Will Our Receivers Get Separation This Year?

The Dude · 09-03-2019, 03:58 PM

Originally Posted by TheOak

I find the evolution of this discussion interesting. Yes, Brees has had a drop in strength over the years but his accuracy is still on par and his arm strength drop has been on the long ball. We have evolved from 'he will throw them open' to ' if can they get open'.

I wont attribute all of that to his arm strength, at one time he had receivers that weren't as high of a risk when trying to throw them open.

If you look at Drew's split stats 1-7 vs 8-16 he was injured the second half, it wasn't just strength. When the line goes to ****, QBs get injured.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/spli...580/drew-brees

Yep. I’ve been saying this all year. It’s not just coincidence that his numbers dropped around the time Armstead went down. By the time he got back Peat was pretty banged up. Same for Unger and Rami. His entire offensive line crumbled and we still managed to get as far as we did.
I question our offensive line and running game more than our receivers.
We have a rookie center, Peat and Armstead have both been injured already and I question our running game.
People also forget about Ingrams blocking.
TB was running for his life behind our number 2s, I doubt Brees would be much better with that kind of pressure.

09-03-2019, 03:58 PM	#7
The Dude 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 9,060	Re: Will Our Receivers Get Separation This Year? Originally Posted by TheOak I find the evolution of this discussion interesting. Yes, Brees has had a drop in strength over the years but his accuracy is still on par and his arm strength drop has been on the long ball. We have evolved from 'he will throw them open' to ' if can they get open'. I wont attribute all of that to his arm strength, at one time he had receivers that weren't as high of a risk when trying to throw them open. If you look at Drew's split stats 1-7 vs 8-16 he was injured the second half, it wasn't just strength. When the line goes to ****, QBs get injured. https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/spli...580/drew-brees Yep. I’ve been saying this all year. It’s not just coincidence that his numbers dropped around the time Armstead went down. By the time he got back Peat was pretty banged up. Same for Unger and Rami. His entire offensive line crumbled and we still managed to get as far as we did. I question our offensive line and running game more than our receivers. We have a rookie center, Peat and Armstead have both been injured already and I question our running game. People also forget about Ingrams blocking. TB was running for his life behind our number 2s, I doubt Brees would be much better with that kind of pressure. st thomas and SaintsBro like this.
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