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Blitzing Brandon Weeden could help bring Saints victory

Needless to say, Brandon Weeden is not Tony Romo. You’d be fooling yourself to think that his production could replace him otherwise. However, Weeden does carry several seasons of experience in the league. For the New Orleans Saints to pick up their first victory in 2015, I believe that Rob Ryan’s defense must be more aggressive.

With a little help from Pro Football Focus, I looked at the Saints’ blitzing through the first three games. By my count, I have Ryan’s defense blitzing on 21 of 98 eligible drop-backs by opposing quarterbacks (21.4 percent). Here’s how they’ve looked.