WhoDat205

I understand what people are getting at with these questions. I thought that Payton was force-feeding Reggie the ball. With him out, it gives the opposing D's less to key on. Stecker is running well, but I doubt the Cards or the Falcons gameplanned for him. They focused on stopping Brees and Colston.

Well...when Stecker starts running for 4-5 yards per carry D's have to adjust in-game. Now they have to respect the run and the play action is more effective.

Plus, D's don't have Reggie to key on when he's split out wide. Before it was "stop Bush and Colston, Stop the Saints". Now it's "who's going to get the ball?" Devery, Copper, Moore, Patten, Steck are all getting a share of reggies 20+ touches per game. You're not seeing reggie-centric plays anymore and Brees is allowed to do what he does best: Read and React.

Hopefully this has been a learning experience for Reggie and Payton. So when we make the playoffs and Reggie's ready to go, the team and #25 will be better for it.

"defence's personal to allwats double team or watch is over, that one reason why the saints or not any good." - Vador101