September 10th

WHO DAT? WHO DAT? WHO DAT TALKIN' 'BOUT BEATIN' DEM SAINTS?

Last night during the course of the Saints-Vikings game, Brett Favre looked like he was wondering why he came back for another season. While last night wasn't as physically taxing as last season's NFC title game, Brett Favre looked uncomfortable. The Saints defense only sacked Favre once and Roman Harper laid one good hit on Favre which led to an interception. The physicality didn't do Farve and the Vikings offense in, Old Man River's lack of preparation did. Farve was baited into making bad throws by the Saints secondary that he wouldn't have made last season, or any other in his career for that matter, had he attended training camp. Favre completed only four passes in the second half and made many awful throws. Brad Childress and the rest of the Minnesota Vikings thought that Brett Favre would be an asset this year, but they are 0-1 and five of the next eight teams they have on the schedule made playoffs last season. If Brett Favre had any respect for the Vikings, he would sit out until he figures out how to read a defense again, or just retire all together.

The Saints offense was a classic case of Jekyll and Hyde last night. They came out blazing on the first drive of the game, going 77 yards for the touchdown. Things fizzled after that. The Saints defense allowed nine points in the second quarter and the Saints trailed going into halftime after Garrett Hartley missed the first of two field goals. The Saints offense came out on fire again, torching the Vikings defense for another score on their first drive of the second half, but again things stalled for the offense as they failed to score again in the game. The Saints' defense clearly won the battle last night. Jonathan Vilma picked off a questionable throw by Brett Favre and it seemed that the Saints would hold on. Dropped passes by Devery Henderson, Reggie Bush and Robert Meachem could have doomed the Saints, but they skated by the Vikings who were stuck in neutral for the entire second half.

Look for both offenses to revamp their game plans for next Sunday's contests.

Saints v. 49ers, Monday Sept. 20, ESPN MNF
Vikings v. Dolphins, Sunday Sept. 19, CBS

WHO DAT
-Kenny "Mo"