Saints Ain’t “Smashmouth” — But They Must Be More Balanced to Win

WhoDat!656 · 09-24-2016, 07:22 PM

Saints will run the ball more against the failclowns Monday night.

This lukewarm approach to the ground attack was highlighted by the mere 13 times the Saints ran the ball against the Giants.*It doesn’t get much better if you include the season opener against the Raiders.

All told, the Saints have rushed the ball a paltry 35 times, which is the second fewest attempts in the league, behind the Washington Redskins.

Saints Ain't "Smashmouth" -- But They Must Be More Balanced to Win

AsylumGuido · 09-24-2016, 08:01 PM

The question is whether the number of running plays dictated the flow of the game, or did the flow of the game dictate the number of running plays? It is all good and fine to weigh the percentage of offensive plays, but I question when the Saints should have run instead of going to the pass in the first two games. I personally saw more instances where I would have wanted to see a pass play over a run than vice versa.

jnormand · 09-24-2016, 08:43 PM

I think they need to run the rock more. Not like the old days when 1st and 2nd down were always run plays. Just run the ball more. 13 times in that close of a game in both contests could have been good.

No matter what, the passing attack will always be the bread and butter while Sean and Drew are in NOLA. But man...tote that rock a few more times a game. Slow things down a bit.

hagan714 · 09-24-2016, 08:45 PM

time of possession is an issue? who would have guessed.

need those old school clock eating drives at the end of a game.

Utah_Saint · 09-24-2016, 10:13 PM

So far, the Falcons have given up 122.5 yards per game at 4.6 yards per carry.

This would be a great time to get the running game going.

foreverfan · 09-24-2016, 10:32 PM

Re: Saints Ain’t “Smashmouth”

SmashMouth · 09-25-2016, 12:55 AM

Of course they ain't SmashMouth!!!

foreverfan · 09-25-2016, 12:23 PM

|Mitch| · 09-25-2016, 12:28 PM

Originally Posted by Utah_Saint

So far, the Falcons have given up 122.5 yards per game at 4.6 yards per carry.

This would be a great time to get the running game going.

Which means; they will throw 50+ times

Halo · 09-25-2016, 12:39 PM

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WhoDat!656 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Shreveport,Louisiana Posts: 16,046	Saints Ain’t “Smashmouth” — But They Must Be More Balanced to Win Saints will run the ball more against the failclowns Monday night. This lukewarm approach to the ground attack was highlighted by the mere 13 times the Saints ran the ball against the Giants.*It doesn’t get much better if you include the season opener against the Raiders. All told, the Saints have rushed the ball a paltry 35 times, which is the second fewest attempts in the league, behind the Washington Redskins. Saints Ain't "Smashmouth" -- But They Must Be More Balanced to Win

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AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,220	Re: Saints Ain’t “Smashmouth” — But They Must Be More Balanced to Win The question is whether the number of running plays dictated the flow of the game, or did the flow of the game dictate the number of running plays? It is all good and fine to weigh the percentage of offensive plays, but I question when the Saints should have run instead of going to the pass in the first two games. I personally saw more instances where I would have wanted to see a pass play over a run than vice versa.

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jnormand 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Free State of Idaho Posts: 5,661	Re: Saints Ain’t “Smashmouth” — But They Must Be More Balanced to Win I think they need to run the rock more. Not like the old days when 1st and 2nd down were always run plays. Just run the ball more. 13 times in that close of a game in both contests could have been good. No matter what, the passing attack will always be the bread and butter while Sean and Drew are in NOLA. But man...tote that rock a few more times a game. Slow things down a bit. darstep likes this.

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hagan714 LB Mentallity Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15,870 Blog Entries: 68	Re: Saints Ain’t “Smashmouth” — But They Must Be More Balanced to Win time of possession is an issue? who would have guessed. need those old school clock eating drives at the end of a game.

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\|Mitch\| 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alexandria, La Posts: 11,303	Re: Saints Ain’t “Smashmouth” — But They Must Be More Balanced to Win Originally Posted by Utah_Saint So far, the Falcons have given up 122.5 yards per game at 4.6 yards per carry. This would be a great time to get the running game going. Which means; they will throw 50+ times

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