Demanding, Detailed, Accountable Klint Kubiak is winning over coaches and players alike
It’s just practice. I doubt Winston didn’t know the Saints playbook. I think he was impulsive with his decision making when the bullets were flying. Don’t get me wrong, i think Carr had the same issue to an extent.
I remember when someone interviewed Derek’s brother on NFL Network before he was signed by the Saints. He said that Derek loved the idea that Pete lets’s the QB call the plays when waranted. I think JW and DC were both humbled by that experience. They have OC’s for a reason and they are no Drew Brees when it comes to checking to play based on what he sees. Drew Brees probably had late night studies of game film. DC and JW seemed to have the autonomy to basically call their own plays as they see fit. There was no standard operating procedure.
I think it was a glitch in PC’s system that eventually was corrected but too late. Bottom line is PC’s offensive gameplan was built for the next Drew Brees. DC is not Drew Brees but he is damn good QB and much better than JW when under pressure. I think JW would be great with one of the best offensive lines ever
The best QB’s are good decision makers when under stress. You have some Qb’s that get by on talent (Cam Newton). I think JW will thrive in a system that is structured and tailored for him. Saints offense was never that, so i wish him well in Cleveland.
I think JW and Carr are very similar in their approach of how they want an air raid type of offense. The opposing defenses were playing chess, while we were playing checkers IMO. The difference is Carr i think is just better at decision making under pressure.
Hopefully this new philosophy or system that Kubiak runs either limits the QB’s ability to check out of plays or enhances their ability to make a good decision.
Honestly, I don’t think there was anything wrong w/ allowing Carr to make checks at the line or giving QBs responsibility.
Here’s what I think happened.
I think part of Pete’s resume, that qualified him as a playcaller was the 2012 season, when Payton was suspended. The Saints offense scored a ton of points and despite the pressure to “do your job”, the mantra at that time, Pete along w/ Drew and the offense were able to keep the ball rolling.
That ended up being an accolade for Pete, however there was never any data to compare what Carmichael looked like as a playcaller w/ out Brees.
Looking back, with that we know now, it’s obvious that Drew made Pete look far better than he truly was, similar to what he did with oline talent.
Pete knows this, it’s just the fans aren’t privy to it. What I saw with Pete/Carr was a guy calling plays and hoping the QB could check out of his bad decisions and make him look good. Pete was calling plays like Drew was back there.
Whenever there was pressure 3rd and 8 or more Pete would call plays that put ALL the pressure on Carr to make a play l, and in a round about way it was a transfer of energy In that he’d transfer the pressure he was feeling on to Carr.
The difference between 2012 and 2023 was Carr ain’t no Drew and he couldn’t mask Pete’s bad playcalling/bad Sea Payton impersonation