Taysom fumble (1 Viewer)

[SaintStephen1]

Watch Hill fumble again. Had Josh Hill or Emmanuel Sanders blocked 55, Taysom wouldn’t have hesitated to pull ball and their were two blockers outside without a Packers’s defender within 10 yards. Might have been a TD. That play was all on Hill or Sanders, whoever had the assignment to block 55.

 

[Kicks]

Now we know Taysom's position" Ball Hog. had he handed the ball off it would have been an easy first down.

 

[j4m2b]

I will say this. The packer defender made a great play. He was in good position

 

[SaintStephen1]

I will say this. The packer defender made a great play. He was in good position

He was unblocked. Taysom was starting to juggle and he reached in and knocked it loose. Had he been even chipped he would not have been able to make the play.

 

[Blackcricket]

Didn't look like Taysom was juggling the ball. Maybe momentarily after the fake. He still had time to tuck the ball away but was holding it like he was in the open field.

 

[ANKOMA33]

Game was tied up at that point.

It was definitely a huge play and momentum changer.

 

[Saintsphere]

Missed blocks will happen and I’m sure coaches will get on Sanders and Hill but you still have a personal duty to protect the ball and Taysom didn’t do that. He’s a big boy, let him take his lumps. It’s his first major mistake for us since he’s played with us I believe, a costly one, but one I don’t think anyone but outside fans who don’t like him will continuously hold over him.

 

[gavinj]

Brees QB rating through the roof? Check.
Kamara having a career day? Check.

Time to sideline them so Taysom can run a Pop Warner play? You know it!

 

[CincyShoe]

He was unblocked. Taysom was starting to juggle and he reached in and knocked it loose. Had he been even chipped he would not have been able to make the play.

I noticed same thing and tried to state in a couple of other posts. I guess it's just what the Read Option is. But I don't understand why he was completely unaccounted for.

There's a TE (#89?? Hill??) coming across as ball is snapped. I thought he would be assigned to chip the LB.

It was one of the Packers D best players. The OL went right, Packer D was just like...Sweet you ain't blocking me.

I may just not understand football play calling enough, but it certainly seem like the LB should have been accounted for.

 

[The Unrest Cure]

I thought Taysom held the ball on the read for too long, and the Packer defender was not fooled at all. You want that edge defender to buy the Kamara run, but he made a good solid play and diagnosed it correctly.

 

[LiterOCola]

I’d have to watch it again to be sure (I’m blocking it from memory), but it’s common in option run plays to leave the edge defender unblocked. If the edge crashes the QB keeps, and if the edge stays home the QB hands off. The whole point is to create an extra blocker by excluding the edge player from the play without blocking him.

It’s entirely possible, and likely, that he was left unblocked intentionally. If that was the case, Taysom made a poor decision by not handing off.

Edit: I just watched the play. He was intentionally unblocked. (In my opinion)

 

[St.Fury]

Brees QB rating through the roof? Check.
Kamara having a career day? Check.

Time to sideline them so Taysom can run a Pop Warner play? You know it!

After last week, many wanted to see more of Taysom. Some even said up to 40% of snaps. Now, Coach is criticized for even putting him in. We can’t make up our dang minds!

 

[Covington Saint]

Sanders is also the WR that totally messed up the block on an important Kamara screen on 3rd and 5 if i recall. Trequan should be in over Sanders as it relates to needed WR blocking plays or spots.

 

[St.Fury]

I’d have to watch it again to be sure (I’m blocking it from memory), but it’s common in option run plays to leave the edge defender unblocked. If the edge crashes the QB keeps, and if the edge stays home the QB hands off. The whole point is to create an extra blocker by excluding the edge player from the play without blocking him.

It’s entirely possible, and likely, that he was left unblocked intentionally. If that was the case, Taysom made a poor decision by not handing off.

Edit: I just watched the play. He was intentionally unblocked. (In my opinion)

Yeah. I think Taysom made the wrong read. He’s made a lot of good plays. He will learn from this.

 

[SaintStephen1]

Then lack of repping for that play is the culprit. Just like all option schemes, you have to rep it over and over to get good at it. Saints just may be caught in between the air assault offense and getting Taysom enough reps to where they are just avg at both.