stillers4me
10-31-2010, 08:45 AM
Published: Sunday, October 31, 2010, 8:06 AM
(http://connect.nola.com/user/jduncan/index.html)Jeff Duncan, The Times-Picayune (http://connect.nola.com/user/jduncan/index.html)
The guesswork will end tonight. So will all the talk and promises.
http://media.nola.com/saints_impact/photo/9006157-large.jpgChris Granger/The Times-PicayuneNew Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and tight end Jeremy Shockey celebrate a touchdown pass to Lance Moore against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Oct. 17.
Tonight's prime-time showdown against the 5-1 Pittsburgh Steelers (http://stats.nola.com/fb/teamstats.asp?team=23) should provide a much-needed litmus test for the New Orleans Saints (http://www.nola.com/saints).
Tonight we find out if they are playoff contenders or simply pretenders to last season's throne.
We find out if they are worthy of the dynasty discussion they boldly kicked around this offseason (http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2010/02/the_new_orleans_saints_are_poi.html), or simply the latest one-Lombardi wonders who smelled greatness for a season but failed to retain it for posterity.
Seven games into their Super Bowl (http://www.nola.com/saints-super-bowl) title defense, we still don't know quite what to make of these Saints...............
http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2010/10/tonight_the_real_new_orleans_s.html
(http://connect.nola.com/user/jduncan/index.html)Jeff Duncan, The Times-Picayune (http://connect.nola.com/user/jduncan/index.html)
The guesswork will end tonight. So will all the talk and promises.
http://media.nola.com/saints_impact/photo/9006157-large.jpgChris Granger/The Times-PicayuneNew Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and tight end Jeremy Shockey celebrate a touchdown pass to Lance Moore against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Oct. 17.
Tonight's prime-time showdown against the 5-1 Pittsburgh Steelers (http://stats.nola.com/fb/teamstats.asp?team=23) should provide a much-needed litmus test for the New Orleans Saints (http://www.nola.com/saints).
Tonight we find out if they are playoff contenders or simply pretenders to last season's throne.
We find out if they are worthy of the dynasty discussion they boldly kicked around this offseason (http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2010/02/the_new_orleans_saints_are_poi.html), or simply the latest one-Lombardi wonders who smelled greatness for a season but failed to retain it for posterity.
Seven games into their Super Bowl (http://www.nola.com/saints-super-bowl) title defense, we still don't know quite what to make of these Saints...............
http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2010/10/tonight_the_real_new_orleans_s.html