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10:14 AM Thu, Dec 17, 2009 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
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Wade Phillips was asked Wednesday if any team has come close to slowing down the Saints this year and his answer was simple and quick: No.
The Jets "held" the Saints to 24 points in October. The Cowboys haven't scored more than 24 points in their last six games.
Simulating all that they do is difficult. Too many looks. Too many options. Too much speed. They have played some close games, although the only ones that were close inside the Superdome have been against NFC South rivals. They beat Atlanta by 8 and Carolina by 10 but division foes understand what's happening more than non-divisin teams.
This week Stephen McGee and Jon Kitna get to play Drew Brees in practice.
"They're going to be aggressive but at the same time they're going to get rid of the ball," McGee said. "He's going to check it down to his backs and let them make a play and get 2, 3, 4, 5 yards so they're in second and short."
McGee and Brees have dissimilar builds and games, and the rookie finds himself fighting what he's taught by the Cowboys coaches while attempting to think like Brees.
"Like Aaron Rodgers, he would scramble around and hold the ball and try to make a play where we're taught to get rid of it," McGee said. "But we have to give the defense the best look we can, so you try you're best to do what they do."
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Todd Archer/Reporter Bio | E-mail | News tips
Wade Phillips was asked Wednesday if any team has come close to slowing down the Saints this year and his answer was simple and quick: No.
The Jets "held" the Saints to 24 points in October. The Cowboys haven't scored more than 24 points in their last six games.
Simulating all that they do is difficult. Too many looks. Too many options. Too much speed. They have played some close games, although the only ones that were close inside the Superdome have been against NFC South rivals. They beat Atlanta by 8 and Carolina by 10 but division foes understand what's happening more than non-divisin teams.
This week Stephen McGee and Jon Kitna get to play Drew Brees in practice.
"They're going to be aggressive but at the same time they're going to get rid of the ball," McGee said. "He's going to check it down to his backs and let them make a play and get 2, 3, 4, 5 yards so they're in second and short."
McGee and Brees have dissimilar builds and games, and the rookie finds himself fighting what he's taught by the Cowboys coaches while attempting to think like Brees.
"Like Aaron Rodgers, he would scramble around and hold the ball and try to make a play where we're taught to get rid of it," McGee said. "But we have to give the defense the best look we can, so you try you're best to do what they do."
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