Northshore and Southshore Forecast-Tonight: Mostly cloudy with a 50% chance of evening & early overnight showers & isolated thunderstorms, 30% after midnight.  Lows 74-77 with east winds 5 to 10 mph.

Southshore Forecast: 

Tonight:
Mostly cloudy with a 50% chance of evening & early overnight showers & isolated thunderstorms, 30% after midnight.  Lows 74-77 with east winds 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday:
Becoming partly cloudy with a 40% chance of scattered afternoon thunderstorms, 20% by evening.  Highs 85-88, lows 74-77.  East winds 10-15 mph.

Wednesday:
Partly cloudy with a 30% chance of widely scattered afternoon thunderstorms, 10% before sunset.  Highs 84-87, lows 72-75.  Southeast winds near 10 mph.

Thursday:
Partly cloudy with a 40% chance of thunderstorms ahead of a cold front.  Highs 84-87, lows 70-73.

Friday and Saturday:
Fair to partly cloudy, highs 83-86 with less humidity, lows 69-72.

Sunday and Monday:
20% chance of isolated afternoon thunderstorms.  Fair to partly cloudy with highs 85-88, lows 71-74.

Northshore Forecast: 

Tonight:
Mostly cloudy with a 50% chance of evening & early overnight showers & isolated thunderstorms, 30% after midnight.  Lows 71-74 with light east winds.

Tuesday:
Becoming partly cloudy with a 40% chance of scattered afternoon thunderstorms, 20% by evening.  Highs 86-89, lows 72-75.  East winds near 10 mph.

Wednesday:
Partly cloudy with a 30% chance of widely scattered afternoon thunderstorms, 10% before sunset.  Highs 85-88, lows 66-69.  Southeast winds near 10 mph.

Thursday:
Partly cloudy with a 40% chance of thunderstorms ahead of a cold front.  Highs 85-88, lows 67-70.

Friday and Saturday:
Fair to partly cloudy, highs 84-87 with less humidity, lows 64-67.

Sunday and Monday:
20% chance of isolated afternoon thunderstorms.  Fair to partly cloudy with highs 86-89, lows 68-71.
 

Player of the Game

This week’s Player of the Game is Marques Colston.  Colston had a solid game today, finishing with 7 catches for 93 yards and a touchdown.  This has been an up and down season for the Saints and Colston, but hopefully this performance will give the team something to build off this week and help the Saints continue to try and become a more consistent contender.  Hopefully the team will be able to review tape from this week of what worked & what was vital in getting Colston involved so that they can use it to their benefit against the Bucs as they make their push down the stretch to try and make the playoffs.

Saints vs. Tampa Bay Game Preview

This week the Saints will be hosting a division rival, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.  The Saints are two games behind the Bucs and will need to pull off this victory in order to help their playoff chances.  In order for the Saints to win this game, they will need to play an all around solid game.  On offense the Saints will need to limit dropped passes, limit turnovers, and control the time of possession.  On defense the Saints will need to limit the big plays.  Last time these two teams met Joey Galloway had a very big game with several big plays.  For the Saints to win, they will need to limit the big plays and try to shut down the Tampa Bay rushing attack.  If they are able to do this, then they should have a solid opportunity to pull out a victory against the Bucs and put themselves right back in the race for the division and playoffs.   

Q & A

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Q – JB, what do you think the Saints chances of making the playoffs are? – Franklin; Jennings, La

A – Honestly Franklin, I believe for the Saints to make the playoffs they will likely have to win the remainder of their games.  While this isn’t impossible, it will require some consistency from the team, something that they have lacked this season.  However, I must add that after this season the Saints will need to look carefully at adding some defensive help.  That should be a priority along with looking closely at adding another receiver and possibly seeing what value on the trade market a few of their young players have.  The Saints have several young receivers, but they need another veteran first down type receiver to help solidify their offense.

Psychos View

While I am happy that the Saints pulled out a victory today, I still believe the Saints will need to work just as hard to fix some of their problems as if they were winless.  Consistency has plagued this team so far in my opinion and for the Saints to take and continue to try and make a playoff push, they will need to play nearly perfectly.  This means eliminating dropped passes and limiting the big plays on defense.  With a favorable schedule down the stretch, the team still has an opportunity to still make the playoffs, but it will require consistent play.