Tough loss yesterday in Denver. When they were down, 21-3, I thought sure it was going to get ugly. The Saints got back in it and had chances to win and, finally, I think they're mad about not doing it. After a game like this, they usually give you the same old "We have some things to clean up". Not this time. This time, Sean Payton was hot. Brought back memories of Jim Mora's coulda, shoulda, woulda speech years ago. The rub: Give them 8 yards to make on third down? No problem. Give them 1 yard to make? Not on your life. They've played three close games now. Could have won them all, could have lost them all. I do think they'll get better as they get healthier. It's only September and they proved yesterday that they have some fight in them, particularly that Number 9 fellow. 39 of 48? That's insane.
One of my fantasy teams bit the dust last night and the other needs a modest night tonight out of Antonio Gates (Just 20 yards. Please get it on the first play so I can go to bed, Mr Gates.). Had a chance last night if my two receivers (Donald Driver and Patrick Crayton) could outperform my opponent's one (Greg Jennings) by a few points. Instead, his one outperformed my two.
Quote of the Day
I think our defense is fine
Brandon Stokely, Denver Broncos
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "Another nail-biter goes the Broncos way. How long can we keep it up??"
I think the Saints will find their groove as long as they don't get demoralized by the close losses. Reggie Bush helped my FFL team out this weekend quite well. Good luck with Gates tonight.
Reggie is playing OK. He still makes some bonehead plays but he also makes some spectacular plays. When Colston comes back and Deuce starts to contribute, they're going to be a handful for any defense. They had 500 yards yesterday and they were shorthanded.