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Our record against QB's (or even teams for that matter) who have yet to secure their first NFL win does not warrant any optimism in this situation. If memory serves me correctly, we were alot of QB's/teams first.

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Home opener in the Dome. Whole. Different. Ballgame.

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We will come out angry. If we don't I will be extremely angry...

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Got any numbers?

Within our Division:
Matt Ryan - 1st win v Detroit
Cam Newton - 1st win v Jacksonville
Josh Freeman - 1st win v Green Bay

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Does seem like we struggle against no name rookie or backup QBs but I don't think it applies this time. Its gonna be hard for them to come out and beat a team with the kind of chip on their shoulder, the talent, and the atmosphere we have.

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I have just one word...Spags!

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I usually have bad feelings, but something tells me we are coming out on fire. Hope I am not wrong

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RGlll will be good QB as long as we keep him in the pocket we will win.

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Don't see any numbers of proof. Therefore don't see reason to worry.

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This kinda irks me, because people always say stuff like this, that "the Saints make rookie quarterbacks look like Hall of Famers" or "we always lose to the rookie quarterbacks" on Saints message boards and it's just plain old NOT TRUE. Or not entirely true.


The ONLY times that rookie or unknown or "nobody" or backup quarterbacks ever looked really good against the Gregg Williams Saints D, was when the QB on the field wasn't the same QB that the team prepared for during the week (Seattle playoffs, Titans game), or else when the QB was changed mid-season a week or two before and there wasn't a lot of film on them (Arizona, Cleveland and the Rams all made a major QB change only a week or two before the game, for example).

When the QB on the field is WHO THE SAINTS ARE EXPECTING TO BE THERE, rookie quarterbacks tend to look okay at best ,but certainly not great, if the Saints were prepared for them and not somebody else. Josh Freeman (38-7 blowout), Cam's first game against the Saints, and Matt Stafford in the '09 opener for example. I believe Sanchez was also a rookie that first year in '09 for the Jets, and he looked so-so and got completely ineffective and frustrated by the end of the game. I actually broke this down with more games and teams, I can't remember all of them now. And it's just NOT true to say the Saints play bad against rookie QB's. It's when the rookie or backup QB is not expected, or changes the Thursday before the game, THAT'S when it's a problem.

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Some people just hold on to things Bro.These said people need to quit living in the past!!

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difference in GW defense and Spags defense is I think we going to see alot more of holding opposing teams to what they should be held to.

I think Washington is going to stay under 15 pts for offensive production.

We been done with Gary Gibbs since 2008 and their has been times through Gregg Williams reign where I firmly believe Gibbs would of done the better job, with Spags here, I think we going to get more of a Gibbs style defense, but I believe we will get the cross of the 2 and it will be much better.

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I could careless what RGIII does, whether we keep him in the pocket or not...

No way the Redskins defense can keep us from scoring and no way RGIII can go blow to blow with Drew! Not being his first real NFL game and in the Dome...

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Nothing stops the Black & Gold Express on Sunday.

We may make a stop or two to watch RG3 run around, but at the end of the day we'll be pulling into the station labeled 1-0

Normally I would agree with you - but this is RG3's first real NFL game and it will be in the dome of the of black n gold hornet's nest.

Saints 34-17 my prediction.

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Troy Aikman's first game in the NFL was against the Saints. He and da boys were shut out 28-0 if I remember correctly. And the game wasn't as close as the score.

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statistical anomaly

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I were going to give u a like but missed the button so heres ur sign saintsbro,
like and to add to ur post gw to me always went overboard on those rookies and they would make him pay, thats what i believe fanz are trying to say. Not that we lost against them ,but everybody and his brother knows what gw has gameplaned against the rookies, and a few screens later we are chasing them all day.

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No worries

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Kill da RGIII!! (must say this with an Elmer Fudd accent!!) DO IT!!

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I'm pumped man.... it's upon us, right around the bend. WHO DAT

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WHO DAT? I've worried about that in the past, but new season. new DC, NEW PURPOSE!!! I'm thinkin' a touch of that September 2006 Atlanta game feelin' is upon me. The Dome will be filled in every way possible! WHO DAT!

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I'm gonna save my bad feeling until after the game.

Then dismiss it if we win!

LOL

Alaska

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I am not worried about Washington... We are going to literally rip through them with something to prove.


My concern is Carolina.... I feel this week is going to be such a high that next week will be flat.... We do not handle highs and lows very well...

Read this elsewhere this morning

THE SCHEIN NINE
New Orleans Saints will pound Robert Griffin III, plus upset picks

Did we just witness Tony Romo 's best? Are we about to witness Robert Griffin III 's worst?

Plus, a team will score 50, two upset specials, a survivor pick and a relationship that could be even rockier than a Kardashian marriage -- all in our Thursday edition of The Schein Nine.

1) The Saints will march all over RG3 I feel terrible for Robert Griffin III . He will never forget his NFL debut . The New Orleans Saints are going to crush Griffin and the Washington Redskins . This game was over months ago.

Don't misinterpret. I love RG3. I think he's going to have a great rookie season and become entrenched as a star in Washington, D.C., with his play, leadership and personality. He's just walking into a hornet's nest Sunday at the Superdome.

No team in the NFL needs the season to start as much as the Saints . They are hot. They are angry. Every single player, every single resident of the state believes they were wronged by Roger Goodell and the NFL with the "Bountygate" suspensions. Sean Payton won't coach a game this year and can't communicate with the team. Goodell successfully ended bounties forever in the NFL with the penalty. The Saints don't see it that way. Heck, there was a "Free Sean Payton " banner flying over MetLife Stadium for the NFL Kickoff game on Wednesday night .

Jon Vilma won't play a down on Sunday -- or, at this point, the rest of the season. General manager Mickey Loomis won't be found near the game, serving an eight-game suspension. Joe Vitt is the interim coach, but he's beginning a six-game suspension of his own. So, enter Aaron Kromer as the interim to the interim. The built-up anger will give this game a playoff feel. The Saints need to hit someone. RG could easily stand for Roger Goodell as the Saints see it.

By the way, New Orleans is good and vastly superior to the Redskins .

I don't want to pooh-pooh the importance of Payton, a great play caller who seemingly shares a brain and a feel for the game with Brees. Payton will be missed. But Brees is a star. He will be out to prove he can still dominate sans Payton.

Pete Carmichael Jr. will call the plays this year. You can bet he will do his best Payton impression and be super aggressive, throwing the ball over the middle to the unstoppable Jimmy Graham , down the field to Marques Colston and in the flat to jitterbug Darren Sproles . Washington's defense will have no response.

Lost in the Bountygate shuffle this offseason: The Saints ' smart upgrade of Steve Spagnuolo at defensive coordinator. He's a masterful guru, a great designer of pressure. The reason Spags isn't the interim head coach is so he can solely focus on running New Orleans' defense. He will blitz RG3. He will confuse RG3. The Saints will pound RG3, legally, with no money exchanging hands, of course. Loomis made a savvy pickup by signing Curtis Lofton to fill Vilma's void at linebacker.

I think the 'Skins compete all year and win seven games. I think Griffin III competes for Offensive Rookie of the Year, falling short to Andrew Luck . I think RG3 has no chance on Sunday. In fairness to him, most quarterbacks -- most teams -- couldn't beat the talented and angry Saints in Week 1 after this offseason.
Good luck in Week 2 against the St. Louis Rams , Robert. You're already 0-1.

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When Ross Tucker made his picks this morning it went something like this.

New Orleans and Washington - I am happy for Washing to finally have a QB... But there is no way they take this one... Saints are up, better team, Dome will have impact...

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If there is no noise in the dome when washington has the ball, then I'm going to be very worried.

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Thank you Utah for pointing this
out. I've cited this a number of times, but really, I thought I just dreamed this game. Its good to know somebody else remembers that day.

Home opener 1989 Saints host Cowboys! We clobber them. looks good, then we turn around and lose to Green Bay, and then the Bucs knock Bobby's teeth out. I think this is the same year, we knock the living sh** out of Joe Montana all night on MNF, and end up losing like 13-12 on a last second FG.

We have, for sure, layed a few eggs vs. nobodys. Remember Atlanta's David Archer? Of course you dont, he was nobody, but he thrashed us, because we couldnt catch him. I'm still PO'ed about that Cardinals game couple years ago, when they had Joe Schnellheiser, or Fred Wonkenstein, or Bob Pendenhouser --- WHO THE F*** WAS THAT GUY? He's nobody... He works at Starbucks now. ............And we lose to him.

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State hell! Who Dat nation's much, much larger than the state of Louisiana. And we are all pissed!

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SE TEXAS in the house. We're pissed too.

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Well said!

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Statement game for us and home opener after the worst off-season, 63-3.

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This is what I'm talking about! That's knowing your football. BOOM!:bng:

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From what I here,

Mississippi is a BIGGGGGGGGGGG pro Saint location. Alabama has some too.

Plus I'm from PA and I'm a saints fan.

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Three names come to me off the top of my head: Tim Couch, Derek Anderson, Sam Bradford. Looks like RG III might be added to that list. Can you think of others?

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Oh, yeah, and whoever was playing QB for the Bucs when they got their first win.

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And RG III.

Didn't Bradford throw three interceptions in his first game against us?