Mother of Pump Fakes, Pray for Us…
On the road home to New Orleans after an LSU game back in college, I can remember my friends and I playing a weird game of “Which Would You Rather.” There were sophisticated options like “A guy with a teeny weeny peeny who could go all night” versus “A well hung minute man.” There were also dilemmas of a more disgusting variety like “Having your dad walk in on you while you’re getting out of the shower” or “Walking into the house to find your parents gettin’ it on.” The closer we got to the Orleans Parish Line, the more difficult and disturbing the choices. Fast forward several years later, just when I thought the game was over, I got this news…”This Sunday Saints Will Choose Between Cornerbacks Fred Thomas and Jason David.” To quote Dough Boy from Boyz in the Hood, “It just goes on and on you know…”
David, who joined the Saints’ roster this year as a free agent, has been on the Injured Reserve list ever since injuring his forearm during the Saints/Titans game. (We pushed the voodoo pin in the wrong body part.) In the opening game versus the Colts, he returned a fumble for a touchdown. Following that play, he resigned himself to getting burned worse than the genitals of USC’s 2006 draft class after a night out with certain unnamed Hollywood socialites.
We’re talking burned on 3 tds in one night people! Then again, it was against the Super Bowl Champs. Oh, nope, wait a minute. He actually let Joey Galloway beat him for 69 yards during the Bucs game the next week. Well, at least he proved his suckyness wasn’t a fluke.
We can only hope that over the past month he’s found the motivation to earn his keep. After all, he didn’t suck this bad with the Colts. (Cue chorus of Colts Fans: “HELL YEAH HE DID!!!) Well, maybe he’s just been struggling adjusting to the defensive game plan, (particularly the part about watching the receiver), in his first few games. We really want to love this guy, but encouraging us to miss the likes of Fred Thomas isn’t exactly the way to win our hearts.
David is quoted on wwltv.com as saying “I feel good. I’ve got my wind. I’ll see what I can do on Sunday. I hate watching, so I’m excited.”
As for our take on Sunday’s potential debacle on defense, we’ll let Jesse Spano sum it up….
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[...] So what does it all mean for Sunday’s game? Have you not been paying attention? Drama’s about to unfold people! That Super Mario brother has a Texas sized chip on his shoulder and would want nothing more than to destroy Reggie on Sunday and prove he deserved top billing in the ’06 draft. Not to mention the fact that Houston is coming off a much needed bye-week. (Anybody remember what happened when we played that other passing team fresh off a bye week?) The Texans will also be playing with their recovered starters. Quarterback Matt Schaub is returning from a concussion injury and wide receiver Andre Johnson is coming back from his knee sprain. Oh, and the Texans, who are ranked 7th in NFL passing, will have the pleasure of throwing against Jason “Please Cut Me” David. [...]