darstep

Great win for us - no doubt. The defensive game plan worked. Many have had harsh words for both our offensive and defensive lines. I have never thought that they were playing all that bad. My perception was that they weren't being optimized - and I've layed that one in Payton's lap. That changed last night. The biggest change on the offensive side of the ball was Karney got playing time. His numbers were average (as usual), but everybody else was able to get off. That is what Karney brings: Bush needs that lead, and Brees needs that protection. The blocking schemes that worked for Duece, won't work for Reggie - he's too light in the pants. With Karney leading, he will get 2-3 opportunities a game to break the line of scrimmage untouched and force the defenses to make adjustments, that's when Brees can go to work. Fortunately for us, our first offensive play of the game set that stage. On the defensive side of the ball, they brought pressure. They have performed well against the run. Last night the blitz packages minimized our secondary exposure. We had been playing loose and giving teams time to pick their spots (ie.- 4th qtr). Last night we forced them to do what we wanted them to do - great job. It doesn't matter to me who gets the sack numbers. If we continue to bring pressure, we will force mistakes: quick throws, early throws, bad throws, and set our people up to make plays. If we keep that up on both sides of the ball, we will look much better and have much better results going forward.

**SaintSince67**