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If we do Drew Brees will have to be considered the best qb of all time.
I can't recall any super bowl champion winning it all with these kind of injuries to the running game.
Brees can and has won games virtually by himself. In addition, although Bush is prone to mess up, he has showed up in the playoffs and he looked really good last week against Tampa. Beyond that, the running game more or less comes down to how well your offensive line is playing and our line is capable of being one of the best in the leauge, they just haven't shown it yet this year. So, yes, even a Julius Jones, Wynn, Bell combo might get it done and certainly Reggie Bush can get it done behind our line. But, even if that doesn't happen, Payton and Brees can adjust and still score a large number of points even without a running game. My bigger concern on offense is the health of Graham and Shockey.
And on defense, we are better than the team that won the Super Bowl last year. Jenkins being hurt blows, but even if he is out, his replacement is a future Hall of Fame FS who still have some games left in him.
So, in the end, even with the injuries, this team is probably more talented than the one that won the Lombardi last year. All that really matters is if they come to play on game day and given the playoff experience this team and coaching staff have, I'd say that's almost a guarantee.
In short, buzd is right, we got this.
And, in the end, even if I'm wrong and we don't have this, isn't it a lot more fun to be positive about the team and the game than to be depressed about it. I mean isn't the entire point of being a fan to have a good time?