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The Saints signed wide receiver Brandon Marshall this week Marcus Davenport Jersey , but his debut with the team will reportedly come at some point down the road. Saints take on the Eagles on Sunday afternoon.Marshall signed with the Saints on Monday, but was not their first choice for a veteran addition to the offense. Dez Bryant signed with the team ahead of their Week 10 game against the Bengals, but tore his Achilles in practice before getting into a game.Marshall opened the regular season with the Seahawks and caught 11 passes for 136 yards and a touchdown in seven games for the team. Saints coach Sean Payton said he thought Marshall’s size would be a plus for the Saints as they try to build on their 8-1 start to the season.Michael Thomas, Tre'Quan Smith, Keith Kirkwood and Austin Carr are the other wideouts in New Orleans.MMBQ Staff release NFL Predictions | Saints heavily favored to make playoffs | Brees MVP? Each the year the staff at MMBQ (Sports Illustrated) release predictions on who they think makes the playoffs, wins the Super Bowl and who takes home the individual awards. With the NFL season kicking off in two days, now seems as good a time as any to put down some bold predictions for the 2018 season. There aren’t many years in the team’s history where they are entering the season as a favorite which has caused the fan base (and in many year’s the team itself) to adopt an underdog mentality. Sean Payton wanted to break away from that paradigm this season introducing the “Prove Them Right” mantra. Of the fifteen analysts from MMBQ twelve labeled New Orleans playoff bound.By The Numbers:12 of 15 say Saints make the playoffs: Albert Breer Authentic Archie Manning Jersey , Jenny Vrentas, Robert Klemko, Jonathan Jones, Andy Benoit, Kalyn Kahler, Ben Baskin, Andrew Brandt Bobby Hebert Jersey Salute to Service , Michael Beller, Mark Mravic, Bette Marston, and Mitch Goldich5 of 15 say Drew Brees wins the MVP Award: Albert Breer, Kalyn Kahler, Michael Beller, Bette Marston and Mitch Goldich2 of 15 say Alvin Kamara wins the OPOY Award: Jonathan Jones Morten Andersen Jersey , Kalyn Kahler2 of 15 say Marcus Davenport wins DROY Award: Jonathan Jones, Bette Marston1 of 15 say Cameron Jordan wins the DPOY Award: Albert Breer1 of 15 say Sean Payton wins Coach of the Year: Jenny VrentasFinally, in the most important prediction of them all, 2 of the 15 have the New Orleans Saints winning the Super Bowl with 4 others predicting New Orleans makes it to the big game but lose to either the Patriots or Chiefs. With a total of 6 analysts saying the team is good enough to make it all the way it’s definitely a break away from what most fans are used to. Bette Marston’s prediction has the Saints winning the Super Bowl over the New England PatriotsBette marston - SI/MMBQMake sure you give the full article a read on the Sports Illustrated website. What do you think of the results? What players should be in consideration for awards that are noticeably missing? One name that pops out for potentially winning an award would be rookie receiver Tre’Quan Smith giving the comments Payton has made about his performance in both training camp and during the preseason. Maybe it’s a bit too soon to jump on that horse though.It is nice to see Brees getting recognized for his continued dominance. Will that confidence be remembered when it’s time for actual ballots to be cast? History says no, but a run (and win) to the Super Bowl could finally give Brees that one award that has alluded him throughout the entirety of his career. Custom Dallas Cowboys Jerseys