Hmmm.. its going to be very difficult. There are 4 teams, Lions,Giants, 49ers and Falcons that we humiliated . We humiliated the seahawks earlier in the season 2010, and it came back to haunt us as we limped with injuries into the playoffs.
We beat up on the 49ers in preseason. Think we sacked Smith about 3 times, and hit him a lot.
Story is SP tried to call Harbaugh for days before the game, so they could go over the game, but Harbaugh wouldn't return any of his calls. So SP told GW to let the dogs loose and hit him, at least that was what was reported in the news paper.
Errr... I don't think they like us much.
saints/49ers 2011 preseason week 1 first half - YouTube
But its ok, we need to pay them back for sticking Montana in our division for years
We did put 40 points on the #1 defense Texans this year, and they have the #3 pass defense, while 49ers have the #16 pass defense, and some are saying , in NO, that our offense is almost built to go against a #1-5 defense.
The team seems healthy this time around. , Ingram is on IR, but Ivory is running much better anyways.
We have noticed that the Lions secondary is a complete mess.
Not the way the Lions secondary wanted to head into New Orleans
They will be getting Delmas back, but Ive never seen him ranked high anywhere. Not like Greer, Taylor, Revis, etc... Not sure how one CB is going to change things drastically.
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Lions offense is #4-5 , and their defense is ranked #22-23. I was really surprised to see that.
2011 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics - Pro-Football-Reference.com
2011 NFL Opposition & Defensive Statistics - Pro-Football-Reference.com
NFL Football Stats - NFL Team Yards per Game on TeamRankings.com
With the Lions the 2 biggest things worrying us is their really dirty play, and if they hurt drew or one of our guys. Our defense are not angels either, but Lions D is well know for hitting late, and I believe even Rogers commented on them. We just need to keep our composure, and turn the other cheek , like last time. Second is that Lions are a 4th quarter comeback machine. So, we will need to drive them into the ground and show no mercy at the end. No, pulling starters with a lead. I don't trust them, but I think we can tame them
The Giants are better than the Falcons as a complete team, but their secondary is not very good. Falcons are blowing out bad teams and losing against good teams.
I think every game is hard now, no matter what team you are. We might struggle outside, but the ravens will struggle if they make the SB in a dome.
Giants > Falcons-------
-- Packers vs Giants
Saints > Lions ----------
-- 49ers vs Saints
LOL, even our promo playoff video is, "Hold your Breath" this year
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnHn1uVeQWc&feature=g-u&context=G217a2b5FUAAAAAAADAA
But according to cold hard facts, it doesn't look good.
http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com/Articles/11_5141_Who's_No._3?_The_amazing_(doomed?)_Saints.html
