The Saints need to get healthy, first of all -- guys like Colston,Jeremy Shockey and Pierre Thomas all sat out New Orleans' Week 17 loss to Tampa Bay,and the offense suffered as a result.The Saints re-signed RB DeShawn Wynn on Monday night, according to a tweet from Wynn’s agent,David Canter.The team will have to make a roster move to create room for Wynn when they return to practice on Wednesday.
Payton didn’t provide any updates on injured players, which includes running backs Chris Ivory (foot) and Pierre Thomas (ankle).The status of wide receiver Marques Colston (knee), tight ends Jeremy Shockey (groin) and David Thomas (knee) for Saturday’s game with the Seahawks also wasn’t known.Ivory, free safety Malcolm Jenkins (knee) and tight end Jimmy Graham (ankle) were all hurt in the first quarter of Sunday’s loss to the Bucs, but Payton won’t give an injury report until Wednesday when he’s required to do so by the league..But beyond that, the guy to watch -- as is the norm with New Orleans -- is Drew Brees.The Saints QB doubled his interception total from 2009 to 2010 (11 to 22) and he's been mistake-prone in his team's losses. Seattle's only hope may be to force Brees into a few mistakes,so the New Orleans' signal-caller has to be smart and take care of the football.This doesn't figure to be one of those games that the Saints need to put up 40 points to win, meaning Brees shouldn't need to take as many risks or shots downfield if they're not there. Instead, the Saints can try to utilize their numerous weapons to carefully pick their way toward the end zone.
Defensively,it will be all about getting pressure.Seattle's difficulty running the football,so if the Saints' front four can generate a pass rush to disrupt Hasselbeck or Whitehurst,the Seahawks figure to have plenty of drives stall out before they get into scoring territory.It’s also worth pointing out that Saints Pro Bowl QB Drew Brees has been uncharacteristically sloppy the last two weeks,although Seattle’s Swiss-cheese secondary has to have him licking his chops Brees must be licking his chops right now.You’d never have known it by watching Sunday’s game against the Rams,but the Seahawks have the league’s 27th-ranked pass defense,allowing nearly 250 yards per game
When these teams met in November, a 34-19 New Orleans win in which Brees threw for 382 yards and four touchdowns,in addition to setting the all-time franchise record for completions.Brees will come close to those numbers on Saturday,as the Saints' arsenal of weapons on offense are too many for Seattle’s nondescript defense,which features an underwhelming pass rush..In spite of all of these very faint reasons for optimism, however, It’s really,really hard to imagine the Seahawks’season extending beyond next Saturday. I got down early on this one Saints -10 My Prediction ..Saints 28 Seahawks 7
PS.. Stats and some analysis of the game used in my thread were from the blue card
Season: 21-6-2.. Last 5 Picks: 4-1 Chargers & Patriots & Falcons& Pittsburg.All covered. Lost On the Raiders Game Dec 26 2010 Against the Colts.