Joey Galloway is a Saints Killer
Last night the guys at WhattheBuc.net were nice enough to have me on to represent Football Jabber, The Sports Zone, and Saints fanness. ( Archived show HERE under the title “Offseason with Scott Reynolds”). One of the topics discussed that I did not get into further detail with was how Joey Galloway has owned the Saints over the last two years.
Going over the stats since the Sean Payton era began I noticed how Galloway has excelled against the Saints more than any other team in that time. On paper if the Bucs played the Saints every week in a season Joey’s average would come out to 2004 yards and 20 TD’s (of course he likely wouldn’t but that’s what the numbers would add up to).
2006 Week 5:
Joey has 4 catches for 110 yards and a TD.
2006 Week 9:
Joey has another 4 catches for 97 yards and two more TD’s
In 2006 Galloway had 7 TD’s. Three against the Saints. The week 9 game is his only game with more than one TD.
2007 Week 2:
Galloway pulls in four grabs for 135 yards and 2 TD’s.
2007 Week 13:
Finally they keep him out of the endzone but he has 7 catches for 159 yards!
In 2007 Joey topped 100 yards only three times and two of them were against the Saints.
Over four games in the last two years Galloway totaled 19 Rec. for 501 yards and 5 TD’s. 26 yards per reception!
I know, I know, the Saints suck against everyone in the passing game. But even in comparison to Steve Smith of the Panthers (4 games, 27 Rec. 266 Yards, 4 TD’s) in that time frame Galloway is consistently having his way with the Saints…and the guy does age every year!
This might sound crazy but it is apparent that one of the keys to getting back the NFC South title for the Saints is to stop a 36 year-old WR. Easier said than done I guess. The Saints have made more additions on defense this year than I can recall in recent memory and we still have the NFL Draft to come yet. I hate to say it but come Bucs vs. Saints week, Joey Galloway is starting if I have him on a fantasy football squad.
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