Saints reflect on their fall from grace

QBREES9 · 01-01-2008, 09:19 PM

Saints reflect on their fall from grace - NewsFlash - NOLA.com

"It's very simple. You take all the things Reggie is good at and you try to utilize those as best you can," Brees said. "Reggie is a great athlete and he can be a big part of this offense. Obviously, we have to work to his strengths."

Payton made it clear, though, that his offseason priority will be improving a defense that gave up more than 100 rushing yards and 245 passing yards per game and was repeatedly burned on demoralizing third-and-long conversions.

SaintFanInATLHELL · 01-02-2008, 02:20 AM

I'm still waiting for Payton and Loomis to become Donald Trump on the defensive side of the ball: YOU'RE FIRED!

I fear it isn't going to happen though. This defense isn't something that you can just "clean up" as Payton loves to say. It's fundamentally broken and needs a complete overhaul.

I'm glad Payton sees it as a priority. But I still want more.

SFIAH

01-01-2008, 09:19 PM	#1
QBREES9 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Haven Ct Posts: 23,989	Saints reflect on their fall from grace Saints reflect on their fall from grace - NewsFlash - NOLA.com "It's very simple. You take all the things Reggie is good at and you try to utilize those as best you can," Brees said. "Reggie is a great athlete and he can be a big part of this offense. Obviously, we have to work to his strengths." Payton made it clear, though, that his offseason priority will be improving a defense that gave up more than 100 rushing yards and 245 passing yards per game and was repeatedly burned on demoralizing third-and-long conversions.

01-02-2008, 02:20 AM	#2
SaintFanInATLHELL The Professor Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Lithonia, GA Posts: 2,781	Re: Saints reflect on their fall from grace I'm still waiting for Payton and Loomis to become Donald Trump on the defensive side of the ball: YOU'RE FIRED! I fear it isn't going to happen though. This defense isn't something that you can just "clean up" as Payton loves to say. It's fundamentally broken and needs a complete overhaul. I'm glad Payton sees it as a priority. But I still want more. SFIAH