawks? Vigilant? Hell no. The defense was so terribly atrocious against the run that no team had to throw the ball up very often. They were worst in the league giving up 19 runs of 20yds or longer. This works conversely too. The best run defenses are the best defenses in general usually. Tops in that were SD, Den, and Pitt. When you cannot run you have to start slinging it. Pitt was 16th, SD 28th, and Den 29th in pass D. I do not think it is coincidence that those same teams allowed only 16-19-16 pts per game while NO allowed 25. The pass D here was nothing to crow about or have confidence in.

06-29-2006, 11:09 AM	#1
LKelley67 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: baton rouge Posts: 2,540	I'm with 66 on this... I think you can find a lot deeper insight about the Saints on this and other Saint boards than on any national site. We dig in every nook and cranny for whatever info is available. We have a whole lot more eyes-on experience of games and even camps. Sometimes we even get some second hand info from Saint related sources. There is not one thing in that preview that has been expressed in much more detail by members here. Second, I have a beef about reciting statistics, especially defensive statistics. NO allowed the 3rd fewest yards passing. Big whoop. Was this because they had the most feared pass rush and most awesome ballhawks? Vigilant? Hell no. The defense was so terribly atrocious against the run that no team had to throw the ball up very often. They were worst in the league giving up 19 runs of 20yds or longer. This works conversely too. The best run defenses are the best defenses in general usually. Tops in that were SD, Den, and Pitt. When you cannot run you have to start slinging it. Pitt was 16th, SD 28th, and Den 29th in pass D. I do not think it is coincidence that those same teams allowed only 16-19-16 pts per game while NO allowed 25. The pass D here was nothing to crow about or have confidence in.