2006 Saints Football
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Reggie Bush is generating a lot of
excitement for the 2006 Saints football team.
He is the biggest offseason acquisition that any team made
and he basically fell into their laps after Houston passed
on him with the no. 1 pick. Of course he is most
likely going to have to share duties with Duece McAllister
or find different ways to get on the field. Drew
Brees is going to come in and replace Aaron Brooks as he
had pretty much worn out his welcome with the
organization. Brees has question marks of his own
due to his shoulder injury that sidelined him to end last
season. Michael Bennett was also added to the back
field giving the Saints a deep look at running back.
Scott Fujita should help with a defense that was 27th
against the rush last season. The biggest losses the
team faces is Darren Howard at defensive end moving to the
Eagles and LeCharles Bentley leaving to the Browns.
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The 2006 Saints football offense is going
to have to shore up some problems from a year ago.
It's a good thing that new head coach Sean Payton is
supposed to be an offensive genius as the team ranked 31st
in scoring with only 14.7 points per game and tied for
last in turnover differential with a minus 24 mark.
The team went out and signed Brees before they knew Bush
would be available and even when they knew they could have
guys like Vince Young or Matt Leinart. That should
speak highly of their confidence in him. New Orleans
isn't going to have much trouble in the backfield with Pro
Bowler McAllister lining up with Bush. McAllister is
recovering from last year's knee injury, but there is
depth to go around if he doesn't return to top form.
Joe Horn and Donte Stallworth are both capable of becoming
Pro Bowlers and Brees can prove his worth quickly by
giving the ball to these talented receivers in a better
fashion than Brooks did.
The defense is not going to be much better
for the 2006 Saints football team than it was last season.
The front four have under-achieved and it will be
interesting to see if the offensively minded Payton can
get more out of them. Payton did bring in Fujita
from his former team in the Cowboys, but this might be the
worst unit in the National Football League. The same
can be said about the secondary, as they probably are the
worst in the league despite the Saints ranking 3rd against
the pass last season. Mike McKenzie was developing
into a star in Green Bay before clashing with management,
and has not done much to show he deserved the money he
wanted. Defensively this team is going to struggle
to stop teams from scoring so they better hope the offense
provides a nice buffer.
Of course there is a buzz with the
additions of Bush and Brees, but this Saints team isn't
going anywhere this season. You are looking at a
team that has maybe the worst defense in the league, a
rookie head coach, playing in a city being rebuilt, and
playing in one of the toughest divisions in football.
The Under 6.5 wins posted with a +110 money line right now
at
Bookmaker looks to be one of the best bets of the season.
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