Comments on: Saints will launch new season on September 9

By: Ilovefoolsball

Ilovefoolsball — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:56:29 +0000

It doesn’t matter who the Saints play in the opener, they’re going to be ready for the game. Just like last year they had the motivation of proving to everyone that they can be a top tier team and win a Super Bowl, this year they will have the extra motivation of proving to everyone that they’re not a one year wonder. True, everyone will be gunning for them and giving them their best shot, as every Super Bowl Champion has had to deal with in the past….but this isn’t like most years. The CBA not getting completed should help the Saints retain most of their key players and also those role players who helped them get their first world championship. Also, all of the Saints opponents after the 3rd week of last season were already giving the Saints their best shot as they all were attempting to knock off the undefeated team. It didn’t happen until week 14! Yeah the Cowboys took it to the Saints, but after 13 weeks of straight victories I think it’s acceptable that you’re going to have a dud sooner or later.
Everyone needs to face a little bit of reality that the Saints are a good team. They only lost 3 games all year and one of those games had no starters playing for the last game of the season. Also, NONE of their victories were lost by more than a touchdown when the starters were playing. To say that it was all luck and good fortune is delusional. You don’t win 16 out of 19 games in a season with just luck, you have to be a good team.
Moreover, the defense is the real reason the Saints got their championship under Gregg Williams as coordinator. Another year in his system while adding a few newer, better defensive players should actually make them BETTER than they were for their championship run.
I doubt that they’ll be able to reel off 13 straight wins again next season, the odds are highly unlikely, but to simply cast them off as a team who is going to return to the cellar is disingenuous and moronic.

By: Duluth_Viking

Duluth_Viking — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:02:15 +0000

PA calls a sick game his heart is in it…To the moron who says he sucks……ur a Bozo

By: LuckyPierre

LuckyPierre — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:15:25 +0000

Seattle could be the opponent if Reggie Bush signs there.

By: sven_ftw

sven_ftw — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:10:42 +0000

i’d love to shoot the breeze with PA during a game, also… the guy calls an amazing game.

By: FootballOnly

FootballOnly — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:11:55 +0000

Saints v. Vikings in week 1 and then schedule Vikings v. Colts in week 2 and we would have the real 2009 SB in 2010, LMAO…..Saints won’t even win their own division next year.

By: Sports-Enthusiast

Sports-Enthusiast — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:07:20 +0000

The entire nation hopes it will be the Vikings. Their fans will continue to complain about the NFC Championship game during the entire off-season and tell themselves that “we really won the Super Bowl.”
After all the hype (or maybe I should use “propaganda” for Florio) from their fans about how they were going to sack Brees every other play… and then they barely touched him… and then Edwards claims that had he actually been at the game on the sideline and been awake, that he would have delivered cheap-shots to Brees (that just may have been the funniest article to read all season), wouldn’t it be great to see them play the Saints when their Pro Bowl left tackle and starting fullback are actually able to play in the game. The only offensive players in the league THAT THE VIKINGS FANS SAY can handle their “star” defensive line are the Vikings offensive line. I guess some other players were wearing their uniforms that night.
If the Vikings were to win that game, they would say, “It’s because WE have Favre.”
When the Vikings lose that game, they will say, It’s because WE have Favre.”

By: stadanko

stadanko — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:31:12 +0000

I would want a front row seat to watch Paul Allen scream at Favre too. Funniest soundbite of all time. “YOU CAN TAKE A KNEE!”

By: scomibord

scomibord — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:23:12 +0000

please…please…please…please let it be the Vikings. So they can finally shut their pie-holes.
There goes Pervy, are you really going to get yourself all worked up again; only to be smacked in the face with a cinder block. The only thing as predictable as Favre’s play/retire waffle, is a Viking fan building himself up for a heart-wrenching letdown.

By: Treima

Treima — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:55:41 +0000

It won’t be the Vikings. They’ll save that rematch for sweeps in November. I’d actually be surprised if it wasn’t Saints and Panthers, considering that it’s a rivalry game and both of those teams ended the regular season going in completely opposite directions.

By: hotchick

hotchick — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:47:06 +0000

Steelers would make sense if they didn’t have the Thursday opener last year. I’d hope the league wouldn’t have the same team back to back unless its because they won the big game back to back.
But remember when we used to read here about how another site adjusted an error in its story without pointing out the change/correction was made?

By: akuehn713

akuehn713 — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:44:22 +0000

Paul Allen is probably the worst announcer I have ever heard. You would improve the knowledge and logic that comes out of that booth if you just farted into the headset and made armpit noises the whole broadcast.

By: RexRyan'sStressedLapband

RexRyan'sStressedLapband — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:26:19 +0000

# Pete Rose Haircut says: February 15, 2010 10:55 AM
Wow, I hope its the saints that get the game. I cant wait to see the saints play the saints on the saints home field. Then maybe we’ll all know Who Dat.
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LMAO
5/5

By: SF Saints Fan

SF Saints Fan — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:21:25 +0000

I think it will be the Vikings, but the NFL may not want to feed Farve’s ego that much. Can you imagine the “Favre Watch” that would ensue after the NFL announcing in April that the Vikings will play the Saints to open the Season? My god, Florio would get 10 million hits a day, just on the Favre stories.
And Florio, you would really add something to the KFAN broadcast team. This classic “analysis” from Paul Allen after the Favre interception was priceless:
“But why do you even ponder passing. I mean, you can take a knee and try a 56 yard field goal! This is not Detroit man, this is the Super Bowl!”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo3mvfIy5Lg
Florio, you sure could add a lot to that broadcast team………

By: chet72

chet72 — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:55:23 +0000

If you get in the booth you will have your work cut out for you. It’ll be hard blowing more sunshine than PA

By: Floyd the Barber

Floyd the Barber — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:49:27 +0000

Good. Saints-Vikings opener to help put Brees’ season to bed early with broken bones courtesy of Ray Edwards.

By: Love_Boat_Scandal

Love_Boat_Scandal — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:39:56 +0000

I hope they lead off with the Vikings. That’ll cause Brent Favrah to hold out until after the game to come back, lest he take another beating.
Which will cause PA to announce, “Where’s Favre? This isn’t training camp, man. This is the regular season!”

By: knickerb

knickerb — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:36:03 +0000

propaganda
How about promotional? Informational?

By: Pervy Harvin

Pervy Harvin — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:34:04 +0000

It would be very fitting for it to be the Vikings. They will come to N.O. and hand the world champions a bully beat down,setting the tone for both teams next season. For the Vikings,the start of a dominating run to Dallas in February and for the Saints, a reminder of what they used to be before the Cinderella season. An average team at best.

By: cowboyssuck

cowboyssuck — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:29:10 +0000

With all due respect to Neverforget 21, I think you were correct to assume the Saints could play against their selves on opening night. In fact, I have a strong feeling that since the Superbowl win, they have been playing with them selves frequently. I am sure that at least Drew Brees has been playing with himself.

By: ICDogg

ICDogg — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:07:13 +0000

Spin?
Disinformation?
Evangelism?

By: Treima

Treima — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:03:05 +0000

“The eight potential opponents are the Falcons, Saints, Buccaneers, Seahawks, Rams, Browns, Steelers, and Vikings.”
I assume by Saints, you mean Panthers, right? I don’t think football fans would be very happy to see the annual Kickoff Game replaced with a scrimmage.

By: purpleguy

purpleguy — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:02:23 +0000

When you’re in there Mike, give PA some valium.

By: Pete Rose Haircut

Pete Rose Haircut — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:55:53 +0000

Wow, I hope its the saints that get the game. I cant wait to see the saints play the saints on the saints home field. Then maybe we’ll all know Who Dat.

By: 4ever19

4ever19 — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:54:51 +0000

So only 6months and 3 weeks till football again? That is delightful news.

By: pokerpro7s

pokerpro7s — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:52:47 +0000

Pretty safe bet it’s either the Vikings or Steelers (if Favre retires again).

By: Ravenmuscle

Ravenmuscle — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:44:28 +0000

Of course the lone exception to the Superbowl Champ opening at home on prime time was the Ravens after they won the superbowl in 2001.
The league always goes out of its way to screw the city & fans that had nothing to do with Modell moving his crappy team to Baltimore. AND he left all the colors and records and name while Irsay stole the Colts & Indiannapolis has NEVER suffered any punishment. Cleveland got their team back in two years..kept their name and colors..and got a new stadium to boot financed partly by the league.
All Baltimore fans wanted was an expansion team that wrongly was given to Jacksonville who can’t even sell out their games after they covered 10,000 seats with cnavas. The Ravens have sold out EVERY seat and game since they arrived in 1996. Does Los Angeles Jaguars or Vikings sound good?

By: Gabrosin

Gabrosin — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:42:47 +0000

Think you mean Panthers instead of Saints as a potential opponent.

By: Tapas

Tapas — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:41:03 +0000

Florio’s descent into mainstream media- denouncing Labor as propaganda, but the information he gets from league sources is what “news”?
Why dont you face it that you cover a pretty socialist (shared revenue/strong central government) organization that is all about its own propaganda.

By: SterilizeTHenry

SterilizeTHenry — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:39:42 +0000

I think it will be the Steelers to set-up a game between the last two SB Champs. Also, if Favre doesn’t come back that Saints-Vikes game will be a dud. Who want to see Brees vs. Rosenfels? Unless Favre makes a decision before the official schedule is released (which won’t happen) they NFL won’t schedule that game as their opener.
Saints vs. Steelers is just as good a matchup and much safer from a scheduling standpoint.

By: Carl

Carl — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:31:55 +0000

in the booth with PA would be a treat for you Florio, PA is one of the better play by play announcers in the league!