Why are people so scared to have bold takes about Shough. He has been a for sure solid starting QB at MINIMUM
Why is everyone afraid to say he has legitimate star QB potential??
Sean Payton reveals the late night text exchange he had with Alvin Kamara after watching him coast through a practice, and explains how he challenged him to raise his standards if he really wanted to make the Hall of Fame
“I text Alvin one night, Kamara, and he’s one of my favorite players, right? And it was a Wednesday. He had a tendency, he was so gifted, he could get bored. And then if he got bored, he might drop an easy pass.”
“And he had one of those Wednesdays. In season, Wednesday is the first day of practice. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. And it was just a nonchalant day, and yet for someone who was so elite.”
“I text him that night and I said, ‘Hey, I want to ask you a question. Can I coach you hard?’ And he said, ‘Yeah, why are you tripping?’ And I said, ‘Well, look, we’ll talk about it tomorrow.’”
“And then, you know, it bothered him a little because he had to go to sleep. And then the next day he sees me in pre-practice, and I said, ‘Just let me explain this. Do you see yourself being in the Hall of Fame someday?’ And he said, ‘Yeah.’”
“And I said, ‘All right. Well, I don’t think your trajectory right now is steep enough to make that goal happen. I think your trajectory is five Pro Bowls, a couple All-Pro teams, phenomenal career, all-time leading rusher, but I think your trajectory, and I think your practices have to be.. And then he starts complaining to me, and I said, ‘I thought you told me I could coach you hard.’ And then, you know, it hit him.”
The Saints consistently attacked the interior of the Ravens' protection.
Here, Pete Werner (20), opposite the RB, will attack the field-side A-gap.
Kaden Elliss (55) will "green dog" the RB, meaning that if he blocks, he will add in.
New Orleans runs "Belly", which "floats" the Center, forcing him to choose one of the LBs to block.
Elliss's delay confuses the Center, who takes Werner only to switch back to Elliss once the RB stays in.
That switch leaves both the Center and RB blocking Elliss, leaving the initial blocker free to Lamar.
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A guy we probably haven't talked about enough over the first 2 weeks is Justin Reid. Physicality he's been playing with has been elite.
How many safeties make this tackle on Derrick Henry with a head of steam (and a blocker)? Easily could've been a 61-yard house call. #Saints
Brandon Staley and the Saints needed a weapon at Will LB, so they brought back Kaden Elliss from the Falcons.
What makes 55 so special?
He's a hybrid LB, but not the typical Edge-hybrid we see on most teams.
Elliss is special because he lines up mostly in the interior (B-gap) and can take on a Guard.
And he usually wins.
Here, Staley uses him to set a pick on the Center.
As he crosses the LG's face, he "grabs" him, allowing the RB to vacate the protection.
That allows the iDL to get free with no one slowing him down in his hunt for Lamar.
Typically, in these pick pressures, the pick-man is the one who actually comes free.
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I want saints to draft shough
I want the saints to tweet and I know fans will insult them in that comment section
And in 4 years we gonna find those comments and call ourselves morons like we do with the AK tweet