Mike Triplett: What the Saints must fix

Jack Vegas · 09-26-2014, 01:43 AM

Originally Posted by Barry from MS

But I'm scratching my head with our inability of forcing turnovers not being that big of a deal in an NFL football game, though.

Just me, but I'd rather just the defense focus on making tackles and tight coverage than swiping at balls and gambling all the time. Turnovers should come as a result of good fundamental defense, not as a result of abandoning what made us a good defense in the first place.

Barry from MS · 09-26-2014, 08:34 AM

Originally Posted by Jack Vegas

Just me, but I'd rather just the defense focus on making tackles and tight coverage than swiping at balls and gambling all the time. Turnovers should come as a result of good fundamental defense, not as a result of abandoning what made us a good defense in the first place.

No, I'm with you...I'd rather have a defense that's fundamentally sound than a gambling one that is overcompensating for lack of talent and fundamentals. A by-product of a fundamentally sound defense has got to be forced turnovers, and considering our talent on the defensive side of the ball, we should be creating those turnovers. So are we talented but not fundamentally sound? I'd have to say yes, hence the 1 forced turnover this year against pedestrian offenses...yes, the Fail Clowns included. Ain't giving them credit for nothing.

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Jack Vegas 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,254	Re: Mike Triplett: What the Saints must fix Originally Posted by Barry from MS But I'm scratching my head with our inability of forcing turnovers not being that big of a deal in an NFL football game, though. Just me, but I'd rather just the defense focus on making tackles and tight coverage than swiping at balls and gambling all the time. Turnovers should come as a result of good fundamental defense, not as a result of abandoning what made us a good defense in the first place. Danno likes this.
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09-26-2014, 08:34 AM	#2
Barry from MS Site Donor 2014 Join Date: May 2007 Location: TEMPO VC Okefenokee Swamp Posts: 1,985 Blog Entries: 2	Re: Mike Triplett: What the Saints must fix Originally Posted by Jack Vegas Just me, but I'd rather just the defense focus on making tackles and tight coverage than swiping at balls and gambling all the time. Turnovers should come as a result of good fundamental defense, not as a result of abandoning what made us a good defense in the first place. No, I'm with you...I'd rather have a defense that's fundamentally sound than a gambling one that is overcompensating for lack of talent and fundamentals. A by-product of a fundamentally sound defense has got to be forced turnovers, and considering our talent on the defensive side of the ball, we should be creating those turnovers. So are we talented but not fundamentally sound? I'd have to say yes, hence the 1 forced turnover this year against pedestrian offenses...yes, the Fail Clowns included. Ain't giving them credit for nothing.

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