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Well what a game, and to actually win it was great. It's great to be able to win without having smiley throw INT'S and constantly get into the redzone only to end up with no TD'S. How many other of you Saints fans can see the difference at QB? we were in the redzone 6-7 times and got a TD & 3 fg's/ our QB only had 1 INT and several horrible throws.

There is one thing I know about us Saints fans, we're equal opportunity bashers! We all know at some point Brees will make the ridding ourselves of smiley look good; we just aren't sure when?

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You had to expect a little bit of growing pains with Brees, considering coming off the injury and into a new system. What I liked best out of him was his game management, and the rest will come.

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The overall Game was Good For the Saints. but picture all them field goals or even a couple converted in to Touchdowns. Losing Karney and Joseph was something i know the saints didnt plan, but if we did have Fulllbacks it would have been a real blow out.......

Just Glad for the saints win and agree with Shrike on the Brees Observations

AND ARE YOU PEOPLE HAPPY LOOK I PUT IN PERIODS......GEEZ

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DEFENSE!

What a difference with no VENTURI!!!! We could have won that game even with Brooks with that defense!

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The lack of a fullback really showed. I hope Karney can come back.. otherwise we need to really start looking around.. how about David Kirtman off of the Seahawks PS?

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AMEN!!!!!

DEFENSE RULE IN THE NFL!!!

:dance:

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How about this; it wasn't Venturi, how about the 3 new LB'S that are actually NFL calibre LB'S and can read and react.

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The LB's played well, but how about those DT's? Young had 3 sacks. He & Hollis Thomas also did their jobs against the run by clogging up the middle & holding a 1,000 yd. rusher to a meager performance. Harper & Bullocks played their safety positions well also. CB's? Well.....we need help there or they're going to keep being beat like a drum.

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it was a good win. brees has a way to go i agree. we did enough though and the d played really well. we will struggle against the better teams. we won though and that is something we couldn't do nder haz. we lost to the bengals one year when they were the old bengals. we have some nice peices in place for the future.

who cares about brooks. he isn't here anymore and he wasn't the answer. it doesn't matter what drew does because that will never change the fact that brooks was not the answer.

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I am honestly shocked at the team I saw on the field today. The offensive AND defensive units seemed to have great cohesion with as many changes from last season as they have. That's rare to see in a week one performance. The D-line was dominant, Scott Fujita looks like a steal of a free agent, Bullocks looked impressive, and Roman Harper had his moments. Brian Young looks like he had something to prove with the monster game he had today. I think teamed up with Thomas on the inside, he may be able to prosper. Shanle and Simoneaux were more than servicable (can't wait to see Danny Young in there, though).

As far as offense was concerned, the missing fullbacks really did hurt in the redzone, however the clock management reminded me a lot of the days of Jim Mora. The only difference was a little more mix of screen and downfield passes on early downs. McCallister was IMPRESSIVE! He looks like he's back, and that's great to see. Colston looks like a 5 year veteran on the field. Henderson seems to have improved greatly. Lastly, what else can you say about Bush? The guy is as fluid as water. I watched every one of his touches with my jaw dropped in awe. Horn and Brees really need to mesh better. Brees will improve as the weeks go by, though. Once he gets in the hang of the system and the players around him, he'll be a tough QB to beat.

All in all, this game was a HUGE success. It showed that the Saints could beat the teams that they SHOULD beat. That is already a monstrous difference than the Haslett-era. With the way the Pack was handled by the Bears, this Saints team could definitely start the season 2-0 if they play with the same determination, excitement, and heart that they showed today. Today made me even prouder to be a Saints fan!

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Could you imagine the dome after 2 straight wins........Hotlanta should be SKEERED

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If the Saints go 2-0, The Falcons will be coming into the Dome that will be a more hostile invironment than an Iraqi warzone.

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I C A N T W A I T!!!

Ok...glass half empty thoughts...this was Cleveland..they have more holes than we do. Their best receiver has been out for two years, and their quarterback...well...who is he. And they have no run game, and a shaky O-line. We were not playing a top team by any nature.

Now...Glass half full.......geez, this team really looked good. They played with some fire, Payton coached with some fire, and the defense,...PRAISE GOD VENTURI IS GONE!!!!!!! Bush is more than the real deal, Deuce is back to being loose (just don't lose the football buddy), and Colston looks like he may allow us to forget Stallworth.

I too am excited about the first home game. There is no doubt that if we play hard, and pressure Favre next week, we can be 2-0 going into the game with the Falcons. It is by far a great start to a season. :cheering: :cool3: :band: :broccoli: :party:

Of course the D was a big difference. You all have said enough about Bush and Duece. The O-line was alot better than i was expecting. I may be wrong but i don't remember any penalties on the o-line except for the offsides on Conwell. Overall the team was alot more disciplined, for example the way Payton got all over that player with the 15yd facemask call on the punt return!

I hope Aaron does well.

Im not impressed by the smart play of new quarterback.
Im not impressed with the freak show that is Bush
Im not impressed with the play calling from Payton
Im not impressed the soild play by our Rookie WideOut
Nor am Im impressed by the offensive line playing like a unit.
Im not impressed by a def that actually played Def and played it very well.

The one thing I think many of you are overlooking is this......this was a team the saints had more talent than and were supposed to beat, and guess what...the team went in and took care of business. Have we forgot the year we went 8-0 yet still didnt make the playoffs. Why? Because we didnt beat the teams we were supposed to.


But hell who am I kidding.....I am impressed with the whole lot of them.....for this week anyway.

we were not favored
Hollis Thomas and Fujita were the main differnce i saw