Can there be any doubt who was the mvp of the game

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Great views to wake up to. .

Now I have to go cause CSC made me late for work! But I like ending my visit with this post.
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   not pick Mike Mckenzie as player of the game? I mean hell Drew had a perfect game, but in all fairness MM really stepped up to the plate on his first game back! How many guys can do that after not playing for x amount of months(sorry cant remember when he was released)? Not many IMHO!

He had a phenomenal game, but I have to give my props to MM. He “just came off the streets” and played a great game. He had that int and broke up the 4th and long with Moss. He missed one tackle, but hey stuff happens. He was all over the place. Normally, I would be touting my man D#, he had his pick, even though it wasn’t a pick six, but hey can’t get those all the time. I think he will be saving that for the ’Boys game.

is it not the greatest sport ever invented? i had to give my vote to mike mckenzie, dude signs off the street 6 days ago and he played a hell of a game. also gotta give mad love to the rook malcolm, he had welker blanketed all day long. there is no way to stop those short little option routes they run but malcolm was right on top of it all night and made solid tackles. how many 3rd downs did he snuff? he was on point

You beat me by a minute!!!!!

drew breesus did have FIVE incomplete passes! come on man, you are better than that drew. lol. his post game interview was classic “this game was far from perfect” that dude is in a league of his own. i’m thinking manning and brady are 2a and 2b now in the elite qb discussion

Can’t say enough about the game plan and the cornerbacks stepping up. There is STILL a TON to improve on from last night. So many poor tackles and especially poor tackling in the running game. I think we’re just lazy sometimes. But we pulled it together quicker than usual. Man it was awesome to see MM back there. Our pass coverage looked pretty bad at times and I think that Brady had TONS of time to throw, but with only two receivers it’s kind of difficult.

I gave my vote to Devrey. Wow did he step up. He’s been doing this all year but my god his hands have come around. I’m just so impressed that he attacked his weakness and has pretty much overcome it to become our most sure-handed receiving threat. He seems nervous out there and doesn’t show much emotion. While I hope that he’s having fun while doing his job, I don’t care what he does as long as he plays well. Congrats to him and the rest of the team.

I’m just stunned that the Pats pulled their starters with 5 minutes left. They were mentally beaten. I’ve never seen another team take a loss that hard before. Heck, Miami got beat by that ridiculous comeback and they didn’t seem this down. I’m just floored by the reaction. Belichick was talking about being outcoached, went out of his way to congratulate everyone on the Saints. If that was genuine it was amazingly cool of him and I’m a bigger fan of his because of that show of sportsmanship. But if he was just so beaten that he forgot to be a hardass, that’s just kind of depressing. What did you guys think of them giving up and Belichick’s postgame conference?

He played a great game. Full out! I wanted to give a vote right down the whole list!

I think he’s the hottest coach in the league??? That aint right. IMO player of the game- The predator, Mike Mckenzie

…got a lot of funny looks and shaking heads before the game, not many after…

:-)

Drew was lights out, but so was MM, I mean, c’mon, 6 days ago, the dude is sitting on his couch at home, then he comes in and does THAT to Thomasina Brady on MNF?

MM is hands down the Player Of The Game last night.

I’m glad Mike got to come back and play with the defense he deserved to play with for the past couple of seasons. Hope this proves to SP that Mike should stay on the roster.

53.9

That’s Brady’s passer rating. I don’t know that anyone expected this…but it’s hardly mysterious. The Saints have by far the best defensive backfield in the NFL (!!!), holding opponents to an average 57.6 passer rating. And they did it with virtually last-minute substitutes, against the second most-prolific passing offense in the league.

I wonder now how anyone thinks Brett Favre will fare any better against these guys, or Peyton Manning if we meet them in Miami. When Favre has a rating in the 50s, it means four interceptions. I’m salivating already.

In other news:

• Apparently, the Saints are a Mac. Jeff Duncan had this to say:

Saints Coach Sean Payton called the Patriots the Microsoft of the NFL last week, but it was Brees and the Saints’ offense that worked like a flawless operating system Monday night.

The Patriots…and the blue screen of death. I like it.

• Mike McKenzie’s missed tackle happened because Aiken lowered his head and McKenzie caromed off his helmet. It was a good, solid hit, but Aiken absorbed it and McKenzie never got his hands on him.

• Speaking of hits, it was actually Courtney Roby’s tackle on Slater. Even NFL.com credits Hamilton with the tackle, but they’re wrong: Roby hit him low, and he was going over backwards when Hamilton came in and cleaned him up.

• I have never in my life seen Belichick so deflated. I have never seen him surrender with five minutes left in a game. Do y’all realize the Saints didn’t just beat Brady, they benched him?

• We need offensive and defensive Players of the Game. Drew Brees was even more awesome than usual…but how can you deny Predator a POTG award for the night he had, after not having played football for over a year? That was probably the most amazing single performance of any Saint this year.

• The most disappointing single performace of the season may have been Carney’s. A bank shot field goal that barely made it, extra point kicks scattered all over the map, and a perfectly makeable 37-yarder that wasn’t even close. It’s time to see if Hartley is ready prime time.

…does anyone know where I can find that flag (the black & gold stripes with gold fleur de lis instead of stars)????

I NEED that flag.

:-D

You took a picture of Suzy “I want to kiss you” Kolber, not Michele Tafayo as credited in the picture above.

Please post more pics of the Saintsations! We appreciate you delivering a “game experience” to us internet leeches.

Everybody on this team played their hearts out in this game. I don’t mean add to the challenge of picking a player of the game, but Malcolm Jenkins flat out blanketed Wes Welker. Welker has made a career out of catching the short slant, making one guy miss and then taking it 15 more yards. Last night Malcolm Jenkins simply didn’t miss. Welker was on the ground within 2 steps of catching the ball. It was a baptism by fire and Jenkins passed with flying colors.

The return of Mike McKenzie was truly special. I don’t know why any of us ever doubted him. I don’t know how much more I can say about it.

In the end I think my vote goes to Drew for the simple fact that I don’t think it is physically possible for anyone to play better than he did last night. It was a thing of beauty. It is rare to see a good team get totally dominated and outclassed, but that is what Drew Brees did to the Patriots.

First field goal almost a miss (hit the post), second missed.. and almost blew two of the five XP… what are they waiting for… i hope they at least activate Hartley for few games so he can get back in the game and let them battle it out for the offseason.. but I would really dump Carney…

I don’t know if it was because of all the other pregame crap or its was purposeful, but if it was purposeful, introducing the Saints collectively as a team was cool. I thought it was actually an homage to the Pats-Rams Super Bowl in the Dome where the Rams went through the individual introductions and hoopla, then New England chose to simply be introduced at once as The Patriots. We know how that game turned out.

 A Payton mind game? Maybe. I’d be curious which was the case.

Now I must go and find my life.

Wow!!!

Who would of thought we would make the Pats look so out of sync. You have to admire what the Patriots have done as an organization over the past several years and respect the capabilities and accomplishments of Brady and Belichick.

However, I think there is now little doubt that the Saints are amongst the league elite.
I mean really, I had big concerns going into last nights game and like many thought that this could be our first “L” of the season. The effort put forth by the entire team and their ability to take game plans devised by our great coaching staff and execute them as well as we did …. was simply amazing.

What can you say about Drew that hasn’t been said. He spread the ball around and his average of just over 20 yards per completion is simply freakish in nature. As for freakish … how about our recieving core. They all made fantastic grabs and the routs were perfect which allowed for big time yardage after the catch.

Lets hear it for our D!!!
It all starts with coach Williams’ “balls to the wall” …
go get em scheme.

We only wrapped up Brady once …
but he was pressured on each and every snap.

I had to laugh when big Sed gave the ball back to the Pats after recoving a New England fumble. The big man was caught up in the atmosphere and really wanted to find a way to rumble for the end zone!!! He probably should have just gone down but he is playing with the same “leave in all on the field” mentality that the D and the Saints as a whole have embraced!!! Really good to have Ellis back.

You couldn’t help but notice Mike Mackenzie and it wasn’t because of his shoulder length hair. He was all over the field and played one hell of a game and for the record …. the tackle he missed wasn’t for lack of effort as he launched himself, shoulder and head first at the New England receiver who was fortunate to get his shoulders lowered and able to break the tackle.

Again …
the Williams led D is 50 percent personel and 50 percent game plan and MacKenzie and McAlister have only added to our depth and will both pay dividends as we march towards the Playoffs!!!

How about the big hits from last nights game.
Sharper …
Harper and the clothesline statement tackle on the return stand out!!!

Was a great game and I can’t wait to see what Payton, Williams and the guys have in store for Washington this weekend!!!

Really hoping Reggie will be able to join in on the fracus come Sunday.

1) Brees was almost perfect. I think I saw two poorly thrown balls from him all night—one on a key third down that was too low. I guess we can allow a few incompletes when he tosses 5 TDs.

2) Loved seeing Big Sed back (despite his turnover-turnover); we’re a much better team with him on it.

3) Missing two starting corners? Then losing a third? No matter—we’ve got two guys whose combined age entitles them to AARP discounts that shut Brady down and cut his streak of 300-yard games short. Think the Predator has deservedly shot up the depth chart.

4) Special teams is the only negative—Carney really looked bad, with even his extra points going all over the place. Hartley looked good last season—what’s keeping him from taking Old Man River’s job?

No doubt Drew Brees is really from Krypton and there is no way to stop him, but consider this. Mike “the Predator” McKenzie was playing out of his head. Sitting out of professional football for nearly a year, gets signed 6 days prior and has one of his best games as a Saint playing in a different system, come on! He was crazy good. Who cares the Saints are on a collision caurse with the Vikes and I can’t wait for the old man to get beat down and finally, really retire for good, for sure, probably maybe.
WHO DAT!! 11-0 baby!!

“I don’t know if they showed it on television but Mike Bell appeared to injure himself a second time late in the game. He came off the field limping and was getting looked at until the game ended. "

I actually saw him come off the field injured at least 3 times from my tube view.

You pummeled my Patriots in just about every area. I was way overconfident that the Pats would win this game. Boy was I wrong. As a football fan, I’ll be watching and admiring your Saints.

isn’t it great that we have to figure out who the MVP of the game was? i love how the saints are playing TEAM ball… fantastic!

I was overconfidant that the Saints would win. They won, so I don’t have to eay crow, but when you get to a game like this, it’s easy to become hyped up and overconfidant and start talkin’ the smack down LOL it happens to us all

Yes, Brees was Breesus-like as usual, but McKenzie was sitting on his couch just over a week ago and came in, learned enough of GW’s scheme, and went out against probably the second most intimidating offense (Saints are 1st) and had a great game. MAN! It was so awesome to see his dreadlocks flopping around out there. My bet is that when Porter and Greer return, he’ll be the one who gets Torrence’s recently vacated roster spot over McAlister. That is, unless another CB gets injured, which I hope doesn’t happen. What a defensive backfield we’ll have for the playoffs with Greer, Porter, Jenkins, McKenzie, Gay, and McAlister at CB and Sharper and Harper at S! When Porter returns, I think McAlister may be the odd man out.

I’m glad I recorded this game. I’ll be watching this one for years to come. This was even more exciting than the rout of the Cowboys in 2006. Belichik had the same look of beat-down astonishment that Parcels had that night. This is the year, BABY! It has to be because my gut tells me that Gregg Williams will leave for a HC job and WR coach Curtis Johnson will leave for a OC job. Teams are going to be seriously looking at our coaching staff and free agents this offseason. I also expect the Saints will break the bank to keep Jahri Evans from leaving in free agency. He’ll be their top FA priority.

DAMN! It feels great to see our team doing so well. Beware the let-down game in Washington! I think the Saints are too disciplined to let that happen, but you never know. This was a big emotional win. I think they’ll keep it going all the way to the Super Bowl. WHO DAT!!!!

Just dropping by to congratulate you guys for a great win.

I picked the Saints to win this one, but I never expected them to embarrass the Patriots like this. You made Belichick feel like he makes everyone else feel when he trys to run up the score on other teams.

Good luck with the rest of the season, 16-0 is a very realistic possibility with the schedule the Saints have right now.

but that was more of a thrashing! Wow. I expected your offense and Brees to perform that way, but the D was simply amazing! I have always been a fan of Mike McKenzie and he was fantastic!

Anywho, congratulations for the spanking your guys gave Brady and Belichick I thoroughly enjoyed it!

I have only one request: do the same thing to the Favres in the playoffs! ;-)

2 sacks and tons of pressure on Brady.

McKenzie had a huge game, it was great to see him back and hitting like hell.

I voted Brees though, he took full advantage of the opportunities that his team gave him.

I live in South Bend and everyone here still thinks the Colts would easily beat the Saints…..it’s pretty amusing that they just don’t get it….

but I think Sean Payton builds a lot of loyalty. I mean, look at what he does, “my players health is more important than any given game.” That’s the message I’m hearing and how can these players argue with that? “and anybody can step in and play and they will. everybody gets a chance to participate.”

I’m sure some people are going to be attracted by more money or ego, but…

Did anybody else notice that the Pats seem to lead with their helmets by default? It seemed like every one of their play makers did it last night, offense and defense.

Never in my wildest dreams did I think we would so completely dismantle them, that they would pull Tom Terrific with 5+ minutes in the game. WHOOOOO DAT? (silence)

Until today! I dropped off my vehicle to get worked on and the staff at the dealership were talking about the game. They were Pats fans and pretty bummed out. But they were giving the Saints major props for the destruction. I just stood there in my Saints t-shirt grinning from ear to ear! Then at another store a guy said “I see your Saints shirt. Are you from the area down there?” I told him I was local here, just a huge fan. He was also a Pats fan and wished they had played better. Pretty amazing day!

no doubt player of the game!

The defensive line is the main reason our DBs looked so good. Except when we rushed only thee guys then Brady had all day to servey the field and make plays. But whenever we rush four or more Brady felt the heat in the kitchen of what the Saints were cookin. I have to admit when the Pat drove 80 yds and scored I said this is going to be a dog fight. Needless to say my fears were put to rest. It’s time to run the table and bring home the Lombardi.

“Spicy Beef” Fujita and Lunch Pale spent more than half of the game blitzing. I was thinking that would be the best thing to do before this game, so maybe I was noticing what I wanted to be true. Were they lining up in a 3-4 a lot? I guess I’ll have to wait for Duncan’s stat article to see a trend, but it sure looked like Shanle and Fujita were gunning around the edges all night.

shockey had a quiet night as a TE but did a decent job of blocking

the TD to Dinkins makes the number of scorers on the Saints team 19, two away from the ‘07 Pats’ record number of players to score TD’s. I think Eckel and Vilma need to get in the endzone at some point. Or let Chase Daniel scramble for one in week 17.

Big Win Saints fans…you are now the team to beat in the NFL. NFC South all the way…

even with back up guys, i’m confident that the saints could be the panthers with all their starters in place

am i being too ridiculous here? hmm… i don’t know.. .with the saints, it’s too easy to believe ANYTHING (literally) is possible

I wouldn’t say this is entirely accurate. NFL Network’s Charles Davis pointed out on this play that Brees in all his God like talent sold the play. He looked the SS off with a look to his left and a slight pump fake which caused the SS who was supposed to provide extra cover over the top to move out of position towards the opposite side of the field from Devery leaving the corner one on one and this corner had lost a step at the get go from speedy Devery which left Devery wide ass open and hauling butt to the end zone. Credit more Drew (brain and talent) and Devery (speed and quickness off the line) with the result rather than the wrong read by the Patriot’s DB.

I always did like Mike and last night made me feel so happy for him to be back with his team and the best NFL fans on the planet and to play like he did in front of us, wow. He really looked good and grant you the missed tackle on 3rd down made me mad, but he made me feel guilty for getting mad at him a few plays later when he made a great play on the ball on that 4th down pass break-up. And Jenkins, he looked pretty solid. I can see this guy developing into a damn good DB for us in years to come.

I’ve always liked Sean Payton (especially since he found Romo for us). Wish Jerry fired Parcells sooner, so Payton could have been our head coach. Anyhow, looking forward to playing you guys in 3 weeks. Ratliff and Ware are going to have to bring their A game for us to beat you.

I don’t like what I saw last night from him. I said it when he made, no tried to miss the first field goal, then almost succeeded in missing an extra point later on that if he kept it up, he was going to finally succeed in missing one and sure enough, missed field goal. I think maybe Payton’s rational behind sticking with him is due to our kicking misfortunes that followed his release. But maybe, good ol’ sure footed Carney is slipping a little. I sure hope not because if we get a game that comes down to a field goal, it aint going to be pretty. Just glad that we do have Hartley in the event Carney has showed us a glimpse of things to come.

of the night was the double pump fake pass to Dave Thomas. I’m assuming that was designed to draw linebackers in either direction, opening up the middle of the field for the tight end. Then again, it may have just played out that way based on Brees’s ad-libbing and/or coverage in the flats. Either way, it was a thing of beauty to behold.

I voted for McKenzie. I have been accustomed to seeing Drew pull this kind of performance off before. All the talk was about how our defense would match up against Brady. McKenzie put an end to that talk.

Wow what a game! I woke up this morning with a soar throat and loved it because I got that way not out of yelling in anger but from yelling in praise. Beautiful Game! I loved seeing the Pats take an as_ beating almost as much as I loved seeing the Saints hand it out. Good solid performance all around and we all should lay our heads down at night thanking God that we have Brees. The few mistakes that were made in this game don’t even measure up to the outstanding plays that more than made up for them. We all as Saints fans can enjoy this week and walk around proud of our guys for they have come together and seem to be dead set on bringing that Super Bowl excitement to us fans. Go Boys! WHO DAT!

Every single kick landed in the endzone. His punts are fan-freaking-tastic. Special teams player of the year without a doubt. His play has been so valuable to this team. He may well be our most important defensive player. Think about it.

was supposed to be coming into his own as an elite safety in the NFL? He sure looked lost all of last night if you ask me.

but I have to admit, when I found out Bush and Greer were not playing, I thought it would be much closer than the 34-17 that I predicted. And, for the record, the Redskins are nothing to be worried about. Portis is injured, Betts is out, Cooley is done for the season. They have a good defense but they can’t win games, the organization is in disarray, the fans are down on everything because the owner is screwing everything up and Jim Zorn doesn’t know which was is up or down. Jason Campbell needs a map. I think oif you talked to the Redskins fans, they will tell you ti’s even worse than I am saying it is.

Our D 1B, never seen Welker shut down in a game, ever , Moss can get his long ball or two, but wow, what they did to Welker. Whoop,Whoop !

I want my “Who Dat Say!!!!!”

1. I’d vote for Malcolm Jenkins for MVP. Nothing showy, but he was on Welker’s jock everytime he caught the ball. Moss is flashy, but Welker makes that offense go. How many times have you seen Welker catch a 5 yard pass on 3rd and 7 and break it for 15? This was the matchup I was most concerned about and Jenkins was the man.
2. Wanna know the biggest difference between this Saints team and every other one? Their performance in statement games. In previous years, everytime there was a “boy if we win this, we’re for real” game, the Saints would come up short. This year? Going against undefeated Jets with media darling coach, defense and QB? Ass-whipping. Going against consensus best team in NFC and/or NFL Giants? Ass-whipping. Going against Football Genius and God’s annointed QB in Pats? Ass-whipping.
3. I’ve said it before, but G-dub is the man. He had Brady looking rattled all night. His game plan was perfect.
4. Payton is in a zone as well. His gameplan was a thing of beauty. Obviously he saw that the Pats could be exploited on 1st down and was attacking them all night.
5. Lastly, how much fun is it to be a Saints fan right now? I for one NEVER thought we’d have a team this good. Let’s hope Brees keeps this team focused on the ultimate goal.