Observations from the Saints' 33-18 win against the Giants

10-01-2018, 09:39 AM

Originally Posted by rezburna

Cameron Meredith is getting a lot of undeserved hate. He put up 3 catches for 32 yards and drew a big penalty on our last drive where he would have had another big catch and first down. I think he’s doing just fine for somebody who just hit the field last week. He’s contributed far more than Austin Carr, and people were acting like he was the next Edelman.

I think he is getting stronger each week. I really expect him to be a factor as the season goes

The Dude · 10-01-2018, 10:15 AM

I hope he does keep it up. They are going to need him to step up even more when teams limit Thomas. Right now I trust him more than Ginn.

spkb25 · 10-01-2018, 10:15 AM

Originally Posted by K Major

Quick take defensively :

Saints D line ....they are eating right now. The run D is a strength on this team. Barkley had one big run (Klein looked to be held on that play), otherwise he was bottled up.

Side note - shout out to Tony Romo (who actually studies film) on mentioning Rankins presence in the trenches. It doesn't show on the stat sheet, but he's been very good in New Orleans.

Rankin's had a strong game yesterday. I mentioned his play multiple times. He hadn't been strong the entire year, but let's hope it continues. BTW I really like stallworth too

spkb25 · 10-01-2018, 10:17 AM

Originally Posted by |Mitch|

Has anyone noticed how well Crawley plays when Lattimore is on his game? They seem to feed off one another quite well

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Or the entire defense, right? Seriously, Latt is getting shutdown again ND the defense, as a whole, had it's best game of the year

spkb25 · 10-01-2018, 10:19 AM

Originally Posted by K Major

Quick take defensively :

Saints D line ....they are eating right now. The run D is a strength on this team. Barkley had one big run (Klein looked to be held on that play), otherwise he was bottled up.

Side note - shout out to Tony Romo (who actually studies film) on mentioning Rankins presence in the trenches. It doesn't show on the stat sheet, but he's been very good in New Orleans.

The dline had a really good game yesterday, but pretty sure the Giants are weak on oline. If I'm wrong on that someone correct me, but thought I've read that is a weakness for them

brees84 · 10-01-2018, 10:58 AM

Originally Posted by spkb25

The dline had a really good game yesterday, but pretty sure the Giants are weak on oline. If I'm wrong on that someone correct me, but thought I've read that is a weakness for them

Yeah, their O-line is bad. That's why Manning got rid of the football in less than 2 seconds. Nonetheless, our d-line played solid game. In my opinion Coleman and Anzalone didn't have great game. Anzalone often looks lost and shows bad tackling technique. There was one situation that showed great and bad tackling on the same play. Anzalone tackled guy (Barkley?) with his shoulder and did nothing to stop him until Robertson wrapped him up and stopped him on the spot. Coleman is just one step late on most plays. Bell surprised me. Quicker, more decisive... I like what he showed me yesterday.

Barry from MS · 10-01-2018, 11:05 AM

Our D will get its test vs Baltimore. Holy no moly. Physical o-line with a good deep passing game. We will see where this D is by then.

The D is coming along. I can't clown them if they ain't acting like clowns.

Rsanders24 · 10-01-2018, 11:46 AM

The one position that is hurting us more in the passing game is the inconsistency at TE. We have to address this in the off-season...

With Ingram coming back it will not be as bad due to the fact that both are better in the run blocking department than being a true threat in the passing game. Two weeks that Watson should have had a TD...

I’m glad we were able to put something together offensively that didn’t rely on us wearing M Thomas out. Going forward I think we will see more of CM and TS in the 3 WR sets with M Thomas.

K Major · 10-01-2018, 12:20 PM

I thought Taysom Hill adds a element that most of the NFL defenses aren't ready to handle. That's saying a lot because the Giants have a solid defense.

Some of those play calls (see fake punt) and packages set up for TH were nice. This guy is a damn good athlete.

Reminds me of Kordell Stewart aka SLASH from back in the day.

|Mitch| · 10-01-2018, 12:33 PM

Notice how the Ravens are trying to use Lamar Jackson in the same capacity, with limited results of course...

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10-01-2018, 09:39 AM	#21
Threaded by spkb25 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 13,097 Rating: (0 votes - average) Originally Posted by rezburna Cameron Meredith is getting a lot of undeserved hate. He put up 3 catches for 32 yards and drew a big penalty on our last drive where he would have had another big catch and first down. I think he’s doing just fine for somebody who just hit the field last week. He’s contributed far more than Austin Carr, and people were acting like he was the next Edelman. I think he is getting stronger each week. I really expect him to be a factor as the season goes AsylumGuido likes this.
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10-01-2018, 10:15 AM	#22
The Dude 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 9,048	Re: Observations from the Saints' 33-18 win against the Giants I hope he does keep it up. They are going to need him to step up even more when teams limit Thomas. Right now I trust him more than Ginn.
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10-01-2018, 10:15 AM	#23
spkb25 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 13,097	Re: Observations from the Saints' 33-18 win against the Giants Originally Posted by K Major Quick take defensively : Saints D line ....they are eating right now. The run D is a strength on this team. Barkley had one big run (Klein looked to be held on that play), otherwise he was bottled up. Side note - shout out to Tony Romo (who actually studies film) on mentioning Rankins presence in the trenches. It doesn't show on the stat sheet, but he's been very good in New Orleans. Rankin's had a strong game yesterday. I mentioned his play multiple times. He hadn't been strong the entire year, but let's hope it continues. BTW I really like stallworth too Crusader likes this.

10-01-2018, 10:17 AM	#24
spkb25 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 13,097	Re: Observations from the Saints' 33-18 win against the Giants Originally Posted by \|Mitch\| Has anyone noticed how well Crawley plays when Lattimore is on his game? They seem to feed off one another quite well Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Or the entire defense, right? Seriously, Latt is getting shutdown again ND the defense, as a whole, had it's best game of the year

10-01-2018, 10:19 AM	#25
spkb25 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 13,097	Re: Observations from the Saints' 33-18 win against the Giants Originally Posted by K Major Quick take defensively : Saints D line ....they are eating right now. The run D is a strength on this team. Barkley had one big run (Klein looked to be held on that play), otherwise he was bottled up. Side note - shout out to Tony Romo (who actually studies film) on mentioning Rankins presence in the trenches. It doesn't show on the stat sheet, but he's been very good in New Orleans. The dline had a really good game yesterday, but pretty sure the Giants are weak on oline. If I'm wrong on that someone correct me, but thought I've read that is a weakness for them

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10-01-2018, 10:58 AM	#26
brees84 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 3,015	Re: Observations from the Saints' 33-18 win against the Giants Originally Posted by spkb25 The dline had a really good game yesterday, but pretty sure the Giants are weak on oline. If I'm wrong on that someone correct me, but thought I've read that is a weakness for them Yeah, their O-line is bad. That's why Manning got rid of the football in less than 2 seconds. Nonetheless, our d-line played solid game. In my opinion Coleman and Anzalone didn't have great game. Anzalone often looks lost and shows bad tackling technique. There was one situation that showed great and bad tackling on the same play. Anzalone tackled guy (Barkley?) with his shoulder and did nothing to stop him until Robertson wrapped him up and stopped him on the spot. Coleman is just one step late on most plays. Bell surprised me. Quicker, more decisive... I like what he showed me yesterday. spkb25 likes this.
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10-01-2018, 11:05 AM	#27
Barry from MS Site Donor 2014 Join Date: May 2007 Location: TEMPO VC Okefenokee Swamp Posts: 1,985 Blog Entries: 2	Re: Observations from the Saints' 33-18 win against the Giants Our D will get its test vs Baltimore. Holy no moly. Physical o-line with a good deep passing game. We will see where this D is by then. The D is coming along. I can't clown them if they ain't acting like clowns. spkb25, neugey and K Major like this.

10-01-2018, 11:46 AM	#28
Rsanders24 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Baton Rouge, LA. Posts: 1,482	Re: Observations from the Saints' 33-18 win against the Giants The one position that is hurting us more in the passing game is the inconsistency at TE. We have to address this in the off-season... With Ingram coming back it will not be as bad due to the fact that both are better in the run blocking department than being a true threat in the passing game. Two weeks that Watson should have had a TD... I’m glad we were able to put something together offensively that didn’t rely on us wearing M Thomas out. Going forward I think we will see more of CM and TS in the 3 WR sets with M Thomas. spkb25 likes this.

10-01-2018, 12:20 PM	#29
K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,619 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Observations from the Saints' 33-18 win against the Giants I thought Taysom Hill adds a element that most of the NFL defenses aren't ready to handle. That's saying a lot because the Giants have a solid defense. Some of those play calls (see fake punt) and packages set up for TH were nice. This guy is a damn good athlete. Reminds me of Kordell Stewart aka SLASH from back in the day.

10-01-2018, 12:33 PM	#30
\|Mitch\| 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alexandria, La Posts: 11,303	Re: Observations from the Saints' 33-18 win against the Giants Notice how the Ravens are trying to use Lamar Jackson in the same capacity, with limited results of course... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Barry from MS likes this.

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