final take on saints/colts game.........
 

manning should have little trouble finding the endzone
against the saints defense.
the key is whether brees can keep up with him......
payton will have to find a way to get in the endzone
from the redzone, meanwhile, manning knows how...
dungy has overcome many obstacles to put the colts
where they are.
and that is where the saints wanna be.........
if all goes mannings way, we may be looking at a score
of 21 -7 to 21- 10 at halftime.......

with the final score in the neighborhood of 35 -23 to
35 - 20 in favor of the colts.......at games end.........
however, and this is the scenerio i hope for.......
if brees can keep up, ( and i hope both brees and payton
are on the same page) it may come down to who has the
ball last, and without carney, i worry more.....

i'd still pick to colts 35-34 in a shootout till the end...
and although we make espn # 1 game highlights,
we lose.........

i am being realistic in this summary and still hope deep
inside we embarrass the colts in the opener, or at least
luck out and win on a fluke play...........
but, either way, i won't say we're good enough,
until we are.................smitty

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I tend to go with your second scenario. Shootout. Last team with the ball wins unless we create turnovers. The Colts defense didn't exactly set the field on fire last year.

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If Deuce has over 125 yards rushing, we win. Shorten the game, keep the ball away from Manning and hope for interceptions and fumbles.

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colts don't stand a chance :)

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If we can...if we can...if we can...but, but, but what if, what if, worry, worry, uh oh, oh no

In nature, predators sense an animal's weakness - and it usually is killed.

I personally will not be defeated before there is a fight. But if you love the stinch of your own fear, by all means keep away.

Losers believe in luck, winners believe in cause and effect. Chance favors the prepared mind.

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Ok, here's my thoughts. And you guys that have been around the board know I almost neve make predictions. i look for a very high scoring game because I really don't think either defense can stop or even slow down either offense. I do however think that if I had to pick one of the defenses to raise to the task at hand, I think it will be the Saints. We may not have the big name players but they have been together for 2 years now and know what each other is doing. Barring to many mistakes I see the Saints taking this one at say 37-34. And oh by the way, I think Mare will have a big hand in winning this game foe us.

So now you guys can nail me to the wall.

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*nails joe to the wall* Mare? hahaha I sure do hope you're right, I really do

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that would be nice if colts have to start on their own 20 everytime
make em work for those points

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Have I ever lied to you? LOL

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Yes Manning will have a good game against the Saints but here is how I think the Saints will win the game.

The Colts have a huge problem in stopping the run, IMO Bush and Deuce will be the key in winning this game, I say run the ball right at the get go and run often, if we move the ball on the ground successfully the Colts defense will be all but wore out going into the 4th QTR and by then they won't be able to stop Deuce..

If the Saints have to throw Brees and his offense can have success in the air.
Last year Ron Dayne ran for over 200 yards against the Colts, career best for him, not only have the Colts made changes for the better on defense to help stop the run but they lost key players, they lost both of their corners, we can beat them deep downfield..
I love our chances in beating the Colts..
Bottom Line: This might be the hardest games on the Saints schedule.