Re: Playoff Picks
I'd actually love to see the Saints play Dallas again. If Dallas won the game, they would secure their bragging rights, because they would play our top guys during the "re-run." If they were to lose, we would have the bragging rights, because it would validate what seems to be most of the reason for the "sqeekers" and losses during the latter part of our season - loss of critical players, due to injury.
I actually thought that today's game would be more competative and would not have predicted the rout that occured. Even the 45 - 14 score is deceptive, because the Saints were not really trying to put points on the board during the last 9 minutes of play. Basically, all they were doing was to eat up the clock. I think the game could have easily been 59 - 14.
One other issue that comes to mind, is that this result is exactly why the league needs to stay out of deciding what players are put on the field at any given time. Payton made an obvious and very smart decision to let his top guys heal, so that the team had a reasonable shot at being competitive in the playoffs. As a fan, I will trust his decisions as coach and would a heck of a lot rather see some guys getting SB rings, than to have a 16-0 season. This is especially true, given the fact that we might not have gotten the "perfect season," anyway.
???
