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i'm torn moondog Send a noteboard - 26/01/2010 01:13:30 AM
They are very good taking the ball away, I don't question that at all. In fact I think the are great team, I also think the Vikings are a better team. I think there is a balance teams have to find and I think they go to far towards trying to cause turn overs and expecting to pull off miracle finishes. On a couple of Peterson's big runs people tried to strip him and failed to even tackle him. The strategy worked last night and it has worked other times in the past, how many games did they win this year because of late turnovers? The problem was some of those never should have even been close and I think they have trouble winning big games if they can't get the turnovers.

I think my Cowboys have the exact opposite problem and are not aggressive enough in going after the ball. Of course the Saints are going to the Superbowl while my Cowboys watch it on there giant TV so....
But still even though I will be rooting for the Saints I don't like their chances against the Colts while I would have picked the Vikings if they had gone.


on the one hand, the saints have a better overall team and i'm pretty sure they can beat the colts 2 out of 3 times. the saints don't have as many stars as the colts, but their defense is much more solid, and that's always the key in the super bowl.

on the other hand, i'm not entirely convinced the super bowl isn't slightly pre-arranged (i.e. fixed) in which case the saints would make a better story than the colts, so saints win again.

i do agree with you that a defense shouldn't make the takeaway their main strategy, but i don't think the saints did that during the season. it worked VERY well for them last night, but i wouldn't say they built their defense around the turnover, they just built up the turnovers because they played well on defense all year.
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i'm torn - 26/01/2010 01:13:30 AM 474 Views

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