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I thought the defense was ok last night, but, wow, this is terrible. The defense needs to get much better or it's gonna be a really long season.
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2014-2016 level bad
That is historically bad. No need to look elsewhere on what the main problem is thus far.
Yeah I don't see how anyone watched that game and thought to themselves that the defense played "ok".I thought the defense was ok last night, but, wow, this is terrible. The defense needs to get much better or it's gonna be a really long season.
Yeah I don't see how anyone watched that game and thought to themselves that the defense played "ok".
What would have been deemed playing poorly, giving up 58 points?
I should say the run defense was OK until late in the game when they were gassed after they got the 4th down stop. They got a number of stops in short yardage situations and basically had a couple of other drives extended because of phantom penalties where the original play would have forced a punt. Brutal. The dbs had a tough time though, which isn't all that surprising considering the start the Packers have had this season.
Fwiw, as some others have mentioned, defenses around the league have been getting torched. So, it not just a Saints defense thing.
Like I said, they do need to improve if the Saints are going to have a respectable season.
Definitely and history shows they will.
However we absolutely have to play better situational and complimentary football.
Against the Raiders the defense recovered a fumble that set us up with great field position to take the lead late in the game. Last night the defense stopped a fourth and 1 late in the game that gave us the opportunity to take the lead.
Both times the offense came away with 0 points.
That's unacceptable.
That was basically the cry of 2014-2016.As bad as the offense has been. If the defense was average the Saints would be 2-1.