Offensive line

The Dude · 09-12-2017, 08:30 AM

Originally Posted by ChrisXVI

The O-Line was fine until Strief went down.

No it wasn't. It definitely exploded when he went down but even from play one Bree's was dropping so far back he was basically running backwards. It would have eventually been dealt with by their defense. The depth along the line was my concern. And it is very real.

ChrisXVI · 09-12-2017, 08:33 AM

Originally Posted by The Dude

No it wasn't. It definitely exploded when he went down but even from play one Bree's was dropping so far back he was basically running backwards. It would have eventually been dealt with by their defense. The depth along the line was my concern. And it is very real.

We were playing a top 5 defense. Did people really expect Brees to have 5 seconds in the pocket?

burningmetal · 09-12-2017, 08:40 AM

Originally Posted by ChrisXVI

We were playing a top 5 defense. Did people really expect Brees to have 5 seconds in the pocket?

No, but when people say "give us a top 15 defense and we'd have won 3 or 4 Super Bowl's by now" you'd think if our offense is that amazing, we could give him SOME kind of time, right?

We have a good offense, most of the time. It's not elite. The talent is there, but for one thing the line depth IS and has been an issue for some time, and the play calling is too predictable. Even with Drew running for his life, you saw that when we were aggressive (which was rare) we could still move it. This offense COULD be elite, but it's far from it as of now.

WillSaints81 · 09-12-2017, 05:55 PM

Originally Posted by burningmetal

No, but when people say "give us a top 15 defense and we'd have won 3 or 4 Super Bowl's by now" you'd think if our offense is that amazing, we could give him SOME kind of time, right?

We have a good offense, most of the time. It's not elite. The talent is there, but for one thing the line depth IS and has been an issue for some time, and the play calling is too predictable. Even with Drew running for his life, you saw that when we were aggressive (which was rare) we could still move it. This offense COULD be elite, but it's far from it as of now.

I remember when I saw that and that just blew me away, literally. I couldn't control myself and I had to say something.

spkb25 · 09-13-2017, 04:56 AM

Originally Posted by ChrisXVI

We were playing a top 5 defense. Did people really expect Brees to have 5 seconds in the pocket?

No which is why SP should have adjusted, but instead he kept calling plays that took too much time to develop down the field

The Dude · 09-16-2017, 12:01 AM

Originally Posted by spkb25

No which is why SP should have adjusted, but instead he kept calling plays that took too much time to develop down the field

When has he EVER ADJUSTED

09-12-2017, 08:30 AM	#1
The Dude 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 9,060	Re: Offensive line Originally Posted by ChrisXVI The O-Line was fine until Strief went down. No it wasn't. It definitely exploded when he went down but even from play one Bree's was dropping so far back he was basically running backwards. It would have eventually been dealt with by their defense. The depth along the line was my concern. And it is very real.
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09-12-2017, 08:33 AM	#2
ChrisXVI 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 11,482	Re: Offensive line Originally Posted by The Dude No it wasn't. It definitely exploded when he went down but even from play one Bree's was dropping so far back he was basically running backwards. It would have eventually been dealt with by their defense. The depth along the line was my concern. And it is very real. We were playing a top 5 defense. Did people really expect Brees to have 5 seconds in the pocket?

09-12-2017, 08:40 AM	#3
burningmetal 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 3,923 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Offensive line Originally Posted by ChrisXVI We were playing a top 5 defense. Did people really expect Brees to have 5 seconds in the pocket? No, but when people say "give us a top 15 defense and we'd have won 3 or 4 Super Bowl's by now" you'd think if our offense is that amazing, we could give him SOME kind of time, right? We have a good offense, most of the time. It's not elite. The talent is there, but for one thing the line depth IS and has been an issue for some time, and the play calling is too predictable. Even with Drew running for his life, you saw that when we were aggressive (which was rare) we could still move it. This offense COULD be elite, but it's far from it as of now.
	If I had a nickel for every time I heard that, the NFL would fine and suspend me.

09-12-2017, 05:55 PM	#4
WillSaints81 1000 Posts + Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 4,283	Re: Offensive line Originally Posted by burningmetal No, but when people say "give us a top 15 defense and we'd have won 3 or 4 Super Bowl's by now" you'd think if our offense is that amazing, we could give him SOME kind of time, right? We have a good offense, most of the time. It's not elite. The talent is there, but for one thing the line depth IS and has been an issue for some time, and the play calling is too predictable. Even with Drew running for his life, you saw that when we were aggressive (which was rare) we could still move it. This offense COULD be elite, but it's far from it as of now. I remember when I saw that and that just blew me away, literally. I couldn't control myself and I had to say something.

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spkb25 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 13,138	Re: Offensive line Originally Posted by ChrisXVI We were playing a top 5 defense. Did people really expect Brees to have 5 seconds in the pocket? No which is why SP should have adjusted, but instead he kept calling plays that took too much time to develop down the field

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The Dude 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 9,060	Re: Offensive line Originally Posted by spkb25 No which is why SP should have adjusted, but instead he kept calling plays that took too much time to develop down the field When has he EVER ADJUSTED
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