To keep Brees from scoring 50 on us we need a fierce pass rush and extremely good play from the secondary. The bad thing is that we don’t have either of those. Ironically, the way to keep Brees from doing that might not be related to him at all.
1- Keep him off the field: Run, run and run
2- Stop the run, make them one dimensional and predictable
3- Bend but not break; force as many field goals as possible instead of TD
4- Take risks on coverage or when rushing the passer to create at least one game changing turnover
5- Aggressive play calling- we need TD not Field Goals like against Indy
6- Unleash Henne; start the game with a hurry up offense and throw the ball aggressively, gain momentum
7- The crowd has to be a big factor, make lots of noise and support.
8- Unleash Pat White. The guy is a baller plain and simple

Go Fins!

That will NOT happen again.
Dont wory, we have 2 weeks to prepare for this game and we WILL be!
We will be talking on the 26, that the power raking dont respect us, nor the saints team and the league ; )

just no

For gods sake if we’re gonna blitz, send Porter, Taylor and the EARTHQ-WAAAAKE!!!! lol

I don’t think we will get a single stop on Defense. The Jets threw 6 ints yesterday (one by a holder) and yet we made Sanchez look amazing, in fact our D hasn’t had a single good game yet.

If we know we’re going to lose, why would we even go to the game.

I can see it now…“Dolphins won’t show up to the game because they know they’ll lost”

It’s why they play football…we are the underdogs and somehow, most underdogs find a way to win.

We have to take the ball first. We lose, plain and simple, if N.O. starts with posession. Miami needs to control the time of possesion with the run, a given. No more Field goal bullshit. If we are in the redzone on Fourth and 5 or less, we HAVE to go for it. Our secondary will never stop Brees. Expect them to score on EVERY possesion We need to score every drive and get the last possession. In my mind, we either win by seven, or go to overtime- and whoever gets the coin first-wins.

did against the Colts, I think we can win. They MUST get pressure on Brees in order to keep NO’s offense in check. If we give Brees 3 or 4 seconds to throw, it will be the Colts all over again.

No excuses, put in Wake. JP and JT simply aren’t getting it done. Rotate them and keep Wake in the freaking game with one mission…put Brees on his ass. Only by pressuring their QB will our pass defense be able to handle it. They simply have too many options on offense, Smith and Will Allen need to step it up. And for God’s sake, our LB’s need to stop someone, too. They can’t keep putting everything on our Safety’s shoulders.

But they can’t be Great every week!!

yes, we can beat the saints.

we need to play them like we played the colts, but we need to play tougher on D.

we absolutely can win this game.

But we do have to be good enough to beat the other team. I posted on the wrong thread keys to beat the Saints— Make the widcat unstoppable by keeping Brees off the field. The Saints are stacked on both sides of the ball with weapons. Plus being healthy across the board. On offense who are you going to double cover? Seven different players score against( in my opinion and over rated Giants Def. ) but seven diff. players scored none the less.Makink double coverage tuff to manage. Defensive mentality is way different from last year. Attack , Attack. Force bad throws 15 take aways so far. Secial teams is a weakness we have to improve on.

Our key to beating Miami is score fast and often early. Hopefully getting the Fin out of thier proven successful game plan. We’ll see Good Luck but not too much Though. :)

I’m not worried about our offense because I think we can put up points against the Saints. And like with Indy, we’ll control the clock, minimizing Brees’ opportunities. So what do we do on defense to shut Brees down.

1) Bend but don’t break Defense. Though some would prefer putting the pressure on Brees, he’ll be more likely to burn you. Look at how teams used to play Marino. Give up the short stuff and don’t get beat with big plays.
2) Inside the red zone or inside 20, we deploy very aggresive blitz packages, because the big play risk is minimzed.
3) Don’t worry about the outside rush, but keep the pocket clogged with inside stunts. Keep Porter and JT at home to protect the flats and outside sweeps.
4) Consider replacing G Wilson with Vontae Davis…. and playing deep middle.
5) Cameron Wake: If he’s not replacing Porter than have him spell all other LB positions on blitz packages.

and 6) Take some chances… because the field position battle is irrelevant with the Saints…they can move the ball in chunks. I smell a couple 4th down tries, surprise onside kick, deep bombs, that serve like a punt if picked…

This game is reminding me of 1985 when we faced the intimidating Bear’s defense. Can our defense upstage the Saint’s unstoppable offense ????

Don’t forget the NEED to beat the UNDEFEATED…the 72’ Alum will be watching! Let’s get some help from the Chargers tonight! Vikings and Colts can run but they can’t hide…

I think any game is winnable for any team on any given sunday…but i think no one is keying in on the saints poor special teams coverage (punts and kick offs). If the fins can get some points on special teams plays, that would definitely strip the saints of momentum, but the caveat to this approach is that a special teams score will give the ball back to bree and co.

everyone here’s mentioned it and i think that it cannot be overstated… pressure. if you can pressure brees you can keep him off the field and milk the clock some more.

i think miami needs a balanced game…all three phases need to covered and covered well. it should be an exciting game either way. good luck guys.