PJCOWBOYS said:
Just the wr's. I don't follow any team but Dallas, and wanna know how our current secondary matches up against them.
Keenan McCardell
Eric Parker
Vincent Jackson
Kassim Osgood
Reche Caldwell
From reading their fan board and trying to read through natural homerism, I'd say their WR corps is a weakness. Their DB corps is also a weakness. I feel the WR vs. CB matchup works significantly in our favor both ways. We may be able to go man up a lot and devote Roy and Keith Davis toward stopping the run and putting Brees on his back. Our WRs are no better than their WRs, but our DBs are significantly better than their DBs.
Their WRs have better stats than talent, mostly due to the attention teams must give to Gates and LT, as well as the run-focused O scheme Schottenheimer runs. They have average size, speed, and hands. The area where they get credit is they will run all the routes. We can't look at a guy and say he's strictly the deep threat or strictly a possession guy.
Vincent Jackson has been injured and probably won't play. Kassim Osgood is a solid young player. Caldwell is coming off a knee blowout. It'll be interesting to see if they and Brees revert to 2003 form without Gates.
On the opposite side, Terry Glenn will have a 85+ yard day. They do not have anyone with the quickness to keep up with him. Crayton and Key will be good for another 40-50 each. Crayton might even do a little better as they do not have anything in the nickle D and we may play 3 WRs more than usual to attack that DB weakness.
