The Thrill is Gone

pherein · 01-09-2011, 01:42 AM

This season.. but I will always love the boys and my fellow Saints fans because we never give up. We did pretty well, 1st time a Saints team made it to the playoffs 2 years in a row. We'll get um next year.

YouTube - B. B. King - The Thrill Is Gone (From B. B. King - Live at Montreux 1993)

OldMaid · 01-09-2011, 01:57 AM

Cute,

but no,the thrilll is not gone.

pherein · 01-09-2011, 02:47 AM

Originally Posted by OldMaid

Cute, but no,the thrilll is not gone.

well you have to have hobby

, and yes the thrill this season is gone, but we will be back, better than before. But we did pretty well. God help us if its 18 games.

TheKillerBs · 01-09-2011, 03:22 AM

If I were the players' union, I would be fighting hard against the 18 game schedule. I agree that 4 preseason games is too many, but they could shorten the preseason without lengthening the regular season.

|Mitch| · 01-09-2011, 03:41 AM

I don't see how anyone can make it through 18 regular season games, not with just a 53 man roster.

Saintswrath · 01-09-2011, 03:58 AM

Glad we're not going to be that team that ATL walks cleanly over to get a free ticket to the Superbowl..
We had nothing on our roster to keep them from getting there, i would feel even worse being that team that ATL walked over to get there, feeling somewhat like the vikings fans.

pherein · 01-09-2011, 04:53 AM

Originally Posted by Saintswrath

Glad we're not going to be that team that ATL walks cleanly over to get a free ticket to the Superbowl..
We had nothing on our roster to keep them from getting there, i would feel even worse being that team that ATL walked over to get there, feeling somewhat like the vikings fans.

That point cant be overstated SW, its a very good one. We had Bush and JJ walking out on this one. Exactly how far do we expect to go?

Its better to lose now, than to the failcowns, who we know don't have a shot. And if we struggled threw, we face the Patriots. I respect them, it would not have been pretty. We will lick our wounds, and be back next year.

Saint_LB · 01-09-2011, 07:11 AM

Originally Posted by |Mitch|

I don't see how anyone can make it through 18 regular season games, not with just a 53 man roster.

This post is not meant to ridicule or call-out anyone. With that said...

I totally disagree. Why do we treat professional athletes like pussies?

They get to stay in US, get paid huge amounts of money to play a game that they played for free all their life up to that point. They have a tremendously long offseason to rest and just go work-out. We have people...probably a lot on this board...that work-out every day and don't get paid anything to do it. Finally, every other team will have the same issues, so it evens out.

Ultimately...we, the fans, pay these guys. If we want 2 more games, we should get 2 more games. Why feel sorry for the players. I would almost kill to trade places with them even if we played 52 games a year...and I'm sure my wife would love my paycheck every week being 6 digits.

ArmySaintFan · 01-09-2011, 09:16 AM

Originally Posted by Saint_LB

This post is not meant to ridicule or call-out anyone. With that said...

I totally disagree. Why do we treat professional athletes like pussies?

They get to stay in US, get paid huge amounts of money to play a game that they played for free all their life up to that point. They have a tremendously long offseason to rest and just go work-out. We have people...probably a lot on this board...that work-out every day and don't get paid anything to do it. Finally, every other team will have the same issues, so it evens out.

Ultimately...we, the fans, pay these guys. If we want 2 more games, we should get 2 more games. Why feel sorry for the players. I would almost kill to trade places with them even if we played 52 games a year...and I'm sure my wife would love my paycheck every week being 6 digits.

rep for you Sir!

CheramieIII · 01-09-2011, 09:32 AM

I still have a thrill in my pants and I would like to show it to all the Saints players and coaches this morning, IT'S CALLED WOOD BABY and you certainly didn't have any wood available to you yesterday.

01-09-2011, 02:47 AM	#3
pherein failclownHunter Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: N.O. and V.A. Posts: 2,260 Blog Entries: 3	Originally Posted by OldMaid Cute, but no,the thrilll is not gone. well you have to have hobby, and yes the thrill this season is gone, but we will be back, better than before. But we did pretty well. God help us if its 18 games.

01-09-2011, 04:53 AM	#7
pherein failclownHunter Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: N.O. and V.A. Posts: 2,260 Blog Entries: 3	Originally Posted by Saintswrath Glad we're not going to be that team that ATL walks cleanly over to get a free ticket to the Superbowl.. We had nothing on our roster to keep them from getting there, i would feel even worse being that team that ATL walked over to get there, feeling somewhat like the vikings fans. That point cant be overstated SW, its a very good one. We had Bush and JJ walking out on this one. Exactly how far do we expect to go? Its better to lose now, than to the failcowns, who we know don't have a shot. And if we struggled threw, we face the Patriots. I respect them, it would not have been pretty. We will lick our wounds, and be back next year.

01-09-2011, 07:11 AM	#8
Saint_LB Deuce Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 2,894	Originally Posted by \|Mitch\| I don't see how anyone can make it through 18 regular season games, not with just a 53 man roster. This post is not meant to ridicule or call-out anyone. With that said... I totally disagree. Why do we treat professional athletes like pussies? They get to stay in US, get paid huge amounts of money to play a game that they played for free all their life up to that point. They have a tremendously long offseason to rest and just go work-out. We have people...probably a lot on this board...that work-out every day and don't get paid anything to do it. Finally, every other team will have the same issues, so it evens out. Ultimately...we, the fans, pay these guys. If we want 2 more games, we should get 2 more games. Why feel sorry for the players. I would almost kill to trade places with them even if we played 52 games a year...and I'm sure my wife would love my paycheck every week being 6 digits.
Saint_LB Deuce Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 2,894	Whether you think you can or think you can't...you're right!

01-09-2011, 09:16 AM	#9
ArmySaintFan Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 171	Originally Posted by Saint_LB This post is not meant to ridicule or call-out anyone. With that said... I totally disagree. Why do we treat professional athletes like pussies? They get to stay in US, get paid huge amounts of money to play a game that they played for free all their life up to that point. They have a tremendously long offseason to rest and just go work-out. We have people...probably a lot on this board...that work-out every day and don't get paid anything to do it. Finally, every other team will have the same issues, so it evens out. Ultimately...we, the fans, pay these guys. If we want 2 more games, we should get 2 more games. Why feel sorry for the players. I would almost kill to trade places with them even if we played 52 games a year...and I'm sure my wife would love my paycheck every week being 6 digits. rep for you Sir!

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\|Mitch\| 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alexandria, La Posts: 11,303	I don't see how anyone can make it through 18 regular season games, not with just a 53 man roster.

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Saintswrath +Mod Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Between 504 & 813 Posts: 1,776 Blog Entries: 4	Glad we're not going to be that team that ATL walks cleanly over to get a free ticket to the Superbowl.. We had nothing on our roster to keep them from getting there, i would feel even worse being that team that ATL walked over to get there, feeling somewhat like the vikings fans.

01-09-2011, 09:32 AM	#10
CheramieIII Fan Since 1967 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Nomad Posts: 7,487 Blog Entries: 3	I still have a thrill in my pants and I would like to show it to all the Saints players and coaches this morning, IT'S CALLED WOOD BABY and you certainly didn't have any wood available to you yesterday.