I am actually Hoping that someone comes in to NO and beats the saints.. I pray to god chicago doesn't have to face them.. they are the only Team In the NFC that i see as a problem for us... We can beat pretty much anyone at this time in the NFC except NO... Why??? well chicagos Run Defense has been less then steller as of late.. Injuries i think play a big role in that.. But when a team has just 1 goood back i think we can win and win.. NO packs 2 good backs.. and one of them is lethal in the screen pass game.. and chicago has always had a hard time agianst the screen.. so thats a factor, NO has some very gifted WR's like 4 of them.. Colston, Horn, Henderson, And copper Reggie Bush, mcallister, and the second leading canadite for MVP in brees.. There Defense is the saints only weakness.. And even that isn't a big weakness.. So i hope that someone can beat them before we would have to play them
It is remarkable to think of the Saints as a favorite in the NFC. I think getting homefield adv would be huge for them.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (bakes781)</div><div class='quotemain'>It is remarkable to think of the Saints as a favorite in the NFC. I think getting homefield adv would be huge for them.</div> It unrealistic, any bears win will clinch homefield i believe. Bears still play a DIV-II detroit team In fact, bears have more wins than thier last 3 opponents . . .combined.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Bears#1Fan)</div><div class='quotemain'>I am actually Hoping that someone comes in to NO and beats the saints.. I pray to god chicago doesn't have to face them.. they are the only Team In the NFC that i see as a problem for us... We can beat pretty much anyone at this time in the NFC except NO... Why??? well chicagos Run Defense has been less then steller as of late.. Injuries i think play a big role in that.. But when a team has just 1 goood back i think we can win and win.. NO packs 2 good backs.. and one of them is lethal in the screen pass game.. and chicago has always had a hard time agianst the screen.. so thats a factor, NO has some very gifted WR's like 4 of them.. Colston, Horn, Henderson, And copper Reggie Bush, mcallister, and the second leading canadite for MVP in brees.. There Defense is the saints only weakness.. And even that isn't a big weakness.. So i hope that someone can beat them before we would have to play them</div> The Saints have a glaring weakness in their run defense. They give up 132 yards a game, which actually plays into the Bears favor since the running game is the strength of their offense. I think the Bears are vulnerable in the secondary especially with with Vasher hurt. I've seen Tillman beaten often and Devin Hester doesn't have great cover skills at this time. The truth is that they just get so much freakin pressure on the QB that it forces a ton of bad throws and turnover opportunities. The Saints are 1st in the NFL in sacks allowed. The Cowboys sacked Brees on the Saints 1st play from scrimmage and then hardly ever touched him again after that. So I think you're right in that regard...the Saints have the ability to torch the Bears in the passing game and the Bears defense becomes weaker against the run thanks to the loss of Tommie Harris. I do think you're wrong about the Saints being the only team that can threaten them because they have two good RBs. The Giants have two good RBs in the Barber and Jacobs, who is seeing more carries as the season wears on. The Cowboys also have a good combination in Jones and Barber and they would've challenged the Saints more had the coaching staff not given up on the running game so early. If that's your theory for fearing the Saints, then you should fear those two teams a little as well eventhough you did already slay the Giants.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BearsFan1)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (bakes781)</div><div class='quotemain'>It is remarkable to think of the Saints as a favorite in the NFC. I think getting homefield adv would be huge for them.</div> It unrealistic, any bears win will clinch homefield i believe. Bears still play a DIV-II detroit team In fact, bears have more wins than thier last 3 opponents . . .combined.</div> Yeah but even getting this far is an amazing story. It's not the 1st time the Saints have had a miracle run only to come up short in the playoffs.
In the playoffs, you need to fear any team and every team. Even though you might be 'better' by looking at the season as a whole, you never know when one player on your team is going to be aweful or if your opponent is going to have the best game of the season. Given the Bears inconsistency this year, I can definitely see them imploding against a team that gets a fast start against them.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (vikingfan)</div><div class='quotemain'>In the playoffs, you need to fear any team and every team. Even though you might be 'better' by looking at the season as a whole, you never know when one player on your team is going to be aweful or if your opponent is going to have the best game of the season. Given the Bears inconsistency this year, I can definitely see them imploding against a team that gets a fast start against them.</div> Yeah,Bears will win the super bowl. I agree. LOL
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (bakes781)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BearsFan1)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (bakes781)</div><div class='quotemain'>It is remarkable to think of the Saints as a favorite in the NFC. I think getting homefield adv would be huge for them.</div> It unrealistic, any bears win will clinch homefield i believe. Bears still play a DIV-II detroit team In fact, bears have more wins than thier last 3 opponents . . .combined.</div> Yeah but even getting this far is an amazing story. It's not the 1st time the Saints have had a miracle run only to come up short in the playoffs.</div> The Saints have only played in 5 playoff games and didn't win their 1st one until 2000. They were the last franchise in the NFL, before the expansion Texans joined the league, to win a playoff game.
The Saints are starting to play better. Earlier in the year, they got really lucky in a couple of their games. Both Green Bay and Cleveland gave away their games against the Saints. Tampa and Philly also dropped the ball (literally) against them. I really thought that their record was a fluke, but they've really been turning it on lately. In my opinion, the Saints are pretty flashy, but still very beatable.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pack Attack)</div><div class='quotemain'>The Saints are starting to play better. Earlier in the year, they got really lucky in a couple of their games. Both Green Bay and Cleveland gave away their games against the Saints. Tampa and Philly also dropped the ball (literally) against them. I really thought that their record was a fluke, but they've really been turning it on lately. In my opinion, the Saints are pretty flashy, but still very beatable.</div> It's called parity. What team in the NFL isn't very beatable? Every team has a weakness that can be exposed by any other team. Game planning and preparation and in game coaching adjustments have never been so important. That's why the Patriots win with nobodies on their team. They have the best game planner in the league. Sean Payton has been brilliant the last few weeks with his offensive game planning. His play calling against the Cowboys was nothing short of brilliance. He is the coach of the year to me. You can call the early wins a fluke or luck or whatever, but the truth is that everyone wins games in that fashion in today's NFL. "A team is as good as their record." -Bill Parcells Right now the Saints are 9-4 and that's how good they are. Every team in the NFL can claim to have caught a break or two or eight during the season. That's the nature of the game and that has always been the nature of the game.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (bakes781)</div><div class='quotemain'>We already know the real SB is the AFC title game </div> Even if the Pats aren't playing in it?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BearsFan1)</div><div class='quotemain'>Given the Bears inconsistency this year, I can definitely see them imploding against a team that gets a fast start against them.</div> A team that physically punishes Rex early & often him as well rattling him mentally has an excellent shot at beating da Bears. I wonder; are Miami & the Pats selling the tapes of their games against Chicago?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (blackadder)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (bakes781)</div><div class='quotemain'>We already know the real SB is the AFC title game </div> Even if the Pats aren't playing in it?</div> The Pats are not the best team in the AFC. I know that, but they could be better than anything the NFC has to throw at them.
