San Fran has got to be the most underwhelming city I have been to. And its probably not San Fran's fault. Anywhere after wine country is apt to be a let down, that's just a fact. What's been San Fran's shining light this season is the 9ers. And even with their record, no one has been like oooh, "the Niners are pretty coo". So its safe to say they're under-rated.
Its taken 6 years for the Niners to stop kicking themselves in the pants for passing over Aaron Rodgers in the draft. Alex Smith is alright I guess, but his passes falls very short of Drew Breesus. But then so did everyone else in the league... Stopping the run game is going to be key for the Saints. In various sports shows I've seen that Roman Harper is going to be the dude to watch out for, which I find to be hilarious because he's ALWAYS been the dude to watch out for. Haven't you seen his moves?? Here's to hoping Will Smith gets to pull a Kurt Warner (see: 2009 playoff game) on Alex Smith. Maybe even get a Brett Favre in on him (see: 2009 playoff game).
The odds are stacked against us for this game in the sense that were 0-4 on the road especially outside. But then again, New Orleans is used to having the odds stacked against them and coming out the victor. Examples being BP oil spill, KatrinaN FEMA, pretty much all governmental involvement, and the 2009 victory over the Colts to win the superbowl.
Breesus - I want you passing all over this defense like you're R Kelly in a video with a 14 year old. I want you to look that defense square in the eye - and pass on it. Maybe to Meachem, Graham, Colston, Henderson, maybe Moore and Collins. Feel free to toss it off to Ingrahm, Ivory, Graham again, and Sprolio-skies.
Thank you so much Saints for an amazing season. You boys have done so well and given the city another season of being proud to call themselves fans of the New Orleans Saints. I'm once again privileged to call you my team, and spread the good word of Drew Breesus and his Saints.
Praise Breesus, bless you boys, and GEAUX SAINTS!!
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Coming From the Lion's Den...A Tail of Two Cities
(Before any English majors correct me, I used 'tail' because we're playing the lions)
While we didn't get the bye week (F you SF), we at least get to play at home this first game. Seeing the decorative lighting that has illustrated the Super Dome has been awesomely hilarious. However, it does make me miss home a little bit. We find ourselves in another playoff season, right as the Mardi Gras celebrations begin. This is a recipe for fantastic.
I hate to say anything bad about the Lions because I can empathize with their fans on a few levels. Because apparently I'm a really weird girl, I was listening to sports radio earlier this year while a Detroit fan was over the moon that the Lions were 5-0. And I remember when the Saints went 5-0 and I myself was over the moon. So I've been there. Then comes the bigger reason of how Detroit's Lions are that city's last hope essentially. Anyone who calls themselves even a remote Saints fan knows very painfully how that feels, and we should show their team and their fans a modicum of respect based solely on that, if not more so because they are guests in our city and we treat people with respect and want them to return.
What I CAN talk shit about is Ndamukong Suh. I have no problem hoping this guy gets injured. I can't actively wish that he does, but I certainly would have no problem if Ellis got a case of the trip-skies and fell on him. And then if Harper were to mistake him for a terrorist or Atlanta Falcon (One in the same at the Dome FYI) and make him bounce off the ground from hitting him so hard, I'd be fine with that. Maybe even if he "accidentally" got kicked in the head when someone was walking over him, like twice (taste of his own medicine?). None of this I would have a problem with because he's a dirty player, he goes out to actively harm other people, and that is not acceptable. I hate this guy, and I don't think he belongs in the league.
Matt Stafford has shown probably the second most heart that I've seen in a QB (Obvs first is Drew Breesus). This kid can play with broken/torn/ripped shoulders/fingers/muscles or anything that you could throw at him. So lets focus on catching those passes he means for his own team. Jenkins, Harper, or Sharper - I want you reading this guys face like you're a hooker looking over someones shoulder at an ATM for their pin number. Then, I want you to take his ass down faster than that hooker who just got his pin number and then get away before any flags are thrown/arrests are made. KThx. We also have to be careful of their offense, who almost beat the Packers (41-45 for reference). That's not a comfortable win by any means. I want the Saints to take down Lions like they're on a freaking Safari hunting excursion. All up on the sidelines, pointing at which ones we're going to take down. You know Gregg Williams has his little head set on being like, "Yes...I want that one....bring him down." in some diabolical voice. (That's what I imagine goes on.)
I've been hearing that this is going to be a passing game, and I'm fine with that. I deplore games that are defense oriented and finish with a score of 6 to 10 or something like that. Terrible. Let's face it, if it's a passing game - the game belongs to the Saints because that's what we do. Breesus thinks, "Hmmm...which of the 17 dudes should I throw this to? Lets go by alphabet this time, next time we'll go in numerical order." And because he is Breesus and he says it, it is so.
Thank you Saints for another wonderful season that has allowed me to fall more in love with my city and my team. This year has brought a lot of awesome ( a lot of not awesome too but that doesn't matter) and I'm glad that the Saints are part of said awesome. I'm glad that my little monster Oskar Sproles Inks came into my life in the same sense I'm glad that Darren Sproles came into the Saints' life. I was in a conversation last night about Saints fans, and we could all agree that no one has met a Saint's fan that's a jerk. No one has anything bad to say about our team that holds any weight. There's always room on the Saint's bandwagon, and everyone is more than welcome to stay as long as they'd like. There's no qualifier to be a Saints fan. You like the Saints? Welcome aboard, get yourself a Hurricane and sit and watch the game. Come enjoy the city should you be so inclined, we love visitors. Whether or not this is the last game day post of the season remains to be determined. But I love my Saints, I love my city, and I cannot wait to see you soon. Geaux Saints and Bless you Boys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now lets go lion huntin'..........
While we didn't get the bye week (F you SF), we at least get to play at home this first game. Seeing the decorative lighting that has illustrated the Super Dome has been awesomely hilarious. However, it does make me miss home a little bit. We find ourselves in another playoff season, right as the Mardi Gras celebrations begin. This is a recipe for fantastic.
I hate to say anything bad about the Lions because I can empathize with their fans on a few levels. Because apparently I'm a really weird girl, I was listening to sports radio earlier this year while a Detroit fan was over the moon that the Lions were 5-0. And I remember when the Saints went 5-0 and I myself was over the moon. So I've been there. Then comes the bigger reason of how Detroit's Lions are that city's last hope essentially. Anyone who calls themselves even a remote Saints fan knows very painfully how that feels, and we should show their team and their fans a modicum of respect based solely on that, if not more so because they are guests in our city and we treat people with respect and want them to return.
What I CAN talk shit about is Ndamukong Suh. I have no problem hoping this guy gets injured. I can't actively wish that he does, but I certainly would have no problem if Ellis got a case of the trip-skies and fell on him. And then if Harper were to mistake him for a terrorist or Atlanta Falcon (One in the same at the Dome FYI) and make him bounce off the ground from hitting him so hard, I'd be fine with that. Maybe even if he "accidentally" got kicked in the head when someone was walking over him, like twice (taste of his own medicine?). None of this I would have a problem with because he's a dirty player, he goes out to actively harm other people, and that is not acceptable. I hate this guy, and I don't think he belongs in the league.
Matt Stafford has shown probably the second most heart that I've seen in a QB (Obvs first is Drew Breesus). This kid can play with broken/torn/ripped shoulders/fingers/muscles or anything that you could throw at him. So lets focus on catching those passes he means for his own team. Jenkins, Harper, or Sharper - I want you reading this guys face like you're a hooker looking over someones shoulder at an ATM for their pin number. Then, I want you to take his ass down faster than that hooker who just got his pin number and then get away before any flags are thrown/arrests are made. KThx. We also have to be careful of their offense, who almost beat the Packers (41-45 for reference). That's not a comfortable win by any means. I want the Saints to take down Lions like they're on a freaking Safari hunting excursion. All up on the sidelines, pointing at which ones we're going to take down. You know Gregg Williams has his little head set on being like, "Yes...I want that one....bring him down." in some diabolical voice. (That's what I imagine goes on.)
I've been hearing that this is going to be a passing game, and I'm fine with that. I deplore games that are defense oriented and finish with a score of 6 to 10 or something like that. Terrible. Let's face it, if it's a passing game - the game belongs to the Saints because that's what we do. Breesus thinks, "Hmmm...which of the 17 dudes should I throw this to? Lets go by alphabet this time, next time we'll go in numerical order." And because he is Breesus and he says it, it is so.
Thank you Saints for another wonderful season that has allowed me to fall more in love with my city and my team. This year has brought a lot of awesome ( a lot of not awesome too but that doesn't matter) and I'm glad that the Saints are part of said awesome. I'm glad that my little monster Oskar Sproles Inks came into my life in the same sense I'm glad that Darren Sproles came into the Saints' life. I was in a conversation last night about Saints fans, and we could all agree that no one has met a Saint's fan that's a jerk. No one has anything bad to say about our team that holds any weight. There's always room on the Saint's bandwagon, and everyone is more than welcome to stay as long as they'd like. There's no qualifier to be a Saints fan. You like the Saints? Welcome aboard, get yourself a Hurricane and sit and watch the game. Come enjoy the city should you be so inclined, we love visitors. Whether or not this is the last game day post of the season remains to be determined. But I love my Saints, I love my city, and I cannot wait to see you soon. Geaux Saints and Bless you Boys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now lets go lion huntin'..........
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Carolina in My Mind
And I say that because its really to what lengths are the Panthers going to go to win this game. Are they going to go for it at all costs or are they going to sit back and give their second stringers some time to shine? Its pointless other than pride for them, and a W is relatively important to the Saints, but not necessarily one worth injury to key players. At least in my opinion.
But looking at the list of inactives for today's game against the Panthers, we've got some key people out. Vilma's out (knee), Ingrahms out, Moore is out and I think so is Jenkins along with Casillas. Looking at that makes me think the Saints have already scrubbed this game. I guess with good reason. If we have to play Atlanta, they're super pissed at us from last week so we've got to be on our A game (which I think its total bullshit why they're pissy in the first place. Running up the score? Really? Did you see our game against Indy? No one said anything about running up the score then and that game was 62-7 for christ's sake, so.... chill-skies - you got beat, deal). So to any of the Saints that might be playing today, be safe and don't hurt yourselves.
Carolina - a 6 and 9 record with a rookie QB isnt too shabby. I mean you're not going to make it anywhere in the NFC South with that kind of record (Maybe the West but defs not the South), but its a good start. I still kind of heart Jeremy Shockey even though he plays for a division rival. There's something about that unstable look in his eye...anyway - given the set of circumstances, Carolina's done pretty well and was a formidable opponent in the previous game we had with them this season. I still think we're going to exhaust their defense like my friends probably exhausted the open bars they went to last night. Hopefully none of the Saints have the cocktail flu this morning and are able to stay hydrated. I would like to think that the New Orleans Saints training team is pretty adept at dealing with dehydration (including those from being over-served) so they'll be okay. I should really meet some of those people and learn their skills in this art of addressing hangovers....they must really know how to party...
My dear dear Saints - while you may not have been the initial reason for it, you helped give people a reason to rebuild. You gave them the hope to rebuild in the face of individuals who felt it questionable to do so. And for that the city is forever grateful. New Orleans was able to repay Breesus (praise Breesus) in some way for his service by being the stage in which he was able to break a decades long record.
I think that its important to note that this year I won my fantasy football league with the help of several key Saints players, such as Breesus, Colston, and PT. I had to do everything in my power not to just draft the entire Saints team. Which actually I think is pretty cool that as a fan, my fantasy team would be my ACTUAL team. I don't know of many other teams fans that can or do say that. Or give their pets middle names after players (ex. Oskar Sproles Inks). Soo....in the preparation of the end of the regular season and regular game day posts...its been another amazing season with the Saints, and I hope that we still have a few more weeks with them. Geaux Saints and Bless you boys!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But looking at the list of inactives for today's game against the Panthers, we've got some key people out. Vilma's out (knee), Ingrahms out, Moore is out and I think so is Jenkins along with Casillas. Looking at that makes me think the Saints have already scrubbed this game. I guess with good reason. If we have to play Atlanta, they're super pissed at us from last week so we've got to be on our A game (which I think its total bullshit why they're pissy in the first place. Running up the score? Really? Did you see our game against Indy? No one said anything about running up the score then and that game was 62-7 for christ's sake, so.... chill-skies - you got beat, deal). So to any of the Saints that might be playing today, be safe and don't hurt yourselves.
Carolina - a 6 and 9 record with a rookie QB isnt too shabby. I mean you're not going to make it anywhere in the NFC South with that kind of record (Maybe the West but defs not the South), but its a good start. I still kind of heart Jeremy Shockey even though he plays for a division rival. There's something about that unstable look in his eye...anyway - given the set of circumstances, Carolina's done pretty well and was a formidable opponent in the previous game we had with them this season. I still think we're going to exhaust their defense like my friends probably exhausted the open bars they went to last night. Hopefully none of the Saints have the cocktail flu this morning and are able to stay hydrated. I would like to think that the New Orleans Saints training team is pretty adept at dealing with dehydration (including those from being over-served) so they'll be okay. I should really meet some of those people and learn their skills in this art of addressing hangovers....they must really know how to party...
My dear dear Saints - while you may not have been the initial reason for it, you helped give people a reason to rebuild. You gave them the hope to rebuild in the face of individuals who felt it questionable to do so. And for that the city is forever grateful. New Orleans was able to repay Breesus (praise Breesus) in some way for his service by being the stage in which he was able to break a decades long record.
I think that its important to note that this year I won my fantasy football league with the help of several key Saints players, such as Breesus, Colston, and PT. I had to do everything in my power not to just draft the entire Saints team. Which actually I think is pretty cool that as a fan, my fantasy team would be my ACTUAL team. I don't know of many other teams fans that can or do say that. Or give their pets middle names after players (ex. Oskar Sproles Inks). Soo....in the preparation of the end of the regular season and regular game day posts...its been another amazing season with the Saints, and I hope that we still have a few more weeks with them. Geaux Saints and Bless you boys!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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