2 things I am tired of seeing in the secondary.

SloMotion · 12-26-2012, 07:41 AM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

Two Things I Hate About this Secondary:

(1) Mistackling

(2) LHH - Lack of Hard Hits

Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II

Also bad angles and coverage.

I daresay it's not just the Saints, but league-wide. The same level of play I've seen from Harper/Jenkins/Robinson/Quddus, I've seen while watching a lot of other teams on Sunday. It's a pandemic,

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jeanpierre · 12-26-2012, 07:26 PM

Originally Posted by SloMotion

I daresay it's not just the Saints, but league-wide. The same level of play I've seen from Harper/Jenkins/Robinson/Quddus, I've seen while watching a lot of other teams on Sunday. It's a pandemic, .

Yes, but the the ineptitude of the Saints Secondary is going to make History this week...

SloMotion · 12-27-2012, 06:28 AM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

Yes, but the the ineptitude of the Saints Secondary is going to make History this week...

Well, it's times like these I turn to the good book ... or Pro-Football-Reference.com, as some may call it ... for solace and in an attempt to make some sense of it all (the 2012 NFL Opposition & Defensive Statistics/Passing Defense chapter). 2012 NFL Opposition & Defensive Statistics - Pro-Football-Reference.com

Now I ain't sayin' they weren't bad and I ain't sayin' they shouldn't probably go after that Milner kid from Alabama in the first round, but what I am sayin' is, as bad as they are, there's worse.

Only three defenses (#27 CLE - 577, #32 TB - 583, #30 WAS - 599) have had more pass attempts against them than #31 NO - 568, yet 14 teams have a worse CMP% (percentage of passes completed) than the Saints 62.1%.

Despite giving up 4424 passing yds this season, TB is worse at 4545yds.

Sure, they've given up a league leading 31 passing TD's, but their TD% (percentage of TD's thrown when attempting to pass) of 5.5 is still better than KC/PHI's 6.0 and equal to TEN's 5.5.

They've intercepted more passes at (14) than MIA, JAC, OAK, MIN, IND, SD, BAL, DET, BUF, PHI, CIN, CAR, SF, NYJ, and PIT. DAL & KC, with (7) INT's each can only combine for a tie of the total INT's the Saints have this season. Their INT% of 2.5 is well above the Cowgirls 1.4 and the Steelers 1.8.

The QBR against them is a dismal 95.6, but guess what? The Cowgirls' is 95.7 and Raiders' is 96.0. It's not much, but I'll argue .1 all-day-long if that's all I got,

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So, I'm not sticking up for 'em because they do need to be accountable, I'm just looking for a little sumpin'-sumpin' to hold on to and throw back at the naysayers when & if they do set the record this weekend,

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12-26-2012, 07:41 AM	#1
SloMotion 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,776 Blog Entries: 15	Re: 2 things I am tired of seeing in the secondary. Originally Posted by jeanpierre Two Things I Hate About this Secondary: (1) Mistackling (2) LHH - Lack of Hard Hits Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II Also bad angles and coverage. I daresay it's not just the Saints, but league-wide. The same level of play I've seen from Harper/Jenkins/Robinson/Quddus, I've seen while watching a lot of other teams on Sunday. It's a pandemic, .

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jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: 2 things I am tired of seeing in the secondary. Originally Posted by SloMotion I daresay it's not just the Saints, but league-wide. The same level of play I've seen from Harper/Jenkins/Robinson/Quddus, I've seen while watching a lot of other teams on Sunday. It's a pandemic, . Yes, but the the ineptitude of the Saints Secondary is going to make History this week...

12-27-2012, 06:28 AM	#3
SloMotion 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,776 Blog Entries: 15	Re: 2 things I am tired of seeing in the secondary. Originally Posted by jeanpierre Yes, but the the ineptitude of the Saints Secondary is going to make History this week... Well, it's times like these I turn to the good book ... or Pro-Football-Reference.com, as some may call it ... for solace and in an attempt to make some sense of it all (the 2012 NFL Opposition & Defensive Statistics/Passing Defense chapter). 2012 NFL Opposition & Defensive Statistics - Pro-Football-Reference.com Now I ain't sayin' they weren't bad and I ain't sayin' they shouldn't probably go after that Milner kid from Alabama in the first round, but what I am sayin' is, as bad as they are, there's worse. Only three defenses (#27 CLE - 577, #32 TB - 583, #30 WAS - 599) have had more pass attempts against them than #31 NO - 568, yet 14 teams have a worse CMP% (percentage of passes completed) than the Saints 62.1%. Despite giving up 4424 passing yds this season, TB is worse at 4545yds. Sure, they've given up a league leading 31 passing TD's, but their TD% (percentage of TD's thrown when attempting to pass) of 5.5 is still better than KC/PHI's 6.0 and equal to TEN's 5.5. They've intercepted more passes at (14) than MIA, JAC, OAK, MIN, IND, SD, BAL, DET, BUF, PHI, CIN, CAR, SF, NYJ, and PIT. DAL & KC, with (7) INT's each can only combine for a tie of the total INT's the Saints have this season. Their INT% of 2.5 is well above the Cowgirls 1.4 and the Steelers 1.8. The QBR against them is a dismal 95.6, but guess what? The Cowgirls' is 95.7 and Raiders' is 96.0. It's not much, but I'll argue .1 all-day-long if that's all I got, . So, I'm not sticking up for 'em because they do need to be accountable, I'm just looking for a little sumpin'-sumpin' to hold on to and throw back at the naysayers when & if they do set the record this weekend, . CharityMike likes this.