11 minutes to go and the Saints pick up a holding penalty that puts them in a 1st and 20.
An elite defense doesn't allow a team with a backup QB to get that first down. But we did. And allowed the Saints to basically chew 5-6 minutes off the clock.
I hate how we play defense at times in certain situations. I know, we are effective, but we are too conservative for our own good at times.
1st and 20, we give up 6 yards on a screen. Not bad. But then the next play is what drives me ******* crazy with Richard and Marinelli. We drop into our patented deep zone and give up an easy 8 yard pass to a TE with no one around him. That gives the Saints a manageable 3rd and 6.
We don't seem to challenge any short passes. We seem content to just sit back, give the completion and hope Smith, LVE, Lee or Thomas come up, make the tackle and we live to see another day. Good teams will exploit that and take the 6-7 yards and just work their way down the field against us.
Just a rant about a particular part of the game that frustrated me. You can't give up a first down in that situation. Just can't.