... a moment that gives you a glimpse into the future. Some of these moments leave you asking the question, “Why can’t we get this all of the time?” In other cases these moments are a turning point in some lucky team’s season. Well the former may be true this Sunday at FedEx Field in Landover, MD. The Washington Redskins are playing host to the New Orleans Saints. Yes, these are the same Saints that just dismantled the Patriots 38-17. Drew Brees looked like someone pissed him off pregame and he wanted to prove a point. Well point well taken Mr. Brees. But I think the outcome of this coming Sunday is not going to be good….. for the Saints. I am calling the biggest upset of the year. The Redskins will beat the Saints this coming Sunday.
The fact of the matter is the Saints are the best team in football. I hate to break the bad news to Indianapolis, but the Saints can go toe-to-toe and blow-for-blow with you. The only difference is, the Saints Defense is better. Not necessarily better players, just a better scheme for their personnel. Thank Greg Williams and Dan Snyder. Remember Dan Snyder fired Greg Williams, and after a lackluster year in Jacksonville, he landed in New Orleans. Good for him. I am happy Greg Williams found a job. And I am biased when it comes to Defensive Coordinators. I love the bright Defensive minds like Dick Lebeau, Rex Ryan, Tony Dungy, Jim Johnson, and Greg Williams, who were and are the best in the business. And lets take a look at the Offensive Line, the Running Back tandem of Pierre Thomas and Reggie Bush, and the outstanding group of Wide Recievers. I already knew Devery Henderson was good. I watched Robert Meachem at Tennessee and knew he was good. Marques Colston slipped through the cracks and basically landed in New Orleans’ lap. And quite frankly he’d scare me in a one-on-one match up. He is 6’4” and can fly. But the guy that seemed to be Brees’ favorite target is Lance Moore. I don’t know where he came from but that dude can ball. And the man running the show should have won the MVP last year, but the media has their collective heads shoved so far up Peyton Manning behind they can't see anything. How can a guy throw for over 5,000 yard and be passed over for the MVP award is beyond me. But with all of that said, I still think that the Redskins are going to beat the Saints.
I have played on that grassy turf surface before. It is a very fast surface. And playing indoors shields you from the elements. So watching them in the Superdome is like watching the second coming of the Greatest Show On Turf. But I am curious as to how they will play outdoors. Hell the Dolphins almost beat them in Miami. But this isn’t Miami and our team is hungry and desparate to prove a point. And, when I watch the Redskins play now I don’t see a team in the midst of turmoil. I see a team who is tired of being kicked around. I see a team who is really starting to fight back. These are the most dangerous of teams to play, because they feel as though they have nothing left to lose. Expect about 40 degree temperatures, snow flurries, 92,000 fans and 53 pissed off players, because everyone has the Redskins losing in double-digit fashion. But I think that is funny. Has anyone watched the Redskins play in the last few weeks? This is not a bad team, and I will keep preaching it until they start proving me right. And I don’t even care if that is next season. This is a team that could easily go 11-5.
I respect the Saints and their Offensive prowess. It’s not everyday that a team dismantles a Bill Belichick team. And to be frank, this was the team that I was expecting to see in 2006 and 2007, but it just didn’t work out that way. And now that they are clicking on all cylinders, they are ripe for the picking. See the Washington Defense can create pressure now with their Offensive Line. And the Linebacker corps is actually good now. Our weak spot on Defense is our Defensive Back group right now. I don't believe that they can shutdown the Saints’ Wide Receivers, but it's not 4-on-4, it's 11-on-11, and our front seven will cause the Saints problems. Our Offensive Line may not be good at Pass Protection, and our Running Backs may not have break away speed and are average at Pass Protection. Jason Campbell is not, nor will he ever be Peyton Manning, and no we don’t have the best Wide Reciever corps in the league. But this game is at FedEx Field, outside exposed to the elements. This team had to endure the loss of Clinton Portis, Randy Thomas, Chris Samuels, Chris Cooley, Ladell Betts, Chris Horton, Albert Haynesworth, DeAngelo Hall, Mike Williams and Chad Rinehart at various points this season and yet, they found themselves in every game this year. This is a team that is on the verge of surprising a lot of people. Why? With all of the negative surrounding this team. They have remained unified.
Usually in situations like this, teams are starting to point fingers and fall apart. Look into the eyes of the Redskins players. They genuinely respect each other and are going to war for each other. No they will not be in the Super Bowl this year, much less the Playoffs. They wont be remembered as one of the best teams in 2009. Hell I find it funny that the Redskins garnered so much attention in a season where a team that was 13-3 last year, started 0-6 and had little said about it. There are organizations such as the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs, and the Oakland Raiders who absolutely stink. But the general consensus is the Redskins are the worse team in football. Go figure. Well they will put all of that to rest this Sunday. The Redskins will beat the Saints this Sunday and shock the football world. By all accounts the Saints should be in the NFC Championship game this year against the Minnesota Vikings. But there will not be any undefeated teams this year and one of them will be going down Sunday. Don’t let me down boys.
Final score Washington 20, New Orleans 17.
Can’t wait to say I told you so.
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