New Orleans Saints @ Buffalo Bills: Pre-Game Audio/Visual Club

Nice 3/4 page color photo of Brees in the tunnel somewhere, getting ready to go.

Drew Brees has been passed over, discounted and written off since his high school days. Too small? Too serious of an injury to overcome? Few are questioning the Saints QB now.

Passing yards, TD’s, have increased each season with Saints. Brees handles blitz well, forcing teams to sit back.

A golden opportunity awaits the Bills. They need a signature win against the Saints. A victory that validates them as a rising team. In Head Coach Jauron’s 3 seasons here, the Bills have played 23 games against teams that would finish the season over .500. The Bills are 2-21 in those games.

The Saints are being cast as this year’s Arizona, a team that rises from the muddle of average NFL teams and makes a Super Bowl run… when the Bills played Arizona last year, the Cardinals won 41-17.

2 biggest keys for the Bills in the game today:
1) Play great defense in the red zone.
2) Avoid turnovers.

Buffalo News Columnist James P. McCoy’s prediction: Saints 34, Bills 28

Allen Wilson’s 5 star scouting report

Bills Need Big Plays, Ball Control to Counter Saints’ Flying Circus

1 Cool Brees. Bills need to get their hands up while they push the pocket [because he’s short, get it?]

2 Lost and found. Owens and Evans need to show up and catch the ball, since the Saints have given up a 60 yd pass play in both games this year.

3 Shorten the game. Keep the Saints’ offense off the field. [Because that worked so well against Payton Manning]

4 The bell tolls for Thomas. Mike Bell is out. PT is rusty. Bush and PhotoOp might give the Saints some offensive balance. But the Bills’ run D has been stout.

5. Return threats. Leodis McKelvin and Roscoe Parrish are overdue for big games.

Buffalo News NFL power rankings:

5 Saints- Pierson Prioleau a great overachiever. (last week=12)

22 Bills- Can baby O-line defy odds? (22)

http://www.buffalorumblings.com/2009/9/27/1056755/gameday-rumblings-buffalo-bills
All the stuff you need for today.

The Chase Daniels activation mystery. It seems Lance Moore is QB3, but he’s inactive today, so Chase gets to make the trip. I did not realize this. Maybe I need to read more.

I think Archie looked least comfortable doing it. This is the one where the CEO tells you his SSN because he’s sure you can’t do anything with it because he’s got Lifelock protection. uh oh

I never saw the Sean Payton Show before, really enjoyed it!!

“Brees has already thrown for 5,069 yards and nine touchdowns this season”

I wish my screen name was DrewBreesmancrush

http://www.sunherald.com/251/story/1629972.html

Drunks riding their Buffalo Bike to the game

I think it’s actually Ralph J Wilson Stadium

Who Dat fans on the street- Western New York drivers like to use the horn on you when you’re blocking traffic taking photos

The camper lot was full last night, with rain pouring down. No grills burning then but they fired them up first thing today.

Really gets you in the mood (as if we need anything xtra). Just knowing it’s GAME DAY is enough. It’s a tough weekend when you have to pull for Brady and Romo. Somehow ESPN comes to mind when I think of those two qb’s. Getting ready to go to a tail-gate party, here in Raleigh, so everyone have a great game. Thank heaven for direct-tv.
GEAUX SAINTS-GEAUX WHO DAT NATION!!!!