Wild Card weekend.........
January 7th 2011 05:39
Well it as come to my mind that this game is surrounded by injuries of the New Orleans, Saints running game, as they prepare for the 7-9 Seattle Seahawks come Saturday's wild card match up. Early this week Chris Ivory was place on the IR list meaning he'll be out for the rest of the year, so Payton brought in DeShawn Wynn, and then a day later they put their power runner Pierre Thomas on the IR and had to bring in Joique Bell from the Eagles, but the good news out of all of this is they finally got a full recovery Reggie Bush, even with the lost last week over the visiting Tampa Bay, Bush, had one of his better games of the year finishing with 70 yards on 9 carries. He even told reporters that he was going to have to step up his game come Saturday. He added that he's not the only one, Julius jones, who as 48 carries for 193 yards on the year, will have to help out Reggie with the load as he returns to the team that cut him early this season, Then they got DeShawn Wynn, along with Joique Bell. I'm going to say their running game will be find, it's their Passing game, no doubt that Brees is one of the top quarterback in the league, and not to say he didn't have a good year because he finish the reg. season 4,620 yards and 33 touchdown, but compare to last year's 11 int's to this year's 22 int, that's what scared's me. We know they can pass, but when Drew has been pessrue this year he seem's to make more mistake throw instead of throwing them away like he did last year. The last four game of the reg. season Brees throw 6 int's, and they when 2-2 on that steak, so yea i want beat around the bush, he's got to go back doing what he did last year, instead of making bad passes which turn in to int's are they want go far in to the playoffs. Coach Payton told reporters "Yes" when ask if he had confidents that they could overcome the injury bug in the running game. He added that like anything else the role changes for the other guys meaning that Bush, Jones, and Wynn will have to pick up their game with Thomas, and Ivory out for the year. He fell much better knowing that Reggie Bush is fully recovery from his injury, he told reporters that after last week's game he thought with the carries and touches he had were encouraging to him. Payton slso experts his feelings on Drew Brees 22 int's on the year, he told reporters that they have emphasis on ball security at all position this week, not just at the quarterback positions. So if the saints are going to go up to Seattle and beat the Seahawks, they will have to pick up the running game with out Thomas and Ivory power runs, and Brees will have to learn how to throw the ball away when need are they may find themself watching next week's games at home.
After last week suprise win over the Rams to clinch a playoff berth for this week's wild card game against the New Orlean Saints. Seattle has been question about their record and did they desrve to get a playoff game, and the big question is why did they get a home game at that. Well for one Seattle play's in a very weak division, and someone had to win the division, and in my mind it came down to the top teams in that division last Sunday night, so yes they do desrve to be in the playoff's, yea having a losing recorder is'nt something to be proud about,but like Pete Carroll told the press after the Rams game he said he's not going apologizing for making the playoff's, he either added that it was kinda cool to make the playoff's after a losing season. Now would he be saying this if they wasn't in the playoff's i doubt it. Being they won their division is the reason their home for the wild card weekend, but let get to the things they will have to overcome to beat the New Orleans Saints. The good news is Matt Hasselbeck will be back on the starting line up come Saturday, but the bad news is how well will he play, i mean come on Charlie Withhurts had a good game last week, and the players came together around him. but coach Pete Carroll told reporters that Matt has been the starter all season long, and that nothing change he just wanted to make sure he was healthy in case of a playoff game. Matt finish the season with 3,001 yards 12 touchdowns, and 17 int's, so as long as he can pick apart the Saints defense, and find WR Mike William who as 2 touchdowns with 751 yard on the year he will be find. Then they have the double running game in both Marshawn Lynch who come over form Bufflo early this season and has put up 6 touchdowns on 165 carries for 573 yards, then they have Justin Forsett who's put 2 touchdowns on 118 carries for 523 yards. So if Matt can get his grub in line and the running game can brake some yeards, then the Seahawks will beable to break down the Saints defense come Saturday and they would be the first team to ever go 8-9 headed to the division playoffs.
Both of these teams met back in week 11 in the Superdome, and the Saints laid it on the Seahawks beating them 34-19, Matt Hasselbeck throw 366 yard and 1 touchdown, Mike Williams had a 109 yards on 6 passes. so look for these two to pair up once again come Saturday. Drew Brees, had 382 yards with 4 touchdowns and 2 int's Chris Ivory finish the day with 99 yards on 23 carries, and 1 touchdowns, the Saints will have to play without Chris Ivory this time around, as he was put on IR early this week. Marques Colston had a real good day as he finish with 113 yards on 8 passes, and 2 touchdowns. so if Brees can hook up with Colston and Moore, and his lates target Jimmy Graham along with Reggie Bush, and Julius Jones then the Saints will be find and be looking to get back to the Super Bowl. The Saints lost last week to Tampa Bay, but will have their eye's on the prize come Saturday, Seattle had to fight their way to get in to the playoffs, so i don't see them just laying down, it will be a hard fought game and the team that makes the least mistakes will be the one with the W at the end of the game
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