“The Bears Saints are who we thought they were. They’re who we thought they were.
If you wanna crown em..then crown their asses. But they’re who we thought they were!”
That’s not exactly what Tom Coughlin said to the media following his team’s 48-27 trouncing in the dome but I’m sure it’s what he was thinking. It’s certainly what we Saints fans were thinking. After all, we had to endure a full week of our team being overlooked and underestimated. The Saints were taking on the kings of the NFC, the mighty New York football Giants. And when you take down the king, it seems only fair that you get the crown. So go ahead media…crown our asses!
What we witnessed in the dome on Sunday may be a wake up call for everyone else but it confirms what many of us fans already knew. The New Orleans Saints are scary good. We may not win em all down the stretch but we can compete with, nay, destroy any team in the league; even those mighty, mighty Giants.
Drew Brees had back-to-back games without a passing touchdown. For those who thought that meant he’d lost his touch, did the 4 TDS and 369 yards clear things up? Brees was like a man possessed. He hit four different receivers for touchdown passes and ended the game with only 7 incompletions. His longest strike went to Meachem for 36 yards. He even gave Jeremy Shockey a chance to stick it to his old team with a quick strike in the end zone in the 1st quarter. After the score, Shockey kept it classy. Why flip your former teammates the bird when you can ride the bull all the way to the sidelines?
It almost seemed like Drew was putting on a clinic for baby boy Manning. Eli couldn’t get anything going but it’s not totally his fault. He was, after all, up against one of the top ranked defenses in the league. (Man does that feel good to say!) Our secondary’s intensity level shows no signs of waning. They are batting down passes, anticipating plays, and creating opportunities. Darren Sharper seems dead set on getting at least one interception a game. When his “pick six” got wiped away this time around, his teammate Jabari Greer later stepped in to make a crucial interception on what was shaping up to be a solid Giants drive.
The Saints are 5-0 for the first time since 1993. That’s right, not since “Sleepless in Seattle” was in theaters and that guy next to you on the bus rocked a Gumby haircut. We just took down, in convincing fashion, one of the best teams in the league. And suddenly, our “Who Dat” chants have a little extra umph. Maybe that’s because this season, it’s not just us fans who believe it.
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I can hardly contain myself. Ok, I can’t at all, not even close, but since you can’t see that through the computer, I’m gonna pretend like I’m being all lady-like down here. Ha! Who Dat!!!
The Giants didn’t play up to their expected level, so this isn’t meant to excuse that or say they should have won, but the Saints got a little help from Hochuli and his crew. Giving the ball to the Saints TWICE in the red zone (near the 5 yard line) on bad calls, negating a Giants’ touchdown on a phantom holding call, and ignoring blatant Saints’ DPI’s…if those weren’t the difference makers, they certainly cast a shadow on the margin of victory. Without those, who knows what momentum could have developed and how the game would have resulted.
Enjoy the coronation now, we’ll see how y’all look in January (since I sincerely doubt N.O. will make it to February)
There were more bad calls on the Saints. You must be a New York fan and probably live around Ed Hochuli. You are outside your mind. Play somebody real and get beat again and go somewhere else to cry about not being undefeated. I know it’s a shock that someone is better than you, but you don’t need to make excuses.
yeah I suppose bad calls made the difference. I mean on that 4th and 1 at the 1, Im pretty sure the ball crossed the goalline. Im also pretty sure that if it wasnt for Vilma being a little too agressive towards little Eli that Darren would have put another 7 on the board. but you Giants got those calls and 14 points less are on the board than should be there. So really, I dont think Giants fans need to be questioning the calls muc. Yall could have lost even WORSE.
lmao @ dave!
so it was a case of “bad calls” and momentum” that lead to a 20 point differential? Not your shoddy defense, dropped passes, and overall pathetic performance? how is it in the land of the delusional? considering the teams the giants beat before playing the Saints were a who’s who of crap, it can’t really be that surprising they got a wake up call in the dome. We’d love to see you guys and your “#1 rated defense” again in January. That will all but assure our trip to Miami for the Super bowl. Tootles sore loser!!
Oh snap, and this dude friended me on Facebook
@Nola Chick: If you remember, Denny Greene was using “They are who we thought they were” in the context of they were able to be beaten, but managed to squeak out a win because of key mistakes on the part of his football team.
oh i remember that news conference like it was yesterday. but it became the rally cry for the bears in their super bowl run. they gave it new meaning as if to say “we’re hot as shit, crown our asses.” and this is the context im referring to…as we’re obviously the shit.
I’ve been screaming it for ten years. You can have the best offense in the league, but that ain’t nuthin without the D! Loving this season!!!
You can have the best offense in the league, but that ain’t nuthin without the D! Loving this season!
Giving the ball to the Saints TWICE in the red zone (near the 5 yard line) on bad calls