Shock2k
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Why are we worried about the Saints anyways?
I think we’ve built up the Saints to big in our minds. Sure they are 9 and 2, but their toughest games are ahead of them right now. Even a surging Tampa Bay at the end of the season isn’t going to be a gimmie game. You know Tampa would love to send the Saints off to the playoffs with a spoiler.
Let’s look at the last 4 games the Saints have played.
Saints 20 at Jets 26
Against whom did they get busted up against, well none other than the powerhouse duo of Geno Smith and… wait who the jets is running back… oh ya, wait Chris Ivory! I thought they ran that Bilal Powell guy! Well Chris Ivory put up 139 Yards rushing with a TD. Yes Chris Ivory ran for 7.7 yards a carry… Chris Ivory… Suspect I tell ya. Ok Ivory was averaging 4.6 yards per carry until he got injured, but come on; you know Marshawn is licking his skittles right now.
Ok Brees threw for 348 yards, 118 of which went to Jimmy Graham + 2 touchdowns. But against the 23rd ranked defense against the pass, makes sense.
Cowboys 17 at Saints 49
Oh man, this is it, this is why we should be scared right? Wow they really destroyed the Cowboys. Well wait, it was at home and they just play really well at home. And wait a minute; the Cowboys are ranked 31st against the pass, and 30th against the rush. God why does Tony Romo keep getting blamed for the Cowboys woes. If I were him I would spit in my defenses Wheaties.
So what we can take form this is one of the most efficient offenses in the league put up big numbers vs one of the worst defenses in the league.
49ERS 20 at Saints 23
Hahahahaahahahahahahahahahaha… Oh ok, I’m good. Man sorry I just can’t help laughing every time the 49ers loose, the 5 year old comes out in me pointing my finger saying nya, nya, nya, nya, nya… But I digress.
This was another game where the opposing QB throws for nothing but manages 2 touchdowns, against 3 turnovers by the Saints (2 Fumble Recoveries and 1 Interception). This game was at home for the saints against a team with almost no offense.
The point being, against a decent defense the saints are not as good, even at home. Though this was a STRANGE game, and it’s really hard to deduce a lot from it. My take is there were so many mistakes because Breese was never allowed to get comfortable in the pocket, and Jimmy Graham was allowed a catch longer than 15 yards (which if you look at all their games there is statistical significance).
Also San Francisco limited the Saints to 3 field goals of 5 scores. So though Breese through for 305 yards, it was more bend not break.
Saints 17 at Atlanta 13
Do I really need to go on a diatribe about Atlanta, and how the vaunted Saints offense could only put up 17 points? Atlanta is a team the Seahawks beat a week before 33 to 10? The Hawks basically handed New Orleans the road map for playing the game.
What point am I trying to make?
Their last 4 starts aren’t really blowing my socks off. And there is an obvious defensive road map for slowing Brees down.
Other things I find interesting.
- Drew Breese QBR is 119 in the first half of games and 90 in the second half of games. At the beginning of the season the Seahawks had some truly awful starts to games. Though I don’t think that has carried into the second half of the season, this isn’t the time to have a bad start. Think a ground and pound, pass dink and dunk, time draining first half, then an explosive second half. It’s possible the Saints will have a lead going into the second half, don’t panic.
- Don’t think Drew Breeze can’t play in cold weather; he actually has a decent QBR in the limited games he’s played in the cold, which Includes a 149 QBR effort in Cleveland.
- Surprisingly this doesn’t translate to road games without wind and without cold, in which his QBR is much lower… Strange. So I guess we should hope for a game that’s above 40 degrees with no wind.
- Jabari Greer, the Saints best cornerback is out for the Season with a torn ACL. Ya the have weapons, but I give you Tate, Kearse, Harvin, Baldwin
- Beyond Greer Cornerbacks Chris Car and Rod Sweeting are both injured and questionable. So we are not the only team with cornerback woes.
Anyways, the Saints are a very good team, but the Seahawks are a better team playing with the 12 man at home.
I’m pretty confident in the Seahawks closing this deal.
As for the Saints, after playing St. Louis, Carolina twice, and Tampa, I have a feeling we will be sliding into home plate up a couple of runs by the end of the season.
I think we’ve built up the Saints to big in our minds. Sure they are 9 and 2, but their toughest games are ahead of them right now. Even a surging Tampa Bay at the end of the season isn’t going to be a gimmie game. You know Tampa would love to send the Saints off to the playoffs with a spoiler.
Let’s look at the last 4 games the Saints have played.
Saints 20 at Jets 26
Against whom did they get busted up against, well none other than the powerhouse duo of Geno Smith and… wait who the jets is running back… oh ya, wait Chris Ivory! I thought they ran that Bilal Powell guy! Well Chris Ivory put up 139 Yards rushing with a TD. Yes Chris Ivory ran for 7.7 yards a carry… Chris Ivory… Suspect I tell ya. Ok Ivory was averaging 4.6 yards per carry until he got injured, but come on; you know Marshawn is licking his skittles right now.
Ok Brees threw for 348 yards, 118 of which went to Jimmy Graham + 2 touchdowns. But against the 23rd ranked defense against the pass, makes sense.
Cowboys 17 at Saints 49
Oh man, this is it, this is why we should be scared right? Wow they really destroyed the Cowboys. Well wait, it was at home and they just play really well at home. And wait a minute; the Cowboys are ranked 31st against the pass, and 30th against the rush. God why does Tony Romo keep getting blamed for the Cowboys woes. If I were him I would spit in my defenses Wheaties.
So what we can take form this is one of the most efficient offenses in the league put up big numbers vs one of the worst defenses in the league.
49ERS 20 at Saints 23
Hahahahaahahahahahahahahahaha… Oh ok, I’m good. Man sorry I just can’t help laughing every time the 49ers loose, the 5 year old comes out in me pointing my finger saying nya, nya, nya, nya, nya… But I digress.
This was another game where the opposing QB throws for nothing but manages 2 touchdowns, against 3 turnovers by the Saints (2 Fumble Recoveries and 1 Interception). This game was at home for the saints against a team with almost no offense.
The point being, against a decent defense the saints are not as good, even at home. Though this was a STRANGE game, and it’s really hard to deduce a lot from it. My take is there were so many mistakes because Breese was never allowed to get comfortable in the pocket, and Jimmy Graham was allowed a catch longer than 15 yards (which if you look at all their games there is statistical significance).
Also San Francisco limited the Saints to 3 field goals of 5 scores. So though Breese through for 305 yards, it was more bend not break.
Saints 17 at Atlanta 13
Do I really need to go on a diatribe about Atlanta, and how the vaunted Saints offense could only put up 17 points? Atlanta is a team the Seahawks beat a week before 33 to 10? The Hawks basically handed New Orleans the road map for playing the game.
What point am I trying to make?
Their last 4 starts aren’t really blowing my socks off. And there is an obvious defensive road map for slowing Brees down.
Other things I find interesting.
- Drew Breese QBR is 119 in the first half of games and 90 in the second half of games. At the beginning of the season the Seahawks had some truly awful starts to games. Though I don’t think that has carried into the second half of the season, this isn’t the time to have a bad start. Think a ground and pound, pass dink and dunk, time draining first half, then an explosive second half. It’s possible the Saints will have a lead going into the second half, don’t panic.
- Don’t think Drew Breeze can’t play in cold weather; he actually has a decent QBR in the limited games he’s played in the cold, which Includes a 149 QBR effort in Cleveland.
- Surprisingly this doesn’t translate to road games without wind and without cold, in which his QBR is much lower… Strange. So I guess we should hope for a game that’s above 40 degrees with no wind.
- Jabari Greer, the Saints best cornerback is out for the Season with a torn ACL. Ya the have weapons, but I give you Tate, Kearse, Harvin, Baldwin
- Beyond Greer Cornerbacks Chris Car and Rod Sweeting are both injured and questionable. So we are not the only team with cornerback woes.
Anyways, the Saints are a very good team, but the Seahawks are a better team playing with the 12 man at home.
I’m pretty confident in the Seahawks closing this deal.
As for the Saints, after playing St. Louis, Carolina twice, and Tampa, I have a feeling we will be sliding into home plate up a couple of runs by the end of the season.
