re: How Do You Stop Peyton Manning?

I think that the LB's will play a huge roll in pass coverage. I would spy Vilma on the RB because Peyton is not going to run. Fujita and Shanle need to be the 5th and 6th DB in the short zone to eliminate the quick pass that Peyton lives off of. Blitzing will disrupt him a bit, but they do a good job of getting a receiver in the area the blitz is coming from. I am confident that Sharper will be fine, but Harper can not allow himself to get out of position; especially when Wayne does his favorite double move. Greer and Porter need to stay tight with Garcon and Wayne. They don't need to intercept the ball, they need to make the passing lanes smaller for Peyton. This make him wait the route a bit longer. The LB's will have to make Peyton think a bit when to throw to Collie and Clark. Pressure up the middle of the line is important because I am confident that Smith and McCray can handle Peyton if he rolls left or right. Ellis needs to make a factor up the middle.

Offensively, the Saints needs to score fast and often. Try to take advantage of Colts punts and score at least FG's. we need their defense to start playing tight on the pass which will allow Bush to make yards on spread formations on the ground. When we dominate teams, that is what they do. We jump out ahead then pound it for 6-10 min drives. Again we need a score everytime we get the ball inside the 50. Keeping the Colts out of rythem is important in this timing based offense.

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Mike da tiger 76-excellent
Brees gets going in those 8-20 yard passes..even if they're incomplete, he is adjusting to the opponent's speed and loosening up that arm.