Randy Moss: ‘NFL fight is affecting Tom Brady’

Below is a bit of an intro and then my Patriots Saints pick for tonight. And while everyone will tune in closely to the future Hall of Fame quarterbacks, there are several key members of the Patriots who deserve a closer look. Let’s explore what has happened, and what to look forward to. And he picked apart New Orleans’ defense, looking much sharper than his brief but largely ineffective appearance in the Patriots’ preseason opener against Green Bay. His backup and likely Week 1 starter, Jimmy Garoppolo, played the rest of the game and was 20-30 passing for 159 yards and an interception.

Since last Saturday, the speedy Slater has caught touchdowns of 60, 40 and 30 yards and never celebrated a single one of them. And three of the Patriots’ top receivers will be out: Julian Edelman, Brandon LaFell and Aaron Dobson.

In 2012, an NFL probe concluded that the Saints had operated improper cash pools rewarding big and even injurious hits. That means that Jimmy Garoppolo will be starting those games.

Brady is seeking to overturn a four-game suspension – worth about $2 million in salary – for his alleged role in deflating footballs in the AFC Championship game.

The kinship between Bill Belichick and Sean Payton is apparent in the way they compliment each other, as well as the subjects theyd rather not discuss.

Peyton Manning will make his 2015 debut. The 28-year-old has just 704 career carries, so he should have fresh legs compared to most running backs at his age.

“I’ve said this before, back in 2006 in any business you would study closely who is having success and they have been a team we study to see the sustained power they have had year in and year out has been pretty impressive”, said Payton, who was hired as Saints coach in 2006. New England is not concerned about results in the preseason, and will not win this one.

“Its unfortunate, ” Brees said, referring to league probes both teams have faced. The Saints went for two and were unsuccessful after both touchdowns, so they have a 15-0 lead. First, wide receiver Jonathan Krause got called for a hold on a first-and-goal sweep from the 1 by LeGarrette Blount. On the next play, Garoppolo found his right leg being tugged but he wrangled himself loose and fired a seed to Harper for a momentum-changing touchdown. He delivered 52 yards on four yards. “Any time you go against Brady, he’s one of the best”, veteran Saints defensive end Parys Haralson said.

So with the searing humidity and ear-piercing train whistles of White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., in the rearview mirror, here are five things to watch as the Patriots and Saints prepare to play real live tackle football. And Tarell Brown, an outside corner his entire career, was the nickel back with the first-team defense.