Defense starting to make Saints scary

WhoDat!656 · 12-05-2011, 06:07 AM

NEW ORLEANS -- We’ve known for quite some time that the New Orleans Saints’ offense could probably score enough to stay with an NBA team if it needed to. Defense, though, hasn’t exactly been a strong point during the Sean Payton era.

Heck, you get the idea the coach only uses a defense because it’s required. You can’t fault him, because running an offense the way a smart kid would play a video game has brought New Orleans far more wins than losses through the years.

But it was the defense that was largely responsible for Sunday night’s 31-17 victory against the Detroit Lions at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

Full article.
Defense starting to make Saints scary - NFL Nation Blog - ESPN

lynwood · 12-05-2011, 06:16 AM

Scary to me. Teams seem to be able to march downfield at will on us. Our CB's fell short(literally) last night.

Having said that, the SCHEME worked allowing Detroit to beat themselves.

WhoDat!656 · 12-05-2011, 06:22 AM

Against a more disciplined team, the Saints defense would have been shredded even more than it was.

I quit counting at 5 the dropped interceptions the Saints had last night.

Beastmode · 12-05-2011, 07:29 AM

Good article. Again, Saints defense missed several gifts and without the penalties I'm not so sure the Saints could have pulled it off. Maybe that was part of the plan. It sure did look like some of the Saints were talking a lot more garbage this game.

foreverfan · 12-05-2011, 07:51 AM

Our defense is an excuse to score more points.

Danno · 12-05-2011, 07:58 AM

I was disgusted in our defense last night.

But perhaps the plan was to bend and not break all night. We put 8 guys on Megatron leaving everything else vulnerable. As they approached the redzone that soft zone tightens up and we played better.

The ease at which the Lions gobbled up yardage was embarrassing, but I guess the bottom line was we only gave up 17 points.

Ugly but effective???

st thomas · 12-05-2011, 01:07 PM

Originally Posted by Danno

I was disgusted in our defense last night.

But perhaps the plan was to bend and not break all night. We put 8 guys on Megatron leaving everything else vulnerable. As they approached the redzone that soft zone tightens up and we played better.

The ease at which the Lions gobbled up yardage was embarrassing, but I guess the bottom line was we only gave up 17 points.

Ugly but effective???

totally agree danno, it was what it looked like to me. seems like we were conceding the yardage not to let tron beat us with bombs. i was pretty pe-od all night myself at the defense till i just went with them. there is one ? mark the last couple of games with p. robertson. what exactly is he trying to prove? he has been playing a completly different second half of the season. deer in the headlights so to speak.

Euphoria · 12-05-2011, 08:01 AM

Our D held it together for 1 Quarter and then just took a nap.

There weren't that many dropped INT's and one of them wouldn't have counted because of a penalty.

Beastmode · 12-05-2011, 08:18 AM

Originally Posted by Euphoria

Our D held it together for 1 Quarter and then just took a nap.

There weren't that many dropped INT's and one of them wouldn't have counted because of a penalty.

Vilma had a pick 6 go right through his hands. That's the main one I recall. He's our best defender. He has to make those plays.

WhoDat!656 · 12-05-2011, 06:46 PM

Originally Posted by Euphoria

Our D held it together for 1 Quarter and then just took a nap.

There weren't that many dropped INT's and one of them wouldn't have counted because of a penalty.

Are you kidding??

I distinctly remember 5 passes that should have been picked off.

And I don't eon't to know how many we have dropped this season already.

Prime example: On Monday night, the Giants fumbled the ball 5 times and the Saints only recovered one!!

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12-05-2011, 06:16 AM	#2
lynwood 1000 Posts + Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hockley, Tx Posts: 1,515	Scary to me. Teams seem to be able to march downfield at will on us. Our CB's fell short(literally) last night. Having said that, the SCHEME worked allowing Detroit to beat themselves. Halo likes this.

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WhoDat!656 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Shreveport,Louisiana Posts: 16,086	Against a more disciplined team, the Saints defense would have been shredded even more than it was. I quit counting at 5 the dropped interceptions the Saints had last night. Halo likes this.

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Beastmode 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 9,126	Good article. Again, Saints defense missed several gifts and without the penalties I'm not so sure the Saints could have pulled it off. Maybe that was part of the plan. It sure did look like some of the Saints were talking a lot more garbage this game. Halo likes this.
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12-05-2011, 07:58 AM	#6
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,750	I was disgusted in our defense last night. But perhaps the plan was to bend and not break all night. We put 8 guys on Megatron leaving everything else vulnerable. As they approached the redzone that soft zone tightens up and we played better. The ease at which the Lions gobbled up yardage was embarrassing, but I guess the bottom line was we only gave up 17 points. Ugly but effective??? Halo, darstep and st thomas like this.

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foreverfan 12,000 BS Posts Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Metairie, LA Posts: 13,457 Blog Entries: 5	Our defense is an excuse to score more points.

12-05-2011, 01:07 PM	#7
st thomas Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: lafayette Posts: 7,753	Originally Posted by Danno I was disgusted in our defense last night. But perhaps the plan was to bend and not break all night. We put 8 guys on Megatron leaving everything else vulnerable. As they approached the redzone that soft zone tightens up and we played better. The ease at which the Lions gobbled up yardage was embarrassing, but I guess the bottom line was we only gave up 17 points. Ugly but effective??? totally agree danno, it was what it looked like to me. seems like we were conceding the yardage not to let tron beat us with bombs. i was pretty pe-od all night myself at the defense till i just went with them. there is one ? mark the last couple of games with p. robertson. what exactly is he trying to prove? he has been playing a completly different second half of the season. deer in the headlights so to speak.

12-05-2011, 08:01 AM	#8
Euphoria 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 7,601 Blog Entries: 5	Our D held it together for 1 Quarter and then just took a nap. There weren't that many dropped INT's and one of them wouldn't have counted because of a penalty.

12-05-2011, 08:18 AM	#9
Beastmode 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 9,126	Originally Posted by Euphoria Our D held it together for 1 Quarter and then just took a nap. There weren't that many dropped INT's and one of them wouldn't have counted because of a penalty. Vilma had a pick 6 go right through his hands. That's the main one I recall. He's our best defender. He has to make those plays.
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12-05-2011, 06:46 PM	#10
WhoDat!656 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Shreveport,Louisiana Posts: 16,086	Originally Posted by Euphoria Our D held it together for 1 Quarter and then just took a nap. There weren't that many dropped INT's and one of them wouldn't have counted because of a penalty. Are you kidding?? I distinctly remember 5 passes that should have been picked off. And I don't eon't to know how many we have dropped this season already. Prime example: On Monday night, the Giants fumbled the ball 5 times and the Saints only recovered one!!

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