New Orleans Saints 27 @ Buffalo Bills 7: This is Getting Good
by Dave Cariello on Sep 27, 2009 7:03 PM CDT
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PrintJust like that the Saints are now in sole possession of first place in the NFC South. Everything is going according to plan.
Pissed off because the Saints didn't continue their offensive dominance and rack up more points like they've done the first two weeks? Don't be. This tough win in Buffalo says more about our team than anything we've seen so far. We needed to see the Saints win a game with their defense. We already know the offense can score at will but in those rare instances when the touchdown machine stalls, a winning team needs a defense to keep them in it. Because it's only a matter of time until the Saints offense smells blood and start putting up points again.
And that's exactly what happened this afternoon. Except this was the bizarro Saints. A Saints team that gets it done by rushing the football and whose high paid defensive ends actually produce. That shuts down Terrell Owens and sees Reggie hit holes. The bizarro Saints are quite the opposite of the usual, high-flying offense Saints we've become accustomed to watching but they're just as good.
So rejoice, Who Dat Nation, for your New Orleans Saints remain unbeaten. And they've proven they can be versatile enough to win in whatever the situation may be. Next week, they find themselves facing off against the other surprisingly hot team in the league, the Jets, in a battle of the undefeated's. Only one team will remain perfect.
- The defense was dominant. The Bills were 2/14 on 3rd down and punted away nine times.
- How about Charles Grant and Will Smith? Finally earning a pay check. The question now is whether this play will continue or fade off into the sunset.
- I think it's safe to say this is probably the most pressure we've seen from this defense in a long time. Exactly what I expected from Williams in his homecoming game.
- If you think about it, the defense never really gave up any points. The Bills only touchdown came on a special teams fake field goal.
- The offense got the ball first and started off hot with a touchdown. They have scored on every opening drive this season.
- Where was Robert Meachem?
- I think this was the official unleashing of Gregg Williams' defense. Looks nice.
- Colston had a great game, including that spectacular catch on the first drive when he reached out with his incredibly long arms to grab the ball out of the air.
- What can I say about Pierre that hasn't been said already. Always liked him, always will. He racked up 126 yards and two touchdowns all in the second half. Do you think Payton planned to use Pierre that much today or did he keep going with him after Pierre looked so good early on?
- Great to see Reggie hit some holes with authority and not dance behind the line on between the tackle hand offs. But now he seems to have transferred those bad habits to his punt returns. More love/hate for Reggie.
- T.O. produced a whole lot of nothing today. Some of that can be attributed to good play by Jabari Greer and Tracy Porter and some of it can be attributed to T.O.'s butter fingers.
- Anthony Hargrove was flagged twice for roughing the passer. The second one was definitely crap and the first one was questionable as well. Not the best homecoming for Hargrove.
- The offensive line looked awful in the first half. Drew had defenders in his face. They made some great adjustments in the second half, and Drew had noticeably more time. One of those adjustments was the loss of Jermon Bushrod due to an ankle injury, I believe.
- Malcolm "Motha %$*'n" Jenkins. That's all that needs to be said. Special teams stud.
- Randall Gay sucks at tackling.
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Why not us?
Great game. Great frickin’ game! It’s so awesome to see a Saints team get a win like that on the road. Payton seemed determined to run the ball today. I’m not sure why, but the pass plays seemed unusually limited today. Was it the wind? An awesome Bills’ pass defense? It doesn’t matter. Great WIN! 3-0 BABY!
I’m really glad we get to face the Jets in the Dome. The #1 offense vs. the #1 defense. That’s gonna be a nail biter. I only wish I didn’t bite all my nails off today. I was too nervous to post on the game thread.
WHOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOO! 3-0! PT Bruiser was working it today! He’s your MVP.
"He has got a good ol' boy sense of humor, but he has also got a good ol' boy sense of kick you in the ass, too,"--Gregg Williams describing Bill Johnson. The D WILL ROCK THIS YEAR!
by David "Satch" Kelly on Sep 27, 2009 7:18 PM CDT reply actions
And what was the key to the whole game?
What else but…gold pants. 3-0 in the gold pants so far. If they lose in the leotards against the Jets I’m gonna blow a gasket.
Super Bowl 44: "If you play in this league and it's not your goal, there's something wrong with you." -- Marques Colston
Way to put it all in perspective
It was all due to the gold pants! lol!
I’m all for sticking with them if it means we keep winning. Throw the black leotards out!
I’m already nervously looking ahead to the Jets game. We can certainly beat them, especially since it’s a home game. I expect everyone in attendance next Sunday to blow the roof off the place with ear-shattering noise whenever the Jets have the ball. Two undefeated teams enter, one undefeated team leaves.
"He has got a good ol' boy sense of humor, but he has also got a good ol' boy sense of kick you in the ass, too,"--Gregg Williams describing Bill Johnson. The D WILL ROCK THIS YEAR!
by David "Satch" Kelly on Sep 27, 2009 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions
The 2009 Saints are FOR REAL!
What do you call a team with a balanced offense, a strong running game, and a defense that can take over a game and win it on the road? Call the 2009 Saints a contender, maybe even a favorite in the NFC.
WHY NOT US?
"Never interrupt your enemy when he's making a mistake." -- Napoleon Bonaparte
absolutely great game
It was a great game for our defense. You got to see our real defense since we weren’t up 14-0 after the first 2 possesions. Great to see us play that well. I think that Hargrove got some bad calls. Then, on the pick by Smith, he caught it, went down from a tackle, he got up and a guy put his hand on his facemask and pulled him to the left like he was going to throw him down. No whistle. I’ll just say that I was hot after seeing the bad call on Hargrove and then a no call on that play. Glad to see our running game flourish. I think that all of the media forgot that PT was our #1 RB coming into the season and that Bell was our #2/3. I would have liked to see Bush get the ball a big more on handoffs. He had around a 5 yard avg through 12 carries. Then it seems they quit giving him the ball. Great game by the Saints. I am afraid to look at my fantasy teams though.
Superbowl bound!!!...I know! do you?! Go Saints!!
skinny -
Then, on the pick by Smith, he caught it, went down from a tackle, he got up and a guy put his hand on his facemask and pulled him to the left like he was going to throw him down. No whistle. I’ll just say that I was hot after seeing the bad call on Hargrove and then a no call on that play.
I feel you, dude. At this exact same point, I was LIVID for the same reason as you – I tossed my hat at the TV and was stomping around the living room blowing a huge verbal tirade all over that ref and anyone within hearing distance. i’m just glad it didn’t go downhill from there for us after that.
Smell Greatness
we got
plenty of make up calls for that garbage roughing the passer on hargrove…a face mask late in the game on PT comes to mind.
hear ya
I was getting pissed at the announcers.
“missing bell the saints…
" Can they run without Bell…
" Saints starting back Bell is out…
PT is the MAN!!!
Bell is his understudy.
No knocking Bell but hes the backup to the PT machine and as long as he keeps doing what he did when PT cant I wont complain about having both.
MT
I don’t know that Bell is better than PT. Almost a 1a, 1b situation. Reggie would be like…1f.
Heart, Max Talbot has it by the mile. The Pens are your 2008-2009 Stanley Cup Champions.
Nah…I say equal. Bell has got a ton of inside power, great for wearing defenses out. Then PT does his finesse thing. Gonna be sick when both of those guys are healthy at the same time.
Heart, Max Talbot has it by the mile. The Pens are your 2008-2009 Stanley Cup Champions.
Bah
you saw it today
PT Bruiser is what some call him.. He can do both the muscle and the finesse.
MT
Ain't it cool
That we have good running backs that we can argue who’s better?
Very Cool!!!
This is OUR year!! Yea, I said it. Who Dat!!!
by Big and Easy on Sep 28, 2009 8:34 AM CDT up reply actions
This is what was missing in '06
Winning on the road is tough… Especially for a dome team playing outside. With a sloppy field and windy conditions, the Saints were able to adjust to get the win.
The defense looked amazing!!! 4 sacks and an INT!!!
Before you pick your Super Bowl winner ask yourself this: Can you name an offense that can keep pace with the Saints?- Jerome Bettis
Yeah the D looked great
The frontline was puttin on pressure, pickin passes and it looked good! I’m loving what I’m seeing from Williams man. And I’m starting to think anybody back there could run. I mean Reg looked good, he had 9 carries in 1st half. They weren’t sporadic and he got a little groove (notice that people?), yeah him, Brees and Colston, screwed up my fantasy team but the win means the most…
Don't worry I got your back cuz...
if Reg gets 64 yards per game rushing, then that's exactly a 1000 yard rushing season
And as you say, the most important part is the win.
Decent rushing, and good catches for first downs…
Smell Greatness
This is the game I have been waiting for.
this is all I wanted to see today, what I mean is the Saints showed me today, that they are a team that can win under bad conditions,wind sloppy wet field and hostile stadium, the Saints have come of age today, They are a superbowl team, this I now know for sure,for all you unbelievers after next weeks beating of the Jets you will believe,I an going on the net and reserve my rooms for February the 1st through february the 8th in Miami, yes I will spend the whole week down there showing my Saints my support, whether I get a ticket or not I will be at the Superbowl to who dat chat for the 2010 suoerbowl champs the New Orleans Saints…
Reggie between the tackles?!
Reggie said he was working on hitting the hole better and it looked like it today. Most of the time he was just hittin’ it, no hesitation. Keep it up, Reg!! It looks good. When Mike Bell gets back, we’ll have 4, count ’em, 4 good running backs. Throw in Heath Evans and we got a running game!!
Bring on the Jets!
Someone said earlier that the pundits will just say that the Bills O was off, (try non-existant) so we won’t get the respect until we knock off the Jets. Bring ’em on.
but
then they will say the jets have a rookie qb so we wont get any respect until the giants. but then they will say we only beat the younger manning brother so we wont get no respect.
by knucklesmalone on Sep 28, 2009 5:36 AM CDT up reply actions
I don’t know that Bell is better than PT. Almost a 1a, 1b situation. Reggie would be like…1f.
Heart, Max Talbot has it by the mile. The Pens are your 2008-2009 Stanley Cup Champions.
All this game was missing was very cold weather, because that’s what this one reminded me of, a chilly, windy December battle outdoors in the North. You know, the kind of environment that would certainly spell disaster for the pass-happy Saints offense. An easy win for the home team against those dome-lovers. Not this time.
While Brees struggled, and Payton appeared content to keep the offense grounded with a lead, the defense stood tall and the Saints running backs did their thing. Bush looked…well, competent, Hamilton did his part and PT went all PT on the Bills in that second half.
This is exactly the kind of game the Saints couldn’t win last year. They were out of their comfort zone, harassed and flustered, but they regrouped, found solutions and walked out of Buffalo with a tough road win. Hopefully the offense will be a little more confident in the Dome for the next two.
Heart, Max Talbot has it by the mile. The Pens are your 2008-2009 Stanley Cup Champions.
Bush
would’ve looked a whole lot better if he had gotten the same holes PT did. I could have rushed for touchdowns with some of those. The line was opening up some MONSTER lanes. I just don’t understand why they can’t open the same ones for Bush. Is the defense just keying on him more, or is it just happening to work out that way. It’s no knock against PT or Bush, just an observation.
The people who say, "Winning isn't everything," don't win very often.
Going back to last year, I’ve noticed that when PT runs, the line explodes forward. I don’t know why that is. All of a sudden the Saints OL opens up truck sized holes for PT to zip through.
I had to laugh on that one play where PT ran past a bewildered Heath Evans about 12 yards upfield. Evans needed a speech bubble badly. “We ran THAT far?!”
Heart, Max Talbot has it by the mile. The Pens are your 2008-2009 Stanley Cup Champions.
it DOES
Bush just doesnt usually hit them. He has run past them already or gone the other way.
Watch … 75% of the time Bush is not behind Evans.
The one run that PT didnt follow Evans was when he found his own hole and was 10 yards up field when Evans made another hole.
MT
Reggie actually made an effort to hit some holes today. He got about 3yd/carry doing it, but that’s pretty good for him. Better than negative yardage and/or fumbles. Nice to see him step up and give it his best with Bell out.
Heart, Max Talbot has it by the mile. The Pens are your 2008-2009 Stanley Cup Champions.
You're crazy . . .
That’s just typical hating. He almost always has someone in the backfield when he touches the ball, and in the game today, there was a very obvious difference in line play, holes and opportunities. Say what you want about seasons past, but you CANNOT argue the point in that game. He did the most he could’ve with what he was given. This was also one of the only times I’ve seen Bush in the “I” formation, which was a nice and welcome change.
I think maybe the line play was due to Bushrod, though. Strief was in the second half, which was when PT got the majority of touches.
The people who say, "Winning isn't everything," don't win very often.
hating?
You got me all wrong.
I am critical of him when I dont think he is doing it right.. but then I am critical of anyone that isnt.
I named our 2 high paid DE’s the Powderpuffs for their performance last year. Doesnt mean I dont still think they can be studs.
I think Bush is a great athlete. I think that he can improve his running buy being more aware of the Oline. I bet you a coffee and muffin that PT talks them.. does Bush?
MT
I don't really care anymore.
The Saints are winning, and I could really care less who is running the ball as long as that continues. I just get annoyed of everyone that goes against Bush so much when it seems pretty obvious that he gets keyed on considerably more than any other player aside from Brees. Detroit and Philadelphia actually had a defensive package with a spy-back that would go in any time that Bush did. Just seems a bit unfair to compare two backs that aren’t facing the same situations.
The people who say, "Winning isn't everything," don't win very often.
exactly
you cannot honestly say that a defense treats PT the same as Bush! I watched a toss to the left where Bush was hit by 2 ppl in the backfield. I also saw a fack toss to the left where the whole defense shifted his way. Bush was actually doing a good job and I would’ve liked to see some more carries in the 2nd half with PT. Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad that PT got alot of carries and tore it up but I wanted to see Bush a bit more. It’s defenses keying in on him because they view him as more of a threat to go all the way than PT.
Superbowl bound!!!...I know! do you?! Go Saints!!
by skinnykinney on Sep 28, 2009 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions
right...
and after PT had gashed them for say… 60 yards..
you think they were not watching him just as carefully for the other 60?
MT
. . .
Buffalo didn’t make an adjustment the entire night, what makes you think they’d make one in the final quarter?
Look at the last touchdown that PT scored. Look at the size of the hole the line made. Show me ONE time that the line has made a hole like that for Bush. There are only two things to be blamed for that:
1. The line just doesn’t give Bush the same opportunities.
2. The defense brings a bit more when Bush is in.
I honestly feel bad for Bush. He goes out and averages 5 yards a carry running between the tackles, takes the majority of the handoffs in the first half and essentially does everything all the haters ask of him, yet he still gets no respect and is hated on. If I were him, I’d be leaving New Orleans for another team that would appreciate me more. Maybe you think it would be good, but I would hate to see Bush in a Carolina, Tampa Bay or Atlanta jersey torching the hell out of our defense.
The people who say, "Winning isn't everything," don't win very often.
im sure...
that one of our tibo or whatever the hell you call that gadget that lets you save games can you show you half a dozen holes that the oline opened for Bush.. some he went thru some he didnt.
Now when a running back says to everyone he has to work harder at hitting the holes.. that leads me to believe he KNOWS he has to work harder at hitting the holes that are there that he was missing. So Bush as come right out and admitted he needs more work so if I agree with him you call me a hater.
Does this mean that Bush is a Bush hater?
I am anything but a hater to anyone on this team currently. JD was my only true hate, and I only wanted him off our team and wished him nothing but the best on whatever team he did land on.
MT
Can't wait for sunday!
I got my tickets and me and my bro “bayoumaverick” gonna be tailgaiting it up! We will do our part in making that dome as loud as it was for the eagles playoff game or as loud as we made texas stadium dec the 10th in 06!
I think when you can win ugly by running the ball and stopping the run on the road, there is no ceiling to this season!
Who Dat! Superbowl or bust!
by saints fan in cowboyland! on Sep 27, 2009 8:54 PM CDT reply actions
Ugly?
It was beautiful. I can’t recall another Saints team winning that way. For the past three years, the only way we win is on the strength and accuracy of Brees’s arm. Today’s game was won by the defense, special teams, and the run game. Yeah, Brees was still the field general, but he didn’t have to do it all himself. This is how championship teams win games. It’s still too early for Super Bowl talk, but I feel great about this team. Bring on the Jets!
"He has got a good ol' boy sense of humor, but he has also got a good ol' boy sense of kick you in the ass, too,"--Gregg Williams describing Bill Johnson. The D WILL ROCK THIS YEAR!
by David "Satch" Kelly on Sep 27, 2009 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions
The fact that you can win more than one way.....
is the point I was getting at. Your right about the wins the last three years. The fact that Drew doesn’t have to do it all is a major plus for this team. They are a team in every definition of the word.
If your a fan of the who dats, it’s never too early to talk superbowl! It’s our turn.
by saints fan in cowboyland! on Sep 27, 2009 9:08 PM CDT reply actions
what's great is...
that when one part of the team has an off day, the other half can pick up the slack.
I agree with you...
on those ridiculous roughing calls. The players slap each other on the head harder than that after the play is over. I was watching the Cards game and Warner nearly had his head taken off. Where was the call there? Is Edwards made of wet cleanex or something? The were a bunch of bogus calls and a bunch of blown calls in this game. I saw at least two other times they should have called grounding on Edwards. Or how about when Will Smith gets thrown to the ground by his face mask after the play? Or that phantom tripping call against Shockey? The refs dropped the ball on this one, but I give credit to to the Saints D. Despite the drive extending penalties, they prevented Buffalo’s offense from doing anything. The whole Saints defense gets player of the game from me.
great game
unbelievable, 3-0…. WHO DAT!!!
by DrewBreesManCrush on Sep 27, 2009 9:24 PM CDT reply actions
Pinch Me
I must be dreaming. This is by far the greatest game I have ever seen by the Saints. The defense looked absolutely vicious. Who would’ve thought the 1 INT we get comes from Will Smith? As much as I love/hate to say it, Charles Grant had an exceptional game. Our corners shut down Lee Evans and T.O., and our line and linebackers squashed Fred Jackson who is quietly a top 10 RB. I think we can say Malcolm Jenkins is a game changer on special teams, and I think he has already justified his #14 selection. The O-line certainly struggled today, but they got a lot better when Streif took over against one of the best D-lines in football. I think we’ll have a 4 headed monster in our backfield this year, with Pierre Thomas and Mike Bell leading that pack. The best thing about this game is that we still can get better. When Jammal Brown comes back I think the line should be better. The only negative today to me was more punt return struggles by Reggie. Why not us?
Grant was great but..
Smith was a MONSTER this game.
I think his performance was the best of the DEs
MT
you re are expecting waaay too much on punt returns...
He did fine today with that. Every since he muffed last week it’s like he has to run it back everytime to make up for it…last year he was considered the best and still is, dude really isn’t getting the best punt return blocking if u ask me…
Don't worry I got your back cuz...
I had my camera on him when Reggie was fielding punts at my end of the field
I was surprised he didn’t fair catch them all, those guys were coming at him. Of course, he probably thought he could juke ’em since they were coming like that, but the coverage was always there.
"That's a done dollar." -#94
Ya
there was one punt i remember, where he got around 10 yards and when he was tackled he started hitting the ball on his helmet. Thats because he broke like four tackles and only got ten yards upfield there were so many guys coming at him.
Seriously . . .
Our punt return blocking has been playing like garbage. You can’t expect Reggie to start flat-footed and break 4 tackles to score, even though he almost did that. I think he’s being incredibly patient and showing some maturity. Instead of running backwards, he’s taking what they give him. One of these times the coverage won’t quite be there, and he will make them pay . . . watch.
The people who say, "Winning isn't everything," don't win very often.
defense
How great it was to see #91 making plays..
A SAINT in Panther country
by carolinasaintsfan on Sep 27, 2009 10:47 PM CDT reply actions
All 3 phases!
This was the first time in a loooooong time that the Saints won all three phases of the game.
The offense couldn’t impose its will passing the ball. So they simply ran the ball with power until their will was broken. In that way, it reminded me of the Dallas game in ‘06. They had their chins on their chests and lost the fire. On PT’s last TD run, they didn’t even seem to care if they tackled him or not.
I gotta hand it to the D line. All three first rounders played like it. My favorite play was when Sed pushed two guys back into Edwards and got the sack. Even on screen plays the backup D line was making tackles down the field. Everyone hustled! GW deserved the game ball and cheers he got in the locker room.
If you put aside the fake field goal, special teams changed field position many times. That’s a win in any coach’s book.
This is exactly what all the pundits praise teams like the Giants and Ravens for. We’ll wait and see what they say about us. It may be more “Yeah but…” but I don’t care!! 3-0 baby!!
WHY NOT US ?
by WhoDat_OH on Sep 27, 2009 11:12 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Meachem
Don’t be too hard on him I only recall one pass being thrown his way. In fact other than that pass I do not recall a pass not thrown to shockey/colston/henderson/bush. How about the respect the secondary was showing Henderson they were all over him?
Do remember the three back sets in 06? With stecker deuce and Reggie…….just imagine this year. I stayed up till 120am watching the game. I had the wake up at 530 for work best decision I’ve made all week
by S'portDave on Sep 27, 2009 11:48 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
HAHA
You’re in Iraq too? I’m with you, bro. I was in the same boat. No regrets either, even though I’m half dead right now.
The people who say, "Winning isn't everything," don't win very often.
I think he's in England
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by Dave Cariello on Sep 28, 2009 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions
dick jauron
has no business being a professional coach. i feel sorry for bills fans, and am grateful that we have payton.
Jauron & his coordinators
are to blame. I’ll have to watch the game over again but I didn’t see ANY adjustments by either their offense or defense to what they were seeing from the Saints.
by WhoDat_OH on Sep 28, 2009 1:06 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
dont be so hard...
This is what they KNEW going in the game.
Saints are a Pass team and have issues running the ball.
PT is questionable. Bell is out, Bush cant run the tackles, PhotoOp is untested.
So they came out and did their job on Defense.. they shut the Brees machine DOWN!.
So .. half time.
Coach.. we have shut them down all game outside the first drive.. what do we change?
Coach.. we have shut them down all game outside the first drive.. what do we change?What could they change?
If they put 8 in the box you KNOW Brees will pick them apart.
You have to trust your D to keep it up and hope your Offense can actually get some points.
MT
The Bills actually executed a great gameplan in my opinion. They took Brees and the passing game away and made the Saints beat them on the ground. For three quarters they held the league’s best offense to 10 points. So, I give Buffalo credit for a game well-fought and well-planned.
Heart, Max Talbot has it by the mile. The Pens are your 2008-2009 Stanley Cup Champions.
I agree
If the Bills had some offense to speak of, it would’ve been a whole different ballgame. The defense was the key in that win.
The people who say, "Winning isn't everything," don't win very often.
Adjustments
aren’t only made at halftime. You need to adjust almost every series. That was my point. Sure you go in with a game plan and stick with while it works. But as the Saints O & D both made several small tweeks, the Bills didn’t. I’m not sure if they were stubborn or just plainly out-coached.
by WhoDat_OH on Sep 28, 2009 10:22 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
how about moorstead?
awesome punts in length and hangtime, plus good on kickoffs
Being a Saints fan will take years off your life
He's good
with all the P’s and K’s we’ve used the last 3 seasons, glad somebody can stick, although i saw Payton yelling @ him for letting 3rd Q run out, was it a wind direction thing or what ? And what do we do w/ Karney we the kid comes back from suspension?
You think you know, and you don't know, and you never, ever will know..Jim Mora Sr.
I was surprised by that. I thought that letting the Q run out would have made sense because I thought that would put the wind in our favor. Guess I had it backwards.
Punting into
wind, or put wind at Brees’ back.. Punter ended up kicking w/ wind thus wind in Brees’ face , Payton was ticked, If that was correct…….
You think you know, and you don't know, and you never, ever will know..Jim Mora Sr.
All RBs had a good game
PT gets all the Headlines, and Hamilton got his first start and first TD, but don’t overlook Reggie- he looked good, had doo stats (almost 100 yds all-purpose) and the important thing is he has looked better each game. It’s great to have this many backs do well, but I don’t want to hear anyone criticize this )-line anymore. It all starts with them. A lot of the running success in the 2nd half started with softening them up in 1st half. And, I think PT benefited by being able to watch and see in the first half where there was going to be opportunity when he played in the 2nd half. Best of all, no RB turnovers!!
"Indecision may or may not be my biggest problem" - Jimmy Buffet
It was a frustrating game to watch in the beginning,
but as the D stepped up, it was an awesome thing to see. We all know what we have with Drew and our receivers. We have been believing in our running game and defense, but this game PROVED that the running game is there and our defense can do it!!! I think this game showed that we have all the elements in place.
We know we are going to the NFC Championship...
.. the question is: Against who?
We will have already beat the Cowboys, Eagles, and Giants and Falcons twice by that time.
Minnesota? Arizona?
If we could just sythesize life in a laboratory, we could prove that the creation of life requires no intelligence.
by Tigernut on Sep 28, 2009 10:54 AM CDT reply actions
Championship teams
Championship teams win these type games when things aren’t going right.I remember the Joe Montana era 49ers winning these type games against my saints.This is a real good win for our saints.If our O-line holds up this will be a great year
Big time
Montana then Steve Young caused us a lot of pain/suffering. They’ve floundered around the last decade,so its kinda like payback. I dislike the phonie niners even now, I was at those games, and no matter how close and tough those games were, the niners found a way. AARRRrrrrggghhh. bad memories. Great win Who-Dats…
You think you know, and you don't know, and you never, ever will know..Jim Mora Sr.
tigernut I hear your dream and raise you destiny.
your dream will come true, finally it is the Saints destiny, In 2006 I had already planned on visiting my fathers and uncles grave after the nfc champanionship game and was sadden and with heavy heart that after the game I could not go tell them the Saints had made it to the Superbowl,But this year is different,after the nfc champ game and the Saints are going to the promise land, I will make that trip to the Ponchatoula La, grave yard and tell them the great news,you can take that to the bank,it will be a black and gold Superbowl.
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by Dave Cariello on Sep 28, 2009 2:26 PM CDT up reply actions
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is way better than 06,3 takeways per gm at this pace we’ll be plus 36 by Christmas. GW instilled a mentallity we’ve needed for long time,play smart be brutal. Good teams win these types of games. The Dome is gonna Supa Loud, this sun. Sanchez won’t be able to think straight, much less deal w/blitzes and signal calling….U Know it Who-Dats
You think you know, and you don't know, and you never, ever will know..Jim Mora Sr.
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