KC beat us and we still won...

WhoDat · 11-17-2004, 06:47 PM

Can you honestly say you would pull for the Saints to lose and finish 7-9?

Honestly, very hard to say. Normally, absolutely not, but in this case I want Haslett out so bad I think I might root against my boys.

I understand why this is perplexing - even I have a very hard time rooting against the Saints and rarely actually do so in-game. It\'s not about what I WANT in my heart, but about what my head tells me the team NEEDS.

Let me give you an analogy similar to your hypothetical. I hesitate to post this, so before I start let me say that I don\'t want to belittle the war in Iraq in any way shape or form. I use it only as an illustration.

Danno - if you were an Iraqi when or even just before America attacked. If you had been dealing with the same old oppressive treatment for years, would you still \"root\" for your country? Sure, Hussein is an a$$hole, but it seems to me that the Americans are gonna take him out. In the meantime, I\'m an Iraqi. I\'m going to root for my country. Maybe we can win a few and kill or mame a few foriegn soldiers before a change is made. That\'s in essence what you\'re saying here. Sure Haslett is a bum. Yes I want him and the rest of the coaches gone. But in the meantime, if the team can find a way to make them look good and give people hope, why not? Well, b/c maybe he\'ll end up staying if that happens, and the change that could really happen won\'t. That\'s why not.

11-17-2004, 06:47 PM	#21
WhoDat 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 5,631	KC beat us and we still won... Can you honestly say you would pull for the Saints to lose and finish 7-9? Honestly, very hard to say. Normally, absolutely not, but in this case I want Haslett out so bad I think I might root against my boys. I understand why this is perplexing - even I have a very hard time rooting against the Saints and rarely actually do so in-game. It\'s not about what I WANT in my heart, but about what my head tells me the team NEEDS. Let me give you an analogy similar to your hypothetical. I hesitate to post this, so before I start let me say that I don\'t want to belittle the war in Iraq in any way shape or form. I use it only as an illustration. Danno - if you were an Iraqi when or even just before America attacked. If you had been dealing with the same old oppressive treatment for years, would you still \"root\" for your country? Sure, Hussein is an a$$hole, but it seems to me that the Americans are gonna take him out. In the meantime, I\'m an Iraqi. I\'m going to root for my country. Maybe we can win a few and kill or mame a few foriegn soldiers before a change is made. That\'s in essence what you\'re saying here. Sure Haslett is a bum. Yes I want him and the rest of the coaches gone. But in the meantime, if the team can find a way to make them look good and give people hope, why not? Well, b/c maybe he\'ll end up staying if that happens, and the change that could really happen won\'t. That\'s why not.
WhoDat 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 5,631	\"Excuses, excuses, excuses. ThatÃ¢Â€Â™s all anyone ever makes for the New Orleans SaintsÃ¢Â€Â™ organization.\" - Eric Narcisse \"Being a Saints fan is almost like being addicted to crack,\" he said.[i]\"You know you should stop, but you just can\'t.\"