Which Saints unit will have a tougher time vs 49ers
 

Offense or Defense?

I say Offense but i think Brees will do enough to win it for us.

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This reminds me of the Jets game in 2009. Best defense ever, and a ok SF offense with a 31st pass defense OL, base on the run game.
ID say a little of both.

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Defense.

Because it's always our defense.

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Both sides. The defense is gonna have to bottle up Frank Gore, Vernon Davis and Crabtree along with what ever Kapernic can do. The offense will be battling one of the tougher defenses in the league. The 9ers have a good line and solid linebackers. They can get after the QB.

On paper it seems the 9ers have the edge. But our team usually plays up to the competition. We better generation turnovers.

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I think the defense is going to have the toughest time, but like jnormand said, the Saints 'play-up' to the competition, plus they're at home ... home-cookin' does a body good.

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Excellent question. Last time we met our offense struggled mightily until we fell 3 scores behind, and our defense played well except the 1st quarter and the last 5 minutes.

I suspect we'll see much of the same. Our offense and defense both struggle for stretches but all in all it'll be on par with what we've seen the last several games.

To win, our offense will have to score at least 28, and our defense will have to keep them under 28 to win.

Saints under 28, Offensive failure.
49'er over 28, Defensive failure.

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It pains me to say this because I truely love a stout D, our D. Brees finds ways to score.

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Your offense will probably have a little tougher time because our D is so good. But your offense with Brees and the weapons is good enough to be effective against anybody.

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^^^ This

Especially after the injury report.

Alaska

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I want to say the defense, but because of injuries to Strief and Brown, I am leaning more towards the offense.

However, if their replacements can keep Brees vertical and clean, then I think the Saints will will big!

Being a home game helps the Saints a lot; I say 38-17 Saints.

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I say Offense, I think the defense will make San Fran think twice about having KP as full fledged starter based off of 1 game.

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It will probably boil down to turnovers. The main reason the Saints lost that playoff game last year to the 49ers was the 5 turnovers committed. To answer the question of this post, the offense will have the tougher of the time. The 49ers defense is very good and can create turnovers, but the Saints do have a type of offense that can beat them. I think the Saints defense will do alright, as long as the 49ers are not getting extra opportunities to score. Key on defense is stop Gore and make them throw a lot. I know the 49ers do have decent weapons in their passing game, but also I do not believe they can keep up with the Saints, as long as the Saints do not turn it over.

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We had 5 turnovers last year vs 49ers and were still leading by 3 with 40 seconds to go, a complete defensive meltdown at the end of the game lost it for us
Cant let the 9ers control the game by running efficiently, they will go to the run so we have to stop it
on the other side of the ball we have to run, keep the defense off brees
Brees gets time and the 9ers fall, simple as that

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Honestly, I cant recall a D that Ive ever trully feared with Brees at the helm. I mean I think that suspect O of the Niners will have to score at least 24, and our equally suspect D will have to hold them to 21?

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I kinda go with the defense too. Yes, Brees has had trouble with 3-4 defenses and SF's defense is good too. However, consider the following if and I hope we do, but if we do the following: Keep all, that's right, all 5 RB's active. We could designate Cadet as a WR and sit Coby. He's been getting a lot of stupid penalties lately anyway and we need to stop that. Now look at what we would field, Colston, Henderson, Moore, Morgan, Cadet, Graham, Thomas, Ivory, Ingram, Sproles, PT, well, all I can say about that lineup is WOW. Who would want to face that? Who can stop all that talent?

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The defense will struggle inside the twenty and tighten up in the red zone. But Drew will make up for that.

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Offense - FAIL
Defense - B minus

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Yeah... Can't argue with that!

Well, I was only 1/2 right

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LOL

Does it matter now?

And we PULLED for the Falcons today. LOL !!!!

Alaska

Aw man - Double Whammy!

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Yeah, and in typical DirtyBird fashion, they almost failed to deliver ... man, if someone would have told me Drew Brees was going to throw two pick-sixes against any defense, I'da punched 'em in the face ... that was a tough loss.