NFC South playoff picture pretty clear
Pat Yasinskas, NFC South...and plan several posts this afternoon. Let's start off with a look at the league-wide playoff picture. From the NFC South perspective, this is pretty much all about the Saints, but the Falcons...
Blog | December 14, 2009Winning ugly should be concern for Saints
Pat Yasinskas, NFC South...in his postgame interview. We're 13-0 and we have a first-round bye in the playoffs,'' Vilma said. Confidence is a great thing and it's probably a big reason the Saints are...
Blog | December 13, 2009Final Word: NFC South
Pat Yasinskas, NFC South...got. Closing in on home-field advantage. The Saints can clinch a first-round bye in the playoffs with a victory against the Falcons. That would be nice, but there's something better on the...
Blog | December 11, 2009What happened to rest of 'NFC Stout'?
Pat Yasinskas, NFC South...was to get back-to-back winning seasons for the first time in franchise history, make the playoffs again and maybe even win the NFC South championship. None of that's going to happen. The...
Blog | December 11, 2009Saints hope Greer's back for playoffs
Pat Yasinskas, NFC South...sports hernia. But the good news is the Saints think Greer can be fully healthy for the playoffs, maybe even for the final regular-season game. In a perfect world, you'd like to have...
Blog | December 10, 2009Saints can clinch first-round bye Sunday
Pat Yasinskas, NFC SouthThe NFL just sent out the playoff scenarios for this weekend and the NFC South news here is the Saints have a chance to...
Blog | December 08, 2009How I See It: NFC South Stock Watch
Pat Yasinskas, NFC South...Saints have carried two kickers all season, they may not do that as they head into the playoffs. 2. Chris Redman, Falcons quarterback: He had to play for the injured Matt Ryan against the Eagles...
Blog | December 08, 2009Wrap-up: Eagles 34, Falcons 7
Pat Yasinskas, NFC South...more time because of their injuries. If they do, the Falcons aren't going to make the playoffs. I don't want to say the Falcons are worse off than they were in 2007, when...
Blog | December 06, 2009Forecast doesn't favor Brees
Pat Yasinskas, NFC South...0-5 in games where the temperature at kickoff was less than 45 degrees. That includes the postseason and Brees' passer rating dips to 79.0 in cold-weather games. According to weather.com, Sunday...
Blog | December 05, 2009Will the Saints go unbeaten?
Pat Yasinskas, NFC South...Carolina: Even if the Saints are 15-0 and have home-field advantage locked up for the playoffs, I can't see any way Sean Payton would sit his starters. Going 16-0 and carrying...
Blog | December 02, 2009Clinching NFC South title is simple process
Pat Yasinskas, NFC South...from New Orleans and the first e-mail I saw was from the NFL spelling out the playoff scenarios for this week. It's real simple: A win or a tie by the Saints against...
Blog | December 01, 2009How I See It: NFC South Stock Watch
Pat Yasinskas, NFC South...now he has a broken finger on his throwing hand. That, and the fact that Carolina's playoff chances are virtually gone, mean it's time to hand it off to backup Matt Moore. I...
Blog | December 01, 2009'MNF' mailbag on Monday afternoon
Pat Yasinskas, NFC South...Dad said he would never live to see the Saints have a winning season and make the playoffs. Well the year he died that fall the Saints did just that. Which brings me to this...
Blog | November 30, 2009Wrap-up: Jets 17, Panthers 6
Pat Yasinskas, NFC South...Delhomme had a couple of bad games late in the regular season and was horrible in the playoff loss to Arizona. So what did the Panthers do about their quarterback situation? They extended Delhomme's...
Blog | November 29, 2009Getting creative doesn't work for Morris
Pat Yasinskas, NFC South...Matt Ryan, all day. They looked like they were about to eliminate Atlanta's hopes for the playoffs and they seemed to be playing with an inspiration that wasn't very apparent all season. It...
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