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In the past, you would have seen Payton get impatient and start trying to force the ball down field. I heard a comment from one of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive players (last year I think), where he said Kiffin told them to be patient and that they would get their chance because Payton will try and force the ball down field at some point.
Part of change has to be because of the defense. Payton has confidence that the defense will stop the other team. He is willing to play a "field position game" now, and we are winning games that we would have lost last year.
The way Buffalo and the Jets played us this year is the "blue print" for beating the Saints, but it isn't working because (1) the defense is playing lights out, (2) we are willing to run the ball, and (3) Payton's is growing as a play caller.
Teams are executing the "blue print" about as well as it can be executed, but the Saints are still winning. Who dat!
Part of change has to be because of the defense. Payton has confidence that the defense will stop the other team. He is willing to play a "field position game" now, and we are winning games that we would have lost last year.
The way Buffalo and the Jets played us this year is the "blue print" for beating the Saints, but it isn't working because (1) the defense is playing lights out, (2) we are willing to run the ball, and (3) Payton's is growing as a play caller.
Teams are executing the "blue print" about as well as it can be executed, but the Saints are still winning. Who dat!