If the Saints can get the run going this weekend, and stick with it, then I think they can have a real chance. I think that ultimately, that game will be determined in the trenches like that. If Payton starts going to the pass too early and too often, then I think it's a recipe for failure. As great as Brees is, if a defense like Seattle knows you are passing, then you're toast. I have some faith that the Saints D can keep Seattle from lighting it up, but in order to do that the Saints offense has to be taking time off the clock, wearing down their defense a bit, getting them to the point where they can break some big runs later in the game and open up the play action pass.
It's funny that my initial thought toward this game was one of sheer hopelessness, but as I think more about it I get to feeling that the previous game was really a fluke. Maybe I'm just being a delusional optimistic, but we do seem to always get at least one or two teams in the playoffs that fail to live up to the hype every year. Here's hoping Seattle is one of those this year.
