For all their mouth to us, Cards fans have no confidence in their defense

AsylumGuido · 01-12-2010, 04:16 PM

Originally Posted by DieHardCard

I think the general feeling amongst us Cards fans is that we think our D has a Bi-Polar personality. When they play good, they play awesome. When they play not so good, they play horrible. Last week was a roller coaster ride that probably was not needed. Our D will come out and start fast and hard. But they tend to not play a full 60 mins. And against a team like the Saints that could be very bad.

I predict a shoot out that is very high scoring and like most games will be decided by turnovers.

While I agree that the turnover will be a deciding factor, I don't necessarily see a shoot out. At least not one anywhere resembling what happened this past week in Arizona. With a healthy Greer and Porter back in place the Saints will be able to return to a defensive mode much like that during their early season success. That success involved pressuring the QB through the use of safety and corner blitzes, along with a smattering of the LB variety. This pressure killed many a drive with several ending in turnovers.

On the offensive side we'll be seeing Pierre Thomas, Mike Bell, Reggie Bush, Jeremy Shockey and Kyle Eckel all available for the first time in many weeks. This will enable the Saints to establish the run to a greater degree than they have since week nine. While the Saints can duke it out in a shoot out with anyone, I am expecting a balance attack more in line with the 50-50 percentage seen during the early run.

saintfan · 01-12-2010, 04:19 PM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

While I agree that the turnover will be a deciding factor, I don't necessarily see a shoot out. At least not one anywhere resembling what happened this past week in Arizona. With a healthy Greer and Porter back in place the Saints will be able to return to a defensive mode much like that during their early season success. That success involved pressuring the QB through the use of safety and corner blitzes, along with a smattering of the LB variety. This pressure killed many a drive with several ending in turnovers.

On the offensive side we'll be seeing Pierre Thomas, Mike Bell, Reggie Bush, Jeremy Shockey and Kyle Eckel all available for the first time in many weeks. This will enable the Saints to establish the run to a greater degree than they have since week nine. While the Saints can duke it out in a shoot out with anyone, I am expecting a balance attack more in line with the 50-50 percentage seen during the early run.

I like it. I'd love to see our first couple drives go for ~6 minutes each. Wear out their "D" early and then open it up. Get ahead, pin our ears back on defense and assume the victory formation 'bout mid-way through the 4th.

spkb25 · 01-12-2010, 05:54 PM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

While I agree that the turnover will be a deciding factor, I don't necessarily see a shoot out. At least not one anywhere resembling what happened this past week in Arizona. With a healthy Greer and Porter back in place the Saints will be able to return to a defensive mode much like that during their early season success. That success involved pressuring the QB through the use of safety and corner blitzes, along with a smattering of the LB variety. This pressure killed many a drive with several ending in turnovers.

On the offensive side we'll be seeing Pierre Thomas, Mike Bell, Reggie Bush, Jeremy Shockey and Kyle Eckel all available for the first time in many weeks. This will enable the Saints to establish the run to a greater degree than they have since week nine. While the Saints can duke it out in a shoot out with anyone, I am expecting a balance attack more in line with the 50-50 percentage seen during the early run.

Yeah me too. I think our D to be real active and more like they were earlier this year

UK_WhoDat · 01-12-2010, 07:57 PM

Well heck, I am not surprised. Their defense has a test and a half coming right up soon

01-12-2010, 04:16 PM	#1
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,622	Re: For all their mouth to us, Cards fans have no confidence in their defense Originally Posted by DieHardCard I think the general feeling amongst us Cards fans is that we think our D has a Bi-Polar personality. When they play good, they play awesome. When they play not so good, they play horrible. Last week was a roller coaster ride that probably was not needed. Our D will come out and start fast and hard. But they tend to not play a full 60 mins. And against a team like the Saints that could be very bad. I predict a shoot out that is very high scoring and like most games will be decided by turnovers. While I agree that the turnover will be a deciding factor, I don't necessarily see a shoot out. At least not one anywhere resembling what happened this past week in Arizona. With a healthy Greer and Porter back in place the Saints will be able to return to a defensive mode much like that during their early season success. That success involved pressuring the QB through the use of safety and corner blitzes, along with a smattering of the LB variety. This pressure killed many a drive with several ending in turnovers. On the offensive side we'll be seeing Pierre Thomas, Mike Bell, Reggie Bush, Jeremy Shockey and Kyle Eckel all available for the first time in many weeks. This will enable the Saints to establish the run to a greater degree than they have since week nine. While the Saints can duke it out in a shoot out with anyone, I am expecting a balance attack more in line with the 50-50 percentage seen during the early run.

01-12-2010, 04:19 PM	#2
saintfan Donated Plasma Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 18,556 Blog Entries: 5	Re: For all their mouth to us, Cards fans have no confidence in their defense Originally Posted by AsylumGuido While I agree that the turnover will be a deciding factor, I don't necessarily see a shoot out. At least not one anywhere resembling what happened this past week in Arizona. With a healthy Greer and Porter back in place the Saints will be able to return to a defensive mode much like that during their early season success. That success involved pressuring the QB through the use of safety and corner blitzes, along with a smattering of the LB variety. This pressure killed many a drive with several ending in turnovers. On the offensive side we'll be seeing Pierre Thomas, Mike Bell, Reggie Bush, Jeremy Shockey and Kyle Eckel all available for the first time in many weeks. This will enable the Saints to establish the run to a greater degree than they have since week nine. While the Saints can duke it out in a shoot out with anyone, I am expecting a balance attack more in line with the 50-50 percentage seen during the early run. I like it. I'd love to see our first couple drives go for ~6 minutes each. Wear out their "D" early and then open it up. Get ahead, pin our ears back on defense and assume the victory formation 'bout mid-way through the 4th.

01-12-2010, 05:54 PM	#3
spkb25 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 13,144	Re: For all their mouth to us, Cards fans have no confidence in their defense Originally Posted by AsylumGuido While I agree that the turnover will be a deciding factor, I don't necessarily see a shoot out. At least not one anywhere resembling what happened this past week in Arizona. With a healthy Greer and Porter back in place the Saints will be able to return to a defensive mode much like that during their early season success. That success involved pressuring the QB through the use of safety and corner blitzes, along with a smattering of the LB variety. This pressure killed many a drive with several ending in turnovers. On the offensive side we'll be seeing Pierre Thomas, Mike Bell, Reggie Bush, Jeremy Shockey and Kyle Eckel all available for the first time in many weeks. This will enable the Saints to establish the run to a greater degree than they have since week nine. While the Saints can duke it out in a shoot out with anyone, I am expecting a balance attack more in line with the 50-50 percentage seen during the early run. Yeah me too. I think our D to be real active and more like they were earlier this year

01-12-2010, 07:57 PM	#4
UK_WhoDat 1000 Posts + Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Wherever I lay my hat Posts: 4,001	Re: For all their mouth to us, Cards fans have no confidence in their defense Well heck, I am not surprised. Their defense has a test and a half coming right up soon