Congratulations to the New Orleans Saints, specifically Drew Brees, Sean Payton, Lynell Hamilton and Reggie Bush (who all have San Diego ties), and to the city of New Orleans.
Who Dat.
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Stampede Blue is apopleptic
Yup, I'm the nut who believes Mark Loretta is a possible future Hall of Famer.
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Yup, I'm the nut who believes Mark Loretta is a possible future Hall of Famer.
by StrangeBroP25 on Feb 7, 2010 6:54 PM PST up reply actions
That Brees and baby shot
Hath turned me from my Drew hating ways
Much love to New Orleans and #9
Loo loo loo, I've got some apples--GO CHARGERS!
To New Orleans
No city and group of fans deserve this more. Congratulations, and enjoy your month of non-stop partying.
As a Chargers fan, this is a bitter pill to swallow. Fair or not, if Philip Rivers doesn’t win a ring, we’ll be as tired of hearing about Eli, Drew, and Ben as we are tired of hearing about Ryan Leaf.
"As a confirmed melancholic, I can testify that the best and maybe only antidote for melancholia is *action*. However, like most melancholics, I suffer also from sloth." - Edward Abbey.
by Jeff (sliderockmpc) on Feb 7, 2010 6:59 PM PST reply actions
Im happy for drew brees
He is a class act, i just don’t know if we keep him on this team after the year he had when we drafted rivers.
The one and only AzDuck
Nothing against Rivers
I love Rivers, and wouldn’t want anyone else under center.
I’m just pointing out my bitterness over Drew Brees joining a list that includes Lance Alworth, Fred Dean, Louie Kelcher, Gary Johnson, Gary Plummer, and Rodney Harrison.
"As a confirmed melancholic, I can testify that the best and maybe only antidote for melancholia is *action*. However, like most melancholics, I suffer also from sloth." - Edward Abbey.
by Jeff (sliderockmpc) on Feb 7, 2010 7:09 PM PST up reply actions
What are you talking about??
The year his contract expired, Drew had major shoulder surgery on his throwing arm and he was coming off a season in which he was good but not spectacular (2004 was a fabulous year, 2005 was fairly average). Meanwhile, we had a first-round QB that had been waiting in the wings for two years.
Drew was an unrestricted free agent so we offered him a deal that was appropriate for a QB of his caliber coming off a career-threatening injury. But the Saints were willing to take the risk and offer much more guaranteed money so he turned down our deal and walked.
Given the circumstances, I don’t think he was treated unjustly by our FO and I don’t think we can blame AJ for anything.
And that's not anything against Drew
He’s a great player and a great guy who I have the utmost respect for. But his win today DOES NOT reflect poorly on AJ because I think AJ took the reasonable course of action.
Besides, I think both teams came out better for it. Drew’s had some amazing years in New Orleans and has given so much to their community. And Philip’s playing better than I could have ever imagined.
I am not hating on our GM!!!
Stop putting words in my mouth. At no point have I mentioned A.J. Smith, much less hated on his decision – I understood the decision to let Brees go then, and I still think it was the right call.
This is a long-term frustration as a Chargers’ fan. All of the guys I mentioned above were great players who did not win their rings wearing our uniform. Some were let go due to bad decisions – BTW, I am fully aware that none of those players (except Brees under terrible circumstances) were let go by A.J. Smith – others made the most of opportunities elsewhere.
"As a confirmed melancholic, I can testify that the best and maybe only antidote for melancholia is *action*. However, like most melancholics, I suffer also from sloth." - Edward Abbey.
by Jeff (sliderockmpc) on Feb 7, 2010 8:37 PM PST up reply actions
San Diego is not pathetic
The Raiders on the other hand…
by Cold_Old_Steelers_Fan on Feb 7, 2010 7:29 PM PST up reply actions
Congratulations New Orleans Saints and Beautiful People from New Orleans
I watched the game with my family, and I prayed the whole time that the Saints would win. What a stupendous game. Congratulations to the New Orleans Saints and their Louisiana family. It couldn’t have been any other way. We here in New MexicoI love those Saints.
One other thing...
The onside kick call by Payton was, hands down, the best calculated risk I’ve seen a coach take in a big game. Totally changed the game. That was brass.
"As a confirmed melancholic, I can testify that the best and maybe only antidote for melancholia is *action*. However, like most melancholics, I suffer also from sloth." - Edward Abbey.
by Jeff (sliderockmpc) on Feb 7, 2010 7:20 PM PST reply actions
Sort of a different scenario
The onside kick was a basically a ploy to attempt to keep the ball away from Peyton Manning and the offense. You can try and sum it up as a “They wanted to win more” sort of anecdote, but its simply game strategy. It’s the sort of game strategy that really wouldn’t have come up in the Chargers-Jets game. I for one think the best strategy for Chargers in the Jets game and the Colts in Super Bowl would be to play the way that had been playing the whole year. For the Chargers that meant that they didn’t execute that strategy and lost. For the Colts, they did execute it and still lost. I would argue though, that the Colts would have made themselves less likely to win if they had attempted a different strategy, which by that logic would make both teams playing to win equally as much. But, when both teams play to win equally as well, one team will still lose.
I'm the first person to admit that I'm wrong about a lot of things, but I'm going to be the last person to admit I'm wrong about what we're currently talking about.
Bolts from the Blue - General Manager: It is what it isn't
by Wonko on Feb 8, 2010 11:57 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Aztecs!
Mountain West Connection ::Above the Rest::
Bolts From The Blue "There’s a gleam men. Let’s go get the gleam! Focus and Finish!!! One play at a time!!! Let's Go!!!"
it kind of reminds me of that movie "You've got mail"...I'm Tom Hanks he's Meg Ryan -- Padres prospect Matt Antonelli on sdsuaztec4
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Feb 7, 2010 7:53 PM PST reply actions
That was one of the biggest mistakes I've ever seen Manning make.
Ever.
"I aim to misbehave." - Mal Reynolds
by Zach (maestro876) on Feb 7, 2010 8:45 PM PST reply actions
Strange how similar this game was to early NE/Indy games. It seemed like the refs didn’t want to get involved, and as soon as New Orleans realized it they started beating up the Colts’ WRs at the line of scrimmage. Also, when they realized that the Colts DBs wanted no part in the same game, they just started throwing 4-5 yard passes on every play.
"I did not invent the wheel, I was the crooked spoke adjacent." - Aesop Rock
by John Gennaro on Feb 8, 2010 2:22 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Congrats Drew and all of New Oreleans
You truly deserve it
And I've been into the plants and simple treasures
by CurbEnthusiasm on Feb 7, 2010 9:08 PM PST up reply actions
Congratulations Drew
nobody earned that more than you. i will always be a fan…
who dat….
The peanut gallery has spoken!!!
I'm so excited for Drew
And I thought it was a really good game.
And for those keeping count. Purdue now has 3 QBs (Griese, Dawson, Brees) who have started for Super Bowl winners. That ties them with Alabama (Starr, Namath, Stabler). Take that Stanford (Plunkett and Elway), Notre Dame (Theismann and Montana) and BYU (Young and McMahon)!
I'm the first person to admit that I'm wrong about a lot of things, but I'm going to be the last person to admit I'm wrong about what we're currently talking about.
Bolts from the Blue - General Manager: It is what it isn't
SDSU would have had 1
Stupid Red Right 88.
Mountain West Connection ::Above the Rest::
Bolts From The Blue "There’s a gleam men. Let’s go get the gleam! Focus and Finish!!! One play at a time!!! Let's Go!!!"
it kind of reminds me of that movie "You've got mail"...I'm Tom Hanks he's Meg Ryan -- Padres prospect Matt Antonelli on sdsuaztec4
by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Feb 8, 2010 7:01 AM PST up reply actions
The Chargers might have had something to say about that.
I'm the first person to admit that I'm wrong about a lot of things, but I'm going to be the last person to admit I'm wrong about what we're currently talking about.
Bolts from the Blue - General Manager: It is what it isn't
Congrats to Drew and the Saints
So happy for Drew, he’s a total class act. I lost what little respect I had for Peyton as I saw his back jogging off the field when time ran out, he didnt bother to congratulate Drew or anyone else, it was a total Eli move.
maybe Eli was doing a total Peyton move....wdksjhfkshfsdlfh
But I thought his explanation was legit. He said he’s been there before and knows how much hoopla there is right at the end of the game and he was going to let them do their thing. You know he’s going to congratulate all of them.
Oh internet, what a wicked web you weave.
by Mad_Villain on Feb 10, 2010 11:42 PM PST up reply actions
Maybe now
people will stop using past championships as indicators of potential to win future championships.
But I’m not getting my hopes up.
Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you? ◔ヮ◔
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