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Did the Miami game help any? Now the Saints rank 3rd in total offense; Brees is about 35 yards passing behind Peyton Manning. The defense is 6th in yards allowed, 5th in PPG, 2nd in TO ratio (after Sea). Is it a stats thing or can we agree they belong in the conversation.Fair enough, but you can't say they are elite this season 3 games in. Maybe things will change.
Why not? Theyve looked every bit as dominant as Seattle thus far. Your bait is stinky.Fair enough, but you can't say they are elite this season 3 games in. Maybe things will change.
Wow, interesting info RN!
Wait... the combined record of Seattle opponents is 5-10 so far this year. Denver's are 4-12. Except Denver has been treating their "doormats" like...well, doormats. They've scored 49, 41, 37 & 52. That 49 was on the Ravens' Defense. The Ravens D is ranked middle of the pack so far this year, but that's not fair, because they played Denver. Denver put 510 yards on them. Take away that game and the Ravens are averaging 291 yards a game, good for top 5 in the league.
This, The only reason the Saints are at 3 instead of 2 is because of how bad a season they had last year but the fact is they handled that situation about as good as any NFL team would have. Previous to that year they were in the playoffs every year and won the Super Bowl in 2009. They have a ton of post season experience. They are really not that bad a road team either under Sean Payton. 38-18 record on the road. The playoff loss to the Seahawks 2 years ago was more to do with injuries than being on the road . They had just played a Brutal division game and had no RB's and guys out on defense and if you remember the Saints were still in command of that game but let it get away from them on that Lynch beast mode run. This is a very different Saints squad than that one because of what they are doing on defense right now. If they stay healthy they will be a force at home or on the road in the playoffs. I do think this Saints team will need to do better on the offensive line opening up the running game and protecting Drew Brees. He makes them look far better than they really are.
Oh noes! What are all the non-Seahawks fans that are predicting this going to do?!
True, they get to play Atlanta and New Orleans later but other than that their schedule is about as easy as it gets.
who lost to Romo?mad sweeney said:
Still too early. Any team can be beaten. Brees and company look good but what happens when they lose a game, then all the Seahawk homers will be going nuts, then Denver goes down and all the Colts, Patriots, and Chiefs homers go nuts. After 8 games lets see where we are, after 4 or 5 games we can knock out some teams, but we need a few more games to determine the favorites.Did the Miami game help any? Now the Saints rank 3rd in total offense; Brees is about 35 yards passing behind Peyton Manning. The defense is 6th in yards allowed, 5th in PPG, 2nd in TO ratio (after Sea). Is it a stats thing or can we agree they belong in the conversation.Fair enough, but you can't say they are elite this season 3 games in. Maybe things will change.
Yeah, he was inaccurate a record 26 times last season.He is a really inaccurate passer.
He's got an intangible "winner" quality...something you can't teach. I love watching him play...one of my favorites in the NFL.Yeah, he was inaccurate a record 26 times last season.He is a really inaccurate passer.
He's been on the run a lot this season and hasn't had his WRs give him much help. I expect him to improve on that. However, his use of his legs were as instrumental as the D in last week's comeback. Calling him a game manager is what people who read the box score might say, but not people that watch the game.
Soldier Field might be hostile but there's still a pretty big gap between it and CenturyLink.
Which is why the week 13 Monday night game in Seattle could be huge. Saints will have to conquer the Seahawks there just to get homefield. I think if any offense can find a way to attack that defense it's the Saints, but I'm nervous as heck.
The Saints are familiar with that environment as well aren't they? They held the lead for most of that playoff game didn't they? They were too beat up at RB, too beat up in the secondary, and even if they had beaten the Seahawks they would have been destroyed the next week against the Bears. Those were the days when a banged up Reggie Bush and newly acquired Joique Bell were worthless in the backfield. I expect that if both teams stay healthy it will be a good game but not one that would be won with certainty by the Seahawks.
How many players on that Saints team are on this year's Saints team? I can tell you that the two Seahawks teams are NIGHT and DAY different.
That's rich. For a little perspective, Russell Wilson was still at NC State(before he went to Wisconsin), Sherman was still at Stanford, Browner was in the CFL, Chancellor hadn't been a starter yet, Thomas was a rookie, etc, etc. Oh yeah, the shell of Matt Hasselbeck was also the starter. Comparing the two teams is completely useless.
Seattle doesn't really seem that elite at this point. If the Saints can get a run game going, there'll be no team that can hang with them in the NFC.
Look read my post. There is no argument about that. My point is the Centurylink is not going to give that "Better" team that big of an advantage. The Saints are actually pretty damn good on the road. If You score more than 20 points you stand a chance at winning if you don't you will lose. No one has scored 20 on the Saints this season. Not yet.
Well, unfortunately, there are no neutral field games (aka Super Bowls) to speak of, but they're 5-2 in their past 7 road games. Not bad.
