Stopping Drew Brees: Fight surprises with surprises

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Watching New Orleans operate on offense Monday, I got the feeling the only people who could stop the Saints were the Saints themselves.

"You're close," said one head coach who beat them. "You're not going to stop them. What you want to do is slow them down."

Great. So how? I understand that his team did it, but most people don't.

I mean, look at Atlanta this week. When a drive didn't end with a New Orleans turnover it usually didn't end, period. The Saints had nine series that weren't punctuated by interceptions and scored on seven of them.

So how do you defend them? I put that question to our head coach, and here's what he offered:

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halloween 65 · 12-30-2011, 12:31 PM

Payton smiles, and thinks. " They still don't have a clue." Then sets back with a pencil and paper and draws another play up.

homerj07 · 12-31-2011, 09:17 PM

& he uses GW & the experiecne in Dallas & Philly to help him with the "unusual" defensive schemes!!

12-30-2011, 10:11 AM	#1
Threaded by papz Problem? Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Orleans Posts: 11,756 Rating: (0 votes - average) Watching New Orleans operate on offense Monday, I got the feeling the only people who could stop the Saints were the Saints themselves. "You're close," said one head coach who beat them. "You're not going to stop them. What you want to do is slow them down." Great. So how? I understand that his team did it, but most people don't. I mean, look at Atlanta this week. When a drive didn't end with a New Orleans turnover it usually didn't end, period. The Saints had nine series that weren't punctuated by interceptions and scored on seven of them. So how do you defend them? I put that question to our head coach, and here's what he offered: Continue reading here. Stopping Drew Brees: Fight surprises with surprises - NFL - CBSSports.com News, Rumors, Scores, Stats, Fantasy Advice Attached Thumbnails
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halloween 65 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Grand Haven, Michigan by way of a little Mississippi River town in Louisiana Posts: 5,893	Payton smiles, and thinks. " They still don't have a clue." Then sets back with a pencil and paper and draws another play up. 95shakinpf likes this.

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homerj07 In Doh We Trust Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Central Florida Posts: 7,027 Blog Entries: 16	& he uses GW & the experiecne in Dallas & Philly to help him with the "unusual" defensive schemes!!