Divebitch
Miss you, Buckster,,,,,
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I certainly would not say a blowout. But if you look at the defenses, it is sad. How on earth could the Saints have gotten this far????
http://www.nfl.com/teams/neworleanssaints/profile?team=NO
If it's not already there, click on defense. Astounding. And aside from Brees himself, the offense sux. Meachem? Bell? Bush? Pierre whateverhisnameis? Puleeeeeez.
http://www.nfl.com/teams/neworleanssaints/profile?team=NO
If it's not already there, click on defense. Astounding. And aside from Brees himself, the offense sux. Meachem? Bell? Bush? Pierre whateverhisnameis? Puleeeeeez.
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Psycotic17
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Honestly the Saints have played an amazing season and they had a very tight game against Minnesota and it is stupid on how the NFL overtime works and they should give both teams the ball atleast once seeing as how both those team were offensive...My pick is still with the Saints even though their defense is poor at times i believe that they can step it up and really help out there offense to win the superbowl it would be a big win for the Saints I hope they can do it... Either way though it will be one hell of a game.With even better commercials 
Kasanova King
Visionary
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Honestly the Saints have played an amazing season and they had a very tight game against Minnesota and it is stupid on how the NFL overtime works and they should give both teams the ball atleast once seeing as how both those team were offensive...My pick is still with the Saints even though their defense is poor at times i believe that they can step it up and really help out there offense to win the superbowl it would be a big win for the Saints I hope they can do it... Either way though it will be one hell of a game.With even better commercials
The Saints first half of the season was amazing. Their 2nd half was average at best. Minnesota absolutely dominated every aspect of that game except for the score. If it wasn't for Brett Favre's ego taking over at the end of regulation and making that boneheaded play, Minnesota would be in the Super Bowl.
That being said, I don't think it will be a blowout but it's Indy's game to lose.
KMC1828
Legend
Silver Level
The Saints have had the #1 offense in the league for 3 of the last 4 seasons (2007 being the year they weren't #1 -- they were #4). Look up Reggie Bush, Pierre Thomas, and Mike Bell's yards per carry stats from this year and compare them to the top running backs (or teams, for that matter) in the league. Reggie has the same avg as Chris Johnson and Pierre Thomas is not far behind their average. As for the receivers, Meachem and Colston have 9 TD's each (Fitz and Moss had 13 each). Puleeeeeeez.
As for the Saints' defense, let me throw a couple numbers your way: 46 & 8. 46 total turnovers this season (including the post season) with 29 interceptions and 17 fumble recoveries -- the 8 is how many times they've returned those turnovers for touchdowns. Puleeeeeez.
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AutoRacer5
Rising Star
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I'll tack on a bit to what KMC is saying.
For anyone saying anything negative about the Saints Defense, a few points:
1. The Secondary's been banged up for quite a bit of the regular season. Jabari Greer (starting CB) was out for 7 games, Tracy Porter (other starting CB) was out for 4.
2. Darren Sharper tied the league in most interceptions with 9, 3 of them went to the end zone.
3. The Defense had 26 interceptions in the regular season (3 more in the postseason), which was third in the league after the Packers with 30 and the Bills with 28. 5 of those 26 went for touchdowns, the most in the league. For comparison, the Colts had 16 INTs, 2 of them went to the endzone.
As for the offense, here's a number from the regular season:
Points scored:
Saints: 510 31.9 points per game
Colts: 416 26 points per game
Saints ranked number 1, Colts were number 7.
Then again, the only numbers that matter at the end of the game are the ones on the scoreboard.
For anyone saying anything negative about the Saints Defense, a few points:
1. The Secondary's been banged up for quite a bit of the regular season. Jabari Greer (starting CB) was out for 7 games, Tracy Porter (other starting CB) was out for 4.
2. Darren Sharper tied the league in most interceptions with 9, 3 of them went to the end zone.
3. The Defense had 26 interceptions in the regular season (3 more in the postseason), which was third in the league after the Packers with 30 and the Bills with 28. 5 of those 26 went for touchdowns, the most in the league. For comparison, the Colts had 16 INTs, 2 of them went to the endzone.
As for the offense, here's a number from the regular season:
Points scored:
Saints: 510 31.9 points per game
Colts: 416 26 points per game
Saints ranked number 1, Colts were number 7.
Then again, the only numbers that matter at the end of the game are the ones on the scoreboard.
Maid Marian
RIP Baby BooBoo
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I pick the COLTS!!! I have from the beginning of this football season and have not changed my mind! GO COLTS!!! GO MANNING!!! I believe it will be a close game though, even if Pokerchild69 puts a hex on Manning! But the COLTS will prevail & win!
KMC1828
Legend
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It wasn't exactly just his ego that took over. Check out pics of his ankle and hamstring the day after the NFC Championship below. Link is here: http://tinyurl.com/ybzw6xd
Kasanova King
Visionary
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It wasn't exactly just his ego that took over. Check out pics of his ankle and hamstring the day after the NFC Championship below. Link is here: http://tinyurl.com/ybzw6xd
Oh, I see, so it was his foot and his thigh that made him throw that ball across his body, to the opposite end of the field, into triple coverage when he could have easily:
A. Thrown it out of bounds
B. Limped for an extra few yards (he was moving fine at the time, btw.)
C. Just dove to the ground and avoided any contact and if he was contacted, could have drawn a penalty.
But no, he decided he wanted to be superman and cost the Vikings a super bowl trip.
Divebitch
Miss you, Buckster,,,,,
Silver Level
Okay KMC & Autoracer. But how then do you explain the defense stats at NFL.com. Or are your stats regarding interceptions etc. something they don't even put in the mix???
In addition, I did see the Saints almost lose to the Rams, while the Colts had no such travesties. Sitting out your starters when nothing matters against a good team like the Jets is not quite the same.
FWIW, I feel awful for Favre. No one can match his toughness. Hope he's back next year. Looking at him this year, if he wasn't hurt, I'd say he's got more than 1 good year left in him. Great genes, eh?
In addition, I did see the Saints almost lose to the Rams, while the Colts had no such travesties. Sitting out your starters when nothing matters against a good team like the Jets is not quite the same.
FWIW, I feel awful for Favre. No one can match his toughness. Hope he's back next year. Looking at him this year, if he wasn't hurt, I'd say he's got more than 1 good year left in him. Great genes, eh?
KMC1828
Legend
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I didn't say his ego played no part in it. It obviously did. Although for the record, your C option isn't really an option because before the play Longwell was looking at a 50yd+ field goal as it was, so losing more yardage wasn't an option (though I suppose having Longwell attempt a 60 yarder would have been a better option than throwing a pick. lol).
The stats on NFL.com (total defense, rushing, and passing) just go off of yardage. They don't factor in turnovers or anything else, just yards per game. If you want to look at what realistically matters, points given up per game, the Saints are 20th in that, but you have to factor in that teams #6 through the Saints at #20 gave up between 18 and 21 points per game, it's really not too different.
As for the "travesties"...this is the NFL, not college. No team is a joke.
And I think Favre will play 1 more year. How well he'll do will be a different story. AP started becoming a problem rather than a solution at the end of the season with his fumbles. We'll see what happens.
Something about Favre if he retires and doesnt play next season: his last plays as a Packer, Jet, and Viking will have all been interceptions.
Divebitch
Miss you, Buckster,,,,,
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Well, I can appreciate the 'any given Sunday' theory, but really. The Rams sucked.
I personally hope Farve does better. His legacy though will certainly not be what you say. After 2 freaking decades, you're bound to be leading with lots of bad stuff too. Although no idea if the legacy you speak of is enough for him to come back and defend against. He must know that it s no biggie. And damn, it shouldn't be, how sick.
BTW, i know you mean Adrian Peterson, and not AP. lol Agree, he fixed his problem last 2 games, maybe not soon enough. Sad.
Thanks for the explanation on the stats.
KMC1828
Legend
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Lol damn CC with its un-doing of the acronyms. forgot about that
I'm not saying that 3 interceptions as his last plays for his 3 teams will be his legacy...I was just pointing out an interesting fact. His legacy in my book will be the child-like spirit with which he played the game. That's the biggest thing that makes me a fan of him.
And as for Peterson, he had 2 fumbles in the NFC Championship. The Saints just didn't pick either of them up.
grilldoggy
Legend
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I think Colts win, Saints cover. Want it to be a high scoring game, this is the matchup for that. PManning's big game experience is a huge factor, it's ultra valuable. Maybe this is just the first of a few Super Bowls for Drew Brees, he's a winner.
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AAChipMagnet
Visionary
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Saints will win. The Vikings should have been running the ball and every1 knows that. Didn't mean they would have hit the FG but it woulda given them a chance. The Colts play an easy schedule every stinkin year and it makes the hard ball games winnable because they have less fatigue. Dwight Freeney will most likely not play and if Indy can't put pressure on Brees......Well you know. Anyway, Brett Favre and the Manning wimps are from the NO area and I just don't see them really wanting to ruin the Saints' season of dreams any more than the Cowboys wanted to advance and play them. Besides, the Mannings will still have their commercials no matter what happens.
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politude
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It took me like 5 minutes to figure out how the hell that is an ankle.
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thepit89
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ugh, that doesn't look good at allIt wasn't exactly just his ego that took over. Check out pics of his ankle and hamstring the day after the NFC Championship below. Link is here: http://tinyurl.com/ybzw6xd