New Orleans Saints quarterbackDrew Breeshas beenruled out of Sunday’s gameagainst the Carolina Panthers. This means that the Saints will be puttingLuke McCownback in the pocket and trying to beat the Panthers that way. It will be interesting to see how much back up power that generator has to run on, unless Verizon has been playing us for fools.
With Brees out, the mind games end for the Panthers. Earlier I had predicted that the Saints would give a decision until right before kickoff. This decision gives the Panthers a day to adjust to life without Brees.
The Saints offense under McCown should be more conservative than the Saints normal offense. That means there should be moreMark Ingramgetting handoffs. It also means that there should be more screen packages featuring CJ Spiller. The Panthers may have be vigilant if they enjoy a lot of passing rushing success because Spiller on a slip screen could be right around the corner.
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McCown will be called to do what his brother has made a habit of over the past few years, don’t turn the ball over. The Panthers can only hope that Luke is just as good about that as Josh was last year in Tampa. The Panthers need to do themselves some favors and not turn the ball over either to keep the Saints in this game.
It can’t be easy for CoachSean Paytonright now. He is missing his quarterback and number 1 target from last year’€™s squad. This is a situation not dissimilar from what is happening in Dallas. The difference is that the Saints are not gettingJimmy Grahamback while the Cowboys will getDez Bryantback at some point.
The Saints come to Bank of America Stadium tomorrow at 1 PM.
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