When the opening lines came out on Monday, the first thing that stood out to me was the Saints @ Redskins game on Sunday at 1 o’clock. Even today as I have seen some books giving the Redskins a point, (and also some giving the Saints a point) I don’t care. I think the Saints are going to cover any spread under 3 easily.
It isn’t so much how poorly the ‘Skins played against the Giants; I thought and still am not unconvienced that they are going to be a solid team this year. It also is not a product of how well the Saints played this past week. They did not play that well.
The last couple days it has come out that Marques Colston is not playing and will be out for several weeks. The question is; can a division 1AA, third year player have enough of an impact on this game to swing people from putting action on the Saints? I love throwing in the 1AA thing (and yes I still call in 1AA). I;m a big Colston fan but there are other weapons in New Orleans.
That being said, I think the Saints will improve upon last week’s performance. Their offense, and Brees in particular, are big play machines. They had three plays of 39 yards or more that resulted in a touchdown in week one. None of which were to Colston. Sure his presence as a number 1 wide out and a thousand yard gainer the past two years played a role. None the less I just love the Saints in this contest. One point of improvement that the Saints must make is in the run stopping department. They cannot let Portis run wild; and believe me the ‘Skins will give Clinton plenty of chances to get it going (i.e. their passing game is a bit suspect).
