Defenses are playing soft zone against the New Orleans Saints: First-and-10 column

10-15-2010, 04:30 PM

Jeff Duncan, The Times-Picayune

The New Orleans Saints offense is predicated on how opponents elect to defend them.

It's why Coach Sean Payton includes so many different alignments, motions and personnel packages in his first 15 scripted plays.

While trying to score points and gain yards early in games he's simultaneously using the various schemes to determine how opponents plan to defend certain "looks."

From there, he attacks accordingly.

The Saints have so many weapons at their disposal they have the ammo to damage a defense from various fronts.

Defenses essentially pick their own poison.

Read the full article here...

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10-15-2010, 04:30 PM	#1
Threaded by papz Problem? Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Orleans Posts: 11,753 Rating: (0 votes - average) Jeff Duncan, The Times-Picayune The New Orleans Saints offense is predicated on how opponents elect to defend them. It's why Coach Sean Payton includes so many different alignments, motions and personnel packages in his first 15 scripted plays. While trying to score points and gain yards early in games he's simultaneously using the various schemes to determine how opponents plan to defend certain "looks." From there, he attacks accordingly. The Saints have so many weapons at their disposal they have the ammo to damage a defense from various fronts. Defenses essentially pick their own poison. Read the full article here... Defenses are playing soft zone against the New Orleans Saints: First-and-10 column \| NOLA.com Last edited by papz; 12-24-2011 at 07:47 PM..
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