Friday, October 17, 2008
Best of the Saints Game Preview: Week 7 @ Carolina
Posted by Alejandro de los Rios on Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 10:08 PM
Photo by Jonathan Bachman
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In which I take all the best news, quotes, pictures and everything else Saints-related toss it together and serve it up for our readers. This week we’ll be tackling the Saints (3–3) week 7 matchup against the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte. After wiping the Dome floor with the Raiders last week, the Saints go on an extended road trip which takes them through Carolina and all the way to London. Let's take a look at them pesky cats, shall we?
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Best Reason To Care About This Game: Do you realize that seven weeks into the season, this will only be the Saints second division game? Without looking at other teams schedule, I'd like to boldly (and possibly stupidly) proclaim that the Saints have the toughest second-half schedule of any other team in the league. Things will get a lot easier if they win "the game" against the Panthers.
- Best Quote of the Week: "The last Sunday was a party I wanted to be in and I wasn't invited to," tight-end Jeremy Shockey on not being able to take part in the Saints win over the Raiders. The man is ready to play. Saints fans are ready to see him.
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- Best Place to Watch the Game: Friar Tuck's Bar and Grill, Uptown. I've never been to Friar Tucks, but if in the true spirit of it's namesake, "let us open a bottle and do our best to save each other's souls".
- Best Game-Related Storyline to Follow: Marques Colston and Jeremy Shockey are both set to play on Sunday, giving Drew Brees even more targets for his cannon of an arm. The fact that Brees has average 300+ yards a game without his two biggest targets (aside from Bush) is a testament to what I've been saying for a while now: Drew Brees is the best quarterback in the NFL right now. Period. The offense revolves around him and it's incredible to think that when asked about his performance last week, Brees talked about his four incompletions.
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- Best Non-Game-Related Storyline to Follow: Are Saints fans the best/most devoted/nerdiest in the NFL? Me thinks yes. And when I say "nerdiest", I mean it as the highest form of compliment. After all, with all the extreme cooking, tricked-out tailgaiting and elaborate costumes devoted to video games and cartoons, I'm starting to think that covering Saints fans may be more interesting that covering the Saints players. I'm anxious to see how they represent the Black and Gold in Charlotte (and London, for that matter).
- Best Media Blowhard to Make Fun of: ESPN's John Clayton for his 7-weeks-late decision to jump on the "Drew Brees for MVP" bandwagon. I'll say it one more time. Drew Brees: Best. Quaterback. In. The. League. (Props to AOL Fanhouse for proclaiming that Brees will "pwn" the MVP award back in August).
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- Best Random Piece of Saints Merchandise: New Orleans Saints Fleur de lis Etched Pill Box. Because nothing proclaims your Saints' die-hard fandom than a fleur de lis etched pill box filled with enough medication to make any Saints loss just numb away.
- Best Local Artist to Listen to Before/After the Game: I've menioned them before but they're worth using again: Morning 40 Federation. If only because the Saints are going to be away from the Dome for three weeks starting on Sunday and, really, is there any other reason to bury yourself in 40 oz. malt liquer bottles and chili cheese fries?
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