February 9, 2010 by
Michael Ellis |
analysis,
Devery Henderson,
Drew Brees,
Dwight Freeney,
Indy Colts,
Jeremy Shockey,
Lance Moore,
Marques Colston,
New Orleans Saints,
Peyton Manning,
Pierre Thomas,
Robert Meachem,
Sean Payton,
superbowl,
Tracy Porter
The Saints WON!
What a game!!!
That first quarter was scary if you were a Saints fan and even going into half time with the score 6-10. But the Saints have been down before and came to win 31-17. One of the most impressive numbers is the fact that the Saints' defense held the Colts' offense to 17 points. The tenacious Jets defense could not even do that, and what is really impressive is that the Saints had a similar game to the one they played against the Vikings in the NFC Championship game. Here are some of the statistics:
Total Yards:
Colts: 432 Saints: 332
3rd Downs:
Colts: 6 out of 13 Saints: 3 out of 9
Rushing: Attempts/Yards/Average
Colts: 19/99/5.2 Saints: 18/51/2.8
Passing: Attempts/ Yards/Average
Colts: 31-45/333/7.4 Saints: [...]
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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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January 20, 2010 by
Michael Ellis |
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Arizona Cardinals,
Devery Henderson,
Drew Brees,
Jeremy Shockey,
Marques Colston,
New Orleans Saints,
NFL playoffs,
Pierre Thomas,
Reggie Bush
45-14 Saints WIN!!!
If you were a casual fan watching the game you would have been sorely disappointed in the game that took place at the Super Dome last weekend because of the lop-sided finished. But, if you were a a Saints fan the game was better than a warm beignet from Cafe Du Monde. After the Cardinals first offensive position (one run for 70 yards into the end zone) the Saints were in complete control.
It was a whole team effort.
Their defense did exactly what it has done all season long: hold the opposing offense a couple of times, play opportunistic defense, make big plays, and cease their opportunities.
The offense was led by-their seemingly perennial MVP candidate-quarterback Drew Brees who had another great day at the office. Brees was diffently prepared for the [...]
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December 29, 2009 by
Michael Ellis |
Charles Grant,
Darren Sharper,
David Thomas,
Drew Brees,
Jonathon Casillas,
Jonathon Vilma,
Malcolm Jenkins,
Marques Colston,
New Orleans Saints,
Pierre Thomas,
Randal Gay,
Reggie Bush,
Robert Meachem,
Scott Fujita,
Tracy Porter,
Will Smith
Week 14 WIN 26-23 @ Atlanta Falcons:
Quarterback Drew Brees: 31/40, 296 yards, 3 Touchdowns, 0 Interceptions, 122.5 QB rating
Runningback Pierre Thomas: 13 carries 47 yards, 6 receptions for 53 yards
Runningback Reggie Bush: 6 carries 33 yards, 6 receptions 46 yards, 2 Touchdowns
Wide Receiver Marques Colston: 6 receptions, 54 yards, 7 Targets, 1 Touchdown
Linebacker Jonathon Vilma: 7 tackles (all solo), 1 Pass Deflection, 1 Interceptions (11 return yards)
Cornerback Randal Gay: 8 tackles (7 solo)
Week 15 Loss 17-24 vs Dallas
Wide out Marques Colston: 5 receptions, 86 yards, 8 Targets, 17.2 yards per reception average
Tight End David Thomas: 8 receptions, 77 yards, 10 Targets
Linebacker Jonathon Vilma: 14 tackles, 10 [...]
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It was close....but the Saints pulled one hell of a close game. It took going to overtime, but the Saints came back from being down from 10 points down twice to beat the Washington Redskins 33-30. This was another tough test for the Saints, which are no stranger to coming back from small to very learge debts to end the game with a victory.
The biggest play came down to a time out that Coach Sean Payton of the Saints made in overtime. Since there are no challenges in overtime the time out allowed for the officials to review the play multiple times before the time out ended and once the time out was concluded, the call that the Redskins' runningback arm was down before the ball came out was overruled in favor of the Saints who received the ball with very good field position. This allowed [...]
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December 6, 2009 by
Michael Ellis |
Darren Sharper,
Devery Henderson,
Drew Brees,
Jonathon Vilma,
Malcolm Jenkins,
Mike McKenzie,
New England Patriots,
New Orleans Saints,
Pierre Thomas,
Robert Meachem,
Roman Harper,
Scott Fujita,
Tom Brady,
Will Smith
In last Monday's epic showdown the Saints smothered the Patriots 38-17 at the Superdome. The Saints have long been a bad to mediocre franchise to say the least. This win legitimizes them as a team with an undefeated record on the line, as a franchise looking for prominence and glory, as a city looking for hope through their lovable sports team, as a group of young mean feeling as though they belong at the top of the NFL and should be considered with the NFL's cream of the crops.
The Saints should the whole country that they belonged!
There are a lot of memories from that game - one of them I will not soon forget....the Patriots' star quarterback, Tom Brady, and head coach, Bill Belichick standing-arms-crossed on the sidelines. It is not very often you see a NFL team take out their [...]
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November 30, 2009 by
Michael Ellis |
David Thomas,
Drew Brees,
Jonathon Vilma,
Malcolm Jenkins,
Marques Colston,
Mike Bell,
Neew Orleans Saints,
Pierre Thomas,
Robert Meachem,
Scott Fujita,
Tampa Bay Bucs,
Thomas Morstead
What a great overall performance by the Saints!
The Saints went out to Tampa and CRUSHED the Bucs 34-7 including not allowing a point after the 7 minute mark. The Saints had a great game plan, so first and foremost great job by the coaching staff to have prepared well for their divisional game against the Bucs. Without a solid game plan, it would be like not having a solid foundation on a house or building structure you need that in order to build the actual house.
Let me dive right in to the Saints who really shined during last week's game.
First off is the Offensive Line for the Saints, they really stepped up this past week. Allowing ZERO sacks for their quarterback Drew Brees. Brees had a very efficient day not throwing a pick and not being sacked means he had time to make [...]
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November 24, 2009 by
Law Murray |
Ben Watson,
Devery Henderson,
Donte Stallworth,
Drew Brees,
Jabar Gaffney,
Jeremy Shockey,
Kevin Faulk,
Lance Moore,
Laurence Maroney,
Marques Colston,
Mike Bell,
New England Patriots,
New Orleans Saints,
Pierre Thomas,
Randy Moss,
Reggie Bush,
Robert Meachem,
Tom Brady,
Wes Welker
This is getting crazy. The New England Patriots will play their seventh undefeated opponent of the season when they visit the 10-0 New Orleans Saints on Monday Night Football. The Patriots started the season playing the 0-0 Buffalo Bills, 1-0 New York Jets, 2-0 Atlanta Falcons, 3-0 Baltimore Ravens, and 4-0 Denver Broncos. Of course, they played the 8-0 Indianapolis Colts in Week 10 on Sunday Night Football. The 1SKILLZ Gameplan will be released later in the week, but for now I wanted to focus on comparing the Saints' #1 scoring offense this season with that of the 2007 New England Patriots. That Patriots team scored an NFL record 589 points while going 16-0 in the regular season before losing Super Bowl XLII to the New York Giants 17-14.
This year's Saints are averaging 36.9 [...]
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November 18, 2009 by
Michael Ellis |
Courtney Roby,
David Thomas,
Devery Henderson,
Drew Brees,
Jonathon Vilma,
Marques Colston,
New Orleans Saints,
Pierre Thomas,
Reggie Bush,
Robert Meachem,
Roman Harper,
St. Louis Rams,
Usama Young
....ummm...a win is a win...that is about it. Lets start with who stood out in week 10.
Running back Reggie Bush had his best game this season, which is great because the way other running backs Pierre Thomas and Mike Bell played, it was imperative Bush stepped up and made plays for the Saints offense. Bush only carried the ball six times but amounted 83 yards and scored once. He also had 2 catches for 15 yards and another score, finishing the day with two touchdowns as well as two punt returns for 5 yards. In total Reggie touched the ball 10 times in the game and got 103 total yards - just slightly over 10 yards per touch. Great numbers, as the games keep coming it will be crucial to keep exploring ways to utilize Bush's talents on the grid iron. As he showed against the Rams this [...]
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