Robert Meachem is finally starting to show why the Saints drafted him so high a couple of years ago.  He has played in 13 games for the Saints this season and he has caught 33 passes for 601 yards (18.2 avg) with 8 TD grabs.  He has also carried the ball 5 times for 75 yards (15.0 ypc) so far this season.  Meachem pitches in on special teams for the Saints when the need arises as he has returned 6 kickoffs for 148 yards (24.7 avg).  He also made a huge play against the Redskins were he forced a fumble, recovered it and returned it for a TD.  He is really turning into a asset for the Saints in 2009.

The tight ends have been a very important part of the offense for the New Orleans Saints this season.  Jeremy Shockey, David Thomas and Darnell Dinkins have combined to catch 71 passes for 825 yards (11.6 avg) with 6 TD grabs so far this season.  Shockey is the main man of this group as he has caught 48 passes for 569 yards (11.9 avg) with 3 TD grabs.  David Thomas has been really effective also despite being #2 on the depth chart as he has caught 22 passes for 254 yards (11.5 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  Darnell Dinkins is only usually used in goal line situations and short yardage situations as he is a good blocker.  He has only caught 1 pass for 2 yards but it went for a TD.  Look for the Saints to use the TEs a lot tomorrow if the Cowboys are blitzing a lot.

30-year old QB Drew Brees just seems to be getting better every season.  He has played in 11 games this season for the Saints and he has completed 236 of 343 passes (68.8%) for 3,117 yards with 27 TD passes and 9 INTs (112.6 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 18 times for 27 yards (1.5 ypc) wiht 2 TD runs this year.  It will be interesting to see if Brees gets the Saints to the Super Bowl this season as this is the best New Orleans’ football team that I have ever seen.

Pierre Thomas has taken over as the main running back for the Saints over Mike Bell and Reggie Bush.  Thomas has played in 7 games for the Saints so far this season and he has carried the ball 83 times for 455 yards (5.5 ypc) with 5 TD runs.  He has also caught 13 passes for 96 yards (7.4 avg) with a TD grab this year.  It’s good for the Saints that Thomas has taken over as the main man because he’s just a better player than Bell or Bush.

Starting safety Darren Sharper has been outstanding this season for the Saints.  He has played in all six games for them this season and he has 22 tackles, 8 passes defensed, 1/2 a sack and 6 interceptions.  The amazing thing about his interceptions is that he has a stunning 317 yards (52.8 avg) in return yardage and he has scored 3 TDs.  Sharper is the best playmaker on the defense and he will be heading directly to the Pro Bowl when this season is over as long as he can stay healthy.