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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; Originally Posted by SaintFanInATLHELL I'm just going to have to call this for what it is: nonsensical wishful thinking. I've presented numerous times statistical evidence that the Saints offense cannot carry the defense no matter how good it is. Yet ...
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05-21-2016, 11:25 AM | #31 |
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Originally Posted by SaintFanInATLHELL
The defense was great that season, but don't forget that our running game made a huge jump from near last to 6th in the league.
Mike Bell, Pierre Thomas, Lynell Hamilton and even Reggie Bush all had success running behind that monster O line. Drew literally had no running game in 2008, which is why we lost something like 5 games by 3 points or less, we could never convert a third and short. Not taking anything away from the defense because 39 takeaways certainly helped our offense massively, but the running game also took a ton of pressure off Brees. |
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05-21-2016, 06:40 PM | #32 |
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Re: Despite common narrative, Saints do not necessarily build offensive line from inside out
Originally Posted by dizzle88
We had no running game because we didn't know to use PT until late. Deuce was done. And Reggie just didn't fit. I still believe using Reggie in that Chicago game cost us in the first half.
And the running game was sixth due to the blowouts. We never ran more than passed with Drew on the field. |
05-21-2016, 06:52 PM | #33 |
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Re: Despite common narrative, Saints do not necessarily build offensive line from inside out
WE were not a run first team in 2009!!! I should know because I had Brees on my fantasy team.
And in 2009 we marched the ball down the field 6 straight weeks for a opening drive TD. I'm actually hoping we don't get turnovers next year just stops. Brees is a big boy, he and the receivers need to learn to move the ball next year against the teams they couldn't last year at certain points. Defenses get tired. Anyways your opinion is irrelevant because Michael Thomas will improve the offense anyways. |
05-21-2016, 07:41 PM | #34 |
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Re: Despite common narrative, Saints do not necessarily build offensive line from inside out
Originally Posted by WillSaints81
In weeks 3 and 4 Brees failed to throw a TD, so the running game and defense carried us both weeks.
We ran for 150+ yards in both those games and they weren't blowouts. |
05-22-2016, 12:09 AM | #35 |
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Re: Despite common narrative, Saints do not necessarily build offensive line from inside out
Originally Posted by dizzle88
Yes those games but given the situations Brees couldn't throw the ball. The jets were one of the top secondaries in the league(I believe they were the top) and we were in Buffalo week 3 in rainy weather. But look at Detroit, Philadelphia, NYG, Miami, Atlanta, TB, NE, Washington, Atlanta Brees had 3+TDs in all those games but second Atlanta one where he had two. Carolina and St.Louis were considered one of the better secondaries where we had to rely on running games in those. |
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