New Orleans DEF... Sneaky Play? (1 Viewer)

[JHicks22]

I was just looking at picking up a DEF for this bye week and decided to go with the Saints this week against the Rams. After looking further at NO remaining schedule, they look like a possible play the rest of the year. Take a look at this upcoming schedule:

Sun 11/11 St. Louis (O-Line depleted, Rest of offense banged up)

Sun 11/18 at Houston (Schaub, Green, and AJ has bee ailing)

Sun 11/25 at Carolina (Who is their QB?)

Sun 12/2 Tampa Bay (Could put up points)

Mon 12/10 at Atlanta (Enough said)

Sun 12/16 Arizona (Kurt Warner is playing banged up and is prone to turnovers)

Sun 12/23 Philadelphia (McNabb has been erratic to say the least)

Sun 12/30 at Chicago (Griese and the boys have been dinner for the past couple weeks)

What does everybody else think?

 

[omally]

I think the rested Rams could possibly put up a pretty good game against the Saints, although Bulger will certainly be sacked some with that offensive line.

 

[BusMan]

Not a bad idea at all. Of course you have to factor in your scoring system, but they seem to be one of the better FA D/ST options out there in many leagues.

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

My Saints have been playing pretty darn good D after a slow start...I agree that the schedule is favorable, I think they will be a pretty good fantasy option.

 

[JHicks22]

Not a bad idea at all. Of course you have to factor in your scoring system, but they seem to be one of the better FA D/ST options out there in many leagues.

That's what I thought too. I'm gonna keep them around for the stretch run.

 

[shadyridr]

I just dont think they are a talented enough defense to rely on despite their easy schedule.

 

[a_troll00]

New Orleans gave up 432 yards total offense against the Jacksonville Jaguars starting Quinn Gray. They are not a good start against anybody.

 

[Nathan R. Jessep]

New Orleans gave up 432 yards total offense against the Jacksonville Jaguars starting Quinn Gray. They are not a good start against anybody.

true, but you have to look at just more than total yards, as that can be deceiving... take PIT/BAL on MNF for example, where PIT had less than 300 total yards... unless your defensive scoring counts total yards against, you have to look a little deeper, IMO

 

[stbugs]

If Seattle is not taken yet, they also have a similar easy schedule. I am in a 10 team league where most folks only have 1 starting defense and I picked them up before the Cleveland game (I knew that was a bad matchup, but did not have an extra roster spot for a 2nd, and luckily Nate returned a punt for a TD) because their second half is juicy. They have SF, CHI, STL, PHI, ARI, CAR, BAL, and ATL. I am hoping that Carr has recovered by week 15.

Unlike NO, SEA is a top 10 defense in my league, so probably have the better personnel to take advantage of an easier schedule. Also, I think SEA is a worse offense, so I think their games will be lower scoring and slower (i.e. no hurry up/pass only offenses).

 

[Hugonel]

I considered NO as a bye week filler for week 10, but -

I don't like the 13 sacks through 8 games. No pressure on the QB which makes interceptions harder to come by (as evidenced by only 3 int so far).

More useful units that might be on the WW (Sacks/Int/FR)

Detroit (@ Arizona) 24/14/10

Chiefs (v. Denver) 22/10/7

Cards (v. Detroit) 20/6/3

 

[shining path]

Do the keep statistics for blitzes? Seems like the Saints hardly ever blitz.

 

[Tom Baker]

I don't like the 13 sacks through 8 games. No pressure on the QB which makes interceptions harder to come by (as evidenced by only 3 int so far).

To be fair, all of their sacks have taken place after their Week Four bye, so they're improving. Not dominant, but definitely startable at this point, depending on your other options.

 

[wudaben]

If Seattle is not taken yet, they also have a similar easy schedule. I am in a 10 team league where most folks only have 1 starting defense and I picked them up before the Cleveland game (I knew that was a bad matchup, but did not have an extra roster spot for a 2nd, and luckily Nate returned a punt for a TD) because their second half is juicy. They have SF, CHI, STL, PHI, ARI, CAR, BAL, and ATL. I am hoping that Carr has recovered by week 15. Unlike NO, SEA is a top 10 defense in my league, so probably have the better personnel to take advantage of an easier schedule. Also, I think SEA is a worse offense, so I think their games will be lower scoring and slower (i.e. no hurry up/pass only offenses).

Seattle is a top 5 defense in my league so I cannot imagine they are available in many leagues.

 

[tombonneau]

FBG is drinking the Cajun Kool-ai: NO D ranked pretty high this week.

I picked them up a few weeks ago to help me through a rough stretch for the Colts D and they've been pretty solid.

Love their matchups moving forward. They have been consistent but not amazing the last 5 weeks.