Arrow Pointing Up, But This is a Really Big Game on Sunday

I'm bracing for a beating like Philly gave us unfortunately. they are an elite team at home and/or in a dome. if they were coming to NY I'd give us more of a chance. I think it'll be something like 17-10 NO at half time then NO pushes the pace and it ends up being something like 34-10.

I have no idea what NO has, I have no Idea what we have.

But a win would be huge. Absolutely huge. Cowboys play Seahawks this weak...a win for us, loss for them would really put them behind the 8 ball and almost finish them. A win also means we could very realistically expect a win the following week. That would put us at 6-3 with Prince Beatty JPP and Cruz expected back.

No guarantee of course but 6-3 with talent like that coming back I don't think anyone is catching us.

Of course, teh NFL is such that every week you can paint the game critical.. But this week it really is from a positive stand point because I don't think a loss dooms us while a win does a lot of positive things

if Giants can win

....Brees will shred this Giants defense..I've no doubt

.....but Eli given time to throw down field, could put up 40 points.

I think it is that simple.

In comment 12583334 RDJR said:

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suggest otherwise. Lost to Romo, Ryan and a much less than top flight Bradford. We've beaten, drumroll please.... Cousins, Taylor, Kaepernick and Cassell. Brees will shred us if we continue to rush the passer the way we have.

This is how I see it too, hopeful though ...

our top flight QB can slice and dice his way through a poor NO's defense.

to sophisticated coverage schemes producing interceptions.

I recall when the 49ers played the Saints in 2012 at the Dome they relied on their sick pass rush to force the picks. It almost seemed that whenever they didn't get home he was able to make a play. It was a down season for the Saints, but Brees and Co were still capable of putting it up against the Niners that day.

The last two seasons with noticeably less pass rush they were able to pick him off with pattern matching coverage schemes. Mostly this came from LBs and Safeties, not so much corners.

All 3 games at the Superdome.

Brees still has a bit of a gun slinger mentality that can be taken advantage of.

In comment 12583855 joeinpa said:

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if Giants can win ....Brees will shred this Giants defense..I've no doubt .....but Eli given time to throw down field, could put up 40 points. I think it is that simple.

Would like to see us keep ramping up the ground game too. Eli will have more time if they have to respect/worry more about the run.

...how will our mediocre offense answer with our WRs nursing hammys and a not-great run game?

Would anyone on this site be surprised if the score ends up N.O. 34 - Giants 14?

If, yes, wake up from your deep slumber.

This Saints team is meh. The D needs to generate some pressure though. If not, the odds will be much longer.

No question the Saints will sell out to stop the run. Let's see if Beckham and Randle can make them pay.

They do not have the receivers they once had, either. They can run it on the Giants. Payton got after Rob Ryan for the the piss-poor defensive effort against the Eagles. Since then they have gotten after both Ryan and Luck with a stifling pass rush featuring Jordan and a blitzing Vaccaro, who is displaying freakish athletic talents.

Like the Giants chances. This is a winnable game. The Saints are living off the reputation of being one of the formidable teams in the league. Coughlin will help McAdoo craft a gameplan that attacks the Saints inside on running plays and to the sidelines on passes. Then when Ryan leaves the middle vacated, I think the post game will open too.

7 Saints missed practice today, including 2 members of their o-line. Lewis is iffy with a hip at CB. Giants.