Give me your tired, your poor, your losing teams. Come to New York and face our team, the J-E-T-S, the worst the NFL has to offer. If you can’t beat this team, you’re really in trouble.
The Saints traveled to New York, well actually New Hoffa, to feast on the Jets, and feast they did, 30-9. The Jets looked awful, a reminder to the Saints fans what an awful team really looks like. The game left the Saints as one of many teams at 6-7 and squarely in the playoff hunt, although it almost certainly won’t be by division title. The Saints have some quarterback uncertainty over the next few years, but not like the Jets. The green team invested the 2nd pick in Zach Wilson, who looks like a great NFL quarterback maneuvering around the pocket, until he actually has to let go of the ball. At that point anything could happen, but it usually involves bouncing. Bouncing off a shoulder pad, a helmet, or the turf. I have said all along that I don’t think the Saints have an NFL quarterback on the roster, but after watching Wilson I could make the argument that the Saints have 4, 5 if you count Kamara. If Wilson makes it as an NFL quarterback, I will be shocked.
Yes, Alvin Kamara was back from his fall break, and did he look fresh! He is clearly the NFL MVP as the Saints are 6-3 with him, and 0-4 without him. He was spectacular, accounting for 145 yards running and catching and just bothering the Jets. Taysom Hill also had a good game, doing what he does. But the defense was stout, allowing only 3 harmless field goals, threatened only at the end of the game. They didn’t miss Cameron Jordan, who missed his first game ever as a Saint, and with their biggest game of the season on tap next Sunday Night against TB, now is the time to make a challenge for a a playoff spot.
How will it go? Well, you can bet they will concentrate on Kamara, so someone else will need to step up.
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