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Who Dat? The Saints Dat Who Beat The Colts

Posted by on 8 February 2010, 1:36 am

Congratulations to the city of New Orleans, and their Saints on winning the Superbowl! You are the Champions!!

The Saints can stomp on home and start celebrating. Not only did the franchise want their first championship, but the city needed something to celebrate after Hurricane Katrina wrecked it.

Whatever Katrina took, The Saints gave it back today, and nothing can take that away ever.

The game lived up to the hype, as the two best teams battled it out till the end.

Down 10-0 at the start of the second half, the Saints momentum needed a jolt. That is exactly what Coach Sean Payton did by calling an on-side kick to confuse the Colts. Payton’s seemingly gutsy moves were pure brilliance in the victory.

The Saints defense played Peyton Manning to perfection. The patience, against the best QB in the league, sealed itself with an interception in the fourth quarter. Saints defensive end Tracy Porter picked off Manning’s signature passage rout, to score a touchdown. Porter’s timing sealed the team’s eventual win.

While Manning got rattled, Drew Brees did not; as he played with dignity by spreading the ball around to eight different receivers throughout the game.

The Saints quarterback rightfully crowned the game MVP, throwing 32-of-39 passes, for 288 yards and two touchdowns. He was the underdog team’s leader, who played with heart. Having the stress of a city on your shoulders, Brees knew how much bigger this game was than football, and New Orleans should be immensely proud.

The team finished the Colts off with a score of 31 to 17. Saints kicker Garrett Hartley earning nine of the 31 points, going 3 for 3 with each kick being over 40+ yards playing as good as it gets.

The Colts did not have it this game, and the players were superior in defeat, giving the Saints all the credit for playing better football.

After 42 years in the NFL, the Saints made history today. Let the party stay on Bourbon Street, and for Saints fans everywhere because you are the Champions now!!!

“The glory of sport is witnessing a well-coached team perform as a single unit, striving for a common goal and ultimately bringing distinction to the jersey the players represent.”
—Dick Vitale

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Are The Saints Just Their Fans Excuse To Party?

Posted by on 6 February 2010, 9:16 am

The championship in any professional sport, team or person, is a real accomplishment. For athletes, its reassurance and enormous attention. Whether it is tennis, baseball, boxing or hockey, everyone involved went from zero to hero and especially with the fans.

The City of New Orleans deserves winning this Sunday, or any other day of the week after all the tragedy forced upon it. The players would not only be the Champs, but true Saints at home.

New Orleans residents seem to have turned enthusiasm for the Saints into an excuse to party, because no success to relish in yet.

In addition, not only are Saints underdogs, they are virgins to the Superbowl and it is overwhelming off-the-field distractions.

Talk about pressure, because losing is just not an option. It is reality, either the Colts or the Saints will lose. Getting so close, is still #2 or second spot and that feeling should not be sturdy enough.

The responsibility of Saints Head-coach Sean Payton is to remind his side the entire season will be obsolete, and the only record second seat earns is none at all.

Watching the City of New Orleans spirit is inspirational, but no classes or work pre-superbowl for some and city-wide for Monday following does not make for better fans.

This point I can attest to as a Yankee and Giants fan, as New Yorkers party, continue to work, attend school and still show their teams plenty of love. Celebrating winning the NFC Championship, wearing only Saints colors till the game, hanging posters in windows, or specialty ‘player’ cocktails arouses fans and a city’s anticipation of the possibilities ahead.

My hope for this city, who has brought hope back in a seemingly lost cause is not getting ahead of themselves. Celebrating is saved when there is something to celebrate. God-forbid the Saints lose on Sunday and all the progress since Katrina might become useless.

The Saints, the city and it is fans have every reason to be excited, like a kid on the night before Christmas. The pure energy unites a city like nothing else. Just keep in mind that losing sucks and do not embrace it.

Do not act like victims where losing gets a by. Making it is not winning is….’Who Dat’ is for the champs, no one cares who their last game was against.

“Before you can win a game, you must first not lose it.” – Chuck Noll

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