Where the Saints rank: Week 10

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Mike Triplett

A look at where the New Orleans Saints and their upcoming opponents, the Dallas Cowboys, rank in key statistical categories through nine weeks of the NFL season:

SAINTS OFFENSE:

Total yards: 7th (397.4 per game)
Passing yards: 3rd (317.6 per game)
Rushing yards: 26th (79.8 per game)
Third-down conversions: 9th (41.3 percent)
Red-zone touchdowns: tie-21st (50 percent)
Turnovers (giveaways): tie-3rd fewest (9)
Sacks allowed: tie-11th fewest (20)

SAINTS DEFENSE:

Total yards: 9th (333.1 per game)
Passing yards: 5th (211.9 per game)
Rushing yards: 26th (121.3 per game)
Third-down conversions: 6th (34.7 percent)
Red-zone touchdowns: tie-21st (60 percent)
Turnovers (takeaways): tie-10th (15)
Sacks: 9th (26)

SAINTS TEAM:

Points scored: 7th (27.0 per game)
Points allowed: 4th (17.1 per game)
Turnover ratio: tie-7th (plus-6)
Time of possession: 3rd (32:55 per game)

SAINTS INDIVIDUALS:

Quarterback Drew Brees: 334 yards per game (2nd), 21 touchdowns (2nd), 104.5 passer rating (4th), 69.2 Total QBR (7th)
Tight end Jimmy Graham: 10 receiving TDs (1st), 10 total TDs (1st), 746 receiving yards (5th)
Punter Thomas Morstead: net average 42.8 yards per punt (3rd)

COWBOYS OFFENSE:

Total yards: 17th (342.8 per game)
Passing yards: 9th (267.1 per game)
Rushing yards: 27th (75.7 per game)
Turnovers (giveaways): tie-7th fewest (10)
Sacks allowed: tie-8th fewest (19)

COWBOYS DEFENSE:

Total yards: 31st (419.2 per game)
Passing yards: 31st (305.2 per game)
Rushing yards: 16th (114.0 per game)
Turnovers (takeaways): tie-2nd (21)
Sacks: tie-13th (23)

COWBOYS TEAM:

Points scored: 4th (28.6 per game)
Points allowed: 15th (23.2per game)

Where the Saints rank: Week 10 - New Orleans Saints Blog - ESPN

westbankdaze · 11-05-2013, 01:02 PM

And then Demarcus ware showed up....

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saintsfan403 · 11-05-2013, 01:07 PM

Yeah, cause Demarcus Ware coming off of an injury is a lot better than a healthy Mario Williams....

westbankdaze · 11-05-2013, 01:46 PM

Originally Posted by saintsfan403

Yeah, cause Demarcus Ware coming off of an injury is a lot better than a healthy Mario Williams....

Ware > Mario

Again , in 09 a lot was made of Wares neck injury and that he probably wasn't going to be ready to face the Saints. Not only did he play he ate Bushrods lunch all game long and ended the last saints drive with a sack on Brees. You think Charlie Brown is better than Bushrod?

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TheOak · 11-05-2013, 02:15 PM

DEs are not our biggest problem. Peppers did nothing. Oddly enough DTs give us hell.

Falcons Sacks - 2 DT, 0 LB, 0 DE
Bucs Sacks - 1 DT, 1 LB, 1 DE
Cardinals Sacks - 0 DT, 1 LB, 3 DE
Dolphins Sacks - 1 DT, 0 LB, 1 DE
Bears Sacks - 1 DT, 0 LB, 0 DE <-- Peppers
Patriots Sacks - 0 DT, 0 LB, 1 DE
Bills Sacks - 1 DT, 0 LB, 2 DE
Jets Sacks - 0 DT, 1 LB, 1 DE

DT- 6
LB- 3
DE- 9 (3 were for Dockett, he has had only 1 other sack this season)

Mario had 1 sack against us.

Its 2013... 4 years later.

westbankdaze · 11-06-2013, 07:18 AM

Originally Posted by TheOak

DEs are not our biggest problem. Peppers did nothing. Oddly enough DTs give us hell.

Falcons Sacks - 2 DT, 0 LB, 0 DE
Bucs Sacks - 1 DT, 1 LB, 1 DE
Cardinals Sacks - 0 DT, 1 LB, 3 DE
Dolphins Sacks - 1 DT, 0 LB, 1 DE
Bears Sacks - 1 DT, 0 LB, 0 DE <-- Peppers
Patriots Sacks - 0 DT, 0 LB, 1 DE
Bills Sacks - 1 DT, 0 LB, 2 DE
Jets Sacks - 0 DT, 1 LB, 1 DE

DT- 6
LB- 3
DE- 9 (3 were for Dockett, he has had only 1 other sack this season)

Mario had 1 sack against us.

Its 2013... 4 years later.

I'm confused. The sack rally by DE seems to be higher than DT?

Also how many quality DE are there like Ware. Don't forget he was a LB in years past so he can play different roles in different formations. Do not underestimate the dark side of the force.

TheOak · 11-06-2013, 07:54 AM

Defensive Ends Rankings highlighted are the ones we have faced and their sack count against us.

Top
J.J. Watt, Cameron Jordan, DeMarcus Ware, Cameron Wake, Muhammad Wilkerson(1 sack) , Justin Smith

Next Level
Calais Campbell (0-sacks), Robert Quinn, Chris Long, Charles Johnson, Greg Hardy, Julius Peppers (0- sacks, Jared Allen

Pro-Bowl Potential
Sheldon Richardson, Lamarr Houston, Chandler Jones (1-Sack), Fletcher Cox, Carlos Dunlap, Michael Johnson, Desmond Bryant, Ezekiel Ansah, Cliff Avril

You can spend the rest of the week fretting over DeMarcus Ware, I am not... He will get one sack and that will be how it goes.

DEs and sacks are not our offensive lines biggest problem. DTs and LBs shooting the gaps and tackling our RBs in the back field is.

saintfan · 11-06-2013, 11:40 PM

We rush for 80 yards a game? I had no idea.

Choupique · 11-07-2013, 10:29 AM

80 yards against most NFL defenses is a pretty tough thing to accomplish if you apply the light of reality to the conversation.

most of us would have -800 yards, in comparison.

Papa Voodoo · 11-07-2013, 11:11 AM

Originally Posted by westbankdaze

Ware > Mario

Again , in 09 a lot was made of Wares neck injury and that he probably wasn't going to be ready to face the Saints. Not only did he play he ate Bushrods lunch all game long and ended the last saints drive with a sack on Brees. You think Charlie Brown is better than Bushrod?

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In '09 he was at OLB. We also never doubled him the whole agme, I guess thinking he could be slowed enough and we didn't adjust. I think we will have Charles and Ben on him quite a bit.

11-05-2013, 12:17 PM	#1
Threaded by TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 19,027 Rating: (0 votes - average) Mike Triplett A look at where the New Orleans Saints and their upcoming opponents, the Dallas Cowboys, rank in key statistical categories through nine weeks of the NFL season: SAINTS OFFENSE: Total yards: 7th (397.4 per game) Passing yards: 3rd (317.6 per game) Rushing yards: 26th (79.8 per game) Third-down conversions: 9th (41.3 percent) Red-zone touchdowns: tie-21st (50 percent) Turnovers (giveaways): tie-3rd fewest (9) Sacks allowed: tie-11th fewest (20) SAINTS DEFENSE: Total yards: 9th (333.1 per game) Passing yards: 5th (211.9 per game) Rushing yards: 26th (121.3 per game) Third-down conversions: 6th (34.7 percent) Red-zone touchdowns: tie-21st (60 percent) Turnovers (takeaways): tie-10th (15) Sacks: 9th (26) SAINTS TEAM: Points scored: 7th (27.0 per game) Points allowed: 4th (17.1 per game) Turnover ratio: tie-7th (plus-6) Time of possession: 3rd (32:55 per game) SAINTS INDIVIDUALS: Quarterback Drew Brees: 334 yards per game (2nd), 21 touchdowns (2nd), 104.5 passer rating (4th), 69.2 Total QBR (7th) Tight end Jimmy Graham: 10 receiving TDs (1st), 10 total TDs (1st), 746 receiving yards (5th) Punter Thomas Morstead: net average 42.8 yards per punt (3rd) COWBOYS OFFENSE: Total yards: 17th (342.8 per game) Passing yards: 9th (267.1 per game) Rushing yards: 27th (75.7 per game) Turnovers (giveaways): tie-7th fewest (10) Sacks allowed: tie-8th fewest (19) COWBOYS DEFENSE: Total yards: 31st (419.2 per game) Passing yards: 31st (305.2 per game) Rushing yards: 16th (114.0 per game) Turnovers (takeaways): tie-2nd (21) Sacks: tie-13th (23) COWBOYS TEAM: Points scored: 4th (28.6 per game) Points allowed: 15th (23.2per game) Where the Saints rank: Week 10 - New Orleans Saints Blog - ESPN Attached Thumbnails
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11-05-2013, 01:46 PM	#4
westbankdaze 500th Post Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 843	Re: Where the Saints rank: Week 10 Originally Posted by saintsfan403 Yeah, cause Demarcus Ware coming off of an injury is a lot better than a healthy Mario Williams.... Ware > Mario Again , in 09 a lot was made of Wares neck injury and that he probably wasn't going to be ready to face the Saints. Not only did he play he ate Bushrods lunch all game long and ended the last saints drive with a sack on Brees. You think Charlie Brown is better than Bushrod? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Rugby Saint II likes this.
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11-05-2013, 02:15 PM	#5
TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 19,027	Re: Where the Saints rank: Week 10 DEs are not our biggest problem. Peppers did nothing. Oddly enough DTs give us hell. Falcons Sacks - 2 DT, 0 LB, 0 DE Bucs Sacks - 1 DT, 1 LB, 1 DE Cardinals Sacks - 0 DT, 1 LB, 3 DE Dolphins Sacks - 1 DT, 0 LB, 1 DE Bears Sacks - 1 DT, 0 LB, 0 DE <-- Peppers Patriots Sacks - 0 DT, 0 LB, 1 DE Bills Sacks - 1 DT, 0 LB, 2 DE Jets Sacks - 0 DT, 1 LB, 1 DE DT- 6 LB- 3 DE- 9 (3 were for Dockett, he has had only 1 other sack this season) Mario had 1 sack against us. Its 2013... 4 years later.
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11-06-2013, 07:18 AM	#6
westbankdaze 500th Post Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 843	Re: Where the Saints rank: Week 10 Originally Posted by TheOak DEs are not our biggest problem. Peppers did nothing. Oddly enough DTs give us hell. Falcons Sacks - 2 DT, 0 LB, 0 DE Bucs Sacks - 1 DT, 1 LB, 1 DE Cardinals Sacks - 0 DT, 1 LB, 3 DE Dolphins Sacks - 1 DT, 0 LB, 1 DE Bears Sacks - 1 DT, 0 LB, 0 DE <-- Peppers Patriots Sacks - 0 DT, 0 LB, 1 DE Bills Sacks - 1 DT, 0 LB, 2 DE Jets Sacks - 0 DT, 1 LB, 1 DE DT- 6 LB- 3 DE- 9 (3 were for Dockett, he has had only 1 other sack this season) Mario had 1 sack against us. Its 2013... 4 years later. I'm confused. The sack rally by DE seems to be higher than DT? Also how many quality DE are there like Ware. Don't forget he was a LB in years past so he can play different roles in different formations. Do not underestimate the dark side of the force.
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11-06-2013, 07:54 AM	#7
TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 19,027	Re: Where the Saints rank: Week 10 Defensive Ends Rankings highlighted are the ones we have faced and their sack count against us. Top J.J. Watt, Cameron Jordan, DeMarcus Ware, Cameron Wake, Muhammad Wilkerson(1 sack) , Justin Smith Next Level Calais Campbell (0-sacks), Robert Quinn, Chris Long, Charles Johnson, Greg Hardy, Julius Peppers (0- sacks, Jared Allen Pro-Bowl Potential Sheldon Richardson, Lamarr Houston, Chandler Jones (1-Sack), Fletcher Cox, Carlos Dunlap, Michael Johnson, Desmond Bryant, Ezekiel Ansah, Cliff Avril You can spend the rest of the week fretting over DeMarcus Ware, I am not... He will get one sack and that will be how it goes. DEs and sacks are not our offensive lines biggest problem. DTs and LBs shooting the gaps and tackling our RBs in the back field is.
	It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. ~ Henry David Thoreau

11-06-2013, 11:40 PM	#8
saintfan Donated Plasma Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 18,556 Blog Entries: 5	Re: Where the Saints rank: Week 10 We rush for 80 yards a game? I had no idea.

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Choupique 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,594	Re: Where the Saints rank: Week 10 80 yards against most NFL defenses is a pretty tough thing to accomplish if you apply the light of reality to the conversation. most of us would have -800 yards, in comparison.
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11-07-2013, 11:11 AM	#10
Papa Voodoo 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,634	Re: Where the Saints rank: Week 10 Originally Posted by westbankdaze Ware > Mario Again , in 09 a lot was made of Wares neck injury and that he probably wasn't going to be ready to face the Saints. Not only did he play he ate Bushrods lunch all game long and ended the last saints drive with a sack on Brees. You think Charlie Brown is better than Bushrod? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk In '09 he was at OLB. We also never doubled him the whole agme, I guess thinking he could be slowed enough and we didn't adjust. I think we will have Charles and Ben on him quite a bit.

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