Skins vs Saints predictions

[htownskinfan]

Looking at how our starters looked in preseason against the pass it doesnt look good.Jay Cutler went thru us like a hot knife thru butter,Andrew Luck pretty much did the same.If we somehow can control the clock with a good running game and keep the ball out of Bree's hands we'll have a shot.If they get a 10 point lead where they can tee off on RG3 were toast.Remeber this is RG3's first game,he looked good in preseason but im sure he was facing vanilla defenses also.
If we dont turn the ball over and can get some pressure on Bree's maybe we have a shot.Time of possesion dont mean shit against NO,so even if we controll the clock with a good running game it will help,but in the end might not matter

[Meks]

Originally Posted by natesurfn

I'm really just hoping for a trap game. Maybe we can catch the Saints off gaurd and overconfident.

^ i feel like thats an unlikely scenario, given they more than likely feel the need to step up and prove something... I'm hoping more for an over-zealous saints team to focused on being great without Peyton at the helm ... making mistakes playing like a younger more in experienced team then they are trying to over compensate for lack of their coach and pride getting in their way of focus and performance... Or, we'll just go out and play prolifically and it will be a huge momentum builder and win for us.

[REDSKINS4ever]

I'm expecting a huge game from Alfred Morris against that no good Saints run defense. It should open up the play action pass and RG3 to go long to Garcon, Morgan, or Hankerson deep.

[MTK]

We don't even know who is starting at RB yet.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

We don't even know who is starting at RB yet.

Neither do the RBs!

[skinsguy]

Originally Posted by Monkeydad

Neither do the RBs!

LOL! So true!

[CultBrennan59]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

We don't even know who is starting at RB yet.

I predict either Royster, Morris, or Helu will be starting at RB

[warriorzpath]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

We don't even know who is starting at RB yet.

Believe it or not I think Morris will start because he's been proving that he can handle the physical workload. If he doesn't start I think he plays a majority of the plays at the rb position. And I've liked him since reading his draft scouting reports and seeing some of his clips from college. His style complements RGIII and seems to get at least a couple of extra yards each carry. 2 extra yards are significant on 3rd downs.

[SkinzWin]

Wasn't sure where to put this but thought it was an interesting piece of stat-age. From Adam Schefter's 10 Spot on ESPN.COM.

"The Eagles' opponents combined for 625 sacks last season, which is the fifth-most by any group of combined opponents for a team in 2012, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. It looks as though Griffin, Weeden, Roethlisberger and Flacco also will be on the run quite a bit more than other quarterbacks. The Redskins' opponents this season combined for 649 sacks last season, Browns opponents had 636, Steelers opponents registered 635 and Ravens opponents rang up 630."

So according to this stat, the teams we are playing this year have the #1 combined total number of sacks from last year in the NFL. Don't like hearing Griffin having to play against those odds.

[Meks]

Im actually assuming we will see a decent amount of action from all 3.... till one gets on a hot streak.... right shanny? ?

[53Fan]

Tomorrow...tomorrow...tomorrow is not far awaaayyyy.....

[skinsguy]

I certainly want a 'W' tomorrow, but at least, I want a good solid game played by the 'skins. I want to see the defense put a lot of pressure on Drew Brees, and I want to see a good performance by the offense. Would like to see them score 21 points at least, and not have half of those points scored in garbage time.

I think it will be a good game.

[cdskins26]

We've got a chance boys, I've got a $50,000 bounty on Brees

More seriously I think we have a chance to win this. While we haven't been a winning team under his tenure, shanny has shown a habit of winning big games
That we shouldn't eg packers, bears, cowboys in 2010, or last
Year both giants games. He can make a good game plan.

I think we lose ultimately but I'm not counting us out

Saints 31
Skins 27

[SFREDSKIN]

The skins matchup well against the Saints, skins have lots of talent on offense and defense, the secondary although still weak (is better than last year). RGIII can't be worse than Grossman who managed to produce 30 pts. against them in their last meeting with a much weaker team all around.

[HailGreen28]

Tough away game. The crowd and team are going to go nuts. Brees isn't the best passer this season, let alone best ever, but he's at home in a dome.

Would love an upset. But as long as our O and D look decent and rg3 doesn't get hurt, I'd be kinda OK with a respectable loss.