boonedocksaint

i think our defensive line did get SOME pressure on russel, but, when we did, that lil' focker kept escaping, as he does so well. we also did a great job containing marshawn lynch.

i agree, our o-line got ate-up pretty bad and our running game wasnt that great, which, is due in part to us being pretty far behind fairly quickly.

i think the way our secondary, primarily the safeties, plays is going to be very important. jenkins needs to STAY AT HOME when russel scrambles, and trust his front seven, or russel will kill you over the top. he's got great accuracy on that deep ball. jenkins really does have a tendency to really jump when he thinks its a run. if we just trust roman to run up to stop any run, jenkens can stay home, play center field, and prevent that ball over the the top.

Rugby Saint II

We will surely miss Vacarro. He played so well as the third safety.

WHODATINCA

No doubt, but, if we can get enough pressure on the front end -- it will help our ailing secondary.

boonedocksaint

agreed. but, i do have a new respect for seattles o-line. i had no idea they were so good before we played them. i think they have a 2013 all-conference lineman or two.

darstep

Everybody stay home on defense. Hard on the edges.
Make them "have to" drive the length of the field.
The more plays we force, the more ops we will have to make turnovers.
Offense has to be crisp and methodical.
Stretch them thin and run out of the one back set.
Our pass patterns have to develop quicker so Brees stays clean.
Seattle should be fresh in their minds - that's a good thing.
Two weeks off might leave them stale.

Schmohams

Maybe we played Seattle conservative the first time to not show them any of the tricks up our sleeve because we knew we would see them in the playoffs.

ScottF

We went in to that game overconfident and unprepared.
We were all put off that Seattle was a 4 point favorite against us with our stellar prime time and (at the time) overall record.

Saturday we go in humbled and hungry.

I said it last week and will say it again: nothing matters if Brees does not play well.
I was very impressed with his post game interview, complimenting the O-line and taking responsibility for the picks.

Mardigras9

Turning the ball over can not happen in this game. Saints need to play mistake free to have a chance at this upset. Seattle will be the hardest team to beat we have the possibility of playing throughout the entire playoffs, IMO.