Saints face Jacksonville defense that doesn’t allow big plays

09-29-2011, 06:04 PM

METAIRIE, La. – In the first three games of the 2011 season, the Saints have faced two teams known to harbor stout defenses.

Both times, against Green Bay and Chicago, the Saints simply put those theories to rest.

Against the Packers, the Saints rang up 34 points and 477 total yards, though then were only 1 of 5 in the red zone.

A week later, against the Bears, New Orleans put up 30 points and 382 total yards while holding onto the ball for 36 minutes, 14 seconds.

And now they’ll match wits with Jack Del Rio, who has his Jaguars defense playing as well as any in the league.

Full article below.
Saints face Jacksonville defense that doesn

the-commish · 09-30-2011, 12:19 AM

Even though the Saints offense prefers "big plays" to score, this team is perfectly capable of mounting long sustained drives to score.

The Colts' D took away the Saints' long pass plays in Superbowl XLIV; they still lost because Brees and company settled for the underneath stuff. I see no reason why that won't be the case again in Jacksonville, if that's how the Jags' D wants to play it.

pumpkindriver · 09-30-2011, 12:28 AM

Its not as if they have played any juggernaut offensive teams so far. I think we will open their eyes and light up their scoreboard too on Sunday!

homerj07 · 09-30-2011, 08:29 AM

I agree with the commish - Indy took away the big play & we still won. Just take what the defense gives us & go from there. Nothing wrong with gaining 4 or 5 yards per play.

PLUS - HOuston's "D" was suppose to be all that & well.... Look what happened!

Danno · 09-30-2011, 08:34 AM

This is what concerns me the most about Jax. Last year teams played a lot of soft zone against us, eliminated the big play downfield and waited for us to make a mistake.

We are the better team, but this team's style of play gives us trouble.

And if we continue to tackle poorly, MJD will have a huge game against us.

papz · 09-30-2011, 09:06 AM

They call Jermichael Finley the zone killer.

We have our own in Jimmy Graham.

SmashMouth · 09-30-2011, 09:15 AM

We got the "Sugar" Offense ... no worries on our end...

UK_WhoDat · 09-30-2011, 05:27 PM

Bring it on. We could see a Brees successive completions record - of short passes. That will do.

Let's grind them down.

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Threaded by papz Problem? Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Orleans Posts: 11,744 Rating: (0 votes - average) METAIRIE, La. – In the first three games of the 2011 season, the Saints have faced two teams known to harbor stout defenses. Both times, against Green Bay and Chicago, the Saints simply put those theories to rest. Against the Packers, the Saints rang up 34 points and 477 total yards, though then were only 1 of 5 in the red zone. A week later, against the Bears, New Orleans put up 30 points and 382 total yards while holding onto the ball for 36 minutes, 14 seconds. And now they’ll match wits with Jack Del Rio, who has his Jaguars defense playing as well as any in the league. Full article below. Saints face Jacksonville defense that doesn Last edited by papz; 12-24-2011 at 07:46 PM..
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the-commish Longtime WhoDat Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Henderson, NV Posts: 529	Even though the Saints offense prefers "big plays" to score, this team is perfectly capable of mounting long sustained drives to score. The Colts' D took away the Saints' long pass plays in Superbowl XLIV; they still lost because Brees and company settled for the underneath stuff. I see no reason why that won't be the case again in Jacksonville, if that's how the Jags' D wants to play it. homerj07 likes this.

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pumpkindriver 500th Post Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Killeen, Tx. Posts: 932	Its not as if they have played any juggernaut offensive teams so far. I think we will open their eyes and light up their scoreboard too on Sunday!

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homerj07 In Doh We Trust Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Central Florida Posts: 7,027 Blog Entries: 16	I agree with the commish - Indy took away the big play & we still won. Just take what the defense gives us & go from there. Nothing wrong with gaining 4 or 5 yards per play. PLUS - HOuston's "D" was suppose to be all that & well.... Look what happened!

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Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,720	This is what concerns me the most about Jax. Last year teams played a lot of soft zone against us, eliminated the big play downfield and waited for us to make a mistake. We are the better team, but this team's style of play gives us trouble. And if we continue to tackle poorly, MJD will have a huge game against us.

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papz Problem? Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Orleans Posts: 11,744	They call Jermichael Finley the zone killer. We have our own in Jimmy Graham.

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SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,125 Blog Entries: 29	We got the "Sugar" Offense ... no worries on our end...

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UK_WhoDat 1000 Posts + Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Wherever I lay my hat Posts: 3,947	Bring it on. We could see a Brees successive completions record - of short passes. That will do. Let's grind them down.