Michael Thomas vs. logic

This is where the 'chess match' of football really comes to the fore. The Saints clearly know that the most logical thing for the Rams to do is to ensure that Thomas doesn't beat you by every means possible. But the Rams also know that the Saints will be expecting them to double up on Michael and feed other players where they may be a void in coverage. Thus they may give looks that they will have multiple defenders on Thomas, but will drop into a zone package that will keep the Saints from having open secondary receivers.

But if the offensive line can give Drew enough time to survey and find the open player(s), it won't matter much in the passing game. The Rams know that Drew can be effective with any guy who beats the coverage. Making sure that Thomas doesn't beat them could be the key to having Drew make a guy like Tre'Quan Smith look like a HOF'er!

The coach who guesses right most of the time could very well be the difference in moving on to Atlanta.