Three years ago when the Minnesota Vikings lost to the New Orleans Saints 20-9, the Vikings were victimized by a slow start and a long scoring drive late in the game by Drew Brees and Co.

As evidenced by that game, dropping linebackers into coverage and giving Brees time to pass might be a losing strategy.

Here’s the video evidence.

Dropping LBs and letting him scan field is suicide mission.. Brees MANIPULATES LBs/S and WILL CREATE his own throwing lanes!

BLITZ HIS ASS! pic.twitter.com/3BxTvZbIlK

— Luke Inman (@Luke_Spinman) September 11, 2017

Luke Inman

Luke Inman is Zone Coverage's resident NFL Draft guru and Vikings film junky. He's an aspiring scout and appears on The Zone Coverage Football Machine. Follow Luke on Twitter @Luke_Spinman.

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