Great article from Clarion Ledger Rick Cleveland this morning on the challenges the Saints offensive line faces in blocking Detroit Lions Defensive Tackle Ndamukong Suh who was suspended during their regular season matchup. Much of the responsibility for keeping Suh off of Drew Brees is Offensive Guard and fellow Nebraksa Cornhusker Carl Nicks who had faced a much younger Suh occasionally in practice at Nebraska. Filling in for Suh during his suspension was Mobile native and former Auburn All-American Nick Fairley, who also proved to be a handful and got a sack on Brees. The Lions defensive line is definetely the team's greatest strength, however they are coming off definitely their worst performance after former LSU QB Matt Flynn set franchise records throwing for 480 yards in a reserve role in the Green Bay Packers
45-41 victory over the Lions.
NEW ORLEANS — The NFL's brightest spotlight almost always shines on the quarterbacks, especially when one of them is named Drew Brees.
Here Saturday night in the Louisiana Superdome, we may have that rare exception. If NBC cameramen are doing their jobs, their focus often will be on New Orleans Saints Pro Bowl guards Jahri Evans and Carl Nicks and their personal battles with Detroit Lions All-Everything (including bad boy) tackle Ndamukong Suh.
Whoever wins those battles gives their team the best chance to advance.
For full article: http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20120105/COL0504/201050334/Taming-Suh?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Home|p
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