Underhill: Saints film room: Offense leans into play-action, motion concepts and flourishes behind stellar offensive line (1 Viewer)

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By Nick Underhill

Derek Carr dominated during the summer, creating a ton of hype around what was about to come in the Saints offense.

The quarterback sat back in the pocket and picked the defense apart. Every receiver who took the field seemed to catch a pass. Opportunities were equal and varied. Everything looked great. Everything looked possible.

How could it be any other way? In that clean and sterile environment, Carr was on cruise control. Pass rush existed, but not really because there was no actual threat of getting hit. So you could see how things looked when everything was perfect.

And then we saw it again during Sunday’s 24-6 win over the New York Giants. Carr got a damn near-perfect performance from his offensive line. He was only pressured a couple of times, and those looked like they were the result of the running backs messing up assignments. Mostly, Carr had time to sit back in the pocket and make plays.

And he dominated. We saw how good Carr can be when everything around him is right. The offensive linemen only gave up one pressure; the receivers made the plays they were supposed to make; and offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael dialed up all the right plays. Most weeks this season, we’ve been left wondering if Carr can figure things out and make it work here. This week, we're left wondering if there’s something here that could work if the Saints build the right structure around Carr. ...


Excellent read! Props to all three phases and particularly the O-Line. Hoping for more of the same with continued improvement on Thursday. I mean, it's do or die the rest of the season.
 
Also... Hendrix does great work with these weekly breakdowns...

By John Hendrix

It hasn't happened a lot this season for the Saints, but when it has, it's a beautiful thing to watch them put together a complete game. New Orleans had a convincing 24-6 win over the resurgent Giants in their final home game of the 2023 calendar year. Here's a closer look at the snap counts from Week 15 with some observations and notes from the game.

The Saints offense finished with 296 total net yards (87 rushing, 209 passing) and held the ball for 33:27. New Orleans finished 2/2 in the Red Zone and has been 9/10 over the past three games. They also finished 6/12 on 3rd Down. The Saints have moved up to 17th on 3rd Down (38.27%) and are 21st in Red Zone (52%). This could not be more important to keep that going with a handful of games left.

  • Andrus Peat, Cesar Ruiz, Erik McCoy, James Hurst, Landon Young - 62 (100%)
    Overall, the offensive line did really well. The lone sack wasn't on them. The protection was pretty good for Derek Carr all day. Landon Young did a great job filling in for Ryan Ramczyk, and who would have thought that Andrus Peat would be so strong at left tackle for the team? Peat might be their best offensive lineman this season, and that's saying something.

> John Hendrix: Saints Snap Counts and Observations from Week 15
 
Motion, play-action, Jimmy Graham in the red zone, etc…basically everything we have all been calling for all season long.

Glad they’re finally doing it, but it’s frustrating that it took this long for them to figure out what everyone on their couch could easily see.
 
By Nick Underhill

Derek Carr dominated during the summer, creating a ton of hype around what was about to come in the Saints offense.

The quarterback sat back in the pocket and picked the defense apart. Every receiver who took the field seemed to catch a pass. Opportunities were equal and varied. Everything looked great. Everything looked possible.

How could it be any other way? In that clean and sterile environment, Carr was on cruise control. Pass rush existed, but not really because there was no actual threat of getting hit. So you could see how things looked when everything was perfect.

And then we saw it again during Sunday’s 24-6 win over the New York Giants. Carr got a damn near-perfect performance from his offensive line. He was only pressured a couple of times, and those looked like they were the result of the running backs messing up assignments. Mostly, Carr had time to sit back in the pocket and make plays.

And he dominated. We saw how good Carr can be when everything around him is right. The offensive linemen only gave up one pressure; the receivers made the plays they were supposed to make; and offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael dialed up all the right plays. Most weeks this season, we’ve been left wondering if Carr can figure things out and make it work here. This week, we're left wondering if there’s something here that could work if the Saints build the right structure around Carr. ...


Excellent read! Props to all three phases and particularly the O-Line. Hoping for more of the same with continued improvement on Thursday. I mean, it's do or die the rest of the season.
Weird.
What a concept!!!
 
Motion, play-action, Jimmy Graham in the red zone, etc…basically everything we have all been calling for all season long.

Glad they’re finally doing it, but it’s frustrating that it took this long for them to figure out what everyone on their couch could easily see.

This. Carr threw to 10 different receivers. Thats how you move the ball in the passing game. It appears to me that earlier in the year, Carr was trying to force feed Olave or Thomas
 

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