blake6900

As I sit here reading the comments regarding this game one thought keeps coming to mind again and again. I'm amazed at the number of indigant individuals who are flat outraged that the Saints actually had the audacity to not play better. Not only that but essentially many people here seem to be saying "How dare they lose? Who the hell do they think they are? We deserve better than this!"

I find it interesting how so many folks can have such short memories. Forget the 3 and 13 of last year. How 'bout only eight winning seasons in the Saints' entire 40 year history. I know all about the long suffering Saints fan. I've been one for thirty seven years and I've suffered with the best of them. Hell, Buddy D never saw his beloved Saints get to an NFC Championship Game. But I haven't suffered near as much as most of the players on those teams. This team has turned a historical corner...new staff, new players, a new found belief in themselves...yet some people around here just can't seem to help themselves.

"The refs made us lose." "The turnovers made us lose." "The weather made us lose." "Payton's gameplan/playcalling made us lose." "You made us lose." "I made us lose." "The team made us lose." There's a case to be made for most of those reasons but, Good God, some of you need listen to yourselves. You sound like our team is always in the playoffs and there's no excuse for failure.

Well, NEWSFLASH, Buckos...our team isn't always in the playoffs, has hardly ever been in the playoffs and, in its' 40 year existence, has been more of a doormat than a football team, much like the Pittsburgh Steelers were before the Chuck Noll years. This team could be at the doorstep of greatness right now yet all some of you (some, not all) can offer is whiney, pissing and moaning, woulda, shoulda, couldas. With all due respect, you--and you know who you are even though you won't admit it--should be ashamed of yourselves. You sound like children.

I'm not implying criticism is a bad thing. And there's nothing wrong with a little emotion. I get a little heated myself at times and have at some of the folks on this forum. But some of you are spewing some real hatred here that's a little out of line I think. Let's not lose touch with reality. The team played a bad game. Payton's playcalling probably did suck. Fred's coverage was awful. Brees was off the mark more than usual. But the same coaches and players that didn't do well this game did do well enough to give us an 10 and 6 season and shot to get to the Super Bowl. I, for one, appreciate that because I, for one, remember what it's like to be a fan of a lousy football team. Some of you may not. And hopefully you never will.

I'm sure some of you will take offense with what I've said and that's fine, flame away. But there isn't one person on this entire website that would have said at the beginning of the year, "I think the Saints will be in the NFC Championship game" and not have been accused of little more than wishful thinking. My point is this: Aren't we all a little new at this to be jaded? I hate that we lost today but this season beat the hell out of another three and thirteen.

Just be glad you root for the Black and Gold and not the Silver and Black. They've got some real problems over there.

Thanks for reading. Now let the flaming begin.