2021 New Orleans Saints | Schedule

AsylumGuido · 05-13-2021, 04:15 PM

Originally Posted by The Dude

That’s what I’ve been saying. Every year it’s the same rhetoric, “defenses are ahead of offenses. Didn’t seem the case the past few years.

I think there are a few reasons for this. There has been a trend to go toward more of a complex read and react defense in recent years. This concept is still fairly new and hard to master without lots of practice with your teammates. Another factor has been the ever evolving defensive interpretations of the rules making the defensive player's job's harder to master at the most basic level. Another factor has been the advance in offensive play design and calling. The concept of just doing what you do best right of the bat instead of trying to involve your whole playbook earlier on makes the job tougher on the defense.

05-13-2021, 04:15 PM	#11
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,472	Re: 2021 New Orleans Saints \| Schedule Originally Posted by The Dude That’s what I’ve been saying. Every year it’s the same rhetoric, “defenses are ahead of offenses. Didn’t seem the case the past few years. I think there are a few reasons for this. There has been a trend to go toward more of a complex read and react defense in recent years. This concept is still fairly new and hard to master without lots of practice with your teammates. Another factor has been the ever evolving defensive interpretations of the rules making the defensive player's job's harder to master at the most basic level. Another factor has been the advance in offensive play design and calling. The concept of just doing what you do best right of the bat instead of trying to involve your whole playbook earlier on makes the job tougher on the defense.
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