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I don’t think he was calling us dysfunctional. He was saying that there’s 20 teams who are definitely not going to win the super bowl this year. They can win on Sunday but they’re still dysfunctional. At least that’s what I got out of it.
Does appear that the NFC south is a very weak NFL division. Chances are that Saints will win this division with 6 easy wins. The other three NFC south teams trending downward all have lost.This game is bigger for the Rams than the Saints for one reason: the difference between playing in New Orleans vs LA. If the Saints have to come to LA they lose the dome advantage, but still the game is there to be won between two strong rosters. If the Rams have to go to New Orleans they have to deal with what has become the most hostile playoff environment in the league.
So it's a huge game for us IMO. Not that the season is over or anything if we lose. We could lose this game and still go on to win it all. But I'd feel a lot better about our chances if we get an early edge on our playoff rivals with the dub.
Nick Wright believes the Saints are better than the Rams and will win easily on Sunday
View: https://www.foxsports.com/watch/first-things-first/video/1602695747707
Just saying does he know the Saints will be on real grass & dirt???
Hope he's right. And I think the Rams have the better roster btw.Well, yesterday Colin Cowheard went on a mini-rant about how the Rams were better last year, they are better THIS YEAR, and the Rams will win the game this Sunday.
He then went on to explain how he's not a homer, as he says how the Lakers aren't good, the Dodgers won't beat the Yankees or the Astros, etc.
He knows the deal.
The only thing I'm really worried about in this game is how Blythe is going to fare. In the Championship game the Saints abused him. There is no question in my mind they will target him with stunts and delayed blitzes. Blythe most of the time needs help and when he thinks he has no one in particular to block that is when he's vulnerable. He's slow to pick up delayed blitzes and stunts. He's poor on handing off and taking handoffs on blocks. Unless he is absolutely squared up on a rusher he will struggle. Part of that is because for an o-lineman he has short arms giving him a reduced play radius. It's also why long armed strong DT's can simply brush him aside as we have seen way too often.
Havenstein struggles with speed so that is why getting him a TE chip is important. It's also why I think Edwards will replace him in 2023 if not sooner. He'd make decent trade bait in 2022.
They need Gaines and Ogbo in this game. SJD did nothing except get blown off the LOS by only the CENTER! Not just once but every down he played. They tried to play him at 3T and he wasn't any better. He's learned nothing in two years. He still plays upright and lacks functional strength. I could see it in TC and couldn't believe they still started him. He simply isn't an NFL d-lineman and if not after 2 years then when?
Nickell is still hit or miss with his play. They are better off playing Rapp as their nickel DB or sit Nickell and play Williams. Nickell is a holding or PI penalty waiting to happen. The Saint's are going to target him bigtime and he will get frustrated and could cost the game. I say sit him because they have alternatives they didn't have last year.
Talib is showing his age and is another reason they are playing so much zone. He's not the shutdown man CB he used to be.
Funny how the Ain'ts fans ignore the two facemask non-calls and the delay of game that went their way. One of those face mask noncalls resulted in a 4 point swing in the score in their favor.
They ignore how they still had a chance to win but their vaunted D choked not once but twice...once in regulation and the other in OT to keep the Rams out of FG range. What a bunch of cry babies.
The Thursday night game does add to my anxiety.Hope he's right. And I think the Rams have the better roster btw.
When I watch the games, though, the Saints' finish to their opening win was impressive. As bad as their defense looked, their OL settled in during the second half and looked fantastic. The Rams, meanwhile, had more trouble than they should with the Panthers defense before getting things somewhat rolling late. So the question is who has the team hitting on more cylinders now. Not sure it's the Rams, although I am strangely confident in spite of that.