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Halo	10-23-2014 10:01 AM

Operation: Feed Drew

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The Advocate has an interesting story about Safety Kenny Vacarro mentioning a new defensive mindset he and defensive teammates will "intensify their focus on what he dubbed “Operation: Feed Drew.”" The focus is "creating takeaways that set up the Saints offense in enemy territory."

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“We have to keep taking those,” Vaccaro said Wednesday. “The more chances he (Drew Brees) gets to score the ball, the better chance we have at winning.”

The Saints have a paltry four takeaways this season. Only Jacksonville (1-6) and Washington (2-5) have fewer than that.

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Danno

10-23-2014 10:03 AM

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How about just focusing on not sucking. The turnovers will come.

dizzle88

10-23-2014 10:04 AM

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So they will try and focus on creating more turnovers

Remember what happened last time? We missed 26 tackles in the entire game trying to strip the ball.

brees84

10-23-2014 10:33 AM

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Oh, boy. Every time I hear about creating turnovers, the very next game we tackle like ****!

Rugby Saint II

10-23-2014 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by dizzle88 (Post 620554)

So they will try and focus on creating more turnovers

Remember what happened last time? We missed 26 tackles in the entire game trying to strip the ball.

I sure do bro. It was horrible. How about a three and out for the defense?

Mardigras9

10-23-2014 10:52 AM

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Shouldn't they learn from White trying to get turnover and 74yards later.......

dizzle88

10-23-2014 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Mardigras9 (Post 620560)

Shouldn't they learn from White trying to get turnover and 74yards later.......

Just brought up puke remembering that play

Corey white does more boneheaded stuff year after year

Like fumbling through the end zone on a pick 6 last year.

billyt81

10-23-2014 12:06 PM

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Yea on the Tate TD, White had safety help over the top and short zone responsibilities. He was in better position than Tate when the ball was thrown. Zero ball skills. Unacceptable.

dizzle88

10-23-2014 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by billyt81 (Post 620583)

Yea on the Tate TD, White had safety help over the top and short zone responsibilities. He was in better position than Tate when the ball was thrown. Zero ball skills. Unacceptable.

Even in short zone coverage, he could have tackled tate for an 8 yard gain, 4th down we get the ball back.

Instead he tries to make a play on the ball with no idea where tate had gone, completely screws it up, then to make matters worse Vaccaro missed like his 5th tackle of the game to spring tate free.

RailBoss

10-23-2014 12:44 PM

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It's a skill set which we don't have!

Papa Voodoo

10-23-2014 02:35 PM

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We haven't had it since Sharper and Vilma left.

Utah_Saint

10-23-2014 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by dizzle88 (Post 620591)

then to make matters worse Vaccaro missed like his 5th tackle of the game to spring tate free.

I think Vaccaro has played better the last couple games. PFF only has him missing one tackle last week. Probably that one.

When you're on the bottom you can only go up right?

Jamessr

10-23-2014 06:20 PM

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I'll take some defensive 3 and outs coupled with some offensive clock management "TOP".

WHODATINCA

10-23-2014 06:26 PM

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a new defensive mindset he and defensive teammates will "intensify their focus on what he dubbed “Operation: Feed Drew.”" The focus is "creating takeaways that set up the Saints offense in enemy territory."

:doh:

I was the one saying we need takeaways....but, nevermind.

Actual tackling is now Job 1 for our D. One step forward, three back. :rolleyes:

dizzle88

10-24-2014 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by teddybarexxx (Post 620739)

question, didnt our defense have 2 "take aways" last week?, and what did our offense do with those?...so i'm confused on why they keep saying the defense need more take aways. offense just needs to control the clock, move the ball by getting first downs, control the turnovers and score td's in the redzone.

Pretty sure our offense got 10 points off those two turnovers our D forced?

|Mitch|

10-24-2014 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by dizzle88 (Post 620740)

Pretty sure our offense got 10 points off those two turnovers our D forced?

Didn't we get a TD off of the Lewis pick? I think we did, but can't remember

dizzle88

10-24-2014 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by |Mitch| (Post 620741)

Didn't we get a TD off of the Lewis pick? I think we did, but can't remember

Yeah pretty sure Austins TD was off the lewis pick and we got a FG from Vaccaros pick.

Barry from MS

10-24-2014 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Utah_Saint (Post 620625)

When you're on the bottom you can only go up right?

We ain't on the bottom yet. We can still get worse, believe it or not.

28th points/game (27.5)
21st yards/game (373.7)
28th pass yards/game (270.5)
11th rush yards/game (103.2)
30th (Tied) forced turnovers (4)

Those ranks are staggeringly different than last year, but we continue to be effective against the run.

If we get worse in run defense: "turn out the lights...the party's over".

Danno

10-24-2014 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by teddybarexxx (Post 620739)

question, didnt our defense have 2 "take aways" last week?, and what did our offense do with those?...so i'm confused on why they keep saying the defense need more take aways. offense just needs to control the clock, move the ball by getting first downs, control the turnovers and score td's in the redzone.

My guess is because we now rank 30th in takeaways, and before the Lions game we were dead last in the entire NFL and on pace for the fewest takeaways in any sport known to mankind throughout the entire history of the world?

|Mitch|

10-24-2014 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Barry from MS (Post 620743)

11th rush yards/game (103.2)
Those ranks are staggeringly different than last year, but we continue to be effective against the run.

If we get worse in run defense: "turn out the lights...the party's over".

Surprising that we are that good against the run...

Utah_Saint

10-24-2014 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Barry from MS (Post 620743)

I was referring to Vaccaro's play. He only missed one tackle against Detroit.

Barry from MS

10-24-2014 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Utah_Saint (Post 620760)

I was referring to Vaccaro's play. He only missed one tackle against Detroit.

Gotcha, I'm tracking. Thought it was about the entire defense. Dang meds :dunce:

...and now back to your regularly scheduled programming.

Utah_Saint

10-24-2014 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Barry from MS (Post 620764)

Gotcha, I'm tracking. Thought it was about the entire defense. Dang meds :dunce:

...and now back to your regularly scheduled programming.

As far as our defense goes, I chose to think of them as the best defense in the division.

Barry from MS

10-24-2014 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Utah_Saint (Post 620768)

As far as our defense goes, I chose to think of them as the best defense in the division.

Tallest midget, smartest idiot.

Marlboro Man

10-24-2014 08:47 PM

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Talk is cheap. Time to stop talking and just do it.

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