What exactly happened to the defense vs the saints?

[Hoenheim]

I would just rewatch the game again but don't have the tv service to do it.. what exactly happened that led to the defense getting burned so bad by the saints on multiple drives? was it because the pass rush wasn't getting to brees in time? Or just defensive guys in coverage just getting outmaneuvered and/or outsped by Saints offensive players?

I just want to know some details if any of you know. Kind of scary when your team known for amazing defense gets blasted for most of a game, especially considering they'll have to go against teams like the Cardinals and possibly play Steelers or someone like that in the Superbowl if they make it that far.

I do like the fact that the game did even more to show that the offense can put up lot of points when it needs to.

[Dunn]

Drew Brees.  Him having time in the pocket (like other elite QBs) will pick apart a defense especially when they are in Zone.  I feel we didn't apply enough pressure or Blitz's to really shake him up.  

[The Lobo]

Brees (future hall of famer) at home against a rival is nasty

[Bartin]

DE's basically did nothing all game. Delaire forced him out of the pocket once and I think CJ had one good bull rush but that's about all I remember.

[cbarrier90]

No pass rush, and the Brees/Payton combo is one of the all-time greats. Thank goodness it appears to be coming to an end.

[Peppers90 NC]

Saints played their best game in the last two years

[sharkkiller]

I think it was in part running more zone than normal. Not having Peanut out there forces Bene to the outside, and then you have a nickel who is either a guy that has been beaten like a drum, or a guy signed off the street the same week.

 

Zone can help hide those deficiencies, but we are more of a man to man defense. 

 

Just my thoughts.

[Jmac]

Addison out, Ealy basically benched after bonehead penalties (12 snaps total), and C.J still getting in shape. You give a HOF QB all day in the pocket and he will shred you.

[hepcat]

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LB Luke Kuechly: "People ask me, "What happened to your defense?" Drew Brees happened to our defense. That's what happened."

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[MVPccaffrey]

Pash rush was azz.  Don't listen to cop out excuses like "let down game" or anything; we weren't getting to him almost the entire game.  Hopefully it isn't an issue we see going forward because we can't afford to give that much time to a guy like Palmer

[Bartin]

4 minutes ago, Camvp said:

Pash rush was azz.  Don't listen to cop out excuses like "let down game" or anything; we weren't getting to him almost the entire game.  Hopefully it isn't an issue we see going forward because we can't afford to give that much time to a guy like Palmer

JJ Watt pretty much ruined the entire Saints offense single-handedly the week before. We had to blitz a lot to manufacture pressure and Ingram did a great job on blitz pickups.

[MadHatter]

5 minutes ago, Bartin said:

JJ Watt pretty much ruined the entire Saints offense single-handedly the week before. We had to blitz a lot to manufacture pressure and Ingram did a great job on blitz pickups.

That would be because Delaire, Allen, Ealy, nor CJ are ANYWHERE close to the player JJ Watt is.

[KendrickPanther]

Brandin Cooks was able so stretch our zone. Creating space in a zone defense is deadly. Coleman and Harper couldn't cover the space. We did shut them down for most of the game. That Brees TD to Cooks is just a veteran QB trusting his reads. He had pressure and just threw it up because he knew there was a speed mismatch down the middle.

[Bartin]

Just now, MadHatter said:

That would be because Delaire, Allen, Ealy, nor CJ are ANYWHERE close to the player JJ Watt is.

Well aware of that, it was more of a commentary about how a good pass rush can disrupt that offense.