Saints to Start 2010 Season on Sept 9th.
 

Who is the lucky sacrificial lamb? Minny, Pitt or Atlanta?

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I bet they go Pittsburg - last two Super Bowl winners. But Favre-gate 2010 wouldn't suprise me either.

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I bet Pittsburgh

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Yeah I bet Pittsburgh too. I see them building up the hype for the Vikes rematch. Not to mention, Favre probably won't have made up his mind by the time the schedule is confirmed.

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I guess the League will try to out wait Favre and not make an announcement until after he decides whether or not to come back for one more year. If Favre retires then we'll get Pittsburgh.

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I hope it is thePittsCheeseBurgher, but it will be MinnieSooooooota.

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I reckon the Pits. But I would like to compound the misery on the Clowns

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I'd like to see us get one in early on the Falcons. The later we play them in the season, the better the chance that they have gotten their heads organized give us a close game. (See week 14 of last season 26-23)

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Does anybody know when they will announce the 2010-2011 schedule? I am planning on going to a game in New Orleans and the Saints/Cowboys game in Cowboys Stadium, and I want to jump on the tickets as soon as possible.

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I think they're gonna base it on this years As the Brett Favre Turns.

Yall realize this is the shortest Saints Offseason in history?

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Sarge, for some reason April sticks in my mind for the schedule release. I'm pretty sure it's before the draft.

Save me a seat at Saints/Cryboys game. I'll sit and cheer with ya! :bng:

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You got it, Thanks!

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My gut feeling tells me it's going to be Pittsburgh. The NFL isn't going to risk putting the Minnesota game in this slot, no telling if Favre is really coming back or not.

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All I know is if I'm still living in NorCal this time next year, I will definately be at the 49ers/Saints game. I've been waiting many, MANY years, to throw a superbowl in their fans faces, and the time is now! Pretty sure I will be here, so I'm looking forward to it. This will be the fourth time I've seen the Saints at the stick.

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NFL Network is having 2010 Schedule Release Show around mid-April. I think right before the draft.

I'm hoping we get Pittsburgh. Either way, I'll still be at that game.

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Cute skymike, because there were many years that the Saints season ended in October, mid November.

Ya'll I really think this is so silly about Farve. It is wrong too. Why don't he just retire for good.
Stop the drama.

I really think he will go for it one more year.
Sad. Pitiful.
He is one of those great athletes who does not know when to get out of the spotlight.
Instead of going out a winner, he'll do that comeback and go back taking away from his record.

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Favre had his best year, in a very long time. I definately see him coming back one more time. Getting that close, and missing it has got to be eating at him big time. Of course he will wait until the beginning of the season to tell everyone. That's just his style.

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Taking away from his legacy is debatable...may just add to it...but definitely will add to his bank account.

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Yes,Farve will add to his already tens of millions. I just him as having had a really good year on top of his many great years.
Stop now instead of staying on next year, and the year after . He wants to be back at SB. He seems one of those types who won't quit until...then have to leave at 43. He is 40. I think Farve is one the best. All of this drama of holding up his team, etc. Get over yourself, you know, is what I'ld like to say.

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Yeah, I understand where you're coming from, but I don't really think it is him creating the drama. I think he truly has been undecided as to what to do...and I'm guessing that it is more of a family decision that would ever cause him to say no...at least at this point in time. His health has been a small issue recently, but talent-wise...he may have lost a little zip on the ball, which now makes him throw only twice as hard as everybody else.

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Tough call - Any will be a challenge. I sure do not want to be the first SB winning team to lose that opening game!!

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Pittsburgh is in Prime Time a lot, so they might be saved for later in the year. I'd love to jump on ATL early.

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I'm thinking Minnesota will get another shot at the Saints. Another victory for the Saints, and one that shuts up all those we're the better team that lost whiners. I also believe Favre will be back for his final season.

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I agree that there's more benefit to hyping the NFCC rematch later in the season. Plus, why put a divisional game that only has regional interest on the national stage? It has to be Pittsburgh because there is too much drama to be made but not really consequential in the grand scheme of things. Either loses, it doesn't really affect each's postseason opportunities (div or conf)

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Of course the Falcowns ... I really want to rub in in the Falcons face so bad and nothing would be better than releasing the Superbowl Banner with those losers on the field

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No offense to our fans all over the world, because I know we have some great international fans here, but I don't really care who they open the season with, just as long as they don't have to go to Japan, England or Australia to play the game.

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I agree. I don't like the idea of sending the teams overseas to play. It takes them a day just to fly over there. That's too much of an inconvenience for them in terms of missing practice and dealing with the time change.

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I went with Pitt because it would be in inter-conference game.

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i dont know. i dont care. i'm going to this friggin game!!!!!!!

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poll no question?

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Totally agree with that. If I had a favorite English soccer team, I expect to have to go to England to see them. Not only is it dumb to play NFL overseas, in different time zones, but it actually hurts the Louisiana economy when the Saints lose a real home game.

If we want to capture hearts and minds, we should first conquer Shreveport.

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That should be a lot easier now with the Superbowl victory. Now all the Cowboy fans up there will want to jump on the Saints cause they finally won and are the cool kids at school for once

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I really believe that there is enough of an international market that a 17th game, neutral site, could be added. You could throw in 4-5 US sites as well.
Play 2 games in London, Tokyo, Canada, Mexico City, Barcelona, and give LA, San Antonio, Salt Lake, & OK City games also.

Every year we hear that 4 preseason games are too many, and in February we all start going through withdrawal. Cut 2 PS games and add a 17th regular season game.

Hey Goodell- add a 17th game, which will jack revenues sky high, and then have the Super Bowl in the second week on February. The following Monday would be a national holiday- President's Day, solving the "nation is hung over" problem.

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uh uh. 17th game prolongs an already long season. You and me LOVE a long season. The players, however, take a beating enough in 16 games. I might sound crazy, but even a little tweak in the formula changes things. You effectively, with a longer season, end up with benches vs. benches. I like the fact that benches come into play a little, but with salary considerations, a longer season plays into the hands of the fat cat teams, especially if they alter the current salary cap deal. Remember how the 49ers were always wanting larger rosters? Larger rosters favor rich teams, who can afford to pay more to bench players. I think the same dynamic works in a longer season. It also would alter the playoff picture, and that means change. I hate change. The only thing I dislike more than change... is hope.

Im in the minority, but I enjoy preseason, for the same reason the rest of the country likes American Idol. I enjoy seeing stars arise out of nowhere, and underestimated players, like Pierre Thomas and Marques Colston make something of themselves. Ok, I like preseason, because I get to see my team suit up, and if they lose, it doesnt really matter. If they win, and look good winning, it still feels like a win. It's win-win.

Remember we used to have six preseason games. That was a bit much, but preseason in its current form helps teams like the Saints, who have to stretch their dollar further, by getting their picks right, and by better evaluating their talent. This means teams with brain-power duos like Sean Payton & Mickey Loomis have an advantage over Jerry Jones & Dan Snyder who could just throw money and buy their players. In the status quo, smart > rich.

And if we want football in Europe, start a European League.

I think the gumbo is fine just like it is. Dont **** with the roux.

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I second this. If Europe wants American football, they can start their own league. We're the only country in the world that calls football, football. All other countries call football, soccer. They'd have to come up with another name to call it, and it wouldn't be the same. They couldn't call it American Football, since it wouldn't be limited to just the U.S. IMO, keep American football in America! :D

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Canadians play American style football too, on a 110 yard field. There was also American football in Europe in the 90s and 2000s, first called The World League and then later when it was restarted it was called NFL Europe.

Actually, we're the one's who call it Soccer (with the black and white ball you kick into a net). To the rest of the world, THAT IS Football. And just to confuse things worse, there's Austrailian Rules Football - which is rugby! :mrgreen:

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Australian Rules Football is much different than Rugby. But yeah "American Rules Football" has been played all over the world. But our colleges are where most of the players come from. And I want to play Atlanta that first game! :D

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Ok, yeah. I was backwards. ;-p But still. I like the fact that we're the only country that plays it as football and not soccer or rugby. :p