Despite common narrative, Saints do not necessarily build offensive line from inside out

WillSaints81 · 05-21-2016, 05:40 PM

Originally Posted by dizzle88

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.

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, 05:40 PM	#32
WillSaints81 1000 Posts + Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 4,285	Re: Despite common narrative, Saints do not necessarily build offensive line from inside out Originally Posted by dizzle88 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. 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.

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