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I think most Saints fans would agree that Sunday's win in Buffalo was the most complete game the Saints have played so far in their fast 3-0 start. Some might complain that the offense looked a little out of sorts. And frankly, it's true, they definitely were: especially the always-precise passing game. But in truth, that's also the biggest reason for optimism for this year's version of the New Orleans Saints. Let's ...

On Sunday afternoon in Buffalo, New York, the New Orleans Saints offense will face a different defense than they've seen the past two weeks. They'll see a defense that relies a lot on speed and physicality, keeps their package relatively simple—although not as simple as their offense—and just flat-out executes. Of course the Saints offense is a model of precision and execution. They too rely more on execution than flare. They ...

When Dick Jauron fired Dick Schonert a week prior to the beginning of the season for having too many formations and too many plays, we all were thinking Buffalo was in trouble. Since then, Offensive Coordinator Alex Van Pelt has simplified the offense greatly while keeping the no-huddle aspect. The thing nobody saw coming was this move resulting a more productive offense. In this day and age, the most successful offenses are the ...

It's hard to critique an offensive performance in which the team scores five touchdowns and wins 48-22 against the Philadelphia Eagles, but I'm going to do it anyway.   Observations from the tape On the second offensive possession, the Saints had the ball, first-and-goal at the 7-yard line. On first down, they ran the ball into the boundary against an unblocked safety and lost one yard. On second down, they ran the fake toss swing-screen to running back Reggie ...

Today I will give you a little preview for when the Saints have the football on Sunday against the Eagles' defense. As I mentioned in yesterday's defensive preview, the Saints and Eagles stylistically are very similar football teams. They are both very aggressive and high in volume with their schemes. They both attempt to fool the other team by throwing the kitchen sink at them.  But they both love to attack and go for the ...

On Sunday, Drew Brees and company started their season out strong against a more resilient opponent than expected.   But the stars were clearly Drew Brees and Mike Bell, although the Saints had many stars on the day on both sides of the ball.   Below is a copy of my grades for each play (until about 10 minutes to go in the fourth since my DVR cut off) and each Position, followed by ...

Update:  The West Hills Wolfpack Freshman Football team (I'm the Wide Receivers Coach) lost 28-0 yesterday, although they were only down 7-0 at the Half, and had about a 40 yard pass play near the end of the half, but could not score in four tries from the two-yard line. The Wolfpack are now 0-2, but are optimistic that they are improving as a team, even if the score may not ...