Saints Defense (what did I just watch)

AsylumGuido · 11-09-2020, 09:55 AM

Originally Posted by jnormand

Too bad we'll lose him after this season. He's gonna want some money and the Saints will keep Davenport instead. Which is really too bad. That kid has been awesome.

If he wants to stay he can. Contracts can be structured to give him s fair market price ... especially this next season. Because off the lack of ticket revenue this season the players know new contracts will be down next year across the entire league.

leilung · 11-09-2020, 09:57 AM

Originally Posted by jnormand

Too bad we'll lose him after this season. He's gonna want some money and the Saints will keep Davenport instead. Which is really too bad. That kid has been awesome.

Let's just bring Tiffany home first. Worry about next season, next season.

Enjoy the ride!

Lord_Saint83 · 11-09-2020, 10:01 AM

With the addition of Alexander we should have a fast defense

K Major · 11-09-2020, 10:07 AM

When your D line can bring consistent pressure like that, it makes things a little easier on the back end.

Brady was hit, hurried, harassed and humiliated all game.

rezburna · 11-09-2020, 10:16 AM

The offense did what they were supposed to do. They went down and scored following three and outs. That put pressure on the Bucs offensively to try EVs find a spark. Our offense finally took the pressure off the defense and the defense flourished. I saw a lot of 2-man under as well as the usual Cover 1. Jenkins looked great last night, partly because Gronk can’t outrun him, but also coming up to make tackles and backs out of the backfield. Hopefully they keep it going.

cmike · 11-09-2020, 10:21 AM

As of right now Davenport is the engine that runs the Dline. We’ve been saying for the last few years, if he stays healthy, look out. Marcus pushes whom ever is blocking him in the QB’s lap. This allows for Trey and guys like big O to feast. Cam does the same thing from the other side, but when their names don’t show up in the stat lines it’s interpreted as not contributing. The guys on our edge are ballin.

SaintFanInATLHELL · 11-09-2020, 11:07 AM

Originally Posted by TheOak

Someone help me understand last nights game please... Defensive secondary is the area I’m least able to diagnose.

Did our defense ‘get good’?
Did Tampa play that bad? 8 yards rushing and less than 220 total.
Did Spag’s let the defense call their own game?

All three?

FFS, that secondary went from sh1t-show to prime time in 7 days.

A Tom Brady offense with less than 20 minutes of total possession!

A definite standing slow clap for the defense but WTF do I expect next week ?

Deuce Windham has a film study of some defensive busts by the secondary:

Saints Coverage Woes 1st half of 2020 \| Who is to blame? \| A couple examples - YouTube

The bottom line is that while the scheme has been sound and that on any given play most defenders did their job, the busts have been caused by one guy in the defensive backfield making a mistake.

Last night the secondary did not make those mistakes. Limit the mistakes and this is what can happen.

SFIAH

mapcow · 11-09-2020, 11:35 AM

Originally Posted by TheOak

Someone help me understand last nights game please... Defensive secondary is the area I’m least able to diagnose.

Did our defense ‘get good’?
Did Tampa play that bad? 8 yards rushing and less than 220 total.
Did Spag’s let the defense call their own game?

All three?

FFS, that secondary went from sh1t-show to prime time in 7 days.

A Tom Brady offense with less than 20 minutes of total possession!

A definite standing slow clap for the defense but WTF do I expect next week ?

Tampa Bay Played That BAD.....

The Dude · 11-09-2020, 11:46 AM

Our secondary usually steps up for Tampa, especially Lattimore. I saw Brady reading his play card after the second interception tell himself “I don’t know what they are doing” referring to our defense.

dizzle88 · 11-09-2020, 11:54 AM

Originally Posted by The Dude

Our secondary usually steps up for Tampa, especially Lattimore. I saw Brady reading his play card after the second interception tell himself “I don’t know what they are doing” referring to our defense.

One of the announcers mentioned our D said they were working on disguising coverages all week.

11-09-2020, 09:55 AM	#11
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,220	Re: Saints Defense (what did I just watch) Originally Posted by jnormand Too bad we'll lose him after this season. He's gonna want some money and the Saints will keep Davenport instead. Which is really too bad. That kid has been awesome. If he wants to stay he can. Contracts can be structured to give him s fair market price ... especially this next season. Because off the lack of ticket revenue this season the players know new contracts will be down next year across the entire league.

11-09-2020, 09:57 AM	#12
leilung Booty Bandit Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The Wastelands that are NJ Posts: 1,369	Re: Saints Defense (what did I just watch) Originally Posted by jnormand Too bad we'll lose him after this season. He's gonna want some money and the Saints will keep Davenport instead. Which is really too bad. That kid has been awesome. Let's just bring Tiffany home first. Worry about next season, next season. Enjoy the ride! jnormand, AsylumGuido and SmashMouth like this.

11-09-2020, 10:01 AM	#13
Lord_Saint83 100% Blunt Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Saint Gabriel, La Posts: 2,754	Re: Saints Defense (what did I just watch) With the addition of Alexander we should have a fast defense

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K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,619 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Saints Defense (what did I just watch) When your D line can bring consistent pressure like that, it makes things a little easier on the back end. Brady was hit, hurried, harassed and humiliated all game. jnormand, jonnyrotten, Rugby Saint II and 2 others like this.

11-09-2020, 10:16 AM	#15
rezburna 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Kenner, LA Posts: 7,903	Re: Saints Defense (what did I just watch) The offense did what they were supposed to do. They went down and scored following three and outs. That put pressure on the Bucs offensively to try EVs find a spark. Our offense finally took the pressure off the defense and the defense flourished. I saw a lot of 2-man under as well as the usual Cover 1. Jenkins looked great last night, partly because Gronk can’t outrun him, but also coming up to make tackles and backs out of the backfield. Hopefully they keep it going. TheOak likes this.

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11-09-2020, 10:21 AM	#16
cmike 1000 Posts + Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Gulfport Posts: 1,427	Re: Saints Defense (what did I just watch) As of right now Davenport is the engine that runs the Dline. We’ve been saying for the last few years, if he stays healthy, look out. Marcus pushes whom ever is blocking him in the QB’s lap. This allows for Trey and guys like big O to feast. Cam does the same thing from the other side, but when their names don’t show up in the stat lines it’s interpreted as not contributing. The guys on our edge are ballin. SaintFanInATLHELL, Rsanders24, SmashMouth and 3 others like this.

11-09-2020, 11:35 AM	#18
mapcow Just a Fan Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1,753	Re: Saints Defense (what did I just watch) Originally Posted by TheOak Someone help me understand last nights game please... Defensive secondary is the area I’m least able to diagnose. Did our defense ‘get good’? Did Tampa play that bad? 8 yards rushing and less than 220 total. Did Spag’s let the defense call their own game? All three? FFS, that secondary went from sh1t-show to prime time in 7 days. A Tom Brady offense with less than 20 minutes of total possession! A definite standing slow clap for the defense but WTF do I expect next week ? Tampa Bay Played That BAD.....
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11-09-2020, 11:46 AM	#19
The Dude 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 9,048	Re: Saints Defense (what did I just watch) Our secondary usually steps up for Tampa, especially Lattimore. I saw Brady reading his play card after the second interception tell himself “I don’t know what they are doing” referring to our defense.
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11-09-2020, 11:54 AM	#20
dizzle88 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 11,208	Re: Saints Defense (what did I just watch) Originally Posted by The Dude Our secondary usually steps up for Tampa, especially Lattimore. I saw Brady reading his play card after the second interception tell himself “I don’t know what they are doing” referring to our defense. One of the announcers mentioned our D said they were working on disguising coverages all week.