(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'..........
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