We'll go to saint color and as hokey guys down for the post game injury report -- Okay thanks a lot -- the Saints post game and reporters brought you back to playing institute those sports medicine dedicated to sports health care on and off the field now. When a late in the game Rickie Jones it's cramps and they boredom off the field but did didn't seem to be any thing. Magically go bad with him -- Courtney Roby got hit on the left side. He left the game -- nothing serious there's Zach Strief went down with a right leg injury. Johnson bill Malone will just say he's. Injured the beards. He took a lick in the midsection. But the one thing. That me that we don't really know about his peers and -- Early in the game -- locker room got some X rays came out and -- win back in. In all we know the only information we -- him appeared that it was his -- they didn't -- of right left -- the extent of the injury was but. Didn't see him at all after the probably the opening kick off in that you're saying to post -- news report brought you back to playing institute of sports medicine dedicated to sports health care on and off the field.
Poking you know it's pre season had to go by the numbers against this part of -- year as we do during the regular season at -- given up just 205 yards a game for theology Russian. And tonight the Saints 553. Total yards of all yeah I did -- in but it pretty good ballots right there'd be from the standpoint site said. It's unofficial stat for the 130 yards rushing for 43. Passing department now the Saints did have to build as they head.
Eleven penalties for ninety yards. In the deal they did have the that the turn over the Patrick Ramsey threw the interception but. In -- mean they did make some improvement. In the special teams department the Chargers head. Sit those he'd -- six give up. Kickoff returns. Along the 47 but does -- only allowed only two point seven yards per return on kickoffs in. The Chargers four punt returns netted him. About an eight yard average on returns so would be about 32 yards that they head. In punt return yards so I think you can see that there's a definite improvement on your coverage units.
Saints winning his own big night 36 to 211 over the San Diego Chargers the Saints will wrap up pre season. And it will be Thursday night and into Tennessee Titans at pocono account in the third pre season game this thought is going -- but it's just autos. This Saints team was efficient tonight.
Yeah absolutely DK yeah immediately come so. Become so accustomed to -- especially Drew Brees CB. He missed a couple of passes early in the game where it was -- overthrow and some guys that things like that but he'll settle down. He saw the good running game loaded data Pierre Thomas and it would be drew gets back in and in his groove get -- just spread the ball around mile mostly guys like Marcus Colston. He's like debt so. Didn't win them the backups got a new thing starting get a little bit sloppy but towel and Armenia. I don't see where there's a whole lot to do complain about. With the way that the Saints performed any salute to pre season games last week the 38 points against Houston was the most it to say there was corner preceding game here. In the superdome and in nearly tack on another 36 tonight. Two turnovers created by the defense Gregg Williams -- that so you know all at all -- it is not really a whole lot complain about.
No not okay but one thing you know coach -- will address moment anyway it's his press conference at. In LA's two great games the Saints have given up. That have to be committed twenty penalties a 187. You know that's an average of champions in 93 point five yards a game and he says when you get close to a hundred. Yards in penalties it's almost like give an opponent a touchdown.
Yes that's right do AME. They did it let's face today coaches are gonna find things to complain about two when you break did the game take -- but he. You have to do that you have to that the guys know that these mistakes we would make him. And we can't afford to do this once the regular season it's they are so. They'll they'll. Clean up a few things then next week you know you'd you'd do. You're not speak to unite to see the stars. They hardly at all. Needed a guy like Drew Brees may not even play in the game so. That's going to be a case for. The younger guys to make a statement whether they can make this team or not they put a think about they put Adrian Hairston back there tonight to return to -- to -- you know can't heat. Contribute some one on special teams Courtney Roby is out there we already know he's a solid kick off return man but he a couple of nice catches ethnic. On his buildings -- catches -- towards comes up with the big interception. You know right there for the touchdown -- coach but.
just looking through the first three games here of the pre season the Saints. Scoring -- eight points in three games it's an average of 32 point seven points per game in total yards to the black and gold offense average in 422 yards per game. The break down of the saint scheme to sit in nine point seven through that and 142 point three. Rushing so offensively and and you -- and at the big output -- this so often it's and his team is. The -- picking up where they left off a year ago.
thing about this offense for both the last five years that's not been -- had. It's gotta like where we get Drew Brees we got a good stable of receivers and everything was good. Prior to last year was gonna get a running game going look like they've established that pretty good right now and united I was listening to -- Scott Shanle while he -- they're talking -- Christian -- you know does a lot of things that they can improve bone on beat -- but. The thing you don't like about it I mean they faced a pretty good offenses here in pre season and they're doing a good job so it's definitely something to build on. But the penalties and not gonna sit very well what did coach all the players at least special teams had shown some improvement and from here on out you know just they got to keep getting better did you know -- I don't get -- much work in next week's. Game two and one -- through through pre season games and and of course. The best pre season game -- exhibition part of scheduled the fourth and final one coming up Thursday night. Yeah and I think we're all about race to get this whole thing kicked off with a regular season it's a lot of anticipation there you can hear it in the frantic. They would bigamy you gotta give it to the Saints -- shall now the way that they at least two pre season games in -- out loud. Whenever. He has got down in the red zone things like that and it is just. Me out at the fans are geared up for the regular season gets started and I Hampton.
