Saints defense (UPDATE: Rob Ryan fired)

[Messiah]

They have to be one of the worst of all-time, right?

[Everlong]

How the hell do you give up 40+ poitns to Kirk Cousins?

[The Legend]

How the hell do you give up 40+ points to Kirk Cousins?

Sadly I can tell you, you watch the 2012 game film of Cousins vs the Cleveland Browns in his first start. I'm guessing it involved a lot of committing 11 guys to stopping the run on play action bootlegs that left guys wide fucking open in the red zone.

[Messiah]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/20 ... ense-ever/

But there’s another passing touchdown record that probably will be broken this season: The record for most touchdown passes allowed by a defense. The current record is 40, set by the Denver Broncos in 1963. (The Broncos were an American Football League team, but the NFL adopted all of the AFL’s records when the leagues merged.) The Saints are on pace to obliterate that dubious record.

Yesterday the New Orleans defense gave up four touchdown passes to Washington quarterback Kirk Cousins in the Saints’ 47-14 loss. That upped the Saints’ defensive total this year to 28 touchdown passes allowed this year, in 10 games. The Saints are now on pace to allow 45 touchdown passes this season, easily beating that 1963 Broncos record.

Two weeks ago Eli Manning had six touchdowns and no interceptions against the Saints. Last week Marcus Mariota had four touchdowns and no interceptions against the Saints. The Saints are the first defense in NFL history to allow four touchdowns and record no interceptions in three consecutive games. In all, the Saints have intercepted just four passes this season, given up 44 completions of 20 yards or more and 13 completions of 40 yards or more (both league highs), and the average passer rating against the Saints is 116.6. Aaron Rodgers is the NFL’s all-time record holder with a career passer rating of 105.8. The Saints are making the average passer they face look better than Aaron Rodgers.

So bad.

[The Legend]

It amazes me Rob Ryan was able to get another job as a DC after he did so horribly in Cleveland. Not sure what his future holds now.

[Messiah]

[The Legend]

Wow. Just wow.