I remember the last time the Saints played the Raiders in Oakland during the preseason, too. Brees was going to play the whole first half but he was as sharp as he's ever been and his first three drives resulted in 3 TDs. He left right after the first quarter up, 21-0. The Saints bench continued pouring it on the Raiders starters well into the 3rd quarter until it was 45-0. The Raiders scored their touchdown against soon-to-be car washers and insurance salesmen. The Saints went on to win the Super Bowl. More of that, please. :)
I'm just hoping they play better tonight than they've played the first two weeks just to give me a little hope they'll be ready for the Pack in 11 days.
For better or worse, here is The Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground for 2011:
QB Ben Roethlisberger - $22
QB Jay Cutler - $2
RB Peyton Hillis - $29
RB DeAngelo Williams - $19
RB Daniel Thomas - $4
RB Ben Tate - $1
RB DeMarco Murray - $1
WR Larry Fitzgerald - $25
WR Greg Jennings - $27
WR Johnny Knox - $1
WR Mike Sims-Walker - $1
WR Greg Little - $1
TE Jimmy Graham - $15
PK Olindo Mare - $1
D/ST Seahawks - $1
The first player added to my team was Jimmy Graham and I think I overpaid. I'm certain he doesn't go for this much elsewhere but I was in a roomful of Saints fans. Depending on the Browns' Colt McCoy and the Panthers' Cam Newton to provide enough of a passing threat to keep 8-9 men out of the box so DeAngelo Williams and Peyton Hillis have a little room to run. Hoping Larry Fitzgerald returns to form with that big contract and a better QB. I think I'm pretty safe with Ben Roethlisberger and Greg Jennings.
11 days until Saints v Packers
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Watching the Saints tonight too.
I like Hillis, but I'm a little worried about Colt McCoy leading that offense. Also, Hillis had a good year in 2010 but then puttered out at the end. That said, if for some reason he is available at the 9th pick of the second round I might take him.
If you watched the whole first half, you may have gotten an idea of how much Brees is going to throw to Jimmy Graham.
I have a little more faith in Colt helping Hillis than I do in Cam Newton helping DeAngelo. Slim pickings at RB after the top flight guys. They all went for a lot of money. AP and Foster both went for $50. Foster has a hamstring this morning. Be careful with him.