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New Orleans Saints Sunday mailbag, part 1
By Jeff Duncan, The Times-Picayune
September 27, 2009, 8:59AM
We've got four mailbags to get you ready for the New Orleans Saints at Buffalo Bills game today. This is the first installment:
Q: Where do you see Lance Moore and Pierre Thomas on the depth chart? Have they been effectively passed due to injury? Matt Yoder, Columbus, Ohio.
A: Matt, I think it's important for Saints fans to not get caught up in a traditional depth chart per se. The Saints run so many offensive sets and rotate so many players it's really not applicable other than to designate who takes the first snap of the game. Moore and Thomas have had their seasons sidetracked by injuries but both appear to be rounding into form. Payton said Thomas was about 90 to 95 percent and that's much better than he was just a couple of weeks ago when he looked about 80 to 85 percent. I really think the Saints were prepared to ride Mike Bell's hot hand before he was injured last week. Now I think Thomas will regain the lead back role, with Lynell Hamilton taking some carries, as well. Moore's injury appears more serious. Obviously he needs his speed and acceleration to get open so I think it might take him a bit longer to work back into the rotation. Moore is the slot receiver in the Saints' three-receiver sets. He obvioulsy also plays in four-receiver sets. In the opener, the Saints built such a quick early lead they didn't need to use many multiple-receiver sets so Moore's reps were down. That will change when game conditions dictate otherwise
More: http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2009/09/post_7.html
By Jeff Duncan, The Times-Picayune
September 27, 2009, 8:59AM
We've got four mailbags to get you ready for the New Orleans Saints at Buffalo Bills game today. This is the first installment:
Q: Where do you see Lance Moore and Pierre Thomas on the depth chart? Have they been effectively passed due to injury? Matt Yoder, Columbus, Ohio.
A: Matt, I think it's important for Saints fans to not get caught up in a traditional depth chart per se. The Saints run so many offensive sets and rotate so many players it's really not applicable other than to designate who takes the first snap of the game. Moore and Thomas have had their seasons sidetracked by injuries but both appear to be rounding into form. Payton said Thomas was about 90 to 95 percent and that's much better than he was just a couple of weeks ago when he looked about 80 to 85 percent. I really think the Saints were prepared to ride Mike Bell's hot hand before he was injured last week. Now I think Thomas will regain the lead back role, with Lynell Hamilton taking some carries, as well. Moore's injury appears more serious. Obviously he needs his speed and acceleration to get open so I think it might take him a bit longer to work back into the rotation. Moore is the slot receiver in the Saints' three-receiver sets. He obvioulsy also plays in four-receiver sets. In the opener, the Saints built such a quick early lead they didn't need to use many multiple-receiver sets so Moore's reps were down. That will change when game conditions dictate otherwise
More: http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2009/09/post_7.html