#1 O vs #6 D and #5 O vs #25 D Who wins?

Vike4Life · 01-19-2010, 08:57 PM

Originally Posted by saintpaul25

Excuses? First, let's go ahead and look at the fact that the Saints defense was in the top ten, in the first half of the season, against both the pass, and the run. Then we lost one of our starting DTs for the season. Two of our lbs went down for about three weeks, and here's the kicker, BOTH of our starting corners went down for what was almost the rest of the season.

As soon as both of our starting corners came back, our pass defense has been MUCH better, and they are playing exactly like they were the first of the year. So if I were you, I wouldn't underestimate our defense, whether it's against the run, or the pass. Arizona did the same thing, and they were all soaking in ice for about a day, after Saturday.

That's what I ment about excuses... injuries are a fact of the NFL. Vikes have had their fair share too, but our D is still #6. We are actually playing a 5th round rookie at MLB, because the starter broke his leg. Brinkley played great in shutting down Barber and Felix Jones, I imagine he'll do the same against Bush, Thomas, and Bell.

The Vikes D is ready to put pressure on Brees, so he can have a Dallas like day in NO... 4 sacks, 1 INT, 2 lost fumbles, 81 rating.

01-19-2010, 08:57 PM	#11
Vike4Life Registered Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 72	Re: #1 O vs #6 D and #5 O vs #25 D Who wins? Originally Posted by saintpaul25 Excuses? First, let's go ahead and look at the fact that the Saints defense was in the top ten, in the first half of the season, against both the pass, and the run. Then we lost one of our starting DTs for the season. Two of our lbs went down for about three weeks, and here's the kicker, BOTH of our starting corners went down for what was almost the rest of the season. As soon as both of our starting corners came back, our pass defense has been MUCH better, and they are playing exactly like they were the first of the year. So if I were you, I wouldn't underestimate our defense, whether it's against the run, or the pass. Arizona did the same thing, and they were all soaking in ice for about a day, after Saturday. That's what I ment about excuses... injuries are a fact of the NFL. Vikes have had their fair share too, but our D is still #6. We are actually playing a 5th round rookie at MLB, because the starter broke his leg. Brinkley played great in shutting down Barber and Felix Jones, I imagine he'll do the same against Bush, Thomas, and Bell. The Vikes D is ready to put pressure on Brees, so he can have a Dallas like day in NO... 4 sacks, 1 INT, 2 lost fumbles, 81 rating.
Vike4Life Registered Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 72