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Super Saints Weekly 222

Game Recap

The Saints managed to rebound this week from last week’s loss by getting a victory against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.  The victory gives the Saints their second win in the Super Dome since its reopening and helps to build up some more momentum heading into next week’s game.  Overall it seemed that the Saints might have underestimated <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Tampa Bay, but after a slow start, the team figured out ways to make the big plays when needed to pull out a victory.  Hopefully, the team will be able to look at the game tape and make adjustments to the areas that they struggled.  If so, then this team could be rapidly announcing to the NFL that they are the real deal and at 4-1, the Saints are in the driver’s seat in the NFC South. 

Player of the Game

            This weeks Player of the Game award could go to a handful of players; however, considering the game breaker play that gave the Saints back momentum and turned out to be the winning score, I’ve decided to give it to Reggie Bush.  Bush had a very solid performance today with 161 all purpose yards.  Perhaps the biggest play he had was the 65 yard punt return for the game winning touchdown.  This was Bush’s first touchdown in the NFL and what makes him worthy of this weeks Player of the Game.

Saints vs. Eagles Game Preview

            The Saints will be facing the Philadelphia Eagles this week in what looks to be a very good match-up between two very good teams.  The Saints go into the game with a lot of momentum after their win against the Bucs.  Perhaps something good for the Saints to look forward to is that the Eagles will be matching up against them after a very emotional game for that team.  In order to pull out a victory against the Eagles, the Saints will need to control Donavan McNabb and contain Brian Westbrook.  Perhaps the Eagles best weapon is Westbrook and if the Saints can limit his effectiveness on the field, then they should be able to perform well against the Eagles.  Offensively the Saints will need to limit turnovers and dropped passes while trying to have a balanced attack against the Eagles defense.  If they are able to do so and take advantage of the opportunities they get by turning them into touchdowns instead of field goals, then this could turn out to be a solid victory for the Saints. 

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.

Q – What's the status of Michael Lewis, the return game could sure use him? – Walt Crawford

A – Lewis is still trying to come back off his injury, but even if healthy he wouldn’t be able to return until after week 6.  If he is able to come back healthy, then he could be a dangerous weapon to line up along side Reggie Bush on kickoffs and force teams to pick their poison. 

Psycho’s View

            The Saints rebounded this week to pull out yet another victory and continue to give Saints fans a reason to cheer.  This has been a very solid season for the Saints and their fans and one that hopefully will continue to provide bright spots for the Saints.  Overall this season seems to be developing about how I expected, with the exception of a few surprise rookie performances that seem to have come out of nowhere and proven their worth.  If the Saints are able to continue this trend, then not only will it help to continue and uplift a city that needs it and their fans, but it should provide football fans in general a solid football team worth watching.  This should continue if the Saints simply continue to execute and work on the details.  

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