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Pro Football Focus said:So, is Brees (+7.2) back to his best? If this performance is anything to go by, the answer is a resounding yes. It didn’t matter if Brees was blitzed or not, he just went to town on the Seahawks’ secondary with a virtuoso display. He actually completed more passes (75 percent) when pressured compared to when he wasn’t (64.5 percent) as he displayed all the tools of a Super Bowl MVP.
On the other side of the fence, one performance really stood out for all the wrong reasons. The Seahawks targeted Jabari Greer (-2.4) deep, and for the first time in a long while he couldn’t deal with it. He was beaten by the three main Seahawks receivers deep and ended up giving up eight of the nine balls thrown his way for 169 yards. Really bad day at the office, and one that can’t be a trend considering the consistent lack of pass rush the Saints generate.
On a better note defensively, the safety pairing of Roman Harper (+2.5) and Usama Young (+2.8) had an excellent day. Harper, as the in-box safety, made two big defensive stops and sniffed out some runs plays. Young, the deeper of the two, allowed one reception for 3 yards and broke up two passes. So much for the strain of losing Malcolm Jenkins and Darren Sharper for this one. Young put a case forward that he can be a starter in this league.
I sang Greer's praises last week ---> http://www.saintsreport.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3495669#post3495669
but he had a terrible game against the Seahawks and was very much unlike the Greer we are use to. Hope everything is alright and gets back to form.
This just confirms my thoughts on Young as being a good Safety after seeing him in some capacity this season and playing lights out Sunday.
PFF is right, our pass rush has been dismal. We need to find a way to get to the QB starting on Turkey Day tomorrow.
IMO, the offense keeps on pace with its recent resurgence and lights up the Cowpatties.