New Orleans Saints running backs Pierre Thomas (rib/shoulder) and Khiry Robinson (forearm), along with center Jonathan Goodwin (knee/ankle), missed Friday's practice and have been declaredout for Sunday's matchup vs. the Green Bay Packers.
Kyle Knox (ankle) is also out.
Keenan Lewis (knee/shoulder), Jimmy Graham (shoulder), Ramon Humber (ankle) and Brodrick Bunkley (concussion) are questionable.
Patrick Robinson (hamstring) practiced fully and is probable. Lewiand and Graham were both able to practice in a limited capacity this week.
From Greg Cosell at NFL Films :
Saint Passing Game vs. Packer Secondary
QB Drew Brees isn’t throwing the ball as well as he has in the past and that’s been the case all season. He’s not throwing with the same velocity on his intermediate to deep throws. He had a ton of trouble when the Lions went to man in the fourth quarter. The Packers are using a lot of people in a lot of different spots in the secondary, and they’ve been a good unit. They started S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix for the first time, and I like him as a player because of his speed and movement. The Saints haven’t had one crisp game on offense. The Saints dialed up a shot play for Brandin Cooks on their second possession and he ran right by a defender, but RB Khiry Robinson messed up in pass protection and caused a sack. It would’ve been a 37-yard touchdown. If Robinson makes that block, we wouldn’t be talking about Cooks right now. Pass protection has been an issue at times and it’s limiting their offense. It’s something to be concerned about against the Packers, especially with LB Clay Matthews looking quick last week. LB Nick Perry has been much more effective this season playing about 30 snaps a game. He lines up both on the outside and inside of LB Julius Peppers and Matthews in subpackages. He’s been lining up at DT and DE in two-point stances and has been effect rushing the QB.
Packer Offense vs. Saint Defense
DC Rob Ryan has backed off a little and they are playing a little more conventionally, but they still aren’t a very good defense. The Packers are a tough offense to defend with great weapons. The Packers’ 3 WRs are all very good. QB Aaron Rodgers is playing at a high level right now. This doesn’t look like a good matchup for the Saints, but this is an odd game and one of those games they could win because of the crowd, a 2-4 record…the stuff I can’t analyze. Rodgers has been a lot more decisive early in the down the last two weeks. The only concern would be crowd noise in terms of this pass rush, but this is still a bad defense right now.
Lions suspended CJ Moseley for two weeks for conduct detrimental to the team. We could be in first place at the end of the night.
Mosley is a rotational backup for the DL. Probably not a huge impact in not having him.
I want to know what he did. It sounds like Detroit had to get him on a special transatlantic flight just so they could get him out of the UK.
But haven't we all been there? The UK can't take a little joke.
"Time for some real football!!!" Crack might do it.
Over sensitive tosspots.
Over sensitive tosspots.
Atlanta aren't very good and I wouldn't be surprised to see them lose outdoors on grass.quote:Lions suspended CJ Moseley for two weeks for conduct detrimental to the team. We could be in first place at the end of the night.
If the UK wanted him out, they could put him on a flight themselves, at his expense. I presume he hasn't spent his entire salary yet, although some football players are terrible at managing money.quote:It sounds like Detroit had to get him on a special transatlantic flight just so they could get him out of the UK.