HOF Game...the good...the bad...the ugly

BooBirdSaint · 08-06-2007, 10:26 AM

Originally Posted by Budsdrinker

I think it may be time for the Saints to consider cover 2 defense. It's getting very tiresome watching the corners get burn every game.

Sorry Bud but no way our LB's can handle a cover two scheme...

Cassady37 · 08-06-2007, 11:42 AM

Originally Posted by BooBirdSaint

Sorry Bud but no way our LB's can handle a cover two scheme...

As opposed to the torching we're receiving now??? I have to say I've thought in the past that we need to rethink our defensive philosophy. It seems we're either not able to coach these players to play the man D or we're not getting talented enough players. I'm leaning towards the coaching on D. We've brought in people left and right for DB's and they just don't seem to get it. So why not adjust instead of forcing something that obviously isn't working? Pressure all you want to up front, but if the QB can just hurl the ball and the receivers are 10 yards behind our d-backs it really doesn't mean a whole lot. And on top of that, when you run our d-backs downfield in man it opens up the dink and dunk passes to the outside zones like crazy. As evidenced last night continuously. Just my 2 cents. Otherwise I say the rest of the game was just preseason crap, no one takes stock in the preseason games. It's really just a showcase for the 2nd and 3rd string players to show what they have and maybe make another team.

08-06-2007, 10:26 AM	#1
BooBirdSaint 100th Post Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Houston Posts: 273	Re: HOF Game...the good...the bad...the ugly Originally Posted by Budsdrinker I think it may be time for the Saints to consider cover 2 defense. It's getting very tiresome watching the corners get burn every game. Sorry Bud but no way our LB's can handle a cover two scheme...

08-06-2007, 11:42 AM	#2
Cassady37 100th Post Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kilgore, Texas Posts: 337	Re: HOF Game...the good...the bad...the ugly Originally Posted by BooBirdSaint Sorry Bud but no way our LB's can handle a cover two scheme... As opposed to the torching we're receiving now??? I have to say I've thought in the past that we need to rethink our defensive philosophy. It seems we're either not able to coach these players to play the man D or we're not getting talented enough players. I'm leaning towards the coaching on D. We've brought in people left and right for DB's and they just don't seem to get it. So why not adjust instead of forcing something that obviously isn't working? Pressure all you want to up front, but if the QB can just hurl the ball and the receivers are 10 yards behind our d-backs it really doesn't mean a whole lot. And on top of that, when you run our d-backs downfield in man it opens up the dink and dunk passes to the outside zones like crazy. As evidenced last night continuously. Just my 2 cents. Otherwise I say the rest of the game was just preseason crap, no one takes stock in the preseason games. It's really just a showcase for the 2nd and 3rd string players to show what they have and maybe make another team.