WhoDat

Hey folks - I haven't been around much this past week or so, work has been running me ragged. Sorry if I missed out on any good debates.

This week, one of the worst teams in football is coming to town and for both us and them, this is a very important game. It's a turn-around game. The Saints played better in their loss to Carolina last week. In fact, they were one Michael Lewis (and thus one stopped kickoff return) away from winning against an undefeated division leading team. That's good news.

There's more good news. If we can beat the Bears, we put ourselves in a position to turn this thing around. We then travel to Atlanta, where the Vickless birds are a bad team. Even if Vick comes back, who knows how he'll play. I won't say that I like our chances (b/c I don't really like our chances against anyone right now), but I will say that the Atlanta game is very winable.

Assuming that we could actually pull out those two wins, coming home riding some momentum (and continuing to get more injured players back each week), the Carolina rematch game is one that we could win also.

Yes, I know, we could very easily be 1-7 after 8 games, but the more I think about it, the more I see 4-4 as a distinct possibility. And while 4-4 isn't where most of us saw our Saints at the Season's halfway point, that puts us back in the running for the wild card and boy, what a turn-around that would be.

This Bears game is crucial. We need the ball to bounce our way. We need to make plays. We need to make a statement - We're back! The Saints have shown me little reason for optimism so far this year, but I had a feeling last week, and I have one this week. There's no good reason to think we will win any of the next three games, but you know what, for the first time this season, I believe that we can anyway. I believe boys. So should you.

-Whodat

(PS - Yes Billy, this is really me! ;) )

[Edited on 10/10/2003 by WhoDat]