Saints RB Sproles makes point to learn, move on from dropped third-down pass

papz · 10-03-2012, 06:52 PM

METAIRIE, La. – Darren Sproles turned to head up the field, wide open space the only thing in between the New Orleans Saints running back and the end zone.

Only, he did it the same time the ball arrived at his fingers from quarterback Drew Brees.

The end result?

A rare drop from the consistently clutch running back, a mistake that he went over in mind against and again and one that played a part in the Saints losing at Green Bay this past Sunday.

“I lost some sleep over that play, but I made a point to go out after practice just to catch a little bit to get my confidence up but I’m fine now,” Sproles said Wednesday. “It killed me, but it’s in the past now. I’ve just got to go out and make another play.”

Indeed, Brees and Sproles spent time after practice running the same play over and over. The quarterback made sure to add that each time they ran it, the pass was completed.

He took the play personally.

“Oh yeah, especially when I feel like I let my team down,” Sproles said.
“That messed with me though, you know what I’m saying, so I spent a little time after practice getting it right. ... It was a game-changer. If I would have just caught it, we had the first down and then we could have run a little more time out of it.”

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papz Problem? Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Orleans Posts: 11,698	Saints RB Sproles makes point to learn, move on from dropped third-down pass METAIRIE, La. – Darren Sproles turned to head up the field, wide open space the only thing in between the New Orleans Saints running back and the end zone. Only, he did it the same time the ball arrived at his fingers from quarterback Drew Brees. The end result? A rare drop from the consistently clutch running back, a mistake that he went over in mind against and again and one that played a part in the Saints losing at Green Bay this past Sunday. “I lost some sleep over that play, but I made a point to go out after practice just to catch a little bit to get my confidence up but I’m fine now,” Sproles said Wednesday. “It killed me, but it’s in the past now. I’ve just got to go out and make another play.” Indeed, Brees and Sproles spent time after practice running the same play over and over. The quarterback made sure to add that each time they ran it, the pass was completed. He took the play personally. “Oh yeah, especially when I feel like I let my team down,” Sproles said. “That messed with me though, you know what I’m saying, so I spent a little time after practice getting it right. ... It was a game-changer. If I would have just caught it, we had the first down and then we could have run a little more time out of it.” Continue reading Attached Thumbnails kcsaints likes this.
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