tnmike
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would have easily beaten the Patriots
would have easily beaten the Patriots
I don’t know, but the way the Saints offense sputtered towards the end of the season gives me doubt.jmho.
Matchups seldom work on the basis of "Our offense smoked your defense; your defense smoked their offense, therefore our offense will smoke their defense." (or something like that).
Matchups are unique to the two teams going head-to-head and may involve a big receiver dominating a small CB on Team A but, in turn, being dominated by a 6-2 corner on Team B. (Multiply that by 11 and welcome to matchup hell).
All of which is to say that the Saints may have struggled vs. LA, but you never know what Brees might pull out of his butt vs. the Pats.
One thing that impressed me about Belichick was his ability to uncover opposing weaknesses during the game and then making adjustments in the 4Q to exploit those weaknesses.
would have easily beaten the Patriots