Sports News:It’s Saints All the Way, Baby!

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Daily Sports News Online, your source for latest cricket, football, Tennis, Formula 1 sports news.I’ve waited a very long time to make my Super Bowl prediction. I needed a little time to let the hoopla of the regular season die down so I could really think about the dominant team. The obvious choice is the Colts. But the more I’ve chewed this around, the more I

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I’ve waited a very long time to make my Super Bowl prediction. I needed a little time to let the hoopla of the regular season die down so I could really think about the dominant team. The obvious choice is the Colts. But the more I’ve chewed this around, the more I lean toward the Saints. Here’s why.

Saints Emotions

The Saints have had the emotional edge this entire season. People want them to win. They want the city of New Orleans, who has received such a bad deal the last few years, so have something to smile about. They want a team who has never been to the Super Bowl to go and take home the trophy.
Compare that with the (yawn) lackluster thought of the Colts and Peyton Manning winning another Super Bowl. Listen, I’m a huge Peyton fan, but I think he’s gotten a little bit too much credit for the Colts success. It isn’t all about Peyton.

Saints Errors

A lot was said about Brett Favre’s interception throw during the Vikings/Saints playoff game, but let’s not kid ourselves. The Saints played like a bunch of high schoolers who couldn’t keep their emotions in check. They had a bucket full of penalties, and yet still didn’t get called for the most important one (of hitting Favre below the knees.) But they got it out of their system. They will reign it in and use that emotion to play instead of implode.

Strategy

There’s no question that the Colts are the dominant team here. But that doesn’t always mean anything. Remember the Patriots and their “perfect season” – right up until they lost the Super Bowl to the Giants? There was no way the Pats should have lost that game. But they did.

Besides that, aren’t we giving just a little too much credit to Peyton Manning? Listen, he’s the “anti-Favre” right now. He’s likable. He’s a great player. It’s so much easier for people to agree on him. But like Favre, he’s just another player. He’s not a football mastermind. All the Saints have to do is get in his face all day and they will shake him up like they did Favre. If they do this, they will win.

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