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I'm all on the PT Train, and have been from the start. I guarantee it isn't after this one game. Bell is a very close 2nd. Bush is good at what they use him for, but not at RB. I think the Saints have one of the best problems you can have. Depth! We know if Pierre goes down, Bell can fill in and do a tremendous job. When Bell goes down, we know that Pierre can come in and...well...he can be Pierre. If both go down, Hamilton showed to be pretty effective, as well.



Once again, Canton. You are going on blast. I respect your opinion as we are all entitled to it. You are also entitled to your choice in polls. I'm not taking away anything from Mike Bell. Trust me. He did a great job in the first two games before he got hurt. He is impressive. I like him a lot and glad he made the final roster over Donaldson and Hill. I just honestly think you can't find it in your heart to give Pierre Thomas the credit he truly deserves. You say that Pierre played against a worn down, tired defense? Really? Were they that tired? Time of possession in the first half was fairly close in the first half. The Saints were on the field for 16 minutes and 54 seconds. That equals to 13:06 for the Bills. Then there was halftime, and the Bills received to open the 2nd half. So, they had a nice little break to be fresh for the 2nd half. The Saints offense ran 33 plays in the first half compared to the Bills 31. Pretty even there, too. The Bills defense wasn't as tired as you made them out to be. Pierre immediately went to work on the Saints FIRST DRIVE of the 2nd half. He had 5 carries for 34 yards on that drive. I'll let you do the math on YPC. The next Saints drive lasted a WHOPPING 4 plays. The next drive....3 AND OUT! The next drive....3 PLAYS! There was help from a 15 yard penalty, a 12 yard catch by Bush, and 2 carries for PT for 39 yards and a score. I think you see where I'm going with this. The Bills D was just dominated by the offensive line and Pierre made some sick cuts and moves, and his vision is incredible. He also found the endzone TWICE on 14 total touches. I'll end that rant there.

Pierre is much better than you give him credit for. Had you said in your opinion that Bell was better than Pierre and just left it alone, I would have left this alone, too. However, you constantly don't give P.T. any credit. All you said for him in another post was "he played well". I bet that almost killed you to even say that about him. lol. In Pierre's last 10 games played for the Saints, he has scored 11 TD's. I'm sorry that this doesn't translate into anything but average for you. In most people's book, it means he's pretty damn good.

Now watch this clip from a press conference with Coach Payton after the game:

New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton on Pierre Thomas' big game | New Orleans Saints Central - - NOLA.com

Pierre was ILL AND DEHYDRATED before the game and had to have an I.V!!! Really? Seriously? A sick man ran 14 times for 126 yards and 2 scores? 9 YPC? What?

You say that you can't give it to PT right now, because we all know what Bell can do? Bell has played two games this season and performed very well, but he was in there because PT was injured. Does a starter automatically lose his job, because he is injured? You say you watch the games, but do you really? Don't we already know what Pierre can do? Score, score, score. Produce, produce, produce. That is what he does, and he does it extraordinarily well.

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