What if Saints played Patriots in Super Bowl 53? Watch our LIVE Madden simulation

CHA_CHING · 02-11-2019, 06:20 AM

Originally Posted by Vrillon82

Pats defense have their moments but they been consistent at the right time compared to last year where they started to really get bad in the playoffs which Philly took advantage of it, Philly caught them at the right time and on the flip. Patriots caught Rams at right time, but honestly many teams did including the Saints who should of been in that game in the first place.

That Pats team that lost the SB to Philly in 2017 had one of their worst defenses in the Bill B era. And yet despite this, it took Nick Foles playing way over his ceiling to beat them and they needed over 40 points.

NE made some key mistakes in that game with the special teams play (leaving 4 points off the board) and Cooks stupidly trying to jump over that guy on the 4th and inches run play (he could've just avoided that guy and got the first down. Will never figure out what the hell Cooks was thinking trying to jump over that guy). IMO if they get the missed field goal and Cooks gets that first down, it's a completely different ball game.

They made drastic improvements on defense this year compared to 2017. On the flip side, they lost some of their offensive power. Brady is 41 years old and looked his age for a good portion of the year. The Pats offense kinda reverted back to their old selves from the early 2000's this year by running the ball heavily. Sony Michel is a stud and they were smart to rest him late in the season, saving him for the playoffs.

The more I think about it, our defense would've matched up well with the Pats in the SB. They wouldn't have been able to run the ball. It would've come down to the question of slowing down Edleman and Gronk. Brady's history against zone defenses would come into play too, but it all depends on if he shows up or not. IMO he had many bad throws in the SB that cost the Pats' drives when they could've been scoring on the Rams.

The biggest question though in a Saints/Pats match up for me remains with our offense that never got out of their slump at the end of the year. I believe Bill B would've followed Dallas' blueprint by taking away MT and Kamara, forcing yet another game with our offense struggling to get anything going with the other receivers. I think we get up to 17 points though. We would struggle, but no way Brees plays awful like Goff did.

Goff looked clueless like a deer starring in headlights in that game. It reminded me of how terrible Cam Newton played in SB 50 or Rex Grossman against the Colts and yet, both of those QBs still managed to put more than 3 points on the board.

02-11-2019, 06:20 AM	#10
CHA_CHING 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 1,159	Re: What if Saints played Patriots in Super Bowl 53? Watch our LIVE Madden simulation Originally Posted by Vrillon82 Pats defense have their moments but they been consistent at the right time compared to last year where they started to really get bad in the playoffs which Philly took advantage of it, Philly caught them at the right time and on the flip. Patriots caught Rams at right time, but honestly many teams did including the Saints who should of been in that game in the first place. That Pats team that lost the SB to Philly in 2017 had one of their worst defenses in the Bill B era. And yet despite this, it took Nick Foles playing way over his ceiling to beat them and they needed over 40 points. NE made some key mistakes in that game with the special teams play (leaving 4 points off the board) and Cooks stupidly trying to jump over that guy on the 4th and inches run play (he could've just avoided that guy and got the first down. Will never figure out what the hell Cooks was thinking trying to jump over that guy). IMO if they get the missed field goal and Cooks gets that first down, it's a completely different ball game. They made drastic improvements on defense this year compared to 2017. On the flip side, they lost some of their offensive power. Brady is 41 years old and looked his age for a good portion of the year. The Pats offense kinda reverted back to their old selves from the early 2000's this year by running the ball heavily. Sony Michel is a stud and they were smart to rest him late in the season, saving him for the playoffs. The more I think about it, our defense would've matched up well with the Pats in the SB. They wouldn't have been able to run the ball. It would've come down to the question of slowing down Edleman and Gronk. Brady's history against zone defenses would come into play too, but it all depends on if he shows up or not. IMO he had many bad throws in the SB that cost the Pats' drives when they could've been scoring on the Rams. The biggest question though in a Saints/Pats match up for me remains with our offense that never got out of their slump at the end of the year. I believe Bill B would've followed Dallas' blueprint by taking away MT and Kamara, forcing yet another game with our offense struggling to get anything going with the other receivers. I think we get up to 17 points though. We would struggle, but no way Brees plays awful like Goff did. Goff looked clueless like a deer starring in headlights in that game. It reminded me of how terrible Cam Newton played in SB 50 or Rex Grossman against the Colts and yet, both of those QBs still managed to put more than 3 points on the board.