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Staley seemed to take the approach of making Lamar make the more difficult pass in the concept, the deep out. While the Cover 4 defense above worked perfectly to blanket every receiver on the field (great communication by the Saints defense) below is a Cover 1 hole defense they also deployed to make Lamar take the hard throw (Deep comeback to #10). Each defense has it's own weakness as the boot is hard to stop and a fundamentally great concept in football, however the Staley expertly mixed the two defenses in this week to limit the ability for Jackson to find his most dangerous receiver (#7 Bateman on the crossing route).
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Saints' defensive scheme forced Jackson into difficult throws, limiting Bateman access.

The Saints' defensive scheme under Brandon Staley effectively limited Jackson's ability to find his most dangerous receiver, Rashod Bateman, on crossing routes by expertly mixing Cover 4 and Cover 1 hole defenses to force Jackson into difficult deep throws rather than allowing him to exploit boot action concepts that typically flood one side of the field.

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