Super Bowl 44 Predictions

[Terry36]

OMG are you serious.....JESH!!!!

 

[Jacoby 46]

SAINTS!!!

WHO DAT?? Whoo hoo!!!

 

[ICF]

Be careful, Peyton . . .

but they're such nice clean players...just ask any of their fans.

...and saints fans wonder why the Vikes fans were a bit miffed about some of the hits given to Favre.

I will say this....let them focus on trying to take out Manning instead of playing real defense.

They aren't the 1st team to make such desires known and they won't be the last. That said....Manning has missed 1 SNAP his entire career due to an injury. Better teams then the 'aints have tried to take him out and failed, to both injure him much less win the game.

 

[wdwfan16]

The Jets were not just one of the best defenses they were the BEST defense in the NFL. The Saints are in the bottom 1/3rd.

 

[Disneyglobegirl]

The Jets were not just one of the best defenses they were the BEST defense in the NFL. The Saints are in the bottom 1/3rd.

The Saints beat the Jets and their defense during regular season this year - the score was 24 -10

 

[Disneyglobegirl]

Geaux Saints!!! We love the Saints and the Manning brothers. We have always cheered for Payton and Eli however I have to cheer on my Saints for the Superbowl.

 

[NikitaZee]

The Jets were not just one of the best defenses they were the BEST defense in the NFL. The Saints are in the bottom 1/3rd.

The Jets lost to the Colts, and I think the Saints will lose to the Colts. Peyton Manning throws the ball at will, with the aim of a sniper. Even though the Colts beat my team last week, I'm rooting for them in the SB.

 

[daybreaker]

That said....Manning has missed 1 SNAP his entire career due to an injury. Better teams then the 'aints have tried to take him out and failed, to both injure him much less win the game.

And Brett Favre has never missed a start... yet we hit him enough (legally, in every case, imo) that on his last throw, he hesitated enough to not risk running it, and instead threw the game-losing INT.

 

[daybreaker]

The Jets were not just one of the best defenses they were the BEST defense in the NFL. The Saints are in the bottom 1/3rd.

As I've posted before: bottom 1/3 in YARDS. Yet we are tops in takeaways.

Vikings were one of the BEST teams at not turning the ball over, just like Indy.

Yet they turned it over 5 times against the Saints, with 3 more fumbles they recovered. And no one gives the Saints D any credit for that because "they're ranked so low." It's just a huuuuuuuge coincidence that every team fumbles so much and throws so many interceptions against our terrible defense. Right?

 

[daybreaker]

Did you see the fumbles? They weren't caused by the defense; the Vikings just simply dropped the ball several times.

Only one of the 3 lost fumbles wasnt caused by the Saints defense - when Favre botched the handoff in the Red Zone. You can obviously see Tracy Porter and Will Smith swinging their hands up to knock the balls free in the other 2. Tracy Porter did the same exact thing on the Cardinals second play in the first playoff game.

When it happens so often that they lead the league in takeaways, it is not luck, it is skill.

 

[TigerKat]

Be careful, Peyton . . .



Gregg Williams suggests the Saints want to injure Manning

Posted by Mike Florio on January 28, 2010 8:48 AM ET
During their march through the playoffs, the New Orleans Saints have battered and bruised (and nearly broken) two future Hall of Fame quarterbacks -- Kurt Warner of the Cardinals and Brett Favre of the Vikings.

They're now setting their sights on a third man whose oversized forehead eventually will be memorialized in bronze.

Defensive coordinator Gregg Williams recently told a Nashville radio station that the Saints plan to rattle Colts quarterback Peyton Manning by hitting him whenever they can, and that the goal is to knock him out of the game.

"This guy's got a great clock in his head," Williams told 104.5 The Zone, via ESPN.com. "The big thing is that he throws the ball so early that we're going to have to do a good job of finding ways to get to him and when we do get to him we're going to have to make sure he gets a couple 'remember me' shots when we get there."
The Saints applied several "remember me" shots to Favre on Sunday, prompting many a Vikings fan to utter a phrase that for broadcast television purposes would be edited to sound like "forget you." One such hit to Favre's legs didn't draw a flag, even though NFL V.P. of officiating Mike Pereira admitted last night that a roughing the passer penalty should have been called.

And Williams won't be reeling in his troops for the Super Bowl. Instead, it sounds like he's willing to risk a few 15-yard walk-offs if it means that Manning eventually will be carted off the field.
"When you put too much of that type of worry on a warrior's mind, he doesn't play all out," Williams said. "If it happens, it happens. And the only thing you'd like for me to say is that if it happens you hope he doesn't get back up and play again."

You hope he doesn't get back up and play again. (We wonder what Archie thinks about his former team's objectives?)

In other words, "We'll gladly trade a penalty or two if it means that we get to see Curtis Painter instead of Peyton Manning."

In other words, the NFL should consider fining not only the players when dirty hits are applied to quarterbacks, but also their coaches.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...-the-saints-want-to-injure-manning/?related=1

You must be new to the game of football. This is called pre-game hype, get in the other guy's head. Articles like this pop up all the time. The Saints didn't invent this, it's been done for decades.

 

[Go Saints!]

The Saints!!!! This is our year! We don't care what the stats are. Look at where we will be in 10 days. Do you think they really thought we would make it this far? We have had a few ups and downs, but only one other team can say they made it to the Super Bowl this year. As I said this is our year. We as fans have waited so long for this!!!

 

[Buzz's Buddy]

I'm a Dolphins fan, but I like both of these teams.

I'm pulling for the Saints though since they are the underdog. It should be a high scoring game, I'll say Saints 34 Colts 31

 

[Hercules10]

Colts.

 

[Poppinsme]

Did you see the fumbles? They weren't caused by the defense; the Vikings just simply dropped the ball several times.

Bree's is a good QB sure, but he's no Peyton Manning who just won his 4th NFL MVP (a new record to boot). Come on.

I don't believe it'll be a blow out but I believe the Colts will be victorious! I'm going to say 31 Colts 24 Saints.

Maybe you should look at the quarterback stats for 2009.

1. Kurt Warner
2. Aaron Rodgers
3. Drew Bree's
4. Peyton Manning

Number 1 offense : New Orleans Saints 2009

Sorry but it should have been Drew Bree's that got the MVP award.

But Drew gets no respect or name recognition like Manning does and thats why Manning got MVP, name only. Certainly not for stats.

Saints 38 Colts 24. Its our destiny!!!!!

 

[Poppinsme]

Be careful, Peyton . . .



Gregg Williams suggests the Saints want to injure Manning

Posted by Mike Florio on January 28, 2010 8:48 AM ET
During their march through the playoffs, the New Orleans Saints have battered and bruised (and nearly broken) two future Hall of Fame quarterbacks -- Kurt Warner of the Cardinals and Brett Favre of the Vikings.

They're now setting their sights on a third man whose oversized forehead eventually will be memorialized in bronze.

Defensive coordinator Gregg Williams recently told a Nashville radio station that the Saints plan to rattle Colts quarterback Peyton Manning by hitting him whenever they can, and that the goal is to knock him out of the game.

"This guy's got a great clock in his head," Williams told 104.5 The Zone, via ESPN.com. "The big thing is that he throws the ball so early that we're going to have to do a good job of finding ways to get to him and when we do get to him we're going to have to make sure he gets a couple 'remember me' shots when we get there."
The Saints applied several "remember me" shots to Favre on Sunday, prompting many a Vikings fan to utter a phrase that for broadcast television purposes would be edited to sound like "forget you." One such hit to Favre's legs didn't draw a flag, even though NFL V.P. of officiating Mike Pereira admitted last night that a roughing the passer penalty should have been called.

And Williams won't be reeling in his troops for the Super Bowl. Instead, it sounds like he's willing to risk a few 15-yard walk-offs if it means that Manning eventually will be carted off the field.
"When you put too much of that type of worry on a warrior's mind, he doesn't play all out," Williams said. "If it happens, it happens. And the only thing you'd like for me to say is that if it happens you hope he doesn't get back up and play again."

You hope he doesn't get back up and play again. (We wonder what Archie thinks about his former team's objectives?)

In other words, "We'll gladly trade a penalty or two if it means that we get to see Curtis Painter instead of Peyton Manning."

In other words, the NFL should consider fining not only the players when dirty hits are applied to quarterbacks, but also their coaches.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...-the-saints-want-to-injure-manning/?related=1

Oh Im sorry that wasnt the Vikes that beat the crap out of Tony Romo????

Saints!!!!!!

 

[Deb in IA]

You must be new to the game of football. This is called pre-game hype, get in the other guy's head. Articles like this pop up all the time. The Saints didn't invent this, it's been done for decades.

I've probably been watching football longer than you have been alive.

As for what you call "pre-game hype", here's hoping the officials hear this and will be quick to hand out flags for roughing, unsportsmanlike conduct, unnecessary roughness, etc.

 

[TigerKat]

I've probably been watching football longer than you have been alive.

As for what you call "pre-game hype", here's hoping the officials hear this and will be quick to hand out flags for roughing, unsportsmanlike conduct, unnecessary roughness, etc.

I'll take that as a compliment, you made me feel very young!

Are you honestly saying this is the first time you've heard comments like that coming from a defense or their coach?

 

[Darsa]

My husband is hoping that Mr. Manning comes thru. I'm excited for the commercials.

 

[Deb in IA]

I'll take that as a compliment, you made me feel very young!

Are you honestly saying this is the first time you've heard comments like that coming from a defense or their coach?

Of course, I've heard things like this before.

But after seeing how they treated Warner and Favre, I don't think it is just "talk".