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Super Saints Weekly 224

Game Recap

            The Saints stumbled this week with a loss to the Baltimore Ravens coming out of the bye week.  The loss was a real setback, due in large part to the mistakes the team made during the course of the game.  The Saints seemed to find a way to give the momentum back to the Ravens every time they seemed to be getting their balance back.  Perhaps the second quarter was the Saints Achilles heal, when the Saints turnovers allowed the Ravens to score 21 points and basically force the Saints out of their game plan and also force them to try and play catch up for the remainder of the game.  Hopefully the Saints will be able to work the rust off of their offense for next week’s game.

Player of the Game

            This week’s Player of the Game is Colston, who had a tremendous game.  Stepping in as a rookie to take the starting role that Stallworth once held down, Colston had an amazing performance with 6 catches for 163 yards and 2 touchdowns.  Overall Colston was one of the lone bright spots for the Saints, who seemed to find creative ways to give the ball away to their opponents this week.  Hopefully the Saints coaching staff will be able to use Colston’s performance to build on this week in preparation for next week’s game.

Saints vs. Bucs Game Preview

            The Saints will go into this week’s game needing a division victory.  This will be the Saints final match up against the Bucs this season.  In order for the Saints to pull out a victory they will need to try and stop the rushing attack of the Bucs and force their young quarterback to stay in the pocket.  Offensively the Saints will need to limit turnovers, establish the run, and utilize the play action pass.  If the Saints are able to do that then they should have a good chance to pull out a victory.  Also, this should be a good week for the Saints special teams finally to start producing more.  With Reggie Bush and Michael Lewis now both healthy & able to handle all kick off and punt return duties, the Saints could possibly have one of the stronger special team units in the league. 

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.

Psycho’s View

            This week’s loss was a very disappointing one for the Saints and their fans.  Coming into this game the Saints had an excellent shot to win the ball game, but unfortunately they had too many turnovers and didn’t make the most of their opportunities.  Overall, things could be worse, but at least the Saints have a few bright spots to build on and if the team is going to suffer those types of turnovers, I feel it is better if they happen in a bundle in the same game instead of over the course of several games.  Hopefully the coaching staff will be able to address the concerns that this game caused before the team squares off against the Bucs.  While the Saints are a strong team, this game once again shows that the Saints are able to play with just about any team, but to do so they have to play smart football and they can’t beat themselves as they did against the Ravens. 

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