Are New Orleans Saints The Splitting Image Of What Dallas Cowboys Should Be?
When you look at career stats and player development, there are some very tight parallels with the New Orleans Saints and the Dallas Cowboys; however, the Saints are having great success and the Cowboys are struggling.
Drew Brees and Tony Romo have very similar statistics in passing, touchdowns, and even success.
You’ve got a young, no-name wide receiver Marcus Colston who comes on the scene and explodes. Although Colston did it pretty quickly, the Cowboys are also seeing a no-name kind of guy reach higher levels, and that’s with Miles Austin.
The Saints have a utility runner named Reggie Bush.
The Cowboys have a guy named Felix Jones.
In a way, the Saints do seem like a splitting image of the Cowboys.
Saints are 13-0.
Cowboys are 8-5.
What’s the difference?
Wade Phillips.
Sean Payton.
Honestly, if I were a betting man, I would put my money on the Cowboys. I would not be surprised to see the Cowboys win tomorrow night. They are playing themselves, and they can beat themselves.
We’ve seen was 13-0 records mean in the NFL. We’ve seen what 13-3 means, too. This is not something the Cowboys have not dealt with before.
If the Cowboys do make the playoffs, we know that it’s a whole new season, and an entirely different ball game.
But they have to beat the Saints.
The difference isn’t the coaches. If you’re looking to sensationalize the coaching situation, sure, great article.
If you’re looking to truly compare teams why don’t you compare the teams they’ve played and where they’ve played them. The only difficult teams they’ve played, for the most part they’ve played AT HOME. Also they played the Eagles without McNabb and the Falcons without Michael Turner and without Matt Ryan AND ALMOST LOST. A win is a win but come on. Good coaches don’t let teams like the Rams hang around until the final play. Good coaches don’t need help from bad coaches (Washington) to win games. Cut the coaching shit when there are so many other reasons the Saints have had better success. Scheduling and Personel being the most of it.
The Saints are a good team but they’re no Indianapolis.
Cut with the coaching talk though, seriously. The season’s not over yet. Who do you blame for the Patriots season thus far? Since you don’t have the coaching option, though you might actually have more of a case.
December 19th, 2009 at 1:12 amAbsolutely..totally agree..Wade is the difference..Part of me wants a train wreck of titanic proportions just to ensure he and Garrett are gone..
December 19th, 2009 at 6:40 amDidn’t get your wish. What a shame.
December 20th, 2009 at 1:26 amWe already had a ” train wreck of titanic proportions” remember
December 22nd, 2009 at 2:23 am1-15????? i do..never want The cowboys to go down like that again . its OUR team right all?