Who Dat?!?!
So, here we are, just a few short days until opening day for the 2006 New Orleans Saints!! I'm as giddy as a schoolboy, more pumped than Exxon's gas prices in August, willing to scale large sofas in a single bound to get to see my New Orleans Saints play this season!!!Some observations as the season gets started:
- So, my man crush got crushed, Mike Hass got cut, who cares? He didn't make the grade. I still like him but not nearly as much now that the Bears picked him up. He's garbage now, of course. Would it be any other way?
- 7th round draft pick, 6'4 220lb Wide Receiver from Hofstra, Marques Colston will open the season across from Joe Horn as the #2 receiver for the Saints. This is unheard of stuff coming from a 7th rounder, great work by the rookie, i'm pulling for you, yo. Gotta love tall receivers.
- Picked up a pretty good middle linebacker in Danny Clark from the Oakland Raiders. He's got a mean streak and can play. We can use all the help we can get with our swiss cheese linebackers. I think the defense is going to play better than expected this season.
- Reggie Bush should win the rookie of the year by a landslide. He's got all the tools and skillz. I'm excited to see what he can do this season.
- Drew Brees has looked a tad rusty this pre season. I think professionals know how to turn the dial up come the regular season, I'll be watching our new leader very closely.
- Sean Payton is going to be a good coach in the NFL. He don't take crap from nobody. If you're not his kind of player or fit in with his system, you're out and it doesn't matter who you are or what salary you are (ex. Donte Stallworth(pepper)).
Prediction for this weeks game against the Browns: The Saints will struggle against the pass but will put points on the board with Deuce and Reggie. Joe Horn will have his usual workman game of 6 catches for 100 yards and maybe a score.
Saints 21
Browns 17
Dig it
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posted by fuel52 at 11:01 AM
2 Comments:
21-17...hmmm, I think they can do better. I'll say 30-24, with the Browns getting a TD late in the game making it look closer than it is. I think the Saints' defense is suspect, but as long as the offense can put points up until the defense gelz then the saints could have a fine season. Should be 2-0 going into the home opener against Vich & the Dirty Birds...they really should be 3-0 going to Carolina. Looking at the schedule...I think 6-10 would be acceptible this year with losses coming to Carolina (2), Dallas, Washington, NY Giants, Cinncinati, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Atlanta and Tampa Bay.
Wins should be obtained at Cleveland, at Green Bay, Home v. Atlanta, home v. Philadelphia, at Tampa Bay, and home v. San Francisco.
Anything above 6-10 would be overachieving. Anything under 4-12 would be underachieving (as Atlanta and TB could be sweeps for them). There is no conceiveable way for NO to lose to CLE or GB or PHI or SF, period.
6-10 would be great. I can't believe I'm saying that but to double your win output from the previous year is certainly progress. Unless, of course you went 1-15 or 2-14, but when you go 3-13, it becomes a significant milestone to double your win output from the previous year.
And if you're 4-12, 5-11 and do it, dang, that rox.
If you're 6-10 and up, and double your win output from the previous year, you're close to football supremacy.
But they pulled out the win and I'm a happy camper. I was close on the score too, within 3 points, yo.
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