Hawkeye0202
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The Saints had a hurt WR playing QB and he still outplayed a 40 million a year QB until the end of the 4th quarter.
That, my friends, is cause for concern.
The Saints had a hurt WR playing QB and he still outplayed a 40 million a year QB until the end of the 4th quarter.
That, my friends, is cause for concern.
Run game clearly has been worse since his demotion, it is probably contributing to the problem, but there are other factors too.Funny you mentioned this......I was thinking the same thing. He had his issues with penalties, no doubt, but has McGovern improved the position?
Run game clearly has been worse since his demotion, it is probably contributing to the problem, but there are other factors too.
Dak’s mobility mitigates some of the rush but it doesn’t take a great thinker to see he rarely has a clean pocket. Suspend your bias and watch the last 2 weeks. You really think this OL is doing the job?Offensive line getting him killed?
26 other NFL QBs have been sacked more than Dakota. Rayne has been sacked 18 times for an average of less than 2 per game.....and no , it’s not his escapability that’s causing that because we all know he’s moving like he’s running in concrete.
The offensive line can be blamed for their run blocking but they are giving Elite pass protection and their sack numbers back that up
https://www.teamrankings.com/nfl/player-stat/passing-plays-sacked
He needs some time. They should have sat him. Regardless it’s a win.I would either rest Zeke or make him a 3rd down back. Saints schemed to take away the inside runs, where Moore keeps on calling runs up the gut.
Just get healthy. We should have played better on Defense. D-Law played well but we should have had many sacks. We let a qb that was a third string and had a splint on his finger do what ever he wanted to..Our coaches had best make good use of the 10 days ahead to resolve so many problems facing them. Wise decisions await.
Just get healthy. We should have played better on Defense. D-Law played well but we should have had many sacks. We let a qb that was a third string and had a splint on his finger do what ever he wanted to..
Dak’s mobility mitigates some of the rush but it doesn’t take a great thinker to see he rarely has a clean pocket. Suspend your bias and watch the last 2 weeks. You really think this OL is doing the job?
And Osi looked good last night. He plays good having D-Law in the line. Defense will get better. Did they pull Elliot last night or did play the whole game. He was for sure not himself.Resolving the limitations of their OL should be high on the list of things to fix. We need another RB to replace Zeke for sure, now that he's hurt. Getting Randy Gregory back should help to resolve our pass rushing on defense. The return of Tristen Hill at DT might to bolster our run stops and pass rush pressure.
I was counting 8 saints on the line at times last night. Most of the time was 7. You can’t block all those players every down..The numbers aren’t biased nor do they lie.......and that goes for the rushing production as a result of this same offensive line
And Osi looked good last night. He plays good having D-Law in the line. Defense will get better. Did they pull Elliot last night or did play the whole game. He was for sure not himself.
They need to spend these 11 days figuring out how to fix their ground attack. Is it due to Zeke's injury? Connor Williams being replaced? Playcalling? Defensive scheme against them?
I totally agree. You can’t say he isn’t tough. I think he got 30 something yards. Grabbed a 10 yarder in his last carry.They sat Zeke down more toward the end when he wasn't effective. He needs to be tended to religiously in the next 10 days.
That blindside block call was awful. But as I expected, they made up for it later. The pass they intercepted only happened because Dak got his face slapped hard as he was throwing the pass. It was pretty obvious, but no flag...so I don't feel bad about the call that went our way.-Heading into last night, I sensed the Cowboy offense would have their struggles, unlike the Saint offense, pretty much their defense was healthy. Strong against the run and have a good secondary personnel. It was indeed tough sledding all night long.
-What has happened to the Cowboy run game? Probably need a separate discussion. I will say this, Kellen Moore deserves some blame. Why in the world did it take 3 qtr's to give an outside run to Pollard when the Saints bottled up the interior? Those 4th Qtr play passing calls protecting the lead, c'mon.
-Having Cooper back, even as pretty much a decoy, opened up the offense. Thought that 3rd down catch was huge to get the offense going to lead to their 1st td. Lamb in the slot, makes the Cowboy passing offense that more difficult to defend.
-Thought the OL pass protected well, Dak had ample time in the pocket to go through his reads. Two things that are worrisome in regards to Dak, he refuses to use his legs and he was forcing some passes, looked like he was trying to play hero ball at times.
-What can you say about Parsons, total stud. He was in on the 2 game changing plays of the game, tipped the ball that Kearse intercepted and made that sack to take NO out of FG range late. He not only shows up, but shows up on the money downs. We have ourselves a megastar!
-Thought in limited snaps, DLaw played well in both the run and rushing the passer. Did notice him playing inside on the nickel, which I think will happen more when Gregory returns.
-Hill absolutely destroyed our run defense. They kept on running the same play over and over, and yet the Cowboy D just couldn't stop him. Linebackers, outside of Parsons are total trash and both Kazee/Diggs are perhaps the worst tacklers at their respective positions. This is a big problem.
-Cowboys got a big time favorable call with that blindside block. Just awful, but I guess after all those bad calls last week, they were due to get one in their favor.
-A win is a win in this league, especially a conference win. Right now it's all about fixing their run game and they are ready to embark on the final stretch run with a huge game next Sunday against Washington.