Our Biggest Offensive Weakness Remains 3rd Down (3rd and 7+, specifically)

Challenger said
Sorry about the "rise up" terminology. I should have known that would not do here! You'll see I have changed it!

Lol. Yes, that's two words that should not be spoken when talking about the Saints.

Challenger said
Also, yes, as I mentioned in my last post, we appear to be improving. We were 11th on 3rd down over our last 3 games, however, we did just play two of the top five 3rd down defenses in the league, on the road, no less, so I think we did come out alright! Ideally, I would like to see us back to our top 5-6 selves, and I would like to see Smith and Meredith involved more, regardless, but 3rd down is no longer a huge weakness like it was last year. Ranking in the top half of the league there is not too shabby!

I saw these splits below and found them interesting...

The Saints are 44% 3rd down conv % on the road. Compare that with the Rams 3rd down conv % on the road. Also look how we've been doing the last 3 games and how bad we were last year.