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Old 02-07-2010, 11:21 AM
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ADRIAN, Mich. — Sure, the facts don't look promising.

The New Orleans Saints will play in their first Super Bowl. History says that's not a good omen.
Teams making their inaugural appearance in the big game have gone 8-19, with the 2002 Tampa Bay Bucs being the last first-time winner.

Two first-timers, like the Saints, boasted the NFL’s top scoring offense: the 1969 Vikings and 2005 Seahawks. Both lost.

The Saints face the Indianapolis Colts, who won Super Bowl XLI, and their star quarterback Peyton Manning, the four-time MVP who could reinforce his case in the greatest-QB-ever conversation.

So what.

We’ve never seen a first-timer like the Saints, a team that has spent most of its 43-year history losing, carrying the moniker “the Aints” and prompting fans to don paper-bag masks to games. We have never seen a first-timer like this, one that has shouldered the emotional recovery of a devastated community. The script seems Hollywood-like in its sentimental value.

Because we haven't seen a story like this, it seems logical the Saints will buck the trends, hurdle the obstacles and win Super Bowl XLIV.

Saints 38, Colts 33.

But, of course, a heartwarming tale doesn't score points or win games. Let’s talk Xs and Os.
New Orleans QB Drew Brees (or Breesus, as he's called around the Big Easy) passed for over 4,000 yards for the fourth straight year without a true No. 1 receiver. He makes smart, lightning-quick decisions. The Colts need a heavy pass rush to disrupt the rhythm of the Saints aerial circus.

That’s what makes the Dwight Freeney injury a massive blow to Indianapolis.

Freeney, the All-Pro defensive end, continues to battle torn ankle ligaments and even if he does play, he won't be at 100 percent. Thus, the Saints have the freedom to double-team Indy's second-best pass-rusher, Robert Mathis, giving Breesus plenty of time.

This matchup — the first time both top seeds reached the Super Bowl since 1993 — could boil down to which defense stops the opposing offense first.

The game should amount to a tennis match, the offenses zooming back and forth, back and forth. The offense that fails to continue the rally could cost its team the game considering there’s a talented offense on the other sideline ready to pounce.

The Saints defense faces the incredible Manning, who will take a leave from his Oreo-licking contests to play a football game.

But Darren Sharper and Co. have seen top-tier quarterbacks this postseason (Kurt Warner and Brett Favre). They made big plays against both. The Colts have played Baltimore second-year signal-caller Joe Flacco and New York Jets rookie Mark Sanchez.

Advantage: Saints.

Or if you need another reason to join Who Dat Nation and cheer for the Saints, consider this: The City of New Orleans has already planned a parade for the Saints regardless of tonight’s outcome.
If any city in America deserves a victory parade, isn't it New Orleans?

Scott McNeish is the assistant sports editor at The Daily Telegram. He can be reached at (517) 265-5111 ext. 255 or scott@lenconnect.com

Copyright 2010 The Daily Telegram. Some rights reserved
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Old 02-07-2010, 11:23 AM
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" the who dat nation" while I am a saints fan and have been since I lived there many years ago, I cant get this whole who dat s&!t.

and to say new orleans needs a parade is like saying I neesomething to do everyday hahahah

they have plenty of parades.

but anyways - thats that.
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Old 02-07-2010, 11:37 AM
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heres another:

http://www.nflhuddle.com/2010/02/06/...he-super-bowl/


Most NFL experts, pundits and prognosticators share the inexplicable opinion that the Saints cannot possibly win the Super Bowl against the invincible Peyton Manning. There's just no way, they say, that the Saints can keep up with Peyton Manning.

Before I go into my rant, let me be clear that I do respect Peyton Manning's body of work, but he is no Drew Brees. What can I say, my parents encouraged me to think independently, and the statistics show me that Drew Brees is the superior QB.

The experts say that Peyton is perfect and Brees is just "good." Well, let's see — Brees led the NFL with a QB efficiency rating of 109.6, TD passes with 34, completion percentage of 70.6 (NFL record), and the Saints are in the Super Bowl representing NFC as its first seed. Manning's stats, although stellar as usual, just don't match up.

They say Manning has won a Super Bowl, so this will just be a repeat for him. I disagree. The Saints have played four Super Bowl QBs this season, Eli Manning in week 6, Tom Brady in week 12, Kurt Warner in the Divisional Round of the playoffs, and Brett Favre in the NFC Championship.

In games vs. Super Bowl QBs, Drew Brees is 4-0 and exhibited his All-Pro superiority. In those games he's averaged 295 yards per game, thrown 15 touchdowns, 0 interceptions, while completing 69.75% of his passes. It is clear that Drew Brees is an elite NFL QB. His opponents in those games, by the way, have thrown a total of two touchdowns and seven interceptions, and the Saints winning with an average margin of victory of 19 points!

The story on the defensive side of the ball is just as compelling. The Saints ended the regular season second in NFL in turnovers with 39, first in defensive touchdowns scored with eight, second in red zone defense, and first in interception return yards.

The defense gets no love because of the yards allowed statistic that the NFL uses to rank defenses. The Saints defense ranks 25th with 357 yards allowed per game. This statistic is by far the best reason the Saints have been so dominant and yet still under the radar. No matter, the proof is in the pudding.

In the playoffs, that stingy defensive style of play has continued and the Saints lead postseason teams with seven turnovers. Their unapologetically aggressive, ball hawking ways has elevated the Saints to the Super Bowl. Against the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC Championship, it was the defense that carried the Saints to victory.

The Super Bowl is likely to bring more of the same. Peyton Manning did throw 16 interceptions in the regular season and he will throw one, maybe two, in the Super Bowl. He will get pummeled early and often, while the Saints control the clock with the NFL's sixth ranked rushing attack.

Call me a blind fanatic if you like, but considering the statistical facts, I think the Indianapolis Colts are outclassed by the New Orleans Saints in every aspect of the game — including Special Teams. And that 32nd ranked rushing attack of theirs is going to be what does them in. Manning cannot win this game by himself. I have no idea what everybody else is looking at.

Expect to be entertained but don't be shocked when the Saints emerge victoriously and Drew Brees hoists the Lombardi Trophy on Sunday night. And since I'm not the type to say "I told you so," just remember that I did.
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Old 02-07-2010, 11:39 AM
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the saints are also more tattooed.
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Watched the game with my brothers and our wives last night. Only one of my brothers was with me for NOLA. Everyone else in the house was going for the Colts, including my wife.

If only I were a betting man.
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