By Dave Zangaro
The Saints had a plan coming into Sunday’s game: Make Carson Wentz beat them.
He obviously couldn’t.
We know the Saints’ plan because NBC Sports’ Peter King was embedded with Sean Payton and the Saints for their preparations Saturday night and he learned some fascinating things. One of the most fascinating things was how the Saints wanted the game to go.
Here’s an excerpt from King’s Football Morning in America:
Wentz had what was probably the worst game of his professional career Sunday in New Orleans, passing for 156 yards and three interceptions (see story).
If nothing else, this is proof to Doug Pederson to avoid being one-dimensional. His lack of commitment to the run game, at times, can play right into what the opposition wants. As far as Wentz, ...
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The Saints had a plan coming into Sunday’s game: Make Carson Wentz beat them.
He obviously couldn’t.
We know the Saints’ plan because NBC Sports’ Peter King was embedded with Sean Payton and the Saints for their preparations Saturday night and he learned some fascinating things. One of the most fascinating things was how the Saints wanted the game to go.
Here’s an excerpt from King’s Football Morning in America:
"And then, a bit of a surprise. “We want to put the game on [Eagles quarterback Carson] Wentz,” Payton said. Payton likes Wentz as a player, but his player-personnel analyst, Ryan Herman, gives him trends and numbers every week, and Payton tells the group two interesting ones about Wentz, from Herman: The Eagles are 1-11 when Wentz plays and they allow more than 26 points. And he’s 0-9 when he passes for between 308 and 364 yards, the point being if he does that, the Eagles likely won’t be running the ball well, and the Saints feel they can beat a one-dimensional offense."
Wentz had what was probably the worst game of his professional career Sunday in New Orleans, passing for 156 yards and three interceptions (see story).
If nothing else, this is proof to Doug Pederson to avoid being one-dimensional. His lack of commitment to the run game, at times, can play right into what the opposition wants. As far as Wentz, ...
Full Story - NBC Sports - Philadelphia
