TheIronSheik
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If 2011 Sean Payton had been coaching the last 2 seasons despite our defence being the worst in the NFL the Saints would have been 10-6. He would have gone into games thinking our defence is giving up 30, so lets score 31 plus. Where as the last 2 seasons it seems like more about trying to play the ball control and the field of possession game by putting two much faith in the defence and win games 20 to 17.
-There were least 3 or 4 times in past couple of years the Saints Start the game with the ball, have a nice 8 or 9 play drive before its stalls inside the other team 40 and have a 4th and 5 and they punt to pin the other team inside the 20. And of course the defence give up a 80 plus yard drive and already down 7-0.
-The 2014 Lions game when the Saints offence had less the 100 yards at the 2 minutes warning, when Brees want no huddle took the Saints over 80 yards for a score and then to start the 2nd half with no huddle and score again and the offence look unstopable. But instead with 25 minutes left Payton try to run out the clock and all the Saints can get is too 2 Fg and the Lions comeback to win in the last minutes.
-When the Saints are down multiple scores in the 2nd half and Payton is still playing a slow tempo and try running the ball taking time off the clock, home vs the Bengals in 2014 and Tampa last season. But the worst was the Redskins game last season when the Saints were down 27-14 at half and our defence made Kirk Cousins look like Johhny Unitas in the first half. So logic would be to win the game 42-41 and hope the defence can make a stop or 2 and maybe get a turnover. Instead Payton try to win the game 28-27, buy playing ball control. The Saints took 6 minutes off the clock just making to the Redskins 30 before they were stopped on 4th down. Even the if they had picked up a first down there they would have taken a couple more minutes to score. It seemed like Payton plan at halftime was to have 2 long drives to take a lead and the 3rd drive to finish the game.
So if Payton try to play ball control and the field position game to protect the defence it would backfire cause our defence is gonna give points no matter what. If he goes into game thinking 35 plus to win, I like the Saints chances.
-There were least 3 or 4 times in past couple of years the Saints Start the game with the ball, have a nice 8 or 9 play drive before its stalls inside the other team 40 and have a 4th and 5 and they punt to pin the other team inside the 20. And of course the defence give up a 80 plus yard drive and already down 7-0.
-The 2014 Lions game when the Saints offence had less the 100 yards at the 2 minutes warning, when Brees want no huddle took the Saints over 80 yards for a score and then to start the 2nd half with no huddle and score again and the offence look unstopable. But instead with 25 minutes left Payton try to run out the clock and all the Saints can get is too 2 Fg and the Lions comeback to win in the last minutes.
-When the Saints are down multiple scores in the 2nd half and Payton is still playing a slow tempo and try running the ball taking time off the clock, home vs the Bengals in 2014 and Tampa last season. But the worst was the Redskins game last season when the Saints were down 27-14 at half and our defence made Kirk Cousins look like Johhny Unitas in the first half. So logic would be to win the game 42-41 and hope the defence can make a stop or 2 and maybe get a turnover. Instead Payton try to win the game 28-27, buy playing ball control. The Saints took 6 minutes off the clock just making to the Redskins 30 before they were stopped on 4th down. Even the if they had picked up a first down there they would have taken a couple more minutes to score. It seemed like Payton plan at halftime was to have 2 long drives to take a lead and the 3rd drive to finish the game.
So if Payton try to play ball control and the field position game to protect the defence it would backfire cause our defence is gonna give points no matter what. If he goes into game thinking 35 plus to win, I like the Saints chances.