WHISTLEGATE!!! Another Best Thread of 2011 featured on BlackandGold.com. The Titans embarrassed themsevles with the outrageous accusation that the Saints had a whistle on the sidelines blowing it at random to distract the Titan players. Of course they forgot to mention things like those whistles might also distract the Saints team as well as the Titans... and Whistle Monster!

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NFL Game Center: Detroit Lions at New Orleans Saints - 2011 Wild Card Weekend

For the past 3 years, the Saints have been on of the most dominant teams in football. They have broken records, won a Super Bowl, and produced a future Hall of Famer. Their record in the span is 37-11. Simply fantastic. Sean Payton is one one of the best coaches in football, Drew Brees is arguably one of the top 10 or 15 quarterbacks of all time. Nothing could stop this team, right? Wrong. Unfortunately, there is a major obstacle that this New Orleans Saints team has to overcome, and it will not...

I'd like to get on my soapbox for a bit about the Ryan Braun situation. What you are about to read will probably go against the common public opinion - which is already labeling Braun as a cheat and a fraud and ready to jettison Braun with an endless and unrelenting supply of taunts this coming season.

But I, for one, have been impressed with the professionalism and maturity that Braun has shown during this process. Let's give this man credit. Given the gravity of the allegations...

So, I see this article posted up on B&G. That's one of the things I like about the Black & Gold, they do a lot of my legwork and bring the news to right to ya', no need to spend too much time surfing other sites. Personal thanks to WhoDat!656 for birddogging this little gem, just another reason to dislike Mike Florio. That's right, Mike Florio, WhoDat Nation knows him well.

David Hawthorne may not be happy when he gets to Detroit | ProFootballTalk

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