Coach Sean Payton & Saints need to get back to the basics

Halo · 10-03-2014, 10:03 AM

SportsNola.com writer David Grubb writes a truthful analysis of the Saints season and a laundry list of reasons on both sides of the ball as to why the saints season started to decline fast.

"The reasons for the demise are numerous:

They haven’t pressured quarterbacks. The Saints just have five sacks in four games. At this point last season, they had 12.

Lack of pressure has led to loads of passing yards for opposing quarterbacks. The defense has allowed 1090 passing yards, tied for second worst in the league...."

(read the full list at SportsNola.com, link at the bottom of this article.)

Grubbs continues highlighting criticisms of the Saints offense and their sub-par play this season:

"The team’s biggest perceived strength going in to the season has not performed at a level that fans have come to expect.

The Saints rank just 12th in the league offensively. They sit behind teams like Washington, Kansas City, and Miami.

While the Saints are 3rd in passing yards, Drew Brees has just 7 touchdown passes which ranks tied for eighth in the NFL...."

(read the full list at SportsNola.com, link at the bottom of this article.)

Ultimately, David Grubb puts the blame and responsibility for any possible turnaround on Saints head coach Sean Payton.

No coach this side of Bill Belichick wields the kind of power within an organization that Payton does in New Orleans. This is his team, filled with his guys.

Then the writer points out alarming facts about Coach Payton's New Orleans Saints and their back-to-back playoff record.

Those things aside, the fact remains that under Payton the Saints have not won playoff games in back-to-back seasons, and it looks like that streak will continue barring a major turnaround. The team cannot play enough on the road, going 0-3 this season and losing eight of their last nine away from New Orleans overall.

READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AND ANALYSIS AT SPORTSNOLA.COM

10-03-2014, 10:03 AM	#1
Halo Site Donor MONTHLY Join Date: May 2002 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 20,860 Blog Entries: 45	Coach Sean Payton & Saints need to get back to the basics SportsNola.com writer David Grubb writes a truthful analysis of the Saints season and a laundry list of reasons on both sides of the ball as to why the saints season started to decline fast. "The reasons for the demise are numerous: They haven’t pressured quarterbacks. The Saints just have five sacks in four games. At this point last season, they had 12. Lack of pressure has led to loads of passing yards for opposing quarterbacks. The defense has allowed 1090 passing yards, tied for second worst in the league...." (read the full list at SportsNola.com, link at the bottom of this article.) Grubbs continues highlighting criticisms of the Saints offense and their sub-par play this season: "The team’s biggest perceived strength going in to the season has not performed at a level that fans have come to expect. The Saints rank just 12th in the league offensively. They sit behind teams like Washington, Kansas City, and Miami. While the Saints are 3rd in passing yards, Drew Brees has just 7 touchdown passes which ranks tied for eighth in the NFL...." *(read the full list at SportsNola.com, link at the bottom of this article.)* Ultimately, David Grubb puts the blame and responsibility for any possible turnaround on Saints head coach Sean Payton. No coach this side of Bill Belichick wields the kind of power within an organization that Payton does in New Orleans. This is his team, filled with his guys. Then the writer points out alarming facts about Coach Payton's New Orleans Saints and their back-to-back playoff record. Those things aside, the fact remains that under Payton the Saints have not won playoff games in back-to-back seasons, and it looks like that streak will continue barring a major turnaround. The team cannot play enough on the road, going 0-3 this season and losing eight of their last nine away from New Orleans overall. READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AND ANALYSIS AT SPORTSNOLA.COM Attached Thumbnails
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