'09 NFL Season Discussion

[SBoydW]

Curse of the Haynseworth.

[Locke]

Except that it went both ways.

[TheBeerPatriot]

Early postseason predictions after Week 6:

AFC Division winners: Patriots, Ravens, Colts, Broncos

Wild Card: Steelers, Jets

 

NFC Division winners: Giants, Vikings, Saints, Cardinals

Wild Card: Falcons, Packers

 

Subject to change ;)

[Locke]

At this point, it is getting extremely hard to predict.

[SBoydW]

Yeah... I'm worried about the Giants...  the one time that rhey face a decent opponent, they get embarrased.

[Kivam]

Yeah... I'm worried about the Giants...  the one time that rhey face a decent opponent, they get embarrased.

 

Saints aren't just decent - without injuries, I'm fairly certain they're winning the superbowl.  They just have too many ways they can beat you - passing, running, or with D.  They'll have homefield, too . . .

[TheBeerPatriot]

I hand it to the Saints today-despite being pummelled in the first half today, they came back and really put it on the Fish today.  Yeah, they gave up 30-plus points, but that was an impressive victory Saints victory.  They are indeed for real.

[Locke]

I believe that the Saints are by far the best team in the NFL.

[SBoydW]

Wonderfull news!!!!  It looks like the Panthers might yank Deldummy as QB... not guaranteed yet... but maybe.

[Emperor]

With Fox commenting on it at all means it should happen. 

 

But then I look at the backups and grimace.  When he says he thinks Jake is the best QB they have he may be right.....

[SBoydW]

They certainly can't get any worse... he's responsible for like 15/16 of their 19/20 turnovers this year...

[Locke]

While I do think he is their best quarterback,  if you turn the ball over that many times, then you simply should not be starting for your football team.

[Emperor]

How about them Panthers!

[Kivam]

God.  I don't want to talk about football anymore.  :'(

 

Fans in my section of the Jets game were chanting "let's go yankees" by the middle of the third.

[WWWwombat]

Saints do look formidable.  That being said, go Pats.

[Locke]

Saints are teh best team in the NFL.

[Emperor]

My Panthers almost beat those Saints... I still do think they are ready to win the Superbowl.

[SBoydW]

Yeah now that they're not trying to let Delhomme run the show.

[Emperor]

My Panthers almost beat those Saints... I still do think they are ready to win the Superbowl.

 

Wow that comment made little sense.

 

1. The Panthers almost beat the Saints.  I am trying to say the Panthers are a better team than they have been given credit for.

 

2.  The Saints are good... but will not win the superbowl.  I think they are about to collapse.

[SBoydW]

The Panther are definitely not winning the superbowl.  But they did almost beat the saints because they're finally back to their running game.

[WWWwombat]

And Jonathan Stewart didn't even do that well iirc.  Williams was ridiculous.

[Az]

Go Cowboys! 

I don't think the Saints are about to collapse.  Even with Bree having a few bad games here and there, the multitude of ways they have found to win make them look like serious Superbowl contenders.  From blowing out teams to coming from behind to be victorious, they look tough to beat.  Of the two unbeatens I'd pick the Colts to collapse first due to injuries.

[Emperor]

Lets look at the saints...

 

They crushed the Lions... we all know how hard this is...

 

They smacked down the Eagles... without McNabb... scary...

 

They had a few problems against the Bills... the Bills still suck

 

The Jets are pretty good at times and this was not a blow out.

 

The Dolphins almost beat them... but Brees turned it around.

 

The Giants have been sucking but they are a decent team and the saints kicked it.  I give em this one.

 

They ALMOST lost... should have lost to the Falcons.  No blow out here.

 

They ALmost lost to the Panthers.  Again not a blow out.

 

 

The Saints allow 23 points a game and that is only because they stuffed the Bills.  Take out that game and you have a defense allowing 26 points a game. 

 

Come on, the Lions scored 27!  The Panthers scored 20!  Miami scored 34!

 

Brees is a great QB.  He has put this team on his shoulders and is the only reason this team is without a loss.  He can not do this all season.  They are not going to win the superbowl.  I suspect they will get shocked and lose in the second round of the playoffs. 

[WWWwombat]

The Saints have a juggernaut offense and it's not just because of Brees.  They have a very good committee at runningback and some pretty talented wideouts as well as a TE who not too long ago was considered one of the best in the game.  The Saints are very good, but I think that Patriots and the Colts are at least as good.

[Zashara]

 

I don't think the Saints are about to collapse.  Even with Bree having a few bad games here and there, the multitude of ways they have found to win make them look like serious Superbowl contenders.  From blowing out teams to coming from behind to be victorious, they look tough to beat.  Of the two unbeatens I'd pick the Colts to collapse first due to injuries.

 

Exactly this. Although I'm not quite ready to jump on the Patriots bandwagon. I'll have to see how this week plays out with the Colts/Pats game. And there are still the Bengals and Steelers to consider - although I'm not quite sure about the Bengals.