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Tough going today...

Game MVP to Taysom Hill, IMHO. He sparked us with the blocked punt.

Defense still playing well.

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We fought ourselves for this win. We don't suck!

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A better team won’t be as forgiving as the Bucs. That was almost the Dallas game all over again.

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I think the offense found its stones again in this one. Took a while, but they came to life when it mattered. Meanwhile our defense turns in yet another really good game. Last time we lost a game we ripped off 10 straight w's. All we need is 7 in a row this time and we're super bowl champs. First one down today, 6 to go.

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This team showed heart.....sometimes it not pretty, but we really need another WR. Maybe BM will play next week. Also hoping TA comes back for the pec injury next week as well. All in all a win is a win and we are back to back NFC South Champs.....oh and Geaux Bears tonight lol

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We are Bears fans tonight!

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I'm working at a CBS/Entercom facility today with a guy who's a big Chicago guy. We're getting along very well.

:banana:

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Hard to watch 1st half. Just plain terrible. But TAYSOM freakin HILL happened. Good thing we kept him, huh?

Special Teams played lights out...we actually got punt return yardage. It's that hidden yardage that gave us great field position all 2nd half. Defense is just playing great. Rankins & Cam are Man-imals. Pressure up the middle forced high & inaccurate throws.

Offense needs to start faster. With Armstead coming back, think this will right the ship.

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Taysom Hill continues to be a "spark" for this team.

Saints defense continues to "shut out" offenses in 2nd half of games.

Saints really need Armstead and Ted Ginn Jr back ... badly.

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-Listening to Barber was brutal.
-The defense is playing as well as any.
-The young WR's are hit and miss.
-The OL has lost the last two weeks.
-Special teams were special today.

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* This was truly a tale of two halfs.

* I love Colston but Thomas is the best WR we have had. What a player.

* Brees still seems a little off his game but was better at the end of the game.

* Cameron Jordan is a stud.

* Davenport really made an impact without really showing up on the statline. He is throwing people around and is just scratching the surface of his potential.

* Beastly run by Ingram on that TD.

* That Hill guy is something special.

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Personally, it isn't the entire O line. It is specifically Bushrod and Peat. Peat was the one thing that jumped off the tv screen today. He struggled mightily.

But in the end, a win is a win and we are NFC South champs again. I'll take it! WHO DAT!! :bng:

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Never thought I’d be saying we need Ginn back....but we need Ginn back...bad.

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is ginn eligible to come back next week?

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another observation is our defense is likely to be in top 10 in the league in allowing points

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This is true. They have been tough.

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Yes week 15 vs Panthers.

I don't expect him back until Pittsburgh though.

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Saints are the only NFC South team to win today!

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Because they suck pond water.

:bng:

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Carolina twice doesn't seem so daunting now does it. If we come out strong like the 10 game streak, they have no chance. If we come out like the last 2 weeks, will make things more difficult. The Panties would love nothing else than to try to spoil our SB run.

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they're all daunting, but they're all winnable. Look, this is our last road game of the year and we end up with the last two at home. I'll take that. Win this week and we have a great chance at ending 14-2

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After today’s game we have our work cut out for us. I will be really interested to see if our team has the will to keep winning now that we locked up our division. We need a second wind and I hope we find it soon.

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It’ll be close but it looks more like they end up at 11 or 12. Hard to move up the ladder this late in the year unless you’re pitching shutouts.

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I think we will be anywhere from 7-9 after today, double check me though

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today is the kind of game and win that builds character. I expect it will do a lot more for us

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And we would love nothing more than to end their wildcard hopes!

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Stick with the studs that got us here. Start getting cute and end up like the Pats today and us last week. Can't rely on these rookies to bail us out. They are going to screw up. Heavy doses of MT, Kamara, MI and Taysum. Everybody else, maybe if we get a lead.

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Payton, Lombardi, AND Brees need to put in the work to develop this guy into the successor to Drew Brees...

Taysom Hill's personality, energy, and athleticism is dynamic...

I truly suspect Payton's ulterior motive for getting him on the field is to get him acclimated to NFL game speed to help with that transition...

Brees has at least one more season in him, so I can see this future in 2020...

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Often give a movie title to each Saints game to my Saints Game Viewing Krewe - And WWL Radio must've been listening today...

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WOW. It's really bad when even the black guys suffer from "White Guy Rythm"

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Only problem is he is not a young man. He'll be 29 next year. Not a great investment.

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He can play till age 40 too... how many SBs is that?

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Chicago is just about to finish wrapping an early Christmas present for the Saints.

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Most of the teams we have beaten besides the rams have losing records. NFC sucks right now. Offense doesn’t get back to form an no way we can beat the Bears with their defense.

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And they won!