The New Orleans Saints take on the Carolina panthers this week after comeing off a bye. Which means they have had a whole extra week of practice and film study to get ready for the Panthers. Carolina will be limited to what they can accomplish on offense with Jake Delhomme out. Last week Steve Smith had a horrible game and all this should play right in the hands of New Orleans less than mediocre secondary. Carolinas Defense isn't what it used to be either. The Saints will have to adjust their offense after losing Deuce McAllister for the season dur to a torn ACL. Reggie Bush, Aaron Stecker and Rookie Pierre Thomas will all have to pull their weight to carry this team to victory come sunday. On Defens e the Panthers are led by Julius Peppers an explosive and powerful DE. He has caused problems for the saints in the past and I am sure he will be looking to do so again this game. On the offensive side Steve Smith would not talk to the media last week after losing to the Buc's but sources say that he was in a heated argument with coaching staff after the game. Smith was coverd most of the game by Tampas Ronde Barber who said they did nothing special but that Carr for some reason couldn't get the ball in his hands often enough. Deshaun Foster will be a tough task for the Saints to contain. He is a very powerful runner and the Saints Defense has been burned by him befor. Last year he had a 43 yd run for a TD that put the game out of reach in the fourth quarter in carolina. All in all the Saints need to come out this game with a win if they are to have any momentum going into Seattle following this game. A win here then seattle and another win back home against Atlanta will put the Saints at 3-3 which will make the season look not so bleak. This is an uphill battle for the Saints but it has been and can be done. There are some really good player on this team. It will take a collective and cohesive unit to get the job done. I have Faith in this team as I'm sure many other fans of teams who are going through similar curcumstances have in theirs as well. It's now are never for the Saints. If they lose this weekend they can get started on looking at areas they need to improve in the draft.
A test today confirmed that Saints RB Deuce McAllister has sufferd a season ending knee injury. The test showed what he was fearing the most a torn ACL in his left knee. An injury simalar to the one he had just two years ago in his right knee. The injury happened in the second quarter when Deuce reached high to grab a short pass from QB Drew Brees and landed awkwardly. McAllister said there was some damage also to the MCL. FB Mike Karney who has been Deuce's main blocker since 2005 was pretty badly chocked up when asked about the injury. "I hugged him and started crying" Karney said taking a deep breath. "It's tough to see a great guy, first and foremost,a great player have to suffer another season ending injury... he's the best i've been around. It's sad. it's hard to take... I play the game for guys like him". The job of is Squarely of carrying this huge load now falls on Reggie Bush. He'll be backed up by Aaron Stecker and first year back Pierre Thomas who had a pretty good pre-season. Reggie is already asked to do alot for the struggling Saints but will need to step up his game to bare this burden. The Saints need a win and need them fast if they are to get back into the hunt for post season play. Reggie looks to be a little beefed up from last season and looks like he may be able to carry the ball 20-25 times a game. That remains to be seen though. what the Saints need is some of the outstanding things he was able to pull off during his days at USC and late last season. If the Saints needed a wake up call this is it. If they needed some kind of emotional motovation it would be sad that it had to come due to an injury from athe one player who is the Saints. A fan favorite in and around the New Orleans area, who played his college ball a few hours away at Ole' Miss and still resides in Jackson,Miss. during the off-season. Personaly it's hard for me to say where the Saints season is headed but it doesn't look good from here. Deuce will be sadly missed for the remainder of this season. It will be interesting to see what Bush brings to the table. You can call me crazy,stupid and any other name you may come up with. This Saints fan still believes,still has faith and will never give up hope or on my home team that someday we'll be the spotlight of glory
Well It looks as though the New Orleans Saints are on the fast track to get the first pick in next years draft. And with that pick it's obvious that it definatly will not be an easy choice. The Saints are in need of improvement in so many areas it's hard to put a finger on which is more important. The offensive line looks like it never played a down of football in it's life. Drew Brees stayed under pressure the entire game. Not to mention they couldn't open a hole for Reggie Bush with the exception of the one touchdown run up the middle. In three games now the O-line has looked worse than a pop warner team. I've seen better blocking in a game of backyard football. It's time for these guys to be taught what it's like to see the game from the sideline. Not even Jamal Brown who since he was drafted by the Saints has played rather good, but so far this season hasn't played up to his capabilities. So is this the position to be looking to fill with the first pick? Well lets examine the other many areas of problems with this bunch of losers. Reggie Bush is not an every down back and with Deuce hurting Sean Peyton decides to use Aarron Stecker as the other back in the scheme and I ask why? Stecker is no power house back himself but instead relys on speed to do what he can. The Saints had two RB's during preseason. Pierre Thomas made the team with some strong runs and a will to win. He's a more complete back than Stecker so why not give him an opertunity to play. Seems as though nothing else is working so could it realy hurt? With the exception of Marquis Colston there is nobody on this teams offense playing worth a damn. Now moveing on the other side of the ball the Defensive line and Linebackers are just not getting anything done. Poor tackling and not being able to cover on short underneath passing plays has hurt them. These positions are big areas of concern. So do the Saints go here to fill a void with their first pick? And now we get to probably the worst part of this team (at least in my opinion) the secondary. Corner Jason David has taken a lot of heat over these past couple weeks but last night he was the lone bright spot on Defense with an interception after Brees just threw one previous to that. For all the flack he has taken he does have in three games a forced fumble and recovery for a TD and an interception. I still think he is better suited in the nickel package. Maybe it's time for the Saints to take a look back at this years draft and really question why they did not choose a top notch CB instead of choosing a WR who hasn't done anything but sit on the sideline and wish he had been drafted later in the first round. Is this where the Saints go this year with it's first pick? Whatever they decide it's time to start evaluating what might be available this comeing year. So I pose a question to everyone who reads this blog, what should they be looking at to fill first? I know it's to early to tell where they'll fall in the draft but from the looks of things it'll more than likely be with in the top 10 picks. I'm looking foward to your thoughts on this sore subject.
I'm a 33 yr old guy who has been a big fan of sports most my life. I love sports from in and around my city of New orleans. I am also a huge L.A. Laker fan,been so since i was a kid and saw magic play. Love my LSU fighting tigers and hopeing for another National Championship this year. Geaux tigers!!!
