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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 466090" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Here is </span><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">McGinn's analysis of the Saints is up on jsonline:</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><a href="http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/packfoe27-b470qte-171452551.html" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><u><span style="color: #0000ff">http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/packfoe27-b470qte-171452551.html</span></u></span></span></u></a></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Both teams should have a sense of desperation about this game but I not sure how long past the opening kickoff that makes any difference. Brees is still an amazing QB so I'm anxious to see how the Packers' DBs cover. McGinn says the Saints OGs are great but their OTs struggle so he shouldn't have all day to pass. Still this will be another test for the D, particularly the LBs, Shields (to keep up his so-far great play), McMillian, and Hayward. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">McGinn says even their title-winning D didn't have a lot of talent but Gregg Williams' wholesale blitzing made up for that by forcing a lot of turnovers. Their new DC doesn't blitz as much - but that may change Sunday since after 3 games they're tied for 30th in points surrendered, opponents' passer rating is 101.2 and opponents are averaging almost 14 yards per completion. I hope we see an imitation of the Packers' 2011 D from the Saints and all that has to happen for that to come true is they keep playing D as they have so far this season. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">As I read through the column the thing that really hit me was the difference in how their GM has built the Saints vs. how Thompson has directed the Packers. Not only moves like trading up 28 spots to take Mark Ingram (McGinn speculates the Packers may have taken the RB at 32 rather than Sherrod if he were still on the board), but also how their top picks from 2008 to 2011 have impacted the team. Also, reading some of the guaranteed money they spent on UFAs is more evidence of the perils of that philosophy.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">McCarthy divides the season up into quarters, so a win Sunday puts them even during the first quarter, arguably the most difficult. Saints' bad D combined with the Packers much improved D should result in a comfortable Packers victory IMO. <em>Should</em>. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Who would have thought that even after <em>just</em> 3 games, the Packers would be tied for 26th in scoring offense at 19 ppg? And counting the points legitimately scored against the Packers, that they'd be 4th in the league in scoring D at 15.7 ppg? (Even adding the TD granted by the incompetents, they're tied for 7th.) </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 466090, member: 4300"] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma]Here is [/FONT][FONT=Tahoma]McGinn's analysis of the Saints is up on jsonline:[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][URL='http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/packfoe27-b470qte-171452551.html'][U][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma][U][COLOR=#0000ff]http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/packfoe27-b470qte-171452551.html[/COLOR][/U][/FONT][/COLOR][/U][/URL][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma]Both teams should have a sense of desperation about this game but I not sure how long past the opening kickoff that makes any difference. Brees is still an amazing QB so I'm anxious to see how the Packers' DBs cover. McGinn says the Saints OGs are great but their OTs struggle so he shouldn't have all day to pass. Still this will be another test for the D, particularly the LBs, Shields (to keep up his so-far great play), McMillian, and Hayward. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma]McGinn says even their title-winning D didn't have a lot of talent but Gregg Williams' wholesale blitzing made up for that by forcing a lot of turnovers. Their new DC doesn't blitz as much - but that may change Sunday since after 3 games they're tied for 30th in points surrendered, opponents' passer rating is 101.2 and opponents are averaging almost 14 yards per completion. I hope we see an imitation of the Packers' 2011 D from the Saints and all that has to happen for that to come true is they keep playing D as they have so far this season. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma]As I read through the column the thing that really hit me was the difference in how their GM has built the Saints vs. how Thompson has directed the Packers. Not only moves like trading up 28 spots to take Mark Ingram (McGinn speculates the Packers may have taken the RB at 32 rather than Sherrod if he were still on the board), but also how their top picks from 2008 to 2011 have impacted the team. Also, reading some of the guaranteed money they spent on UFAs is more evidence of the perils of that philosophy.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma]McCarthy divides the season up into quarters, so a win Sunday puts them even during the first quarter, arguably the most difficult. Saints' bad D combined with the Packers much improved D should result in a comfortable Packers victory IMO. [I]Should[/I]. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Tahoma]Who would have thought that even after [I]just[/I] 3 games, the Packers would be tied for 26th in scoring offense at 19 ppg? And counting the points legitimately scored against the Packers, that they'd be 4th in the league in scoring D at 15.7 ppg? (Even adding the TD granted by the incompetents, they're tied for 7th.) [/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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