Brees needs to keep carrying Saints

D_it_up · 10-21-2012, 11:03 PM

Originally Posted by SmashMouth

If Blount is in the backfield and the rest of the offense is lined up tight on the goal line, everyone in the stadium knows what’s coming and any defense -- even the Saints' -- can stop it. The Saints stuffed Blount on all three plays and then forced a scrambling Freeman to run out of bounds for a 4-yard loss on fourth down.

I don't know how much he's watched this year's defense, but I think aside from the Jenkins play on Jackson, that goal line stand was HUGE. He doesn't seem to be giving them enough credit. Especially this defense. This was a huge moral victory for a unit that has been decimated against the run AND the pass all year. Stopping anyone on four straight plays inside the 5-yard line is huge when normally they couldn't stop Stephen Hawkings from scoring on first down.

10-21-2012, 11:03 PM	#1
D_it_up Faqda Falcons Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ruston, Louisiana Posts: 3,465 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Brees needs to keep carrying Saints Originally Posted by SmashMouth If Blount is in the backfield and the rest of the offense is lined up tight on the goal line, everyone in the stadium knows what’s coming and any defense -- even the Saints' -- can stop it. The Saints stuffed Blount on all three plays and then forced a scrambling Freeman to run out of bounds for a 4-yard loss on fourth down. I don't know how much he's watched this year's defense, but I think aside from the Jenkins play on Jackson, that goal line stand was HUGE. He doesn't seem to be giving them enough credit. Especially this defense. This was a huge moral victory for a unit that has been decimated against the run AND the pass all year. Stopping anyone on four straight plays inside the 5-yard line is huge when normally they couldn't stop Stephen Hawkings from scoring on first down. SaintsBro likes this.

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