When the schedule first came out this seem like a great game right before the Thanksgiving holiday. On paper the New Orlean Saints and the Atlanta Falcons seem like they would be fighting for pole position in the NFC South division this year. To bad for those dirty birds because the game is not played on paper.
The Saints and the Falcons are going in opposite direction of where they was last year. The Saints are 8-2 after finishing last year 7-9. Meanwhile the Falcons finished 13-3 is now 2-8. This game may not be a must watch, but there is certain things you can take from it. First let's start with how the Saints defense with handle with their best cover corner Jabari Greer being out for the rest of the season with a torn ACL. One of the biggest surprise this year about the Saints was their defense and their new defense coordinator Rob Ryan. Which seem to be playing with the same flare and attitude aggression as in 2009 the year they won the Super Bowl. I want to see how Rob and the defense adjust with the first big injury this season. Losing Greer could be very crucial to a team who likes to send blitzes often and from many places on the field. Remember last year Rob had a problem in Dallas not because he was a bad defense coordinator but because Dallas secondary had so many injuries to key players at key positions. Which meant he could not apply the pressure like he wanted to for the fear of putting unskilled players in uncompromising positions.
If you are a Falcons fans there is something you can look forward to when this game starts 8:25 eastern time. One you want to see if coach Smith still has the ear of the team and are they still playing hard for him even though they are not playing for anything. Another thing is to see how Matt Ryan comes out and plays at home. Matt has had that can't win the big game stigma following his young career and you want to see if he has given up on a season that is not over yet. So Atlanta fan base and the Atlanta Falcons organization wants to know if Matt Ryan is a franchise quarterback that deserves the big money. Also watch Roddy White with no Julio Jones and a injury Tony Gonzalez, let's see if he can help lead the team in a major upset.
Like I said this is not one of those games for the casual fan only die hard football fans is going to watch this blowout. I have the score Saints 35 Falcons 17
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