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I think the offense will put up some points. The Saints' perceived improvement defensively this season has been overstated IMO. Theyre missing Jabari Greer, their best corner. I think Jackson should have an opportunity to make some plays down the field. Shady should be stellar as always. As long as Foles can continue avoiding mistakes and can get some protection this week, I think the offense will be fine.
They worry me on defense though. It will be hard to deal with Thomas and Sproles out of the backfield and Graham over the middle. Barwin, Kendricks, and Chung will have to have good games. If some of those blitzes can get to the qb, that would help tremendously.
The biggest factor that has me feeling good about a Philly win is how bad the Saints have been on the road. All the talk about their road record is not overblown. Even a couple of their road wins have been very underwhelming. Plus, the franchise has never won a road playoff game. I was certainly happy to see San Fran beat Arizona, which kept us from playing the Niners, who would scare the shit out of me if we had to play them in the Wild Card round.
They worry me on defense though. It will be hard to deal with Thomas and Sproles out of the backfield and Graham over the middle. Barwin, Kendricks, and Chung will have to have good games. If some of those blitzes can get to the qb, that would help tremendously.
The biggest factor that has me feeling good about a Philly win is how bad the Saints have been on the road. All the talk about their road record is not overblown. Even a couple of their road wins have been very underwhelming. Plus, the franchise has never won a road playoff game. I was certainly happy to see San Fran beat Arizona, which kept us from playing the Niners, who would scare the shit out of me if we had to play them in the Wild Card round.