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The New Orleans Saints had a successful passing game against the Indianapolis Colts, completing 7 passes for 187 yards against backup cornerback Tony Brown. Six of the completions resulted in first downs, and one was a 51-yard touchdown pass. Colts defensive coordinator Gus Bradley admitted that the team wanted to see what Brown could do at cornerback and that the deep post touchdown was not Brown's fault but rather a miscommunication with the free safety. Bradley explained that they decided to start Brown because they wanted to see what he could bring to the team. The decision to start Brown and stick with him throughout the game has been scrutinized.
On Halloween night, the story of Colts DC Gus Bradley starting Tony Brown at CB, then sticking with him in that loss to Saints. Scary details from @JoelAErickson. https://t.co/VcBAyBGidq
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Here’s Gus Bradley’s full explanation of last week’s CB decision: the options, the reasons, why they went with Tony Brown https://t.co/9EQrZbJEs1
Colts DC Gus Bradley admitted team wanted to see what Tony Brown could do at CB. Pointed out deep post TD to Shaheed wasn’t Brown’s fault. FS Rodney Thomas was supposed to provide deep help.
Gus Bradley: "We had D.J. out there, gave him a couple of opportunities, Tony's played corner for us, and we looked at them through practice. ... We decided 'We don't know what Tony can bring us'" while they did have a good idea on Baker Jr.
The Saints completed 7 passes in 7 targets for 187 yards vs. Colts backup CB Tony Brown, who was filling in for injured starter JuJu Brents. Six of the completions went for first downs. One went for a touchdown (Shaheed's 51-yarder).