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00:01On second down, Ryan.
00:03Sanu with a grab over the middle.
00:05That one good for the completion percentage, but no gain.
00:08It'll be third down.
00:10The defense loves to hang their hat on that, don't they?
00:12You get a guy that catches the ball, but you stop him for no gain.
00:15Without a doubt, because they're all so used to trying to catch people after the catch, and they miss.
00:21And that turns into what? A huge play. We've seen it so many times.
00:25In this case, though, catch was made, but down right on the spot.
00:47On third down, Devontae Freeman.
00:50And he'll get nothing out of that one.
00:52That'll make it fourth down after a loss of one.
00:55And partner in a lot of short yarding situations, you'll see the linebackers step up into the gaps,
01:01what we call mugging the line of scrimmage.
01:03Make sure they take away all spaces, all creases.
01:06That one worked really well for them.
01:08Now only needed a yard, instead went backwards.
01:19Averaging over 50 yards of punt so far as this one's away.
01:24This is taken at the 18.
01:27Well, he wasn't too far from breaking that.
01:29Officially given 15.
01:32And out will come the offense as they take over.
01:34Now the Saints, they trot their offense out here.
01:37They've got the lead.
01:39Last time had to punt it, though.
01:40What's the key to this drive?
01:41I think it's leverage.
01:43The big guys up front.
01:45You know the motivational speech on the sideline is,
01:47guys, give us an opportunity.
01:49Protect the passer.
01:51Create space for our runners.
01:52And let's go ahead and get these guys.
01:54Low man wins.
01:55Let's go do it on this drive.
01:57People will watch that leverage on this drive.
02:06They'll try to get the ground game going with Ingram.
02:09And he'll get two, maybe three, up near the 37.
02:13Tackle made there by Robert Alford.
02:16That kind of run on first down, that's a winning type of a run.
02:19That just sets things up for them moving forward as they begin the drive.
02:36On second down, here's Brees.
02:39Caught by Snead over the middle.
02:41And he's finally taken down,
02:44but not before getting across midfield and across the 45-yard line.
02:49And defensively they were in zone coverage there.
02:51Do you have to be a little careful you're losing
02:53playing against a good quarterback like he is
02:55to not play too much zone?
02:57Yeah, you have to be careful about how much time you're giving up.
03:00I think it's a good point you just brought up.
03:01So maybe if you still want to play zone,
03:03you go to a zone blitz game.
03:05And you can drop anyone out of your defensive front.
03:08Defensive end, defensive tackle.
03:10It doesn't matter.
03:11You just exchange someone to bring more pressure towards the quarterback
03:14and still try and cover downfield.
03:16Let it run.
03:17It's Mark Ingram.
03:18And he's going to take it down to about the 35 here.
03:21And just what you want on a first down run, call it eight yards.
03:25And it's second and two.
03:27In my book, that's running the ball well, but with intelligence.
03:31How about him keeping the clock moving, staying in bounds?
03:34Yeah, even though it's the third quarter, you're thinking ahead, aren't you?
03:36This is where your running game can really help you with a lead in the second half.
03:40I agree totally.
03:41It's not just end of the half situations that you worry about the clock.
03:44It's throughout the game.
03:46And with a lead, stay in bounds.
03:48Make them fight harder to try and catch it.
03:51Now a handoff to Ingram.
03:53Three yards there, good enough to keep the drive moving.
03:59But we always talk about good down and distance,
04:02allowing offenses to expand their playbook.
04:04But second and two, that means your playbook's wide open.
04:07You can run just about anything.
04:08A lot of times, the play caller, he just looks down at his sheet,
04:11sees the short yardage runs, and goes to one of those.
04:26Here's Ingram.
04:27And he is going to lose yardage here.
04:29It's a loss of a yard there, and now second down.
04:33That play never got off the ground because of the defensive front.
04:36They own the offensive line, which allowed the linebackers to see their openings
04:41and run straight to the ball.
04:43That's why that play just never had a chance.
05:04Now they'll throw with Breeze.
05:06And Kutz has it over the middle.
05:09Six yards is the pickup, and that'll lead to a third down.
05:14In recent years, the slob receivers really gained stature in the NFL because they can do so many things.
05:19Yes, they can line up wide like your normal wide receiver,
05:22but to have that kind of courage and toughness to run routes in the middle of the field
05:26and become dependable targets for their quarterbacks and move the sticks,
05:29those guys are worth their weight in gold.
05:31Defense sinking pass.
05:32They've got the nickel set out on third and six.
05:36To throw is Breeze.
05:39And no escaping this time as he'll go down.
05:42They got him for a sack.
05:44Adrian Claymore able to drop him for a loss of 12, and it'll be fourth down.
05:50Boy, he came in off the edge so quickly there.
05:53Look out because that's exactly what it was being shouted by the offensive lineman to his quarterback
05:59because he had no chance to block him.
06:14Here's Thomas Morstead now as he's on for the fifth time here today.
06:26He'll try and keep this away from Hester as this is going toward the sideline.
06:30Heading back onto the field, here's a look at Devontae Freeman now.
06:34And there are the numbers.
06:36Got off to that torrid hot start.
06:38We thought he was in for maybe a career day.
06:40Not the case.
06:41No doubt about it.
06:42It almost looks like a misprint after what we saw in the first half,
06:45but let's give a little bit of credit to the guys on our side of the ball.
06:48They went into halftime, made a few adjustments.
06:51And you know what else?
06:52They didn't lose their confidence in their ability to play.
06:55Because a lot of times you get beat down in the first half,
06:57it gets ugly in the second half.
06:59They've come out with a new resolve and a renewed determination.
07:12They go play action here on first down.
07:15Swings it out to the flat for Freeman.
07:17I don't think I'm done.
07:17Do it.
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