Saints trying to work Cameron Meredith into game plan for Falcons

K Major · 09-22-2018, 12:23 PM

Originally Posted by Beastmode

Brees is completing 81% of his passes which is insane. Introducing another target right now is not needed.

You're joking right? When good D coordinators take away (it will happen) our #1 target, then what?

Did you watch any Saints football last season and the offensive woes (Snead disappeared on 3rd down) we had with pass catching to anyone not named Thomas or Kamara?

dizzle88 · 09-22-2018, 12:31 PM

Originally Posted by K Major

You're joking right? When good D coordinators take away (it will happen) our #1 target, then what?

Did you watch any Saints football last season and the offensive woes (Snead disappeared on 3rd down) we had with pass catching to anyone not named Thomas or Kamara?

The game vs Lions became atrocious very quickly. 45-10 up in the first half, offense couldn't convert a third down at all in the 2nd half, Lions scored 28 unanswered points and we got lucky on D to score a TD that sealed the game.

It will happen, our offense will sputter if they don't find another target.

WillMacKenzie · 09-22-2018, 09:39 AM

As long as they don’t make it obvious that they’re looking to force feed him the ball.

Defenses will quickly begin to recognize what you’re up to.

Doubt Sean would do that though, he can be pretty tricky.

The Dude · 09-22-2018, 10:52 AM

Originally Posted by WillMacKenzie

As long as they don’t make it obvious that they’re looking to force feed him the ball.

Defenses will quickly begin to recognize what you’re up to.

Doubt Sean would do that though, he can be pretty tricky.

He can also be pretty damn hard headed.

ChrisXVI · 09-22-2018, 11:22 AM

Have people forgotten that our offense was at it’s best when Brees had 8 or 9 different people catching passes per game? I don’t understand being so critical of trying to get back to doing what we do best.

dizzle88 · 09-22-2018, 12:20 PM

Originally Posted by ChrisXVI

Have people forgotten that our offense was at it’s best when Brees had 8 or 9 different people catching passes per game? I don’t understand being so critical of trying to get back to doing what we do best.

Precisely, I love the stat from 2009 to 2011 when Brees led a scoring drive and it showed that he threw to 6 or 7 different people on one drive. That's when we were at our best.

Whilst Kamara is great, I hate that little flare pass we throw to him, far too easy for Defenses to read.

rezburna · 09-22-2018, 12:32 PM

Like I said...if Thomas and Kamara were actually covered when Brees was throwing them ball it would be a different conversation. He isn’t forcing it to then like he did with Jimmy Graham. Meredith will make a difference though.

blackangold · 09-22-2018, 12:37 PM

Brees is not the key to us being a SB contender... it’s the running game. If we can start running the ball well again we will start putting more wins together. It’s not about Brees throwing to 100 different WRs or only targeting 1 guy all game, just run the ball well to set up the PA and keep the defense off the field.

spkb25 · 09-22-2018, 12:39 PM

Originally Posted by blackangold

Brees is not the key to us being a SB contender... it’s the running game. If we can start running the ball well again we will start putting more wins together. It’s not about Brees throwing to 100 different WRs or only targeting 1 guy all game, just run the ball well to set up the PA and keep the defense off the field.

And the defense. We need a 16-20 defense

rezburna · 09-22-2018, 12:59 PM

The last two posts are good points. I think we have a top 15 defense if they would just do their jobs and stop trying to run a single-high safety.

09-22-2018, 12:31 PM	#2
dizzle88 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 11,546	Re: Saints trying to work Cameron Meredith into game plan for Falcons Originally Posted by K Major You're joking right? When good D coordinators take away (it will happen) our #1 target, then what? Did you watch any Saints football last season and the offensive woes (Snead disappeared on 3rd down) we had with pass catching to anyone not named Thomas or Kamara? The game vs Lions became atrocious very quickly. 45-10 up in the first half, offense couldn't convert a third down at all in the 2nd half, Lions scored 28 unanswered points and we got lucky on D to score a TD that sealed the game. It will happen, our offense will sputter if they don't find another target.

09-22-2018, 09:39 AM	#3
WillMacKenzie 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,627	Re: Saints trying to work Cameron Meredith into game plan for Falcons As long as they don’t make it obvious that they’re looking to force feed him the ball. Defenses will quickly begin to recognize what you’re up to. Doubt Sean would do that though, he can be pretty tricky.

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The Dude 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 9,065	Re: Saints trying to work Cameron Meredith into game plan for Falcons Originally Posted by WillMacKenzie As long as they don’t make it obvious that they’re looking to force feed him the ball. Defenses will quickly begin to recognize what you’re up to. Doubt Sean would do that though, he can be pretty tricky. He can also be pretty damn hard headed. Rugby Saint II likes this.
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ChrisXVI 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 11,482	Re: Saints trying to work Cameron Meredith into game plan for Falcons Have people forgotten that our offense was at it’s best when Brees had 8 or 9 different people catching passes per game? I don’t understand being so critical of trying to get back to doing what we do best. AsylumGuido, Rugby Saint II, dizzle88 and 1 others like this.

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dizzle88 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 11,546	Re: Saints trying to work Cameron Meredith into game plan for Falcons Originally Posted by ChrisXVI Have people forgotten that our offense was at it’s best when Brees had 8 or 9 different people catching passes per game? I don’t understand being so critical of trying to get back to doing what we do best. Precisely, I love the stat from 2009 to 2011 when Brees led a scoring drive and it showed that he threw to 6 or 7 different people on one drive. That's when we were at our best. Whilst Kamara is great, I hate that little flare pass we throw to him, far too easy for Defenses to read.

09-22-2018, 12:23 PM	#1
K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,845 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Saints trying to work Cameron Meredith into game plan for Falcons Originally Posted by Beastmode Brees is completing 81% of his passes which is insane. Introducing another target right now is not needed. You're joking right? When good D coordinators take away (it will happen) our #1 target, then what? Did you watch any Saints football last season and the offensive woes (Snead disappeared on 3rd down) we had with pass catching to anyone not named Thomas or Kamara? AsylumGuido, dizzle88 and ChrisXVI like this.

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rezburna 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Kenner, LA Posts: 8,122	Re: Saints trying to work Cameron Meredith into game plan for Falcons Like I said...if Thomas and Kamara were actually covered when Brees was throwing them ball it would be a different conversation. He isn’t forcing it to then like he did with Jimmy Graham. Meredith will make a difference though. spkb25, AsylumGuido and Beastmode like this.

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blackangold 1000 Posts + Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 3,422	Re: Saints trying to work Cameron Meredith into game plan for Falcons Brees is not the key to us being a SB contender... it’s the running game. If we can start running the ball well again we will start putting more wins together. It’s not about Brees throwing to 100 different WRs or only targeting 1 guy all game, just run the ball well to set up the PA and keep the defense off the field. spkb25 and rezburna like this.

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spkb25 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 13,145	Re: Saints trying to work Cameron Meredith into game plan for Falcons Originally Posted by blackangold Brees is not the key to us being a SB contender... it’s the running game. If we can start running the ball well again we will start putting more wins together. It’s not about Brees throwing to 100 different WRs or only targeting 1 guy all game, just run the ball well to set up the PA and keep the defense off the field. And the defense. We need a 16-20 defense rezburna likes this.

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rezburna 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Kenner, LA Posts: 8,122	Re: Saints trying to work Cameron Meredith into game plan for Falcons The last two posts are good points. I think we have a top 15 defense if they would just do their jobs and stop trying to run a single-high safety.

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