“Off that, Drew Brees is going to play-action pass”. “Obviously last season was frustrating because he dealt with the knee injury in training camp”. Carmichael handled play calling for the final nine regular season games, when the Saints went 8-1 and scored 40-plus points five times, topping out at 62 once.
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Saddled with one loss already, the Saints quickly have to find a way to disrupt the quarterback considering they will have to play three games in a row against established veteran quarterbacks Eli Manning, Matt Ryan and Philip Rivers.
“Like I said in preseason, we didn’t look great, so to say”. “But I think that it’s more hard on the back end if the quarterback has time and is able to sit in the pocket and get to his third and fourth receivers, and that happened a little bit in the second half (against the Raiders)”.
“That happened a little bit in the second half (Sunday)”.
Before the late drive to win the game, Carr’s most notable play might have come with his legs when he scrambled 11 yards to convert a third-and-9 in the second quarter.
Said Carr: “I have to be smart”. That said, what a statement of confidence from Del Rio in his young QB, his offense and Roberts in going for the 2-point conversion in that situation. “So a lot of it was for our game plan”. “It was that pressure of feeling like we’re competing with their offense”. The offensive line was also very heavy-handed.
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Raiders coach Jack Del Rio’s task is to make sure that confidence doesn’t work against his team and he said they aren’t basking in any glow of optimism that may be filtering from their fans.
The Giants won their opener against the Cowboys 20-19, while the Saints lost to the Raiders 35-34.
On his radio show Monday night, Payton disagreed with the penalty. But I’ll still want a couple offensive players from this game, so Snead might be a good value pick. “And it really just came down to the numbers”, Payton said.
“You play the game as it unfolds”. And you know what, we’ve gotta get on to the next step with it. “It’s really one of the challenges with six running backs on the roster. There just needs to be clear contact”.
Jennings said playing for keeps was one of the biggest differences in getting the running game going. Breaux, who started 16 games in his first season and led the Saints with three interceptions, will be out at least six weeks. But for those who lived through last year’s defensive disaster, it’s a memory that continues to haunt them.
In addition to Sunday’s game with the New York Giants and wideouts Odell Beckham Jr. and Victor Cruz, the Saints will face Atlanta Falcons’ star Julio Jones on September 26. They have all shapes and sizes at the skill positions.
NOTES: RB C.J. Spiller, who was a healthy inactive for Sunday’s season opener, was released by the Saints on Tuesday. When teams win despite giving up 423 yards passing – as the Raiders did Sunday – there is some gentle nudging.
He had been limited in practice last week with a calf injury, but the reason for his hospitalization was unrelated. In New Orleans, Breaux, linebacker Dannell Ellerbe (quad) and tight end Josh Hill (ankle) did not practice.
“Last week felt like a home game, too”, Irvin said. FB Austin Johnson was released from the practice squad.
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A surprise when the Raiders opened their season opener was Keith McGill starting at strong safety opposite free safety Reggie Nelson.
