Bush finished with the Decoy BS...

You know what happened with OSU, man! An overrated team got beaten by a much better underrated team! You could have stuck one, perhaps two other SEC teams against OSU and the results would have been similar, so it wasn't just the time off that got them. Anyway, I think the time off will prove beneficial for the Saints for several reasons.

1) Payton altered the schedule based on what happened the last time we had a Bye. He's a master at getting his team ready to play in big prime-time games. Just look at Atlanta and Dallas.

2) A playoff bye week is not the same as a mid-season bye week. The intensity won't be an issue for us in the playoffs.

3) We do have a few players who will benefit from extra time to heal and rejuvenate themselves. Horn, Deuce, and several others will be much closer to full strength due to the week.

4) The Eagles are banged up, and are now playing without their pro-bowl corner. Our guys got to sit back and watch that game from home!