How would you "fix" the O

BIGEASY504 · 03-24-2008, 02:43 PM

Originally Posted by SaintFanInATLHELL

This is a corresponding thread to the fixing the D thread.

As I see it the Saints O last year had 4 fundamental problems:

1) Turnovers
2) Drops
3) Inconsistent running game
4) Injuries

Now that free agency is winding down, it's clear that on offense that the Saints pretty much decided to stand pat, essentially resigning all their free agents except for Faine.

So how do the Saints solve the four (or any others that you'd like to list) fundamental problems on the offensive side of the ball?

Have at it.

SFIAH

I think we would have won maybe 3 extra games if the coaching staff had used PT earlier in the year after Deuce went down. That would have taken #3 off your list. You really canâ€™t stop/avoid injuries but the coaching staff put a strain on Bush that he wore out and end result was an injury, Brees bad pass which cause Deuce to go up and come down awkwardly. The decision process when injuries do occur is what really got me last year.

To me drops are a mental thing which I believe this year that should be diminished quite a bit, now the turnovers is another story which if not mistaken came mainly from Bush and I think thatâ€™s because they were trying to make him a feature back (we all know heâ€™s not built for that type of pounding)

03-24-2008, 02:43 PM	#25
BIGEASY504 100th Post Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 487	Re: How would you "fix" the O Originally Posted by SaintFanInATLHELL This is a corresponding thread to the fixing the D thread. As I see it the Saints O last year had 4 fundamental problems: 1) Turnovers 2) Drops 3) Inconsistent running game 4) Injuries Now that free agency is winding down, it's clear that on offense that the Saints pretty much decided to stand pat, essentially resigning all their free agents except for Faine. So how do the Saints solve the four (or any others that you'd like to list) fundamental problems on the offensive side of the ball? Have at it. SFIAH I think we would have won maybe 3 extra games if the coaching staff had used PT earlier in the year after Deuce went down. That would have taken #3 off your list. You really canâ€™t stop/avoid injuries but the coaching staff put a strain on Bush that he wore out and end result was an injury, Brees bad pass which cause Deuce to go up and come down awkwardly. The decision process when injuries do occur is what really got me last year. To me drops are a mental thing which I believe this year that should be diminished quite a bit, now the turnovers is another story which if not mistaken came mainly from Bush and I think thatâ€™s because they were trying to make him a feature back (we all know heâ€™s not built for that type of pounding)
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