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Re: In a potential Super Bowl matchup..
I always like to think of if you played a team at their best, what are your chances.
During PrimeTime GB has shown they can get the win, but its never very decisive. Plus I don't think they had the best opponents last year, good teams had injuries and others just misfired and lost. Im not really impressed with beating the Bears and Steelers to win the SB, they have 2 of the worst OL in the NFL. I mean if they had to face NO healthy, or the Patriots in the SB last year. I don't think they would have won both games. But .. anyway.. Steelers had 3 turn overs, and they barely won by 6pts, and they beat the eagles because of a missed easy field goal. They won their games and deserve it but Im not really impressed by what they faced and how they won.
NO plays really well in PrimeTime , more so than in usual games. It might take us a few quarters to get started. lol, I remember some saying "How did we lose the theses frauds" in the 2nd quarter of the Colts SB in forum, lol, but the offense eventually will put the gas pedal down and do what it is capable of. I think most don't realize though, the Saints haven't won SB's,but our boys our coming very close to being the best offensive unit, consistently as a team, in NFL history, so we have a lot of experience playing at a high level.
.. and we lost to the Rams, lol
Then their are players. Brees is just as good as Rogers , and just as mobile, but he does not have to be mobile, our OL is better and he has more targets than Rogers so rarely has to run.
I don't think Finley is a better TE than Graham, I think Gronk is. I think Jenkins and Colston might be even. Driver is better than Henderson, but he's not better than Moore or Meachum. Moore puts up close to Welker #'s and Meachum is probably better than Colston. Saints have so much depth on offense is really silly.
Starks is better than Ingram right now, but is not better than Thomas, Sproles, or even Ivory.
Both GB and NO had great defenses last year. They were #2nd and Saints were #7. Both defenses are struggling this year.
The way I see it. NE should want to play and beat the best team, then they have bragging rights and no one can say they didn't earn it. But if they want the team they have a better chance of beating, and don't care about having a good time with good fans,lol
Then you want the Packers.
Rogers might show up and will play ok. You know Brees will show.
Patriots probably can't break the Saints OL, and that will leave Brees time, but you can break Green Bays OL , heck we did, without smith,lol.
Green Bay has no run game, and that makes you one dimensional , and unable to control the clock, like in their SB game. You really only have to get lucky or play well and stop the pass. Saints have a great run game, but worse is they have sproles. Who is going to cover sproles and our receivers ? Saints are better on offense than in 2009, I think.
I think Brady would torch both defenses right now. So, if you face either, it will probably be a shoot out, but Saints can control the clock with the run game, and you know payton will do that, and plan for a way to gain a possession. I wouldn't put it past Sean Payton to onside kick if we loses the beginning coin toss. He wouldn't want Brady on the field.
I don't think the Patriots defense can stop the Saints offense , when they are at their best. The running game, OL, WR's, smart QB, is just to much to cover even for a #1 defense. And we can't stop yours either,lol.
But even if GB plays their best game, and you do, I think your a better team. I think NE and NO are pretty even. We might have more weapons, but you have a better QB, and coach.hope I said that right, was try to articulate my thoughts on a lot of areas.
I always like to think of if you played a team at their best, what are your chances.
During PrimeTime GB has shown they can get the win, but its never very decisive. Plus I don't think they had the best opponents last year, good teams had injuries and others just misfired and lost. Im not really impressed with beating the Bears and Steelers to win the SB, they have 2 of the worst OL in the NFL. I mean if they had to face NO healthy, or the Patriots in the SB last year. I don't think they would have won both games. But .. anyway.. Steelers had 3 turn overs, and they barely won by 6pts, and they beat the eagles because of a missed easy field goal. They won their games and deserve it but Im not really impressed by what they faced and how they won.
NO plays really well in PrimeTime , more so than in usual games. It might take us a few quarters to get started. lol, I remember some saying "How did we lose the theses frauds" in the 2nd quarter of the Colts SB in forum, lol, but the offense eventually will put the gas pedal down and do what it is capable of. I think most don't realize though, the Saints haven't won SB's,but our boys our coming very close to being the best offensive unit, consistently as a team, in NFL history, so we have a lot of experience playing at a high level.
.. and we lost to the Rams, lol
Then their are players. Brees is just as good as Rogers , and just as mobile, but he does not have to be mobile, our OL is better and he has more targets than Rogers so rarely has to run.
I don't think Finley is a better TE than Graham, I think Gronk is. I think Jenkins and Colston might be even. Driver is better than Henderson, but he's not better than Moore or Meachum. Moore puts up close to Welker #'s and Meachum is probably better than Colston. Saints have so much depth on offense is really silly.
Starks is better than Ingram right now, but is not better than Thomas, Sproles, or even Ivory.
Both GB and NO had great defenses last year. They were #2nd and Saints were #7. Both defenses are struggling this year.
The way I see it. NE should want to play and beat the best team, then they have bragging rights and no one can say they didn't earn it. But if they want the team they have a better chance of beating, and don't care about having a good time with good fans,lol
Then you want the Packers.Rogers might show up and will play ok. You know Brees will show.
Patriots probably can't break the Saints OL, and that will leave Brees time, but you can break Green Bays OL
, heck we did, without smith,lol.Green Bay has no run game, and that makes you one dimensional , and unable to control the clock, like in their SB game. You really only have to get lucky or play well and stop the pass. Saints have a great run game, but worse is they have sproles. Who is going to cover sproles and our receivers ? Saints are better on offense than in 2009, I think.
I think Brady would torch both defenses right now. So, if you face either, it will probably be a shoot out, but Saints can control the clock with the run game, and you know payton will do that, and plan for a way to gain a possession. I wouldn't put it past Sean Payton to onside kick if we loses the beginning coin toss. He wouldn't want Brady on the field.
I don't think the Patriots defense can stop the Saints offense , when they are at their best. The running game, OL, WR's, smart QB, is just to much to cover even for a #1 defense. And we can't stop yours either,lol.
But even if GB plays their best game, and you do, I think your a better team. I think NE and NO are pretty even. We might have more weapons, but you have a better QB, and coach.hope I said that right, was try to articulate my thoughts on a lot of areas.
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