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Really good article by Holder for your reading pleasure early in the AM.
Opponents poking holes in Saints' screen game, plus other First-and-10 tidbits | NOLA.com
"I mean, I'd say we probably haven't attempted a ton of them, maybe not like historically like we have," Brees said. "Maybe our numbers are down just a little bit in that regard, but numbers are up in other places, so I think it just comes and goes. But, obviously, every week we have called them. It's just a matter if you find the right opportunities to call them."
Brees' answer smells of political correctness. Dance around the issue and throw no one under the bus.
"I think there's just been a couple of miscommunications on what screen maybe it was or some defenses are just reading it," Ingram said. "The D-linemen aren't rushing up the field, and they're diagnosing it. I think (it's) kind of a situational thing as well. Make sure you don't run it on second-and-long or third-and-long when defenses could know it's coming.
"But first of all, we have to execute it as players. After that, you need the right situation to call it. It seems like we haven't done either well."
6. Discouraging stat of the week
The Saints' pass rush is one of the worst in the league in terms of sack totals. Shocking, I'm sure.
New Orleans has only tallied nine sacks during its six games. It ties the Saints with the Giants and the Raiders for 28th in the league. Only the Steelers and the Chiefs rank worse with eight sacks each.
Opponents poking holes in Saints' screen game, plus other First-and-10 tidbits | NOLA.com