Brees' Downfield Passing vs Seattle Pass Defense

SaintSproles · 11-25-2013, 06:57 PM

Drew Brees has been one of the best QBs at hitting long pass plays downfield this season. Drew has 45 passes of 20+ yards, only 2 behind the NFL lead, and 11 passes of 40+ yards, 1 behind the NFL lead.

The Seattle defense has been the stingiest at giving up big plays in the passing game, allowing on 22 passes for 20+ yards and 2 passes for 40+ yards.

Will be interesting to see how we attack them. We dinked and dunked vs Chicago and only took a couple of long shots against them (one of which should have been a Meachem TD save for pass interference they didn't call), but it worked to the tune of 26 points and a comfortable 18 point lead with 3 minutes to go in the game.

What say you?

Halo · 11-25-2013, 07:02 PM

It comes down to 2 factors:

1) enough time to pass
2) Saints WR's NOT dropping the ball.

The muffs, flubbs, blunders, drops etc. must end or making it to the playoffs is only an extra couple games.

skymike · 11-26-2013, 06:03 PM

Originally Posted by Halo

The muffs, flubbs, blunders, drops etc. must end or making it to the playoffs is only an extra couple games.

and thats assuming we have any kind of playoff seed. First we have to beat Seattle
and Carolina twice. Then, I'll put on my Division crown.

Im seeing an inordinate amount of cockiness on the board lately, which I think
is really whistling in the graveyard. This is America, so guys, feel free to talk chit, and then have to eat it tuesday morning, (or dec 9 or dec 23) in the event our crowns are premature. I wont stop you.

But I see a very tough series of tests for us, with possibly the best team in the League next week. Not only do I like to be realistic, but if we do happen to light up the rest of this schedule, I think we should truly appreciate the magnitude of this team's accomplishment. Think of the night we beat the Patriots 40 something to 17, and kept our streak. You didnt KNOW we could
really be them. It was amazing when we did, and the uncertainty made it much better.

I like being loud and proud, and raising hell in the Dome. But humility serves us well also.

Danno · 11-26-2013, 06:08 PM

Originally Posted by skymike

and thats assuming we have any kind of playoff seed. First we have to beat Seattle
and Carolina twice. Then, I'll put on my Division crown.

Im seeing an inordinate amount of cockiness on the board lately, which I think
is really whistling in the graveyard. This is America, so guys, feel free to talk chit, and then have to eat it tuesday morning, (or dec 9 or dec 23) in the event our crowns are premature. I wont stop you.

But I see a very tough series of tests for us, with possibly the best team in the League next week. Not only do I like to be realistic, but if we do happen to light up the rest of this schedule, I think we should truly appreciate the magnitude of this team's accomplishment. Think of the night we beat the Patriots 40 something to 17, and kept our streak. You didnt KNOW we could
really be them. It was amazing when we did, and the uncertainty made it much better.

I like being loud and proud, and raising hell in the Dome. But humility serves us well also.

Yeah, we could lose. Bummer
But we could just as likely stomp their ass. Not a bummer.

I'll go with stomping that ass.

If we lose it doesn't matter if we were cocky or humble, it hurts just the same.

But if we win it just feels a little better that we were cocky (or confident) about it.

skymike · 11-26-2013, 06:12 PM

Im confident, but Im also real.
And I dont see any purpose in being a jerk to other teams fans
who visit us.
Normally, people applaud us for our coolness. Think SloMotion.
thats all.

SaintSproles · 11-25-2013, 07:08 PM

With the Seahawks now having to play their 4th and 5th best corners for much of the game, would it not be prudent for us to play a lot of 3 and 4 WR sets? Now you're forcing them to play dime coverage and exploit some mismatches we are going to like a lot.

My initial thoughts were to be very balanced and run close to a 50/50 percentage. But I think now Payton is licking his chops and will have Brees throw the ball at least 45 times.

lumm0x · 11-25-2013, 08:10 PM

Originally Posted by SaintSproles

With the Seahawks now having to play their 4th and 5th best corners for much of the game, would it not be prudent for us to play a lot of 3 and 4 WR sets? Now you're forcing them to play dime coverage and exploit some mismatches we are going to like a lot.

My initial thoughts were to be very balanced and run close to a 50/50 percentage. But I think now Payton is licking his chops and will have Brees throw the ball at least 45 times.

We could still be effective with running out of spread sets with Sproles or PT. They have to be respected in the run or the pass. Ingram may have to take a back seat in this one.

SmashMouth · 11-25-2013, 07:09 PM

Go deep early and often...

SaintSproles · 11-25-2013, 07:10 PM

Originally Posted by SmashMouth

Go deep early and often...

That's what she said.

ssvnewman · 11-25-2013, 08:01 PM

I sure glad Mitchell is blasting out a bunch of crap about Brees being soft! That will be great message to post in the Saints locker room. The Saints will show who is soft and who owns the NFC next Monday night!!! Mitchell keep blasting Drew, that is really smart!!!

11-25-2013, 06:57 PM	#1
SaintSproles Site Donor Drew Brees GOAT Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 342 Blog Entries: 1	Brees' Downfield Passing vs Seattle Pass Defense Drew Brees has been one of the best QBs at hitting long pass plays downfield this season. Drew has 45 passes of 20+ yards, only 2 behind the NFL lead, and 11 passes of 40+ yards, 1 behind the NFL lead. The Seattle defense has been the stingiest at giving up big plays in the passing game, allowing on 22 passes for 20+ yards and 2 passes for 40+ yards. Will be interesting to see how we attack them. We dinked and dunked vs Chicago and only took a couple of long shots against them (one of which should have been a Meachem TD save for pass interference they didn't call), but it worked to the tune of 26 points and a comfortable 18 point lead with 3 minutes to go in the game. What say you?

11-25-2013, 07:02 PM	#2
Halo Site Donor MONTHLY Join Date: May 2002 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 20,854 Blog Entries: 45	Re: Brees' Downfield Passing vs Seattle Pass Defense It comes down to 2 factors: 1) enough time to pass 2) Saints WR's NOT dropping the ball. The muffs, flubbs, blunders, drops etc. must end or making it to the playoffs is only an extra couple games. hagan714, skymike, pherein and 2 others like this.

11-26-2013, 06:03 PM	#3
skymike E. Side Cholo Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The Barrio, H-town Posts: 6,089	Re: Brees' Downfield Passing vs Seattle Pass Defense Originally Posted by Halo The muffs, flubbs, blunders, drops etc. must end or making it to the playoffs is only an extra couple games. and thats assuming we have any kind of playoff seed. First we have to beat Seattle and Carolina twice. Then, I'll put on my Division crown. Im seeing an inordinate amount of cockiness on the board lately, which I think is really whistling in the graveyard. This is America, so guys, feel free to talk chit, and then have to eat it tuesday morning, (or dec 9 or dec 23) in the event our crowns are premature. I wont stop you. But I see a very tough series of tests for us, with possibly the best team in the League next week. Not only do I like to be realistic, but if we do happen to light up the rest of this schedule, I think we should truly appreciate the magnitude of this team's accomplishment. Think of the night we beat the Patriots 40 something to 17, and kept our streak. You didnt KNOW we could really be them. It was amazing when we did, and the uncertainty made it much better. I like being loud and proud, and raising hell in the Dome. But humility serves us well also.

11-26-2013, 06:08 PM	#4
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,747	Re: Brees' Downfield Passing vs Seattle Pass Defense Originally Posted by skymike and thats assuming we have any kind of playoff seed. First we have to beat Seattle and Carolina twice. Then, I'll put on my Division crown. Im seeing an inordinate amount of cockiness on the board lately, which I think is really whistling in the graveyard. This is America, so guys, feel free to talk chit, and then have to eat it tuesday morning, (or dec 9 or dec 23) in the event our crowns are premature. I wont stop you. But I see a very tough series of tests for us, with possibly the best team in the League next week. Not only do I like to be realistic, but if we do happen to light up the rest of this schedule, I think we should truly appreciate the magnitude of this team's accomplishment. Think of the night we beat the Patriots 40 something to 17, and kept our streak. You didnt KNOW we could really be them. It was amazing when we did, and the uncertainty made it much better. I like being loud and proud, and raising hell in the Dome. But humility serves us well also. Yeah, we could lose. Bummer But we could just as likely stomp their ass. Not a bummer. I'll go with stomping that ass. If we lose it doesn't matter if we were cocky or humble, it hurts just the same. But if we win it just feels a little better that we were cocky (or confident) about it.

11-26-2013, 06:12 PM	#5
skymike E. Side Cholo Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: The Barrio, H-town Posts: 6,089	Re: Brees' Downfield Passing vs Seattle Pass Defense Im confident, but Im also real. And I dont see any purpose in being a jerk to other teams fans who visit us. Normally, people applaud us for our coolness. Think SloMotion. thats all.

11-25-2013, 07:08 PM	#6
SaintSproles Site Donor Drew Brees GOAT Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 342 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Brees' Downfield Passing vs Seattle Pass Defense With the Seahawks now having to play their 4th and 5th best corners for much of the game, would it not be prudent for us to play a lot of 3 and 4 WR sets? Now you're forcing them to play dime coverage and exploit some mismatches we are going to like a lot. My initial thoughts were to be very balanced and run close to a 50/50 percentage. But I think now Payton is licking his chops and will have Brees throw the ball at least 45 times. lumm0x, SmashMouth and Beastmode like this.

11-25-2013, 08:10 PM	#7
lumm0x Resident antediluvian Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 2,026	Re: Brees' Downfield Passing vs Seattle Pass Defense Originally Posted by SaintSproles With the Seahawks now having to play their 4th and 5th best corners for much of the game, would it not be prudent for us to play a lot of 3 and 4 WR sets? Now you're forcing them to play dime coverage and exploit some mismatches we are going to like a lot. My initial thoughts were to be very balanced and run close to a 50/50 percentage. But I think now Payton is licking his chops and will have Brees throw the ball at least 45 times. We could still be effective with running out of spread sets with Sproles or PT. They have to be respected in the run or the pass. Ingram may have to take a back seat in this one.

11-25-2013, 07:09 PM	#8
SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,477 Blog Entries: 29	Re: Brees' Downfield Passing vs Seattle Pass Defense Go deep early and often...

11-25-2013, 07:10 PM	#9
SaintSproles Site Donor Drew Brees GOAT Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 342 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Brees' Downfield Passing vs Seattle Pass Defense Originally Posted by SmashMouth Go deep early and often... That's what she said. Halo, D_it_up, hagan714 and 4 others like this.

11-25-2013, 08:01 PM	#10
ssvnewman Registered Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 38	Re: Brees' Downfield Passing vs Seattle Pass Defense I sure glad Mitchell is blasting out a bunch of crap about Brees being soft! That will be great message to post in the Saints locker room. The Saints will show who is soft and who owns the NFC next Monday night!!! Mitchell keep blasting Drew, that is really smart!!!
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