[LBzrule]

Quote: Originally Posted by NFLHITMAN

But those numbers are skewed since most of those rushing yards and rushes come as they are closing out the game. During the game I see about 3 passes to 1 run until they get there big leads than as they say they bring in there closer Mike Bell and Thomas to run the clock out. Its like when the Cardinals was #1 in rush defense this year by ranking but the reality was that they got there big leads and there opposing team would have to go to the air and abandon the run to catch up with them. Its the same thing that happened to the 2005 Seahawks how they were ranked #4 in rush defense but the Seahawks were also the team that scored on there 1st drive in 13 of there games that year and than that 2005 team with Alexander started to pile on the points and teams had to play catch up through the air.

This is not completely true though. I've seen some of their games where they set up the pass with the run. Most of the games prior to the Giants game they were balanced in run/pass ratio. Matter of fact going into the Giants game the talk in the NFL Network was their running game and how Sean Peyton has created a new scheme to confuse the DE's and Linebackers and how the Saints were gashing people with that and setting up the pass off of that.