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  • Like was said above. We need to run it effectively, and get pressure on Brees. He's not the tallest of QBs so collapsing the pocket, even without sacks, is key to getting him off rhythm. I think with D.Bryant back (hopefully) it should help. Problem is we may be without Mingo (shoulder injury) which means Sheard and Kruger will need to step it up.

    #Justsayin'

  • How fast can Spencer Lanning run?

  • Yep. Gotta run a lot. Eat the clock and beat down their D.........and we should be able to chew up large chunks of time and yardage against their d......

    Defensively.....Take away Graham. Ghost him with Dansby on the inside, while covering him with a CB(NOT A LB!) He eats LB's for lunch....NE did this last year and he went without a catch. Totally shut him down.

    Then , while Brees is looking for pass option #2 or #3....WHACK HIM!!!

  • I also heard the Saints are 1-7 in their last 8 outside games "on grass"....weird stat, I know, but sometimes these things have a reason.....

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  • Pettine laid down a challenge to the fans to be loud, give us something to be proud of or the loud will be negative.

  • The two keys on defense will be guarding Graham and not letting him get a mismatch, especially on a "Go route" against a LB, and the other will be stopping their RBs when they turn into receivers out of the backfield. The Saints know these 2 things KILL an aggressive defense. Also, look out for the crossing routes which are "man-coverage killers." Big Ben and the Steelers knew it would be hard for our CBs to guard these in man-coverage, which they also knew Pettine would utilize, and took advantage in the 1st half.

    I expect to see Poyer and Bademosi on the field as extra DBs, particularly guarding Graham. They have the size and experience that could help us quiet him. Haden should do well against Colston, and I expect Skrine to be guarding Cooks quite a bit. We really have to get pressure from 4-man fronts so we can play good coverage, otherwise this is going to be brutal.

    #Justsayin'

  • Its a rob Ryan defense. Gives up chunks of yardage when he starts selling out to stop the run game. Play action is gonna burn him time and time again.

    Its all about limiting points. Bree's isn't infallible, get to him and this is a win.

  • MudflyM Mudfly

    I also heard the Saints are 1-7 in their last 8 outside games "on grass"....weird stat, I know, but sometimes these things have a reason.....

    @mudfly said:

    I also heard the Saints are 1-7 in their last 8 outside games "on grass"....weird stat, I know, but sometimes these things have a reason.....

    That can't be correct. Last season, we beat the Bucs in Tampa and the Bears in Chicago and both of those fields are grass. We also beat the Eagles in Philly last year in the playoffs and they have a grass field too.

    Counting the playoffs, the Saints were 3-1 playing outside "on grass" last season.

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  • Its not the grass that's the worry....its the swirling winds in CBS.

  • TomSelleckT TomSelleck

    Brees may very well put up 500 passing against us. We need to get to him, and swiftly. If not, we are screwed.

    @tomselleck said:

    Brees may very well put up 500 passing against us. We need to get to him, and swiftly. If not, we are screwed.

    Who the fuck are you?

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    @mudfly said:

    I also heard the Saints are 1-7 in their last 8 outside games "on grass"....weird stat, I know, but sometimes these things have a reason.....

    That can't be correct. Last season, we beat the Bucs in Tampa and the Bears in Chicago and both of those fields are grass. We also beat the Eagles in Philly last year in the playoffs and they have a grass field too.

    Counting the playoffs, the Saints were 3-1 playing outside "on grass" last season.

    @chadrochill said:

    That can't be correct. Last season, we beat the Bucs in Tampa and the Bears in Chicago and both of those fields are grass. We also beat the Eagles in Philly last year in the playoffs and they have a grass field too.

    Counting the playoffs, the Saints were 3-1 playing outside "on grass" last season.

    Your right, I worded it wrong....."7 out of the last 8 of the games that the Saints lost were outside'....

    Atlanta...dome....then...

    Panthers twice

    Rams

    Seattle

    Jets

    Patriots

    Giants....

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  • A gap pressure. Especially against a shorter QB that isn't the most mobile. Bracket Graham as best as possible. I have every confidence Haden will handle Colston. Cooks is the wild card.

  • I don't know that Brees is all that superior to Roethlisberger, honestly. The browns can win this game.

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  • DieHardBrownsFanD DieHardBrownsFan

    @tomselleck said:

    Brees may very well put up 500 passing against us. We need to get to him, and swiftly. If not, we are screwed.

    Who the fuck are you?

    @diehardbrownsfan said:

    Who the fuck are you?

    That is classic

  • At least it's a home game

    #Justsayin'

  • Drew Brees always puts up points. Our offense better be ready to score 30 to win.

  • The saints are favored by 6.5

  • Browns take this at home 34 to 28. RB's rusjh for two td's and Hoyer throws 2 more. One to Hawkins and one to Crowell. Crowell finishes with 2 TD's again. From a fantasy perspective Crowell becomes the new Marion Barber of old.

  • TopDawg31T TopDawg31

    Based on what Atlanta did and the way our offense started to show some life, I'm thinking we should be able to put up 500 yards of offense. We just have to figure out how to keep Brees from doing the same.

    @topdawg31 said:

    Based on what Atlanta did and the way our offense started to show some life, I'm thinking we should be able to put up 500 yards of offense. We just have to figure out how to keep Brees from doing the same.

    Agree... Brees was not on top of his game in their opener... especially down the field. Much as Hoyer was a tad off, down the field. Hopefully Brian improves and Drew not so much...

    @topdawg31 said:

    Pettine laid down a challenge to the fans to be loud, give us something to be proud of or the loud will be negative.

    Did he offer to buy the first round?

    @thenew23 said:

    The two keys on defense will be guarding Graham and not letting him get a mismatch, especially on a "Go route" against a LB, and the other will be stopping their RBs when they turn into receivers out of the backfield. The Saints know these 2 things KILL an aggressive defense. Also, look out for the crossing routes which are "man-coverage killers." Big Ben and the Steelers knew it would be hard for our CBs to guard these in man-coverage, which they also knew Pettine would utilize, and took advantage in the 1st half.

    I expect to see Poyer and Bademosi on the field as extra DBs, particularly guarding Graham. They have the size and experience that could help us quiet him. Haden should do well against Colston, and I expect Skrine to be guarding Cooks quite a bit. We really have to get pressure from 4-man fronts so we can play good coverage, otherwise this is going to be brutal.

    Yup... controlled aggression... Steelers screened us early (and often) and hurt us bad. Screened us late and got in position for the winning FG.

    Match up-wise... Obviously Graham is key. Agree our back up Safeties are next up, but was expecting one of our tall, new DBs to take on that challenge. I like the Haden/ Colston match up.... Quicks and speed tend to give Haden fits, not size. What about Haden on Graham? Too physical for Haden?

    @chadrochill said:

    Last season, we beat the Bucs in Tampa...

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  • TopDawg31T TopDawg31

    Based on what Atlanta did and the way our offense started to show some life, I'm thinking we should be able to put up 500 yards of offense. We just have to figure out how to keep Brees from doing the same.

    @topdawg31 said:

    Based on what Atlanta did and the way our offense started to show some life, I'm thinking we should be able to put up 500 yards of offense. We just have to figure out how to keep Brees from doing the same.

    As a Saints fan the expectation is that we actually play Rob Ryan defense this week. Last week we sat back in a zone defense and only brought four rushers. Only on 12 occasions (12% of Atlanta's snaps) did we bring a fifth rusher or more. Unheard of for a Rob Ryan defense to be that laid back. Also played Byrd 20+ yards off the line for the majority of the game.

    Hopefully this week we get back to doing what we are good at. Saints played conservative last week because they were scared of getting beat over the top. I don't think that happens this week. I think we give Hoyer a lot of different looks, bump at the line on man coverage, and bring more pressure. That's what I hope anyway.

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