Saints vs Packers prediction
 

Put all emotions aside from our bad preseason(probably hard for a lot to do)... but let's here it.

We'll make this a little friendly competition... the closest to the actually score will get a 25 bucks sent to your paypal account. The only rule, must have at least 20 participants. I know I know, it isn't much... but it's just for fun.

What you got? :cool:

31 to 24
SAINTS!

35 -31 Saints

24-17 pack.

By half time, I'll be Sh** faced.

31 - 14 Saints

33-24 Packers

27-24 Saints

42-38 Saints. No field goals for us.

42-28 Packers. I've got to see more from our defense to believe they can stop anyone.

31-28 Saints

I have seen no reason to have any faith in our defense, but our offense is going to be awsome. But I have to give an honest answer based on what I've seen this preseason.

41-35 Packers.

I hope Strato is right and our defense decides to show up and prove me wrong. I hope I don't win the $20.

37 - 24 Packers.

-Sadly, I don't think the game will be as close as the score.
-The Packers offense has looked great during the preseason. Finley and Nelson are coverage nightmares.
-The Packers defense is the best the Saints will play all season.
-The Saints offense looked great against the Raiders. But, with two new starters on the O-Line, a new TE, a rookie RB, and limited reps for Colston and Moore during the preseason, I just don't think they will gell as easily as they need to against the Packers, in Green Bay, on opening night.
-The Saints defense has issues at LDE, both OLB spots, and too few reps as a unit with Jenkins, Harper, and Porter missing most of preseason.
-Any way you slice it, the Saints have kicking issues. Kasey is a proven vet but he was on the street for a reason. At the very least he showed rust which isn't good especially with a new holder. Kicking is largely about confidence.

The good news is, lol, the Saints are absolutely capable of winning the game. If they commit to the run, and don't turn the ball over, limiting the Packers touches, and are able to dial up some pressure on Rodgers, they have a shot. But, it will take an almost perfect game. WHO DAT!

I have developed a new computer program...

I would be willing to bet any member reading this post $100 that I can tell you the score of that game before it even starts. My program has been 100% so far.

Too bad Vegas wouldn't allow that bet. :p

Shhhhhh....

Payton and Brees will have the Offense ready; Williams and Vilma will have the Defense ready.

Saints 35
Packers 31

Sorry saintfan...I didn't realize we had the same score picked. I'm keeping the score but I will defer the winnings to you, seeing as how you picked it first...

24-21 Saints. The preseason this year is particularly not indicative of the regular season this year, since there were no OTAs and shortened camp with which to evaluate prospects. Payton didn't even begin to show his playbook and Gregg dialed up nearly identical blitzes every game with different personnel, probably just to see who knew their blitz assignments best (which most past the first string didn't, including Junya, and no one past the second string.) So if the preseason Saints are normally a shadow of the regular season, this year we might as well have been watching Colts games, because we seriously got nothing from any of our players or coaches due to the lockout.

That said, the Pack is a really complete team that is healthy and coming right off their Super Bowl to their home opener at Lambeau, I don't know if there has ever been a better homefield advantage than that in the history of the NFL. They are going to play us harder than anybody but the Bears and we won't see that level of intensity again until November.

I still believe the Saints are stronger in the matchups, their running backs are small, agile runners, and aren't going to be able to push through our tackles like a power runner like Marshawn did, Aaron Rodgers is their biggest threat, and our secondary is one of the best in the league, so that match up could go either way.
On the other hand, GB's secondary is good in short and medium yardage, but the deep ball they have problems (See Mike Wallace in SBXLV.) With our three-headed monster we should be able to exploit any run weakness a defense has, but I don't know if GB has any, they are pretty solid across that side of the ball.

I don't think we will be able to score at will, but GB won't be able to either, however I do think that in these types of games our coaching from Payton/Williams is what gives us the edge. Ultimately this will be decided on turnovers, and if SP and GW have fixed their respective TO problems from last year then we should be able to go home with a hard-fought squeaker.

It better not come down to a field goal...

27-24 Saints

But History is not on our sides. The Last time we lost a season opener, it was against the defending Super Bowl Champs (Colts 2007). In fact, since 2001 the Saints have only lost 3 season openers. Colts once and Seahawks twice.

Just my comments on our Defense...

We have seen them a total of what.... 3 quarters?

San Francisco= held to 234 yards and no TD's
Houston = Didn't show them anything they will see in week 2
Oakland= did get 380 but we held them to 2 TD's.
Tennessee = That was what.... 9th string?

I am not overly worried about non divisional games at this point. Nor am I overly worried about our start.... We all know it is more importantly how we finish.

The buildup to this game is going to be incredible. Even our 4th string President is attaching himself to it. I say CUT HIS AZZ.

Alaska (Was a Red State in last Prez Election)

34-28 Saints

I have to say honestly I think the Pack will pull it out at home in the last 2 minutes 33-31.

42-24 Saints

27-20 Saints.
Belee dat.

20-14 Saints (no FGs :/)

If I'm right, then please donate the $25 to the msg board or the Louisiana Library Foundation, Baton Rouge, LA. Keep any tax deduction for yourself.

I PREDICT PAIN!!!

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I have nothing against Greenbay, but their fans are a little arrogant , and when we blew them out 51-29, taking a lot of our starters out in the 3rd quarter, their fans for some reason started saying bad things about us on different forums. But I guess you have dumb fans everywhere.

We do really well vs the best teams and Greenbay is a complete team, if their OL wasn't so bad and they had a good run game. But then everyone has a good run game vs us,lol

Were going to bring it
Saints 41
Greenbay 25

I really hope your right, but from the beginning I thought we would lose a close one and then beat them in the title game.

Saints 27
Packers 24

My only worry is not having Will Smith will force Gregg Williams to gamble a bit more to apply pressure. That usually means feast or famine. Rodgers is very ellusive and if he dodges the blitz, a big play is probably gonna happen.

Key to the game...

Jordan, Turk, Charleston, and Junior.

That's got to be a helluva way to start your pro career. Opening day, Lambeau Field, last two SB winners! They are going to be amped up!!!

Packers 31
Saints 23

We will go 12-4....sadly, this is one of the 4

I don't care what the score is, as long as we win!

I really don't want to listen to the failcon trolls, if by chance we lose. Even though, IF we do lose, no way we lose to them in the way the falcons lost..

Three zip Saints.:p

Yeah, I might agree with that, they could have run against us well then.
but our DL and LB core is better this year, and our secondary is one of the best in the NFL. GB struggles running the ball and Aaron Rogers usually throws 40x in a game because of it. Problem with GB, is their OL is so bad at #19, and they haven't addressed it.

GB faced bad OL to win the Super Bowl
#32 OL Bears
#25 OL Steelers

This is a completely different game, for the GB DL, saints have dominated as the #1-5 OL sense 2006 I think, that is crazy good. So, we can pick our way down the field to open the run.

I don't see GB being able to run effectively
I do see GW Rushing like he did vs the 49ers
I think GB has no choice but to air it out, and that creates opportunities.
I think they will try to ground pound us , to test our ability to stop the run the 1st 1/2, and it won't work, effectively getting the receivers cold, and wasting plays.

I said the same thing in the playoff cardinals game , their OL was horrible, and the vikings game I said we would get lots of turn overs , there OL is not good either. So hopeing this holds true here. Its not s sure fire method, but it is good stats, and shown to be true most of the time, I think we have a edge.

Saints 23
Packers 21

If Gregg is true to his dissatisfaction with the defense in Seattle last year, he will have his squad ready in a game that counts. Statement Day to be celebrated on Thursday. Holding GB to three scores will be that statement.