Behind Enemy Lines -- The Deck: Saints Cowboys Quick Preview

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Nice little quick start preview of the Saints at Cowboys matchup for Sunday night. Time to stop talking about Corporal Munnerlyn and move on to Romo and Co. in the Jerry Dome.

The Opponent: This is by no means the "Aints" of the pre-2000s era, but it's not the Drew Brees machine of years past, either. At least not yet. They picked up their first win of the season on Sunday against an Adrian Peterson-less Vikings team that also saw their starting quarterback knocked out of the game early, and it was by no means a convincing win.

Past Meetings: The Cowboys are 15-11 all-time against the Saints, but New Orleans has actually won eight of the previous nine meetings, including last season's 49-17 demolition in the Superdome. Prior to that game, the Cowboys had two close losses to far superior Saints teams, but last year's loss is still being felt around these parts as it was a low point for an awful Cowboys defense last season.

Key Matchup: Saints QB Drew Brees vs. Cowboys secondary — Orlando Scandrick should be back in the starting lineup for the Cowboys and supplant Mo Claiborne, who should be relegated to special packages. But against the Saints' offense, the entire secondary will probably be on the field for much of the night. Brees hasn't been spectacular this season, but a lot of things point to the fact Sunday night could be Brees' coming out party for the 2014 season.

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73Saint · 09-23-2014, 01:23 PM

Sunday night baby...Let's keep the prime time dominance going!!

WHODATINCA · 09-23-2014, 02:13 PM

I want to see three things in this game from the Saints: 1) finishing the game by playing tough and smart for 60 minutes, 2) takeaways -- whichever flavor will work for me -- sack-strip-recovery, or strip-recovery, or a pick 6 -- any of those would work perfectly for me, 3) limiting their run game to under 80 yards.

Rugby Saint II · 09-23-2014, 05:04 PM

This is the game where we put it all together and drop a 50 burger on Jerrys kids.

|Mitch| · 09-23-2014, 05:08 PM

Article talks about how unspectacular Drew has been this year, what it fails to account for is how dominant Drew has been in prime-time games throughout his career though

Utah_Saint · 09-23-2014, 07:23 PM

Drew's numbers don't look spectacular because we're running the ball well. Those running backs are taking his touchdowns!

He's still 5th in yards and throwing at a 71% completion rate. May not be flashy but it's still damn good.

Halo · 09-24-2014, 05:35 PM

Originally Posted by teddybarexxx

the run game? what run game? atl 137 yards rushing (4 different backs), cleveland 171 yards rushing (4 different backs) and last week which is the most disturbing (because we were at home) 110 yards rushing (basically 3 backs). those numbers isnt dominating by any means. i feel if we win this sunday we need at least one of our backs to be at 100 yards rushing.

We're 6th overall in rushing and 5th overall in passing. Rushing has always been a way to open the pass for the Saints in the Sean Payton era. 6th overall is a lot different than, for example, Carolina who is 29th overall. Does it really matter if we get the job done by committee or one back gets over 100 per game??

Danno · 09-24-2014, 06:26 PM

Two things I've noticed about prime time games.

Saints show up
Cowboys don't

Utah_Saint · 09-25-2014, 01:56 AM

[quote=teddybarexxx;613726]

Originally Posted by Utah_Saint

Drew's numbers don't look spectacular because we're running the ball well. Those running backs are taking his touchdowns!

the run game? what run game? atl 137 yards rushing (4 different backs), cleveland 171 yards rushing (4 different backs) and last week which is the most disturbing (because we were at home) 110 yards rushing (basically 3 backs). those numbers isnt dominating by any means. i feel if we win this sunday we need at least one of our backs to be at 100 yards rushing.

It's a very good run game. Those are very good numbers. The Saints are tied for 1st in the league in rushing touchdowns. 6th in the league in yards and 8th in yards per attempt.

xan · 09-25-2014, 10:34 AM

We make a lot of yards on 3 drives, no yards on the rest, usually 5-8 drives. Our 3-outs are the biggest problem. That and turnovers. And bad tackling. And the Smegma Defense.

09-23-2014, 01:04 PM	#1
Threaded by Halo Site Donor MONTHLY Join Date: May 2002 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 20,717 Blog Entries: 45 Rating: (0 votes - average) Nice little quick start preview of the Saints at Cowboys matchup for Sunday night. Time to stop talking about Corporal Munnerlyn and move on to Romo and Co. in the Jerry Dome. The Opponent: This is by no means the "Aints" of the pre-2000s era, but it's not the Drew Brees machine of years past, either. At least not yet. They picked up their first win of the season on Sunday against an Adrian Peterson-less Vikings team that also saw their starting quarterback knocked out of the game early, and it was by no means a convincing win. Past Meetings: The Cowboys are 15-11 all-time against the Saints, but New Orleans has actually won eight of the previous nine meetings, including last season's 49-17 demolition in the Superdome. Prior to that game, the Cowboys had two close losses to far superior Saints teams, but last year's loss is still being felt around these parts as it was a low point for an awful Cowboys defense last season. Key Matchup: Saints QB Drew Brees vs. Cowboys secondary — Orlando Scandrick should be back in the starting lineup for the Cowboys and supplant Mo Claiborne, who should be relegated to special packages. But against the Saints' offense, the entire secondary will probably be on the field for much of the night. Brees hasn't been spectacular this season, but a lot of things point to the fact Sunday night could be Brees' coming out party for the 2014 season. READ THE REST AT NBCDFW.COM Attached Thumbnails
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09-23-2014, 01:23 PM	#2
73Saint 1000 Posts + Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: NOLA Posts: 2,336	Re: Behind Enemy Lines -- The Deck: Saints Cowboys Quick Preview Sunday night baby...Let's keep the prime time dominance going!!

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WHODATINCA Site Donor Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: South Bay Posts: 3,784	Re: Behind Enemy Lines -- The Deck: Saints Cowboys Quick Preview I want to see three things in this game from the Saints: 1) finishing the game by playing tough and smart for 60 minutes, 2) takeaways -- whichever flavor will work for me -- sack-strip-recovery, or strip-recovery, or a pick 6 -- any of those would work perfectly for me, 3) limiting their run game to under 80 yards. jnormand and teddybarexxx like this.

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Utah_Saint Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 3,521	Re: Behind Enemy Lines -- The Deck: Saints Cowboys Quick Preview Drew's numbers don't look spectacular because we're running the ball well. Those running backs are taking his touchdowns! He's still 5th in yards and throwing at a 71% completion rate. May not be flashy but it's still damn good. pumpkindriver and SaintnDE like this.

09-24-2014, 05:35 PM	#7
Halo Site Donor MONTHLY Join Date: May 2002 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 20,717 Blog Entries: 45	Re: Behind Enemy Lines -- The Deck: Saints Cowboys Quick Preview Originally Posted by teddybarexxx the run game? what run game? atl 137 yards rushing (4 different backs), cleveland 171 yards rushing (4 different backs) and last week which is the most disturbing (because we were at home) 110 yards rushing (basically 3 backs). those numbers isnt dominating by any means. i feel if we win this sunday we need at least one of our backs to be at 100 yards rushing. We're 6th overall in rushing and 5th overall in passing. Rushing has always been a way to open the pass for the Saints in the Sean Payton era. 6th overall is a lot different than, for example, Carolina who is 29th overall. Does it really matter if we get the job done by committee or one back gets over 100 per game??

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Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,723	Re: Behind Enemy Lines -- The Deck: Saints Cowboys Quick Preview Two things I've noticed about prime time games. Saints show up Cowboys don't teddybarexxx likes this.

09-25-2014, 01:56 AM	#9
Utah_Saint Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 3,521	Re: Behind Enemy Lines -- The Deck: Saints Cowboys Quick Preview [quote=teddybarexxx;613726] Originally Posted by Utah_Saint Drew's numbers don't look spectacular because we're running the ball well. Those running backs are taking his touchdowns! the run game? what run game? atl 137 yards rushing (4 different backs), cleveland 171 yards rushing (4 different backs) and last week which is the most disturbing (because we were at home) 110 yards rushing (basically 3 backs). those numbers isnt dominating by any means. i feel if we win this sunday we need at least one of our backs to be at 100 yards rushing. It's a very good run game. Those are very good numbers. The Saints are tied for 1st in the league in rushing touchdowns. 6th in the league in yards and 8th in yards per attempt.

09-25-2014, 10:34 AM	#10
xan Professor Crab and Site Donor 2014 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Princeton Posts: 3,371 Blog Entries: 34	Re: Behind Enemy Lines -- The Deck: Saints Cowboys Quick Preview We make a lot of yards on 3 drives, no yards on the rest, usually 5-8 drives. Our 3-outs are the biggest problem. That and turnovers. And bad tackling. And the Smegma Defense.

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