Another game, another woeful performance by the defense. They were gashed for 510 yards and will continue their dominance as dead last in the NFL as a unit. They only gave up one touchdown, though, and honestly they played well enough to earn this team a win this week. They were bad, don't get me wrong, but it was an improvement over the first two weeks. Yes, 510 yards is shocking, and yes, Jamaal Charles gashed them worse than Jack the Ripper treats call girls in Scotland Yard. But they did have three sacks, three turnovers, and only gave up one touchdown. For much of the game it was a throwback to Garry Gibbs blueprint "bend but don't break defense". My buddy Henry had the comical yet astute observation that the Saints defense is the new age bend but don't break: "break but don't shatter". Make the jump for the grades...
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Jamaal Charles,
Will Smith,
Matt Cassel,
Junior Galette,
Martez Wilson,
Brodrick Bunkley,
Sedrick Ellis,
Tom Johnson,
Akiem Hicks,
Scott Shanle,
Curtis Lofton,
David Hawthorne,
Jonathan Casillas,
Will Herring,
Jabari Greer,
Patrick Robinson,
Dwayne Bowe,
Corey White,
Malcolm Jenkins,
Roman Harper,
Garrett Hartley,
Chase Daniel,
Thomas Morstead,
Courtney Roby,
Rafael Bush
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