The Times Picayune published a 12 page sports section concerning Sunday's playoff game between the New Orleans Saints and the Eagles. It was the usual hype and clichés by the sports writers about the game and the stats of both teams. Most of all it was all apple polishing about the Saints and telling the readers the Eagles are not the same team that the Saints beat 48-7 earlier in the regular season. It gives the sports writers a way out if the Saints lose after all their Super Bowl predictions.
The bottom line is simple for Sunday's game despite all the hype and stats. If the Eagles play a loose defense like they did in the first game and allow the Saint's receivers to run wild, the Eagles will lose once again. If the Eagles play a tight defense against the receivers their chances of winning are good. The Saint's receivers do not like to be covered tight and they are always looking for a flag from the refs to help them out.
The Eagles are the weakest wild card team in the NFC and AFC playoffs They had a losing record going into their 15th game of the regular season so it is any ones guess what Eagle team will show up for Sunday's game. True, they had some early injuries to key players but that does not count for their poor play in several games including the loss to the Saints.
But the 12 page sports section is just a way for sports writers to keep their jobs and fill up space for the newspaper.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
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