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jeanpierre 12-26-2017 05:09 PM
Saints film room: Defense proves it can thrive despite injuries to key players
 

Danno 12-26-2017 05:28 PM
Re: Saints film room: Defense proves it can thrive despite injuries to key players
 
Unsung studs...

Davison
Rankins
Te'o
Robertson
Bell
and the new guy George Johnson.

Our defense is better than the average moron thinks.

dizzle88 12-26-2017 05:39 PM
Re: Saints film room: Defense proves it can thrive despite injuries to key players
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Danno (Post 784693)
Unsung studs...

Davison
Rankins
Te'o
Robertson
Bell
and the new guy George Johnson.

Our defense is better than the average moron thinks.
I'd add Kikaha to that list, vs the Falcons he made several key plays, especially during the goal line stand. He was the one that stopped Freeman on 4th down, Kikaha was still on the floor and managed to wrap his arm around freeman and halt him until help arrived.

frydaddy 12-26-2017 08:12 PM
Re: Saints film room: Defense proves it can thrive despite injuries to key players
 
Rankins is getting a lot of hate lately, but he's having to do all the work in the middle right now, including eating up blockers. My hats off to the guy. I'd like to see what he could do with a big nasty next to him to free him up.

foreverfan 12-26-2017 08:22 PM
Re: Saints film room: Defense proves it can thrive despite injuries to key players
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Danno (Post 784693)
Unsung studs...

Davison
Rankins
Te'o
Robertson
Bell
and the new guy George Johnson.

Our defense is better than the average moron thinks.
You just sung them. :D

hagan714 12-26-2017 08:47 PM
Re: Saints film room: Defense proves it can thrive despite injuries to key players
 
lets keep a grip here. The reason the defense is doing well is the CB are back. we are thin to make this work

homerj07 12-27-2017 05:05 PM
Re: Saints film room: Defense proves it can thrive despite injuries to key players
 
D has to play strong AND play smart. Oh, and avoid injuries (please)

jeanpierre 12-27-2017 10:02 PM
Re: Saints film room: Defense proves it can thrive despite injuries to key players
 
Everyone keeps talking about how Robertson, now Te'o keeps stepping up, which they have...

But anyone consider that Linebackers Coach Mike Nolan may have also had an effect that Joe Vitt would never have had?

jeanpierre 12-27-2017 11:27 PM
Re: Saints film room: Defense proves it can thrive despite injuries to key players
 
It would be nice to get Hendrickson back at full speed, strength; continuing his development to be a starter...

It also would take one item off the To Do List next offseason...

jeanpierre 12-29-2017 08:48 PM
Re: Saints film room: Defense proves it can thrive despite injuries to key players
 
Real MVPs on defense are Mike Nolan, Ryan Nielsen, and Aaron Glenn...

jeanpierre 12-30-2017 11:59 PM
Re: Saints film room: Defense proves it can thrive despite injuries to key players
 
From this season, I've learned you need to be six deep at linebacker in today's NFL...

Saints Linebackers on Injured Reserve:

LB 47 - Alex Anzalone (R3, P76)

LB 54 - Nate Stupar

LB 53 - A.J. Klein

LB 44 - Hau'oli Kikaha

Know Kikaha was a pass rush specialists and often listed as a DE, he's really just a 3-4 LBer...

Don't forget we released Ellerbe because the Saints coaches didn't know how to game plan with his day-to-day status...

And we traded Stephone Anthony because, well, we really won't get the total truth for a few more years on that story...


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