amill87":1m0bzv0l said:
13 yards rushing. One three. A team that rushed for 200 on us.
I find it amusing that the Saints rushing against the Eagles is relevant but what we did to the Rams is not. Holding a team to 13 rushing yards is insane, regardless of who the team is.
*edit for spelling, thanks Jazzhawk!*
This is why I am just not buying into all the Saints hype. When you really dig deep, you have to consider the Hawks played the Rams, Niners and Cards defense to end the season. Even the Giants had a higher rated total defensive ranking. Guys are drawing a lot from those tough games and the Saints do not physically even come close to the likes of an NFCW team.
How about this tidbit? Everyone wants to dismiss the MNF game as ancient history, when it really wasn't that long ago, but the Saints got bitch slapped by the Rams on the ground both ways. Lynch put up a dollar on STL himself. The Saints and their new rushing game? 62 total for the team. Sproles and Thomas had 21 and 24.. yeah.
I already said it, Saints fans were talking stats before the MNF game and the teams were seriously mismatched. There is no stat to measure physicality. I don't care about stats for this game, but I find it hilarious that these guys trying to make an argument for the Saints go and cherry pick those stats and leave out the most recent ones.