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How much time the Sanints had to run a play.
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Our problem isn't that we don't blitz. The problem is that it doesn't make any difference if we do or not.
I'm hoping that's just because Brees and that o-line are so good but I'm pretty sure it isn't.
Our problem isn't that we don't blitz. The problem is that it doesn't make any difference if we do or not.
They led the league in QB protection. They gave up exactly 1 sack per game on average, which was tops in the NFL
You guys have to remember a few things.
1. The Saints have very good pass proection. Brees is a good QB who can make fast decisions and get the ball out in a hurry.
2. Our D-line MAYBE got a whole quarter of work against them (The first stringers anyway). That's not a lot of time to figure out your opponents weakness.
3. Our LB corp, when it comes to blitzing, either flat-out blows (Greenwood) or is an unknown (Diles). Ryans is great at blitzing, but he's too important to thje game playing behind the D-line to spend too much time in front of it.
4. Richard Smith couldn't coach his way out of a piss soaked paperbag.
They led the league in QB protection. They gave up exactly 1 sack per game on average, which was tops in the NFL
I might be jumping the gun too soon here.
I don't think you are, Gary. It seems every preseason the pass rush is a main concern, but it always shrugged off as "only preseason". But, we see the same vanilla panzy ass defense take the field opening weekend.
I've yet to see anything overly impressive from SmithDC's defense the previous two years and honestly, I don't expect a noticable improvement this season.
BUT, it's only preseason.
Yeah, it's only preseason. But it's never too soon to start the "Fire Richard Smith, Hire Jerry Gray" campaign.
I don't know how good a DC Richard Smith is or can be, but I do know a famous coaching expression:
"You can't make chicken salad out of chicken sh*t."
The Texans have one of the worst groups of outside linebackers and safeties in the league. Those are the guys who normally blitz, but our OLB's and S's aren't very good at getting to the QB. And except for 2002, the Texans have always been poor at rushing the passer. Richard Smith might be to blame to some extent since he is drawing up the plays, but it isn't like he has all the tools in place to run the defense his way either.
most schemes are vanilla in week 2 of the preseason....so I can't really read too much into blitzing or not blitzing right now. I did see Chaun Thompson get lit up in coverage so he may not be a viable linebacker and only an edge rusher...donno
They led the league in QB protection. They gave up exactly 1 sack per game on average, which was tops in the NFL
Besides Demeco, this team has terrible blitzers. I can't even recall a time when another LB or S blitzed and actually made it through the line.
Yes we do.I realize that. But I still think we have a problem.
Add in the fact that Brees moves around and is more mobile than given credit for.
but despite that Mario was still in Brees' face a few times and caused that "wounded duck" that he threw in the 2nd qtr.
...and I still don't understand how pass interference was called on that play since it was deflected at the line
...but I digress.
Which play is this?
but despite that Mario was still in Brees' face a few times and caused that "wounded duck" that he threw in the 2nd qtr.
...and I still don't understand how pass interference was called on that play since it was deflected at the line
...but I digress.
Happened shortly before the two-min warning
per the NFL.com play-by-play....
(3:12) 9-D.Brees pass incomplete short left to 12-M.Colston [59-D.Ryans]. PENALTY on HOU-35-J.Reeves, Defensive Pass Interference, 18 yards, enforced at HOU 45 - No Play.
What doesn't show up in the stat sheet or the play-by-play was that Mario - despite being held and chipped by the RB (I think) - got to Brees and hit his throwing arm as Brees was trying to get the pass away.
And that's not the only time he caused Brees to throw before he was ready.
Brees is even better than Schaub at sensing the rush, getting rid of the ball, and not taking a sack.
All that to say that we're not great but we're not awful either.
Yep - DVR'd it back & forth hoping for the tip...it wasn't there. Reeves didn't play the ball correctly and was clearly into the receiver before the ball arrived. Easy call for the ref.He hit his arm, not the ball. The call was correct.