00:00one of the bigger lines of the week the Detroit Lions back for another go at it what a disappointing
00:05year it was for them last year Joe and the Saints actually came on a little bit strong at the
00:10end of
00:10last year finally feels like they have at least a quarterback of now I don't know if I would say
00:14it's of the future for Tyler Shuck but the Lions were one of the favorites last year opening up to
00:20go to the Super Bowl their offense sputtered their defense was among the worst in the NFL
00:26and here we are in September and there are still those same questions surrounding the Lions
00:33defense today again another high total on the board today between the Saints and Lions do you think
00:39that Detroit has figured out a way to stop teams on defense if not maybe the Saints have their way
00:45again like other teams did at the end of last year I couldn't believe how bad the Lions played
00:50yeah they they did now the Lions do have a softer schedule this year and once Dan Campbell took back
00:55the play calling last year things did get better for them so I think with Petsig here you're going to
00:59see a fresher group here a fresher perspective but a lot of the same stuff that made them so successful
01:04especially at home off at home has always been spectacular now going back to last year look I want
01:09to point this out the Saints are my pick to win this division every year we get a team that
01:12goes from
01:12worst to first and I think the Saints can do that this year I think this is a tougher one
01:16though
01:16when you look at last year how Tyler Shuck performed against really good teams against good teams he still
01:22struggled a little bit and when you're going on the road week one I actually like the under on the
01:26team total here of the 20 and a half for the Saints I think that's an approach I think without
01:31Jordan
01:31Tyson you're going to see a lot of volume go towards Juwan Johnson you can get him for over 40
01:36plus
01:36receiving yards at minus 136 it's a little bit of juice but I think it's pretty solid if you want
01:41to
01:41throw a touchdown in there as well it's plus 240 for him but on the other side of this game
01:45you're
01:45going to see a lot of Amon Ross and Brown like you always do I think the seven plus receptions
01:48for him
01:48is where you want to be is at minus 114 you saw him hit that number is like the average
01:53for him
01:54that's just the average for Amon Ra I think you're going to see a lot of him in this game
01:57but I do
01:58think that team total here the Saints do struggle a little bit you asked where you make it up you
02:03make it up with the front you make it up with the pass rush don't let Tyler Shuck have enough
02:08time
02:08in the pocket to make up for the fact you are dealing with some issues in the secondary for the
02:12Lions
02:13but as long as you got Amon Ross St. Brown whether he's upside down or right side up he is
02:18going to be
02:18that guy that's going to deliver you consistency every single week yeah Travis Etienne is now on
02:24the Saints for those of you who haven't followed the offseason very closely and these guys haven't
02:28played a lot in the preseason as Joe has said
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