8FOR!3
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I can live with a loss, the fumbles, the team not playing their best, and etc. There were good things to be taken from the game on the defensive side. I don't want to be completely negative. But the team got away from what has been working for them under Kellen Moore. There should be zero "they played a better team defense" narrative. Did they? Sure. But there was a clear change in playcalling, especially in the run game. And the question that really needs to be posed is as simple as why? The formula thus far under Kellen has been catch the defense off guard by using presnap motion, subbing in Pollard, throwing more on first down, etc. etc. all of this has kept defenses on their toes. Today we knew watching at home before the snap when the run up the gut was coming and so did the Saints defense.
Why the sudden change of philosophy? Kellen Moore was obviously calling the plays today but was there something going on behind the scenes this week with scheming for this game differently? I have a hard time believing if Kellen was the head coach (and I'm not saying he should or shouldn't be) that this is how he would have called this game.
Sure, Saints sold out on the run on first and second down. So did the Giants and they're historically pretty solid at stopping the run the past few years, but we schemed excellently against them. Why'd we get so vanilla today? The question really needs to be posed instead of just jumping to emotional conclusions. I think the team's gameplan on offense set the team up for failure. If a rookie coordinator just didn't call a very good game, I can live with it, but does anybody else have a hard time believing that's how Kellen wanted to call that game? Idk, thoughts, opinions, maybe if I'm lucky reporters asking some tough questions...
Why the sudden change of philosophy? Kellen Moore was obviously calling the plays today but was there something going on behind the scenes this week with scheming for this game differently? I have a hard time believing if Kellen was the head coach (and I'm not saying he should or shouldn't be) that this is how he would have called this game.
Sure, Saints sold out on the run on first and second down. So did the Giants and they're historically pretty solid at stopping the run the past few years, but we schemed excellently against them. Why'd we get so vanilla today? The question really needs to be posed instead of just jumping to emotional conclusions. I think the team's gameplan on offense set the team up for failure. If a rookie coordinator just didn't call a very good game, I can live with it, but does anybody else have a hard time believing that's how Kellen wanted to call that game? Idk, thoughts, opinions, maybe if I'm lucky reporters asking some tough questions...