PFF grades from todays games (1 Viewer)

[LoE]

When was the last time we had a starting CB play all 16 games? Honest question. I can't remember.

Rotten luck to injuries over the years.

 

[LoE]

I thought it was an exciting game. I haven't seen the Saints O firing like that in a long, long time.

My concern now is the run defense. Yeah, worried about the secondary too, now that Breaux is out. But some of those runs right up the gut - those hurt.

 

[Winsett]

the thing about Harris & Crawley is that while Harris was bad, you see flashes of talent. I see what the coaches see in him.

I haven't seen anything positive out of Crawley, preseason included. Even on the 2 pt. play, he played the WR instead of the ball. He was in perfect position, but he just grabbed Crabtree instead of getting his hands up.



if he's scared, then he needs to be cut immediately. he's been practicing for months against a HoF QB and one of the best WR corps in the NFL.

You need to rewatch the 2 pt conversion play. He didn't "just grab on". He didn't just play the reciever either. He positioned himself well, put one hand on Crabtree to keep him close, and jumped, swatting at the ball with the other hand. Honestly, he even timed the jump and swat well, but he was a few inches shy of the catch point. Crabtree is a big possession reciever with good hands who happened to highpoint the ball perfectly. It was an impressive play to watch in person, and of no slight to Crawley for being smaller than him. Give Crabtree his due. He's a number 1 WR playing second fiddle.

 

[bclemms]

When was the last time we had a starting CB play all 16 games? Honest question. I can't remember.

Rotten luck to injuries over the years.

Brandon Browner, last season.

 

[26ISTHEMAN]

"When not under pressure, Brees finished with a 142.4 passer rating, versus a 63.9 rating when the Oakland rush did get to him. But that only happened on 16.3 percent of his dropbacks, the lowest rate of any QB this week, through the end of Sunday."

But how about that, huh?

If I'm reading that right, Brees had the lowest rushed rate of any QB this week. This offensive line may just be legit. Don't forget Khalil Mack and Bruce Irvin were on the other side!

I don't know how these sites measure things like this, but I find it very hard to believe that we rushed Carr more than the Raiders rushed Brees. Carr had enough time to make himself a shrimp poboy and eat it every time he dropped back. Don't get me wrong, I loved how our OL played, but no way we put more pressure on Carr.

 

[Da Living Saint]

I don't know how these sites measure things like this, but I find it very hard to believe that we rushed Carr more than the Raiders rushed Brees. Carr had enough time to make himself a shrimp poboy and eat it every time he dropped back. Don't get me wrong, I loved how our OL played, but no way we put more pressure on Carr.

Brees threw the ball more than Carr did.

 

[robsmith32]

Brandon Browner, last season.

he was our starter due to injury.. not cause he won the starting job.

 

[BoNcHiE]

I don't know how these sites measure things like this, but I find it very hard to believe that we rushed Carr more than the Raiders rushed Brees. Carr had enough time to make himself a shrimp poboy and eat it every time he dropped back. Don't get me wrong, I loved how our OL played, but no way we put more pressure on Carr.

I think we are ignoring at least 4-5 plays where Carr was heavily pressured, threw off his back foot, and still completed the pass.

I'm not saying the pass rush was good (it wasn't), but Carr was excellent in the face of pressure in the 4th quater.

 

[LoE]

Brandon Browner, last season.

Ouch! but I said cornerback, not mugger.

 

[Eman5805]

Jesus Christ. Browner DID play all 16 games.

What the ****?!? HE gets to be healthy? But not Rankins? Not Breaux? Not Ellerbe? I mean, I'm not wishing injury on anyone ever, but what the heck kind of crap is this?

And don't say Greenbrier.



You know who you are!

 

[El Caliente]

Moore needs to be ready to go this week.

Bring Finnegan back.

It's not a perfect solution, but it is better then going with Crawley again.

And its a better idea than dressing only 4 cbs.

 

[LAhotsauce]

You need to rewatch the 2 pt conversion play. He didn't "just grab on". He didn't just play the reciever either. He positioned himself well, put one hand on Crabtree to keep him close, and jumped, swatting at the ball with the other hand. Honestly, he even timed the jump and swat well, but he was a few inches shy of the catch point. Crabtree is a big possession reciever with good hands who happened to highpoint the ball perfectly. It was an impressive play to watch in person, and of no slight to Crawley for being smaller than him. Give Crabtree his due. He's a number 1 WR playing second fiddle.

I'm sure I watched that replay a few times, and that is not what I saw. Crawley was there, but he neither swatted at the ball nor did he hold Crabtree's arms. He basically just held on to Crab's shoulder pads like his life depended on it. He hands just locked on and never released to make a play on the ball. The only hands I saw go for the ball was Crabtree's.

 

[SAINTSFAN]

I'm sure I watched that replay a few times, and that is not what I saw. Crawley was there, but he neither swatted at the ball nor did he hold Crabtree's arms. He basically just held on to Crab's shoulder pads like his life depended on it. He hands just locked on and never released to make a play on the ball. The only hands I saw go for the ball was Crabtree's.

I thought he had good coverage, but it was just a perfectly thrown ball. It may have been the only play he was in the same zip code as the receiver.

 

[327]

I didn't look at the grades yet, but it appeared to me that Strief had a great game. I feel like I should say that since I haven't been high on him the last few games. He really played solid most of the time.

 

[VaeVictus]

Have you ever played CB yourself against a WR that is not just an inch taller and the ball is thrown like Carr did?

Offense pratice and use those plays for a reason. Specifically on the Endzone.
Grapping the arms of Crabtree was his only chance at this time to avoid the TD.

Unluckily did Crabtree played it perfectly (Catch at the highest point, turned immediatly with the ball away from the Defender...) plus he was good enough to hold the ball with just one arm as Crawley took away the other one.

Yeah ... Crawley had a tough day but this play was very hard to defend.

Perfect passes are hard to defend. He had a rough day, but on that play in particular, there wasn't much he could have done.

Just think if the offense would have gotten two more yards, we aren't focusing on this today.
Team wins together, team loses together.