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First of all, holy **** our starters on D were awful. The DL was CONSISTENTLY blown off the ball. Kelsay did NOTHING and was getting no penetration whatsoever on passing plays. Was Schobel out? I don't recall even seeing him on the field. I know I've been hard on DiGiorgio and Ellison, but they both seemed to be getting to the right places. They were, however, getting pushed around in the run game. I blame this partially on the DL for not penetrating or otherwise disrupting the play before it got to the second level.
There were some HUGE holes in the zone passing D and the Saints took big time advantage of it. Ko was out of position a few times and I don't know what the hell was going through Webster's head.
BTW, what happened was EXACTLY what I predicted- the D gave up a 5:30 or so drive but no points, the offense was on the field for less than 4 minutes, than the D was right back out there for another 5+ minute drive- The Saints had the ball for 11 MINUTES of the first quarter. We didn't give up any points, but this is NOT a sustainable situation. This is why "bend but don't break" ALWAYS breaks- if our starting D had to go through another quarter like that, they'd be too tired to stop anything (and they weren't stopping much as it was)
The DL was downright horrible except for Hargrove, who is now suspended, and McCargo had one or two good plays but looked mediocre even against the scrubs at the end of the game. We could only get pressure on blitzes, which is really bad considering a) the Cover 2 is not a blitzing D, and b) NO was exploiting holes in the zone when we WEREN'T blitzing, so if someone goes after the passer, it's only going to open up more soft spots in the zone.
The starting OL wasn't as good as I was hoping in the run game. Pass blocking looked adequate.
Do we have any TE's on our roster? Royal missed a block and then on that -1 yard reception he had, he was just standing there. JP was looking for him to be open in the flat- it was like he forgot he was supposed to go out for a pass. The guy proved yet again that he can't keep his head in the game.
Ok, enough ranting, now for some good. Ellison and DiGiorgio weren't great but showed that they weren't total scrubs. Youboty showed some promise, especially on ST, but I think Greer solidified his claim on the nickle spot tonight.
Our RB situation is excellent. Lynch didn't show much but he didn't have many opportunities because the D couldn't get off the ****ing field. Wright looked decent and he runs hard. Fred Jackson was impressive, albeit against their scrubs. Can we just cut Shaud already?
I've been hard on Josh Reed but JP does seem to have a connection with him.
Nall sucks but Edwards looked good for his first time out.
Poz made some great reads and had himself in the right position more often than not. That one play where he sniffed out the outlet screen really impressed me.
Lindell and Moorman- damn. These guys are the real deal. ST was dominant again except for the one kickoff return at the end.
There were some HUGE holes in the zone passing D and the Saints took big time advantage of it. Ko was out of position a few times and I don't know what the hell was going through Webster's head.
BTW, what happened was EXACTLY what I predicted- the D gave up a 5:30 or so drive but no points, the offense was on the field for less than 4 minutes, than the D was right back out there for another 5+ minute drive- The Saints had the ball for 11 MINUTES of the first quarter. We didn't give up any points, but this is NOT a sustainable situation. This is why "bend but don't break" ALWAYS breaks- if our starting D had to go through another quarter like that, they'd be too tired to stop anything (and they weren't stopping much as it was)
The DL was downright horrible except for Hargrove, who is now suspended, and McCargo had one or two good plays but looked mediocre even against the scrubs at the end of the game. We could only get pressure on blitzes, which is really bad considering a) the Cover 2 is not a blitzing D, and b) NO was exploiting holes in the zone when we WEREN'T blitzing, so if someone goes after the passer, it's only going to open up more soft spots in the zone.
The starting OL wasn't as good as I was hoping in the run game. Pass blocking looked adequate.
Do we have any TE's on our roster? Royal missed a block and then on that -1 yard reception he had, he was just standing there. JP was looking for him to be open in the flat- it was like he forgot he was supposed to go out for a pass. The guy proved yet again that he can't keep his head in the game.
Ok, enough ranting, now for some good. Ellison and DiGiorgio weren't great but showed that they weren't total scrubs. Youboty showed some promise, especially on ST, but I think Greer solidified his claim on the nickle spot tonight.
Our RB situation is excellent. Lynch didn't show much but he didn't have many opportunities because the D couldn't get off the ****ing field. Wright looked decent and he runs hard. Fred Jackson was impressive, albeit against their scrubs. Can we just cut Shaud already?
I've been hard on Josh Reed but JP does seem to have a connection with him.
Nall sucks but Edwards looked good for his first time out.
Poz made some great reads and had himself in the right position more often than not. That one play where he sniffed out the outlet screen really impressed me.
Lindell and Moorman- damn. These guys are the real deal. ST was dominant again except for the one kickoff return at the end.
Your best post in a long time. Great observations and I totally agree with you this time 
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