Beastmode

I grew up in Baton Rouge in the early 80's where you were lucky to even find a true Saints fan. There were some, but they were few and far between which was odd considering LSU was average at best during that time but they bleed purple and gold no matter what.

There were a couple of decent seasons but nothing special. Even when they made the playoffs the losses were completely devasting because they would just unravel when it looked like it was going to happen. It was beyond heartbreaking.

Now when they lose it's not nearly as bad because often, they are still in the game! Right until the end they still have a shot. Unless you know what it's like for it to be the 3rd quarter with no hope for countless seasons you can't understand the beauty of just having a shot to take victory from the jaws of defeat in the waining seconds which they have done numerous times since Brees. The losses still hurt but you can say, you know what, a play or two and we had it. I guess my point is the era of feeling sheer embarrassment Monday after Monday has not been present for quite some time. I never want to go back to that feeling. Those were some very dark days.