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Super Saints Weekly 221

Game Recap

            The Saints suffered their first loss of the season this week against the Panthers.  Overall, while the loss is disappointing, it still gives the team something to build on.  It was obvious that the Saints were not hitting on all cylinders in the first half, yet they managed to stick around and make a game out of it.  The loss drops the Saints to 3-1 with several key games still on the schedule.  While the Saints will likely not be happy about losing, they did have a lot of bright spots in today’s game, which they should be able to build on while watching game footage this week to prepare for the Bucs.

Player of the Game

            This week’s Player of the Game award is a tough call considering that a couple of offensive players put up key stats.  However, after debating this choice, we have decided to give it to Marques Colston, who even with a loss had an amazing game.  With 5 catches for 132 yards and a touchdown, Colston did all he could to help the Saints pull out avictory.  While the Saints will likely feel the sting of this loss all week, at least they have a few players like Colston whom they can point to and say how impressively he played.  With Colston’s size, it appears that Brees has found his new go to player.  With that in mind, expect to see this just being one of many impressive games that he will have this year. 

Saints vs. Bucs Game Preview

            The Saints will face the Tampa Bay Bucs this week in yet another heated divisional rivalry game.  However, with the Bucs seeming to be having a very poor start this season and the team looking to a rookie quarterback, the chances of victory for the Saints seem high.  However, for the Saints to win this game, they will need to be effective on offense and limit turnovers.  On defense the Saints will need to mix up their blitz packages and try to confuse the young quarterback.  Also, stopping the run will be key for the Saints since the Bucs have a young quarterback they will likely try to take some of the pressure off by running the ball more.  If the Saints are able to stop this, they should be able to control the game and pickup up not only a victory, but also they will likely force some turnovers if that turns out to be the case.    

Q & A

            Q & A is the question and answer section.  If you have a question you would like answered, email it to SuperSaintsWeekly@yahoo.com with the subject heading of Q&A and we will try to answer the question to the best of our ability.

(This week due to some extensive traveling that I had to do and the inability to check my email until late in the week, the questions for this section won’t be published and answered until this coming week’s issue.  However, don’t be alarmed, the Q & A section isn’t being removed, just temporarily postponed.)

 

Psycho’s View

            The Saints loss this week was very disappointing considering this was a game that they obviously should have and could have won.  However, I must admit that the bright lining in this game is that even when the Saints have lost this year, they have still looked more impressive than several teams around the league.  Overall the Saints have been playing solid football and I expect them to rebound quickly from this loss.  Hopefully they will be able to make the needed adjustments and help crank up the scoring a bit. 

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