The New Orleans Saints offense sputtered last Sunday in the team's 40-32 loss to the Washington Redskins.
Saints quarterback Drew Brees confidently predicts that he and the rest of his unit will soon resemble the NFL-leading force they've been for most of the past six years -- even if Sean Payton's bounty suspension will prevent the head coach from correcting mistakes made in a season-opening upset loss to Washington.
"It's not any coach's fault when you have a holding penalty or when you have a (false start) penalty," Brees said according to the Associated Press, referring to three holding penalties and three false starts. "That's just execution by the guys that are on the field. There's ways that I can improve that. There's ways that the guys up front can improve that. There's ways that everyone on the offense can improve that. It has nothing to do with coaching and who was or wasn't there.
"Sean brings a lot. So not having him, you can certainly say, `Hey, you're missing Sean. But you've got so many other great strengths with the guys that you do have, and we're going to manage."
"We're not in the business of making excuses," Brees said. "Obviously, that's been something that has been talked about a lot during the offseason, during the preseason. In fact, I think it's maybe made too much of a big deal of. For us, it's the guys in our locker room, it's the coaches that are there. Let's take what we've got, move forward. We've built a foundation here. We know how to prepare. Let's focus on the process and know that's a winning formula for us."
Source: The Redzone
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Saints quarterback Drew Brees confidently predicts that he and the rest of his unit will soon resemble the NFL-leading force they've been for most of the past six years -- even if Sean Payton's bounty suspension will prevent the head coach from correcting mistakes made in a season-opening upset loss to Washington.
"It's not any coach's fault when you have a holding penalty or when you have a (false start) penalty," Brees said according to the Associated Press, referring to three holding penalties and three false starts. "That's just execution by the guys that are on the field. There's ways that I can improve that. There's ways that the guys up front can improve that. There's ways that everyone on the offense can improve that. It has nothing to do with coaching and who was or wasn't there.
"Sean brings a lot. So not having him, you can certainly say, `Hey, you're missing Sean. But you've got so many other great strengths with the guys that you do have, and we're going to manage."
"We're not in the business of making excuses," Brees said. "Obviously, that's been something that has been talked about a lot during the offseason, during the preseason. In fact, I think it's maybe made too much of a big deal of. For us, it's the guys in our locker room, it's the coaches that are there. Let's take what we've got, move forward. We've built a foundation here. We know how to prepare. Let's focus on the process and know that's a winning formula for us."
Source: The Redzone
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September 12, 2012
