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Good points, but does this mess with the post Drew goals? I just think we need to continue to build the lines to best deal with qb transition that will eventually occur.I've been ranting about it since the loss.
Sean Payton/Drew Brees are incapable of complementing a good defense properly. In those home games they want to pass the ball...that does not play into protecting a defense. In order for us to win the way Payton/Brees want to play we need an Average defense and a Great Offense. That average defense just needs to do SOMETHING really well and in the case of 2009 it was turning the ball over.
While you can argue the final plays of the losses have come down to the defense not being able to hold the lead..it actually comes down to the bread and butter of the team...the offense...not being able to stop them from being put in that position.
Our receiving corps since the shift in drafting philosophy has relied on hitting on day 2 skill guys like Thomas/Kamara while putting high draft capital on the oline/defense. While it has allowed us to hit on more defensive players the fact remains it takes a certain type of commitment to playing a certain type of ball that actually allows that defense to play to its strengths that for whatever reason when we are at home..we eschew in favor of 40+ attempts a game.
Only solution is to build the offense up so they can do that vs asking them to do something they've proven incapable of doing the last 3 seasons and that's running the ball consistently. That transition will also require us to know which pieces to walk away from on Defense and what needs to be added to boost it in areas like turnovers.