Drew Brees, Saints offense gone off track
New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees believes the Saints can turn things around after a 1-4 start.
“Well, I don’t think we are playing as well offensively as I know we can,” Brees said to the New Orleans media Tuesday. “I don’t think we are playing as well as a team as I know we can. So I think it’s just finding our identity, finding our mojo and get this thing rolling.”
The Saints have used three running backs in Mark Ingram, Khiry Robinson and C.J. Spiller. Ingram is the leading rusher, with 261 yards on 68 carries. Robinson has gained 125 yards on 31 carries.
“Yeah, I mean we scheme people every week,” Brees said. “It’s going to be a different run plan. (We) just kind of find the stuff that we do well and each week have some new wrinkles as well.
“I think we have stuck with it. I don’t think we have been in the situation where we have just abandoned it. I think we had a tendency to do that in years past. I think we are committed to the run game.”
Collectively the three running backs have been targeted 57 times in the passing game, according to Falcons defensive coordinator Richard Smith.
But the Saints have been plagued by unstable play on the offensive line. It was pointed out to Brees that he’s been hit more in five games than in all of the 2009 season.
“I’m not aware of that,” Brees said. “I mean, listen, I have a job to do and it’s to get the ball out and make plays and help us score points.”
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