Eagles' Sheldon Brown: "You don't fool with him." article 9/18

What a load....the Eagles D isn't intimidated in the least by the Saints O. If anything I think they're dying to prove how good they are against this Offense. I suspect that McDermott has spent 18 hours a day every day this week in the film room watching tape and scheming.

If I had to guess I'd say McDermott's going to blitz the hades out of the Saints in hopes of rattling Brees, putting a lot of hits on him, creating turnovers. He'll move Trent Cole all over the place trying to create pressure. Knowing Brees and Payton they will quickly counter scheme and take advantage of the Eagles aggression. If the OL can keep Brees clean through the first quarter....look out.

True. This is the game where Bushrod needs to step it up. The DT pressure was very minimal in the Detroit game compared to what the Eagles will bring. Brees won't be able to step up into a perfect pocket this week when Bushrod gets beat IMO.