PFT: Drew Brees dissects facing a 3-4 defense

[WoodysGirl]

Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on September 18, 2010 11:34 AM ET

Here's Saints quarterback Drew Brees, on the troubles of facing a 3-4 defense. Take it away, Drew:

"Well, you know, you try to kind of visualize that 3-4 as a 4-3, " Brees said this week, via the New Orleans Times-Picayune. "So who becomes that fourth pass rusher? And just kind of understanding how 3-4 defenses bring pressure. Typically, variable, to making it seem almost like they are bringing more than they are. As you look at a 4-3 defense, there's four down and then, you know, the three linebackers. When you look at a 3-4, there's five guys on the line of scrimmage and two at linebacker level.

"So all of a sudden, you start rotating safeties, and you can bring two from a side, but then you're actually dropping one out on the backside, and so in your mind you might, you know, be in a zone pressure, and in that case you're thinking, 'oh, man, it feels like they're bringing six, ' but they're only bringing five because they dropped somebody out."

"You know, it's just different if you don't see it all that often."

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/09/18/drew-brees-dissects-facing-a-3-4-defense/

 

[JohnsKey19]

My only criticism of our defense is we seem to run one of the more predictable 3-4 defenses in the league. Typically Ware is on one side with Spencer on the other, and we'll either rush 4 or 5. When we're really desperate for pressure, Wade will send either Brooking or Bradie up the middle. Pretty much that's it. I think I read a stat that we only send our CB/S on blitzes like 2% of the time. But while predictable, it's still very effective so it's hard to really complain much about the defense. But for a defense that's been desperate for more turnovers the past 2-3 seasons, you would think creating more free rushers by sending Ss and CBs on blitzes would lead to more sack/fumbles and errant throws(INTs).

 

[Primetime42]

My only criticism of our defense is we seem to run one of the more predictable 3-4 defenses in the league. Typically Ware is on one side with Spencer on the other, and we'll either rush 4 or 5. When we're really desperate for pressure, Wade will send either Brooking or Bradie up the middle. Pretty much that's it. I think I read a stat that we only send our CB/S on blitzes like 2% of the time. But while predictable, it's still very effective so it's hard to really complain much about the defense. But for a defense that's been desperate for more turnovers the past 2-3 seasons, you would think creating more free rushers by sending Ss and CBs on blitzes would lead to more sack/fumbles and errant throws(INTs).

Risk/reward thing.

You feel comfortable with Brooking/James out in space or Sensabaugh covering WRs?