I HAVE A FUNNY FEELING THAT WE BEAT THE VIKINGS.
 

Call it a sneaky suspicion, an uneducated guess, a hunch, whatever… but through some crazy Juju, which no team can do like the beloved Black And Gold, Carr feeling a bit more secure, ALL Receivers coming to play, AK doin what he do, Taysom on fire in mighty doses, Mr. Granderson doin his thing, Adebo fit to neutralize and become an interception machine again, and not being in a position to rely on field goals to win this one… OK I DID say that it was a FUNNY feeling… That this mismanaged, pi$$-poorly coached group of potential BALLERS might just show up and blow up the Vikings… THAT would turn this Nega-Fan into a Believer… in the Players. Let’s see what happens… WHODAT!

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Oh. I see you've moved on from cigarettes and aspirin and got into the harder stuff.
The Saints and Vikings have some bad blood between them that most of the players this week don't understand. I love that the Saints beat them in the NFC Championship game before winning the Superbowl but they've had the Saints number since then.
I want the Saints to win ultimately but a beatdown like they gave the Patriots earlier this year would be precious.

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Well first step is making Taysom a big part of the game plan for starters

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Our offense needs to come to play. The Vikings have been through the ringer with injuries to their offense but they're not letting it derail them. Even if JJ doesn't play it may not matter because Addison has been looking almost as good. Their defense has been on the rise in a big way lately. It won't be easy.

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Dobbs is legit. He actually made the Cardinals competitive. An athletic QB is almost impossible to defend. The Saints offense is going to have to be flawless. This game will define the Saints as pretenders or a team with a shot. The division is there's for the taking which means a home playoff game. From there, anything can happen.

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Figure out how to contain these mobile, running QBs.

We've already allowed the likes of Baker Mayfield and Bagent look all world @ QB.

We'll see.

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Watched the replay of the Falcons/Vikes game, specifically how they use their TE.

T.J. Hockenson vs Baun is a bad matchup for us. Not to mention Dobbs likes to take off. Zach covering any TE for that matter ain't gonna cut it.

Overall, outside of Danielle Hunter & Jordan Addison they are kinda meh. Facing another backup QB. No Cousins, no Jefferson. Gotta capitalize, no excuses.

We'll see.

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We may not see much of what we want to see. :bng:

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Allen needs to do a better job on scheme. Why not have your free safety cover a man, leaving DD free or have a safety spy like they did when Ceedy was here?

Dobbs isn't the greatest of passers, however he is a threat to run & keep chains moving.

We let rookie Tyson Bagen :bugeyes: eat us alive last week.

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We need a new Head Coach.

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Saints 31-17

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No Cousins
No Akers - Achilles
No Jefferson
No Jaren Hall (back up QB)

No excuses for the Saints. Put injured riddled teams away, early.

With the Saints roster, there is no way you shouldn't defeat this team by 2 scores.

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Limit these type of plays from Dobbs ...

Vikings coach is better than the Bears and will exploit that hole in our defense (scrambling). Minshew made some plays moving around too.

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I have a funny feeling that DA will win enough games with this loaded roaster to come back for another round of poorly coached games. :roll:

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I have a funny feeling that all our remaining games except against the Lions are basically 50/50. You can argue for a 60-70% chance against the Giants and Panthers or a 30-40% chance against the Bucs who laid a beating us on us previously, but basically we are a mediocre team with a history of playing down to our opponents who only has 1 strong opponent left on the schedule. We are well positioned to win the division at this point but we have yet to show anything that will strike fear in our playoff opponents if their starting QB is playing.

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No Cousins
No Jefferson
Hall is irrelevant as Dobbs is clearly better.
Akers is irrelevant as he was brought in to compete and never won the job. If they are missing what they got from Akers they can call up Adrian Peterson for a farewell tour.

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So in other words, no excuses for the Saints not to win in Minny.

Facing yet another back up QB (3in a row) who is familiarizing himself with his new teammates today.

Like Deuce stated on Sunday after the Bears game, you gotta kick these inferior teams in the throat.

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With this kicker?
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I honestly don't see why y'all are dogging Grupe so badly. He's attempted more FG's than any other kicker this season and has missed only two under 47 yards. He's also perfect on extra points.

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Also, targeting Mike and Rashid wouldn’t hurt either.

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I’m not feeling super confident. We still lack consistency and I think Dobbs is going to run all over us and keep drives alive.

Idk. I sure hope we come away with a W but I’m keeping my expectations low on this team for now. That way I don’t want to drink myself into a coma during or after a game.

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I hope we get the win. I think it will a tough, close game in a hostile environment!

The key things IMO, no stupid penalties, can't afford to give them free yards.

Coaches need to scheme up some decent plays on offence! Mmmmm! Not sure if that will happen though?

Defence need to make the tackles!

Be nice if we can get the running game going and wear down the defence!

GEAUX SAINTS!!! . . . . .WHO DAT!!!!

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So last week Jimmy G didn't play vs Bears, on yesterday's injury report he had a "rest" day/limited practice.

Not to mention they don't even target him in the red zone.

Saints could have used that roster spot on DT/OL or special teamer. You know, .. a contributor.

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Jimmy G and Ramz have been getting Wed "rest" days each week this season. No nothing unusual there.

SFIAH

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The lack of usage is the question. A healthy scratch 2 straight weeks. Inept OC?

Or maybe the Saints simply signed him for nostalgia :rolleyes:.

Maybe, just maybe Dennis Allen & Pete C don't have a clue.

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It looks like he's basically insurance in case a TE goes down at this point. Remember, he was cheap. Vet minimum is a decent price.

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Yeah Jimmy Who?

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that funny feeling is the result of euphoria from the adrenaline caused by the recent victories. :beatnik:

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The recent victories barely inspired any adrenaline. It’s caffeine, aspirin and nicotine.

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Hadn't see it posted anywhere but Payton Turner could return next month (December). Source - Underhill

You'll need another quality pass rusher in post season ... assuming we get that far.

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Silly me...

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:roflmao:

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I have that same feeling we'll win this weekend.
A playoff bound team wins these types of games.
A .500 team probably loses... badly.

Which one are we?

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I think the Vikings won their last four games. We both sit at 5-4. We might need five more turnovers again this week to squeak out a win. Remember, Dennis Allen is still our head coach and he repeatedly tried hard to lose last week's game. Honestly, I don't see where all the optimism is coming from.

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This is the 3rd consecutive week the Saints are facing a back up QB. Add an elite WR (J Jefferson) that will be out as well. Huge advantage - Saints.

The Saints are about as healthy as I've seen in a while. As Deuce stated, you have to kick these less talented teams in the teeth once you see blood (+5 turnover vs Bears).

X factor for me in this game is special teams (field goals/punts). Grupe & Hedley won starting positions this off season ... show us why.

I'd be surprised if we lost to the Vikes :bng:. Even on the road :smokin:.

Consistency is what I'm after. I believe we are a playoff team.

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Peter King said a whole lot of nothing in his take :rolleyes:.

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Yes, the Vikes have won four in a row. The first three of which were with their franchise QB who is now out for the season. And the optimism comes from not buying into all of the delusional hate here on this board. You are teetering closely to tipping over into the dark side, Rugs.

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Danielle Hunter leads the league in sacks (10). He'll square up against Ramz however the Vikes have no issues moving him around.

A DE you MUST account for.

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With 21 sacks allowed only 9 teams in the NFL have allowed fewer sacks than the Saints.

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