Triplett says Saints Interest in Chris "Beanie" Wells is "Bona Fide"
Winning increases running success. If the Saints are down 10 points in the third quarter then Wells will not be on the field.
How was the front seven a strength when we allowed 118 YPG rushing and got 28 sacks?
You cannot run the clock out if you do not have a lead. We allowed 84 points in the second quarter this year. How will Wells help the defense allow fewer points in the second quarter?
If you are giving up say 118 YPG rushing and bring your passing yards allowed to, say, what Tampa Bay gave up last year (187.2) since your pass defense was your achilles heel, you are ranked in the top 10 in defense. Tampa was ninth even though they gave up the same amount of yards on the ground. Again, our front seven can stand to get better but those guys were not the reason why we did not have a good defense. Yes, we need more pressure. But I think having a healthy Smith and Grant back playing in a more aggressive defense by Gregg Williams will also benefit us. Ellis will be in his second season and should show vast improvement with a year under his belt. Dallas ranked #8 on defense and #12 in rushing defense. The difference between their rushing defense and ours came down to a little over 11 yards a game. I do not see why our defense cannot improve upon its ability to stop the run. We did it well last season early on but injuries took their toll.
Listen, I have offered a number of arguments on why the Wells pick makes sense for the Saints from their trajectory. At the end of the day, you can argue it if you like. That's perfectly fine. It won't change what the Saints plan to do. If they feel that Wells is the guy that can best help the team, that's who they will choose. If not, they won't. But if they do, and there's a good chance they might, it will be up to you to choose whether or not you are willing to support them. BUT YOU CAN ARGUE UNTIL YOU ARE BLUE IN THE FACE TRYING TO CONVINCE ME THAT WELLS SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN AND IT WON'T MATTER MUCH IF THE TEAM TAKES HIM. All of your contentions won't stop Mickey Loomis and Sean Payton from doing what they want to do, and if that's take Wells, you will have to learn to live with it even if you do not like it.
we ran deuce twice on that drive, 1 run was a 3 yard run on first and 20 and the 2nd was a 5 yard run on 3rd and 5. Nobody wants to run the ball more than I do but lets not re-invent history to make a case to draft beanie wells.
diat, it's not a reinvention. The drive started with 8.26 left on the clock. They started off passing on the drive. Nevertheless, 5 of the last 10 plays before the two minute warning were running plays. The other five were dink and donk plays that allowed for ball control and prevented the Eagles from keying in just to stop the run. The versatility of having two runners like Reggie and Deuce, along with the ability of Sean Payton to mix things up, prevented the Eagles from finding a way to stop us in that final sequence of the game. Without such versatility, you are left to rely solely on the pass, which is not always going to be the right recipe for success. I would imagine that had we been able to run the ball against Tampa in that last game, we come out the victors and not on the losing end. I do think Payton should have involved Pierre more in that game but for whatever reason he did not. Still, the point remains. When you have a runner like Wells, it opens things up for your offense just as it does when Reggie is on the field. When we had Deuce, the threat of his running forced teams to play us more honestly. At the same time, having the ability to throw the ball downfield and incorporate Reggie into both the running and passing game kept defenses from solely responding to the run.