Saints Sweep NFC South
 

Yes! First time ever. The Saints are the first team to sweep the NFC South. The Saints are also the first NFC South franchise to win the division title four straight years.

Let's all get on board to run off our Hall of Fame QB and demean every move our head coach and front office makes!

Woohoo!

Can't wait to move off this streak of success, huh?

:bng:

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Heck of a run. You don’t have this type of sustained success without the right structure of ownership and leadership. Proud to be a Saints fan.

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Yeah and I want to remind everyone that the entire world had crowned the Yuccaneers as division champs and Super Bowl winners before the season even started. Saints took care of business this year despite all the obstacles. Credit to SP for a job well done.

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Yes it's kinda crazy. NFC South is very competitive and very rival-like. Any team can beat any team in the NFC South on any given Sunday.

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Yeah, I keep hearing that Loomis can't kick the can down the road another year, Drew is washed up and Sean doesn't understand how to run the ball. Damn! We're doomed!

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SP's play-calling, when it comes to running the ball, is suspect at times.

The loss to KC being a prime example. The Chiefs run defense was ranked around 26th when we played and I believe AK was averaging around 5+ yards a carry in that game and it was Brees' first game back from a significant injury. SP should have run the brakes off of KC.

It would have kept Mahomes on the sidelines and IMO dramatically increased the Saints chances of winning.

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Not this year!!!!

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Here's the play-by-play from the Kansas City game. Tell me which plays should have been runs instead of passes. Keep in mind we only had 51 offensive plays as opposed to 88 for the Chiefs.

Kansas City's game plan was to sell out completely on the run and force Brees to throw the ball in his first game back. Normally Brees would make a team pay bigtime for using that strategy, but if you remember he was clearly off early and didn't get into a rhythm until the second half.

You know the old saying, "dance with the one that brung ya'"? Going pass or run based upon the defensive alignment is what has made Payton/Brees' offenses the best in the NFL over the last decade and a half. Running the ball when the box is stacked over and over again will do nothing but produce 3 and outs.

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The Bills are the only other team to sweep their division this year. McDermott and Payton for co-coach of year award.

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Ok I'll play along

Saints 1st possession:
Kamara- 5 yds
Brees-incomplete pass
Brees-incomplete pass
Punt

Saints 2nd possession:
Brees-incomplete pass
Kamara-5 yds
Brees-interception

Saints 3rd possession:
Kamara-4 yds
Kamara-2 yds
Brees-incomplete
Punt

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EXCEPT this year!

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What was the defensive alignment in those situations? Looks like 2nd or 3rd and medium (4 or 5 to go). The defense would be doubling down against the run each of those occasions. The play would be a pass.

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Run until they prove they can stop it.

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Which would be pretty darned quick if all you did was show run. How many three and outs signify proving they stop it? One, two, perhaps three or more? How about when you're down 17-0?

Most play callers have a script of 15 plays to be used in 1st and 2nd down situations of average down and distance. These are used when the ball is between the twenties. Most of these have a pass/run option based upon the defense. These are always the most practiced and should show success based upon execution.

Second and third downs and long are also planned in advance, as are plays from inside your own 20 and inside the opponents red zone. These plays are not part of the scripted 15 plays.

This was all from Charlie Weis recently when asked by a caller about the impact of the regular play caller being out due to COVID.

Simply running the ball until they prove they can stop it may work in high school or in out-manned college match-ups, but not against NFL caliber defenses. Those same defenses will be playing to stop the run until you show you can throw it.

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Sean scripts the first 13-15 plays. Always has and is known as one of the best in the league at it. Scripting the first few possessions allows the offense to set the pace otherwise the defense will dictate things which is not where we want to be. Second half is different due to adjustments to what was seen in the first half.

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Objectively I have noticed some decay in both judgement and accuracy when he is happy feet'ing. I also don't think he 'feels' the presence of defenders in the backfield when he is mobile like he used to. Ball security is a big negative for us regardless of which facet is in possession.

In the pocket and planted seems to be his sweet spot. When he gets mobile his eyes get real bright like that kid in the yearbook that used to bite everyone. (crazy eyes):bng:

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My only beef is with Roger Goodell for his never-ending vendetta against our coach and the resulting Vince McMahon-style tampering with our postseason success the past two years with those blatant and inexcusable no-calls that ended both seasons. The year before that was a straight-up fluke. This has been a team good enough to win four straight Super Bowls and we still have nothing to show for it. There is a window of opportunity that isn't going to last forever.

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Hey, like Guido says, it's entertainment now not a real sport. If you think about it from that perspective you can just relax without getting upset. The fix is in. I took his advice and try to look at it from that perspective. Although, it still didn't help my blood pressure or my liver. :chug:

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Hey, like Guido says, it's entertainment now not a real sport. If you think about it from that perspective you can just relax without getting upset. The fix is in. I took his advice and try to look at it from that perspective. Although, it still didn't help my blood pressure or my liver. :chug:

Edit: You should see the look on football fans faces when I tell them that. Pure disbelief. I tell them to look for the signs. Late flags to keep the game close, Short weeks with travel, home games in London, and the unexplainable personal fouls for getting within 6 feet of a fan favorite QB.

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Do we draft another O lineman in 2021?

I wasn't expecting Ruiz in last year's draft that's for sure. Especially in the 1st round.

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So, it's not just me that Peat puts the fear in. Whew!;)

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Damn Smash...

Surprised it was K&B Vodka and not K&B Ice Cream; and no Sir Saint?!? Pete Fountain?!?

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K&B. We sold a batch of K&B pencils for good money recently. K&B is classic and people love it.