Tight end Jeremy Shockey's sports hernia surgery will further bottle up the Saints' offense. Without Shockey and WR Marques Colston, who's out for six weeks with a thumb injury, RB Reggie Bush becomes the target of extra defensive attention.
The creativity of coach
Sean Payton, along with the heady play of QB
Drew Brees, can cut down problems to a certain degree. But the loss of two Pro Bowl-caliber offensive talents and the groin injury to left tackle
Jammal Brown puts the Saints' offense in a tough spot.
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John Clayton
