Super Bowl Quarterback – Wide Receiver Combos: Do the Saints matchup to the Colts

Let us not forget that even the greatest QB’s needed someone to throw the ball to.

There have been some legendary match-ups in Super Bowl history.  Montana-Rice, Aikman-Irvin, Bradshaw-Swann, and Brady-Moss. 

Manning and Wayne have already proven themselves.  Is it time for Brees and Colston to join the conversation?  While so much is being made about the men in the pocket this Super Bowl season, lets take a look at the key men on the receiving end.

Wayne caught 100 passes for 1264 yards and 10 touchdowns.  Colston caught 70 for 1074 and 9 TD’s.  I would like to note here that Dallas Clark went 100/1106/10.  We talk a lot about the Saints offense, and Drew’s passing, but the Indy TE has better receiving stats then the number 1 Saints receiver. 

Food for thought. 

Betting on this Super Bowl game as I have mentioned, has more to do with Payton Manning then it does with anything else.  He does not distribute the ball to as many targets, but the ones he does use, he uses more effectively then any other QB.  And it is not like this is news. 

Manning has been throwing most of his passes to the same two guys for the better part of a decade.  The only other name that you can throw in there is Marvin Harrison, but other then that you would be hard pressed to name too many other Indy receivers over the past decade. 

Saints receivers do not have the same individual stats that the top Colts do, but Brees is better then Manning at using the team in front of him.  Brees has 7 receivers over 300 yards this season, and that is one of the keys to the Saints success this Sunday.  Brees does have a favorite target, but he has so many consistent choices that you can not stop them all at once. 

Indianapolis will have a tough time stopping, or even slowing the New Orleans offense.  If you think that New Orleans will be successful at slowing the Colts ability to find Wayne and Clark, then you have to strongly consider taking them to win.

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