Brees letting the team down

Budsdrinker · 11-30-2012, 01:50 PM

Originally Posted by BusDriver

Graham penalty & Moore drop were big, if both those hadn't happened it would have been 21-17 at one point. It didn't happen that way, those that could have helped take the pressure off Brees didn't, they made mistakes too. It was a team loss & no one was perfect, but the defense played pretty good for the most part. I wish Harper would wrap up guys instead of shoulder tackling but he's a pro & I'm a fan.

The problem with the Graham penalty is that play is a timing screen to Sproles.
For whatever reason Drew held the ball an extra second and Graham had his back towards the play. He couldn't see that the ball wasn't already thrown which is why it was a penalty. If Drew throws that ball 1/2 second sooner, it becomes a block not a penalty. It was a real ticky tack call because it didn't effect the play but by rule Graham couldn't touch the defender while the ball is in the air. But again Drew was late on throws all night.

11-30-2012, 01:50 PM	#11
Budsdrinker A Cajun Transforming TX Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Woodlands, Texas Posts: 2,787	Re: Brees letting the team down Originally Posted by BusDriver Graham penalty & Moore drop were big, if both those hadn't happened it would have been 21-17 at one point. It didn't happen that way, those that could have helped take the pressure off Brees didn't, they made mistakes too. It was a team loss & no one was perfect, but the defense played pretty good for the most part. I wish Harper would wrap up guys instead of shoulder tackling but he's a pro & I'm a fan. The problem with the Graham penalty is that play is a timing screen to Sproles. For whatever reason Drew held the ball an extra second and Graham had his back towards the play. He couldn't see that the ball wasn't already thrown which is why it was a penalty. If Drew throws that ball 1/2 second sooner, it becomes a block not a penalty. It was a real ticky tack call because it didn't effect the play but by rule Graham couldn't touch the defender while the ball is in the air. But again Drew was late on throws all night.

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