Center of attention: Saints C Max Unger struggles against
Cleveland The Cleveland Browns found a variety of ways to make Drew Brees’
uncomfortable in the pocket on Sunday. The marquee match up of Myles Garrett vs
Terron Armstead ended up being one sided in the latter’s favor. It was the
battle on the interior of the line that proved to be the match up to look at
where Larry Ogunjobi gave Max Unger all he could handle.The Browns used a
variety of blitzes and stunts to bring pressure and the first sack the Browns
had on Brees came in the 2nd quarter. The Saints are in shotgun facing a 3rd and
7. Cleveland has 3 down lineman and will run a stunt. Ogunjobi is playing the
0-tech and will penetrate through the weak side A-gap while the defensive end
will loop around to the strong side A-gap. The stunt prevents a double team by
Peat on Ogunjobi
Terron
Armstead Jersey , who is able to key off the ball and uses a
club/rip technique to get by Unger. As Brees reaches the top of his drop, he is
swallowed up the defensive tackle for an 11-yard loss on third down and the
Saints settle for a field goal. Ogunjobi got his second sack on another 3rd down
in the third quarter. The Saints will line up in shotgun once again. Cleveland
has 3 down lineman and will blitz the middle linebacker through the A-gap. Off
the snap, Ogunjobi will attempt to use the club/rip move once again, but this
time Unger is ready for it and prevents the defensive tackle from going around
him. He then resets his feet and uses a long arm punch that knocks Unger out of
his stance and he is unable to reset his anchor. Off balance, Ogunjobi is able
to gain leverage and walk Unger back into the quarterback for another sack. On
the sack that was wiped away by a flag, Ogunjobi is able to get by Unger using a
“hump move”. This is where you start the pass rush with the club/rip move, but
before following through on the rip the pass rusher will pull the outside arm of
the lineman downwards, while simultaneously coming across the body of the
lineman with a hard inside club. This move is best used when you have been
beating the lineman with a rip move as it will use the lineman’s momentum
against him as he tries to get outside in order to prevent the rip move up
field. After beating Unger, he loses his footing but crawls to finish the play
and bring down Brees by the ankle. Unger has been a solid center piece on the
line since he arrived in the Jimmy Graham trade back in 2015. His normally sound
technique was tested in this game, but the Cleveland defense is much better than
their record indicates. Grady Jarrett and Terrell McClain of the Atlanta Falcons
will be another tough match up, especially if Adrus Peat is unable to play. The
Saints quick passing game led by Drew Brees’ quick release can help negate the
pass rush, and will most likely be more prominent if Peat isn’t able to go.4
daily fantasy players from the Saints and Giants matchup If you’re a daily
fantasy player, before each game I will look at three/four players from the New
Orleans Saints and their opponent’s rosters that I would target in daily fantasy
(based off their value and potential results). Obviously, Saints QB Drew Brees
is a safe QB for daily fantasy leagues, but spending your money on a top-tier
starting QB leaves you scraping the barrel to fill out the rest of your roster.
So here are four Giants that provide the most bang for your buck. (Values from
Fanduel.)QB Eli Manning (NYG) - $7
Max
Unger Jersey ,100After what the Saints have consistently given up
through the air, it is absolute shock to me that Eli Manning comes this cheap.
He’s $1,800 cheaper than the most expensive QB available, and is in the bottom
third of prices for all NFL starting QBs this week. If the Saints defense
struggles again for the fourth week in a row, look for Eli to provide incredible
value.RB Saquon Barkley (NYG) - $8,000Reports of the Saints success against the
run have been greatly exaggerated. Yes, the Saints have fared well thus far, but
that’s been against two career back-ups in Peyton Barber and Tevin Coleman, and
a mediocre starter in Carlos Hyde. Barkley will be the first real test for the
Saints run defense, and he’s a threat both catching the ball and running between
the tackles. At $1,100 cheaper than the most expensive RB available (Alvin
Kamara), he’s a solid value play this week.WR Odell Beckham Jr (NYG) -
$8,600Odell is another Giant cheaper than the most expensive player at the
position who also happens to be a Saints (he’s $400 cheaper than the Saints
Michael Thomas). He will likely be lined up against Marshon Lattimore for the
majority of the game, but Julio Jones’s game last week shows that an elite WR
can still put up big numbers against Lattimore.WR Sterling Shepard (NYG) -
$6,200Number two wide receivers have torched the Saints number two cornerback
all season long - DeSean Jackson
Cheap
Cameron Jordan Jersey , Antonio Callaway, and Calvin Ridley all had
monster games. Whether it’s PJ Williams or Ken Crawley lined up as the #2 CB,
look for Shepard to spend the majority of his snaps trying to run past Crawley
down the seam.My full daily fantasy lineup this week: QB: Eli Manning (NYG) -
$7,100RB: Saquon Barkley (NYG) - $8,000RB: Giovani Bernard (CIN) - $6,400WR:
Odell Beckham Jr (NYG) - $8,600SWR: ) - $5,000WR: Sterling Shepard (NYG) -
$6,200WR: Amari Cooper (OAK) - $6,600TE: Eric Ebron (IND) - $5,500FLEX: Matt
Breida (SF) - $6,400DST: Jaguars (vs Jets) - $5,200