Saints Offense vs. Jets Defense: What to Expect

…which they won’t, but assuming they do anyway: the way to beat an unbalanced defense is to run away from the blitz. The key to that, of course, is recognizing the blitz correctly.

But I think the real key to this game is going to be Malsby’s observation: the Saints have been very good at halftime adjustments. If the Jets’ defense is as tough as we assume it will be, we need to keep the score close in the first half, then make whatever adjustments need making in the second.

A better way to do it, of course, would be to go up by three touchdowns in the first quarter and then cruise.

I tentatively expect our screens to work well. Reggie is in the starting lineup for my ff team this week. After barely scoring 50 points last week (projected 130) and my defense leading the team, I’m looking to bounce back,.

well if reggie bush could actually help execute a screen play it might work but so far not to good

great analysis. im a jet fan, but loved the even handed approach. hats off

scares the crap out of me in this game. Yet another lightning fast RB from the 2006 draft, who has been super-productive in various capacities.

i think the saints and jets seem to be one of the few “complete” teams out there so far. the saints ability to adjust at half time, pound the ball and play stout defense is a comforting thought as we play against the jets. i think balance will, again, be critical to our offense this week. a heavy dose of running the ball will create a lot more opportunities for brees. if payton sticks to what’s been working or us these past 3 weeks i think we can get the win here, albeit, a difficult one.

i’d keep an eye out on special teams this week. something tells me, it might be the difference maker for us.

Picture him in red with white trim……… Remind you of anybody. He’s making a list and checkin’ it twice.

factors:
Saints -7
o/u = 45 (sucker’s total)
Brees wears pink shoes
Brees’ iChing = not good

Saints 24
Jets 17

I don’t think they are getting enough credit. Statistically speaking the pass D doesn’t look that great, but like everyone said, it’s probably skewed a little because of the large leads. However, while enemy offenses have somewhat been able to move the football downfield agianst the Saints with the pass(run defense has been great), it seem that the closer they get to the redzone, the harder it is for them to move the ball. The Saints are preventing teams from scoring and that’s what counts.

our offense will not struggle as much as they did in Buffalo last week, or against Ryan’s Ravens defense in ‘06. We are more established and talented at offense than they are at defense, and we are back indoors, where Brees will have a better touch on the ball, and his usual ability to scramble. Our defense probably matches up well against their offense, too. It’s the same story as in previous weeks, but against a lesser offensive unit. I expect them to get beat more than they did in Buffalo, but not that much more, and if the offense and Bush the PR enigma can protect the ball all day, we can probably come out ahead in the turnover stat again.

My two concerns are the obvious LT depth, and the Voldemort of my Saints fandom, high expectations. I think Streif will be a minor upgrade over Bushrod as starter, but they won’t both be lining up on runs, as in previous weeks, and who backs him up now? How ever they shuffle it, some O-line spot is getting soft on at least a few snaps. Plus, we’re one more injury away from catastrophe on the line. And Leckey sucked this preseason. He will do nothing but hurt us if he lines up, in my estimation.

Then there’s the really horrifying problem: I think the Saints are going to win right now. I hope so every week, and it always looks like a strong possibility, but this week, I actually expect it. God, I hope we stay up on the T.O. stat.

i won’t say it’s a given, but i’m pretty confident with the saints right now. i think this game will be exciting and frustrating on many different levels. exciting because i think it will stay pretty close, but frustrating because we won’t see our offense score at will. i hope i’m totally wrong and we totally blow out the jets and we dominate in all three phases of the game.
at the end of the day, i’ll take a win either way.

When they blitz, thats gonna make a hot receiver. Like i said before the Eagles game, no QB attacks the blitz like Brees. He always finds his hot guy, and he gets the ball out so fast. Dink and dunk down the field until they’re afraid to blitz. Thats when the running lanes will be huge. I doubt they stack the box as much against us as against the Titans…thats kinda asking for it imo.

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The answer is….Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Tennessee Titans, Buffalo Bills, and the Denver Broncos.

Question: Who were the 3-0 teams from 2008?

SubQuestion: How many made the playoffs?

SubSubQuestion: How many won a playoff game last year?

Still and all, I’m hoping we finish 16-0 this year before steamrolling through our 3 playoff games at a record scoring pace (50 plus per game) while giving up a playoff record ZERO points in 3 games to solidify our team AS THE BEST EVER — WHO DAT!?!??!!!!!!!!!!!

Don’t get behind and score early. It was my key last week and turned out well. We scored the first TD on the first drive and that makes other team’s offenses think “We have to score here”. Puts alot of pressure on them even if we don’t score much more, it makes them feel like we will put up alot of points on them. If we don’t get behind, and I mean like 10+ behind, then we can fight back and it won’t change our gameplan. We all have seen how once we get behind, Payton feels like we have to score right away. Hopefully he’ll feel more secure this year with GW on the defensive side instead of Mr. Prevent. We have scored on our first drive in all 3 games so far. I feel like that is a very critical part of our game. Puts them down early. Those are the most important things imo.