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Panthers vs Saints: Who Will Win & Why?

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Padre, all due respect; when we are 7-0 we can't be pissed at anything :)

I can and I do. I seek perfection in character, to be your best. As a Taekwondo athlete, competitor, instructor and coach, I demand my athletes perform at their best in competition. Even when I bring home National Champions I can always critique and show them how they can improve. I expect the Saints, as professional athletes, to do the same, to play at their best, what they are capable of. I didn't see that in the Atlanta game. It's one thing to get out coached, but our boys were getting out played. Not's not acceptable, especially if they want to earn the title of champions. We don't want to luck into the title. It has to be earned.

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It is winnable for the Panthers, but not likely.

They had a very emotional win last week, and will not be ready to travel again...IMO.

Not sure that we have enough cover guys to stop DB, but pressure will make him make bad choices.

The fullbacks don't bother me as much as most think. Many teams run without one all together.

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I think that the Saints will be a huge test for the Panthers. Hell, I would almost take the 14 points and still say the Saints win. However, there are a few things that could easily change that.

Offense:

-Panthers WILL run the ball down the throat of the Saints. The Saints will try to stop it, but it wont happen. If they blitz and put a lot of pressure in the backfield, look for D-Will and J-Stew to break some big runs and punish the saints secondary.

-Jake is coming off his only turnover free game. So there is finally something to build on, albeit not much. If the Panthers can establish their gameplan, I see plenty of TE use for 5-10 yards to stay away from the ballhawking Saints secondary.

-Also, by running and passing short, it will force the Saints secondary to creep in. Smith only needs one play to change a game and I can see it happening Sunday. No Saints corner will be able to go 1 on 1 with SS, the only chance they have is a poor throw (which is likely).

-Other Panther fans would agree that the Saints front 7 isn't scary at all. Come 3rd and 4th quarter they will be run into the ground by our OL and they will definatly hate trying to tackle our RB's who are as abusive as a rogue wrecking ball.

-Panthers O WILL out-physical the Saints D

Defense:

-Panthers D-Line.... Makes me proud to be a Panther fan. Our rotation is deep and extremely physical. There will be pressure on Drew Brees, there will be batted passes (CJ's arms must be 4 feet long), there will be sacks. Julius Peppers is playing like an absolute Behemoth and will come at the Saints from a variety of angles.

-Improved D-Line play has been the turnaround for our Defense no doubt, it crowds our secondary and makes our LBers make plays. Hollis Thomas is soon growing to legendary status, hah. The real key here is that our 24th ranked run defense has significantly improved since the bye allowing only one 100 yard performance. The last 4 games they allowed 74, 124, 53, and 94.

-Thomas Davis and Jon Beason. Im gonna get a little cocky and say that they are the best LB tandem in the league. Their play speaks for itself. Dumpoff passes will be held for short yardage.

-Our secondary is talented. They finally started gelling the past couple weeks and its noticible by opponent QB's hesitation in the pocket. Sherrod Martin had an impressive week with 2 int's against Warner and could be a diamond in the rough. Harris may just hurt someone (not that its intended or malicious, like GW's statement about SS) One thing I noticed is that our secondary allows practically no yardage after a catch, there are always two people around the ball. Your Saints recievers wont break long yards off, they will have to fight for every single yard.

-Fox and Meeks recently unveiled the 'Joker' position with Dante Wesley. A hybrid LB/Secondary player who sometimes spy's the RB or QB. Look for plenty of 4-2-5 or 3-2-6 sets.

:hand: Dont be fooled by the Panthers 3-4 record, if the recent trend on defense continues and the offense sticks to the gameplan the Panthers could upset.

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I believe the Saints will win because we finally have balance on our offense. We have a three headed monster in Bush, Thomas and Bell. Drew is not slinging the ball 70% of the time. Our defense is creating turnovers and putting up points with them. Jake is not 100% and unfortunately the pressure our D put on him will definately affect his game. We are in our dome and its time for that losing streak to come to an end, the team knows that and so do we fans. Expect it to be extremely loud Sunday! I'll admit you guys have had our number the last couple of times we have met but all things come to an end, this Sunday is that day.

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I believe the Saints will win because we finally have balance on our offense. We have a three headed monster in Bush, Thomas and Bell. Drew is not slinging the ball 70% of the time. Our defense is creating turnovers and putting up points with them. Jake is not 100% and unfortunately the pressure our D put on him will definately affect his game. We are in our dome and its time for that losing streak to come to an end, the team knows that and so do we fans. Expect it to be extremely loud Sunday! I'll admit you guys have had our number the last couple of times we have met but all things come to an end, this Sunday is that day.

Sorry but there are too many Saints on my fantasy team this week for you guys to pull it off.

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I believe the Saints will win because we finally have balance on our offense. We have a three headed monster in Bush, Thomas and Bell. Drew is not slinging the ball 70% of the time. Our defense is creating turnovers and putting up points with them. Jake is not 100% and unfortunately the pressure our D put on him will definately affect his game. We are in our dome and its time for that losing streak to come to an end, the team knows that and so do we fans. Expect it to be extremely loud Sunday! I'll admit you guys have had our number the last couple of times we have met but all things come to an end, this Sunday is that day.

damn your cute by the way

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Sorry but there are too many Saints on my fantasy team this week for you guys to pull it off.

LOL, you are cracking me up with your logic. Me, I don't let my wife watch the games, she's a jinx. Last week I told her not to even think about the game!

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