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Good Game, question mark?
Now first off…I know its PSG1 (pre-season game #1) so I shouldn’t be worried that we lost to Detroit 27-26. I’m actually not worried. I’m sad. Sad because I’m anxiously awaiting the start of real full-contact, only the QB slides, blood makes the grass grow, football! These exo games never really tell you much except for I suppose you get to see who should be 2nd string and who should be 3rd. Here are some highlights (according to me, myself, and I)
Game 3: Shoulda Had a V-8
As I sit here watching the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards, I find myself wondering what could be more painful: Watching the Saints lose the way they just did to the Broncos or getting my foot caught in a bear trap before landing eyeball first into the pointy end of an Emmy statue. I’m still deciding.
The thing is, when the Saints went down 21-3, I didn’t panic. I calmly asked the waiter at Dave and Busters for another round of the “Walk the Plank” (which I assumed on an empty stomach would be the equivalent of a horse tranquilizer.) Just before the drink arrived, I turned to the fellow Who Dat next to me and said, “Reggie will rebound and help us win this game.” Never before has “almost” being right hurt so much.
Saints Fans: The Krewe de Boo?
In the opening minutes of the Saints’ first preseason game in the dome, the vibe was electric. The crowd was like a hungry pack of wolves, prepared to feast on the flesh of the Houston Texans. But when it came time to sink their teeth into the enemy, the enemy wasn’t wearing a Texans jersey.
Just minutes into the game, Jason David found himself on the receiving end of a verbal flogging, courtesy of the home crowd. Had the boos from Saints fans been hundred dollar bills, David would be about 5 million dollars richer. Saints fans, known for their passion and knack for telling it like it is, let David have it after a 14-yard Texans completion in the first quarter. And from that point on, it just kept getting uglier.
In an interview with the Times Picayune, Jason David accepted the boos from the crowd, admitting that he likely would have booed himself for his performance. (I commend a man for knowing when he sucks and having the courage to point the finger squarely at his own chest.) But Saints quarterback Drew Brees wasn’t as understanding when it came to the crowd’s frustration.
“C’mon people. We haven’t even started playing games that count yet. It’s extremely unfair. We’re talking about the first quarter of our first preseason game at home. The bottom line is we all need to improve — offense, defense and special teams. We shouldn’t be hearing boos, especially at this time. We should be hearing encouragement.”
This isn’t the first time Drew has chided Saints fans over their barrage of boos. Back in November, when Olindo Mare lined up for what many expected to be another missed field goal in the dome, Who Dats hurled the heckles at the kicker. Drew made a frustrated gesture to the fans in an effort to quiet them down. And he had this to say after the game…
“That’s the dumbest thing ever. We’re in a dome, great kicking conditions, but when the fans are booing you it’s just echoing everywhere. I mean — people — support him. You want him to make it, right? Don’t boo. Cheer.”
Needless to say…Olindo missed the kick.
So the question remains…is Drew right? Are Saints fans being too hard on their team? Are they hurting player morale and possibly jeopardizing the production on the field? Or are these just grown men who make waaaaay too much money to complain about what the folks paying their salaries have to say? Suprisingly enough, I’m torn.
Buc Off!
We think it was the great Counting Crows who forecasted what Saints fans are in for starting this weekend: A LONG December. We Chicks can’t begin to think about Rudolph and Claus. We’ve got Ronde and Carnell on the brain. Forget the Egg Nog daiquiris. This season calls for something with kick, like Nola Chick’s Pirate Punch. We don’t have time to spend, spend, spend. For now all we can focus on is win, win, win! And even if we can shanghai the Buccaneers on Sunday, it’ll be back to the same old grind next week against those funky Falcons.
Rams vs Saints: The (Ap)Parent Trap
Trap Game ((tr-æp•geym) n.: A game in which a seemingly superior team tanks because they downplay the chances of the super sucky underdog who comes into the contest with nothing to lose.
With that said, tomorrow the surging New Orleans Saints take on the winless St. Louis Rams at home. Oh, and the Rams are 11.5 point underdogs. Anybody not see where we’re going here?
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