It is the classic scenario, who would win talent or heart?
On paper it appears as though the Vikings would have won the game with some of the statistics piled up in last Sunday's NFC Championship game. But the Saints play with unextinguishable fire that fuels the Super Dome and the city of New Orleans....which was evident after the game was over and the streets of downtown New Orleans were flooded, not with water, but with fans cheering in celebration of their team's victory and advancing to the Super Bowl!!!
When you look at the statistics it seems like the Saints should have lost this game by at least a touchdown if not more points. But what the Saints had on their side that game was the thing that they have had on their side all season long....heart. There a ton of categories [...]
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January 21, 2010 by
Michael Ellis |
Brett Farve,
Chad Greenway,
Charles Grant,
Darren Sharper,
David Thomas,
Drew Brees,
EJ Henderson,
Jared Allen,
Jeremy Shockey,
Jermon Bushrod,
Kevin Williams,
Mike Bell,
Minnesota Viking,
New Orleans Saints,
NFL Playoff Prediction,
Pat Williams,
Pierre Thomas,
Ray Edwards,
Reggie Bush,
Saints Analysis,
Sedrick Ellis,
Vikings @ Saints Preview,
Will Smith
What do the Saints need to do in order to secure a victory and travel into a place this franchise has only ever dreamed of...
...simple score more points than the opposition. ;-) To expand that and discuss more how the Saints need to slow the Vikings and the Saints run up the score here is my preview:
The most important aspect for the Saints offense is to NOT let the foot off the gas pedal. The Saints should never look at the scoreboard as to stay in the mindset that they need and should score on every position. I love that Drew Brees, quarterback of the Saints, has said in multiple times [paraphrased] "we want to score every time we [the offense] get the ball." I love that tenacity to always push.
I believe the most important aspect of the game with be the lines...Can the Saints [...]
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Week 1...where to begin. Lets start with the score 45 - 27 Win over the Detroit Lions. The most important factor is that word....WIN.
The first Star Studded Saint is a group...the Offensive Line. The gave up NO sacks, helped give Brees enough time to pick apart the defense, allowing backup running back Mike Bell to look like a starter, and did all this without one of their starter Jammal Brown.
Another additional Star will be awarded to back up Offensive Lineman Jermon Bushrod - who filled the void...and I do mean VOID...of Jammal Brown.
Running back Mike Bell, as much as the O-Line made holes, it was Bell who was made the plays to move the chains and take pressure off of Brees, rushing 28 times for over a 140 yards. Though I will point out that he fumbled the ball once (and [...]
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...was a time for the Saints RB Pierre Thomas and OL Jammal Brown out for a game, it comes at no better time than the first week of the season when the Saints play the only franchise in NFL history to have a win less season, the Detroit Lions...especially when that was just last season. Though Thomas' injury appears it will only keep him sidelined a week, the injury to Brown will keep him off the gridiron for the first 5 games. I feel that this injury will hurt the team much more severely than the loss of Thomas. Mike Bell will be filling the shoes for Thomas and will do a serviceable job taking the pressure off of quarterback Drew Brees. Brown's replacement will be Jermon Bushrod - a 6'4", 325 pound man child. Protecting Brees' blindside will be nothing short of crucial. With an [...]
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