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	<title>Comments on: Saints stunned season ended so soon</title>
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		<title>By: saints25</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[saints25]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:50:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saints gave up 17 points with 5 turnovers,so yeah they played sloppy,The big key is 9er&#039;s stopping the run.But you cant deny how bad GW defense played in the last 4 minutes of the game UP UNTIL THAT POINT THE GREAT 9ERS OFFENSE HA 198 YARDS..This Saints team need a pass rushing d-line,an they will be unbeatable..But I know the Saints will be in the hunt next year..Will the 9er&#039;s they dont get that 2-14 schudule next year..Oh yeah will see you in the Dome next year..]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Saints gave up 17 points with 5 turnovers,so yeah they played sloppy,The big key is 9er&#8217;s stopping the run.But you cant deny how bad GW defense played in the last 4 minutes of the game UP UNTIL THAT POINT THE GREAT 9ERS OFFENSE HA 198 YARDS..This Saints team need a pass rushing d-line,an they will be unbeatable..But I know the Saints will be in the hunt next year..Will the 9er&#8217;s they dont get that 2-14 schudule next year..Oh yeah will see you in the Dome next year..</p>
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		<title>By: whosgotitbetter</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:27:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[@longdrivesaint that special teams crew that you are calling arrogant arent point and saying anything to the opposition. They are simple singing and dancing to their song. The are called the &quot;Tony Montana Squad&quot;. If you were at the Stick you would know that everytime they are on the field, the stadium plays a song called Tony Montana and it gets them pumped up. They started it before the Pittsburg game and if you watched that obe you can see them do the same thing. So stay classy lol]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@longdrivesaint that special teams crew that you are calling arrogant arent point and saying anything to the opposition. They are simple singing and dancing to their song. The are called the &#8220;Tony Montana Squad&#8221;. If you were at the Stick you would know that everytime they are on the field, the stadium plays a song called Tony Montana and it gets them pumped up. They started it before the Pittsburg game and if you watched that obe you can see them do the same thing. So stay classy lol</p>
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		<title>By: lookatthefarside</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:40:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boo Dat!  Go Niners!]]></description>
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		<title>By: dd393</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:38:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Saints seemed more concerned about setting records than winning football games.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Saints seemed more concerned about setting records than winning football games.</p>
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		<title>By: ajw4277</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:51:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saints must really be Americas team. Look at all the haters who took time to show support.  Thank yall! We just gone take the offseason working on Defense. So next year we can host and appear in the SB!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Saints must really be Americas team. Look at all the haters who took time to show support.  Thank yall! We just gone take the offseason working on Defense. So next year we can host and appear in the SB!</p>
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		<title>By: theysone</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:40:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greatest game I&#039;ve ever seen, and fortunate enough to have seen it live. 

Much like a lot of the bandwagon &quot;who dat&quot; clowns posting on this board, there were a couple at the Stick yesterday.  Learn how to root for your team and accept a hard fought, well played defeat without being an ass.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Greatest game I&#8217;ve ever seen, and fortunate enough to have seen it live. </p>
<p>Much like a lot of the bandwagon &#8220;who dat&#8221; clowns posting on this board, there were a couple at the Stick yesterday.  Learn how to root for your team and accept a hard fought, well played defeat without being an ass.</p>
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		<title>By: dominator71030</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:26:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[dragonfly99 says:Jan 15, 2012 10:57 AM 

Sorry, the big game is today. The winner of the Packers/Giants game will represent the NFC in the Super Bowl.

Im a giants fan and this is not the case. The giants already lost to the 49ers at candlestick park at about week 8. The 49ers defense is gonna be tough on Rodgers just like they were to Brees. Its gonna be at Lambeau if Green Bay wins and the 49ers could win but it will be tough.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>dragonfly99 says:Jan 15, 2012 10:57 AM </p>
<p>Sorry, the big game is today. The winner of the Packers/Giants game will represent the NFC in the Super Bowl.</p>
<p>Im a giants fan and this is not the case. The giants already lost to the 49ers at candlestick park at about week 8. The 49ers defense is gonna be tough on Rodgers just like they were to Brees. Its gonna be at Lambeau if Green Bay wins and the 49ers could win but it will be tough.</p>
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		<title>By: 6250claimer</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:22:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[And who was that ONE playoff team to overcome 5+ turnovers and win a playoff game?  The &#039;81 Niners, 13-3 in the regular season (like this year&#039;s team), in beating the Cowboys in the NFC Championship game, featuring &quot;The Catch&quot;.  Niners turned the ball over SIX times that day 30 years ago, and the &#039;boys STILL couldn&#039;t prevail.  And thus was launched one dynasty, as another came to a close.  Good times by The Bay, and they&#039;re back.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And who was that ONE playoff team to overcome 5+ turnovers and win a playoff game?  The &#8217;81 Niners, 13-3 in the regular season (like this year&#8217;s team), in beating the Cowboys in the NFC Championship game, featuring &#8220;The Catch&#8221;.  Niners turned the ball over SIX times that day 30 years ago, and the &#8216;boys STILL couldn&#8217;t prevail.  And thus was launched one dynasty, as another came to a close.  Good times by The Bay, and they&#8217;re back.</p>
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		<title>By: steeltuff</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[steeltuff]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:22:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Saints&#039; defense picked a great time to forget how to cover the tight end.  Maybe Greg Williams should have put more effort into this part of his game plan instead of his job interview with Jeff Fisher.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Saints&#8217; defense picked a great time to forget how to cover the tight end.  Maybe Greg Williams should have put more effort into this part of his game plan instead of his job interview with Jeff Fisher.</p>
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		<title>By: billb49</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[xxwhodatxx says: Jan 15, 2012 1:27 PM

Niners out in the next round

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Something tells me you had a similar prediction last week. Whatever. We&#039;ll see. I&#039;m pretty sure that whether it&#039;s the Giants or the Packers, most people will not be picking the Niners.

The Saints have one of the scariest offenses in the league. Brees is a great QB. That TE is an absolute beast. You have to give them their due. But come on, Saints fans. Give it up. The Niner defense has been taking the ball away all season. They led the league in that. The Saints didn&#039;t play any sloppier than they do every week on the road. The Niners defense just out hit them and out ball hawked them like they&#039;ve been doing for the last four months. And, in the last four minutes of that game, Alex Smith was every bit as good as Drew Brees. He did what nobody thought he could do - he put the team on his back and traded blows with an elite QB to win the game. Saints fans, many of you still need to learn what long-time Niner fans have known for a long time - when you&#039;re rooting for a good team, you need to be ready for post-season heartbreak. Man up and stop being such bitter losers.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>xxwhodatxx says: Jan 15, 2012 1:27 PM</p>
<p>Niners out in the next round</p>
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<p>Something tells me you had a similar prediction last week. Whatever. We&#8217;ll see. I&#8217;m pretty sure that whether it&#8217;s the Giants or the Packers, most people will not be picking the Niners.</p>
<p>The Saints have one of the scariest offenses in the league. Brees is a great QB. That TE is an absolute beast. You have to give them their due. But come on, Saints fans. Give it up. The Niner defense has been taking the ball away all season. They led the league in that. The Saints didn&#8217;t play any sloppier than they do every week on the road. The Niners defense just out hit them and out ball hawked them like they&#8217;ve been doing for the last four months. And, in the last four minutes of that game, Alex Smith was every bit as good as Drew Brees. He did what nobody thought he could do &#8211; he put the team on his back and traded blows with an elite QB to win the game. Saints fans, many of you still need to learn what long-time Niner fans have known for a long time &#8211; when you&#8217;re rooting for a good team, you need to be ready for post-season heartbreak. Man up and stop being such bitter losers.</p>
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		<title>By: northsidesteel</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:07:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This truly was a great game to watch, made easier because I didn&#039;t have a dog in this fight.  As hard as it may be to believe in a game that ended up 36-32, the adage that defense wins championships rings true.  The Niner defense was simply more agressive.  I noted that one announcer said after one shoving contest between a Niner defender and New Orleans receiver during a pass route that the referees were &quot;letting them play today&quot;, which of course translates to &quot; I can&#039;t believe they didn&#039;t call that&quot;.  I am not saying that either team played beyond the rules, or that the fix was in, but for some reason it seemed to me that the defensive interferance rules were as lax as I have seen them this year.  Speaking of interference calls, what would the Niner fans think of the back to back offensive interference calls, using the same play?  Congrats to the Niners and their fans, enjoy the ride.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This truly was a great game to watch, made easier because I didn&#8217;t have a dog in this fight.  As hard as it may be to believe in a game that ended up 36-32, the adage that defense wins championships rings true.  The Niner defense was simply more agressive.  I noted that one announcer said after one shoving contest between a Niner defender and New Orleans receiver during a pass route that the referees were &#8220;letting them play today&#8221;, which of course translates to &#8221; I can&#8217;t believe they didn&#8217;t call that&#8221;.  I am not saying that either team played beyond the rules, or that the fix was in, but for some reason it seemed to me that the defensive interferance rules were as lax as I have seen them this year.  Speaking of interference calls, what would the Niner fans think of the back to back offensive interference calls, using the same play?  Congrats to the Niners and their fans, enjoy the ride.</p>
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		<title>By: longdrivesaint</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:03:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[People are saying for N.O. to stay classy, but how can U when u have those arrogant punks standing at the 40 on the 49ers kickoff team dancing around, pointing and running their suck before they kickoff. Classless showing on national tv. I&#039;ve never seen another team do that. That trickles down from the HC. I&#039;d say next week Harbaugh will be getting the &quot;ole Schwartz &quot; treatment. What goes around comes around. Grab a Websters and look up class Saint haters and whiner fans. Good job on lining yourself on a lower draft pick punks.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>People are saying for N.O. to stay classy, but how can U when u have those arrogant punks standing at the 40 on the 49ers kickoff team dancing around, pointing and running their suck before they kickoff. Classless showing on national tv. I&#8217;ve never seen another team do that. That trickles down from the HC. I&#8217;d say next week Harbaugh will be getting the &#8220;ole Schwartz &#8221; treatment. What goes around comes around. Grab a Websters and look up class Saint haters and whiner fans. Good job on lining yourself on a lower draft pick punks.</p>
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		<title>By: starvingrdens</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to Candlestick... &quot;Home of the heavy hitters&quot;!]]></description>
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		<title>By: uscatjerseyshore</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think N.O. has a great team.  However one can go back to pre-season events when apparently, unbeknown to the new 49er coach Harbaugh, he was supposed to call Payton before the preseason matchup as a coach-to-coach gesture. Harbaugh says he was unaware of it.

Payton took exception, and in retaliation, he violated another unwritten preseason rule of excessive blitzing. Payton decided to teach Harbaugh a lesson, and the Saints defenders came at 49ers QB Alex Smith hard.

In that game, Niners&#039; QB were sacked six times and pressured throughout.  Was this a wake-up call?  Don&#039;t know but SF certainly turned the tables when the game meant something.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think N.O. has a great team.  However one can go back to pre-season events when apparently, unbeknown to the new 49er coach Harbaugh, he was supposed to call Payton before the preseason matchup as a coach-to-coach gesture. Harbaugh says he was unaware of it.</p>
<p>Payton took exception, and in retaliation, he violated another unwritten preseason rule of excessive blitzing. Payton decided to teach Harbaugh a lesson, and the Saints defenders came at 49ers QB Alex Smith hard.</p>
<p>In that game, Niners&#8217; QB were sacked six times and pressured throughout.  Was this a wake-up call?  Don&#8217;t know but SF certainly turned the tables when the game meant something.</p>
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		<title>By: cowboysfan74</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:50:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[just so you know thesportsgenius- maybe most Cowboys fans are arrogant but not all of us are. I have no problems admitting my team sucks.

Just stating my opinion.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>just so you know thesportsgenius- maybe most Cowboys fans are arrogant but not all of us are. I have no problems admitting my team sucks.</p>
<p>Just stating my opinion.</p>
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		<title>By: mr4thand1</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:50:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stick DAT in y&#039;alls gumbo and SMOKE IT, New Orleans!!!!]]></description>
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		<title>By: longdrivesaint</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:46:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[gimmeabruschi says: 
Jan 15, 2012 10:56 AM 
Yeah Drew, well, you can always know your yardage record is attached to a one and out. Your obsession with setting the record was embarrassingly transparent. You’re phony as a $3 bill.

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Get ur hater a@# out of here bum. Hide behind the computer and run ur suck. Spineless punk. By the name od your login I&#039;d say u ride Bruschis jock. Go do something more constructive like video tape for the Pats. Worthless POS.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>gimmeabruschi says:<br />
Jan 15, 2012 10:56 AM<br />
Yeah Drew, well, you can always know your yardage record is attached to a one and out. Your obsession with setting the record was embarrassingly transparent. You’re phony as a $3 bill.</p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br />
Get ur hater a@# out of here bum. Hide behind the computer and run ur suck. Spineless punk. By the name od your login I&#8217;d say u ride Bruschis jock. Go do something more constructive like video tape for the Pats. Worthless POS.</p>
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		<title>By: dougy1970</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maybe Brees, a cerebral, sanctimonious, mini-quarterback, will do his teammates and all of us a favor and stop leading the stupid pre-game Saints! chant now.  It must be hard for linebackers to pretend to get fired up when a filmroom dork insists on leading a chant best left for Ray Lewis types. Hooksliders should not lead war chants.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Maybe Brees, a cerebral, sanctimonious, mini-quarterback, will do his teammates and all of us a favor and stop leading the stupid pre-game Saints! chant now.  It must be hard for linebackers to pretend to get fired up when a filmroom dork insists on leading a chant best left for Ray Lewis types. Hooksliders should not lead war chants.</p>
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		<title>By: Chairman Al</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chairman Al]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:40:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not only were they stunned, Tiki Barber was flabbergasted.

(I&#039;m sorry, I had to do it).]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Not only were they stunned, Tiki Barber was flabbergasted.</p>
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		<title>By: vikingsinla</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:31:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;Gooks, Saints&quot; LOL]]></description>
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		<title>By: xxwhodatxx</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:27:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Niners out in the next round]]></description>
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		<title>By: binarybulge</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What expectation level, Drew?  Did you just assume &quot;NFC Championship Game&quot; before you even stepped on the field, like most of your fans?

Sounds a lot like last year.  At least you&#039;ll have that chip on your shoulder next year, until you lose unexpectedly in the playoffs to another NFC West team.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What expectation level, Drew?  Did you just assume &#8220;NFC Championship Game&#8221; before you even stepped on the field, like most of your fans?</p>
<p>Sounds a lot like last year.  At least you&#8217;ll have that chip on your shoulder next year, until you lose unexpectedly in the playoffs to another NFC West team.</p>
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		<title>By: breesforpresident</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:07:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[dallasholeinroofcowboys says:
Jan 15, 2012 10:36 AM
After Saturday’s pathetic performance what do you expect???

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Was it worse than ur performance from ur couch?  Shut ur mouth until u become relevant.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>dallasholeinroofcowboys says:<br />
Jan 15, 2012 10:36 AM<br />
After Saturday’s pathetic performance what do you expect???</p>
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<p>Was it worse than ur performance from ur couch?  Shut ur mouth until u become relevant.</p>
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		<title>By: jimyritz</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:02:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One on one covergae with Jenkins on Davis killed you....How do you not double that guy? No deep help....you roll the dice and you lost...]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One on one covergae with Jenkins on Davis killed you&#8230;.How do you not double that guy? No deep help&#8230;.you roll the dice and you lost&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: thepackersaretoogood</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[yevette70 says:
Jan 15, 2012 11:46 AM
@breesforpresident – I agree! none of the other teams have a qb with his uniform in NFL Hall of Fame Museum for the all-time passing record. We are STILL the Best! #whodat

Wow who cares if Brees has the uniform he used to pad his stats in blowout games in the Hall, and news flash but the saints lost yesterday so your not the best, who dat? How bout Rodgers and the pack who can play real football in real weather and don&#039;t deflate when they leave a dome like your loser saints.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>yevette70 says:<br />
Jan 15, 2012 11:46 AM<br />
@breesforpresident – I agree! none of the other teams have a qb with his uniform in NFL Hall of Fame Museum for the all-time passing record. We are STILL the Best! #whodat</p>
<p>Wow who cares if Brees has the uniform he used to pad his stats in blowout games in the Hall, and news flash but the saints lost yesterday so your not the best, who dat? How bout Rodgers and the pack who can play real football in real weather and don&#8217;t deflate when they leave a dome like your loser saints.</p>
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		<title>By: dkeyser</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:56:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[touchdownroddywhite says:Jan 15, 2012 11:01 AM 

Well spare us your feelings homeboy cause you’re done along with the rest of the NFC South. See ya next year you classless bunch of stat mongers.
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 heres a stat..0.. thats how many points the pathetic Falcons offense managed.. At least the Saints put up a fight and lost. Your team just rolled over and got beat the hell down]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>touchdownroddywhite says:Jan 15, 2012 11:01 AM </p>
<p>Well spare us your feelings homeboy cause you’re done along with the rest of the NFC South. See ya next year you classless bunch of stat mongers.<br />
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 heres a stat..0.. thats how many points the pathetic Falcons offense managed.. At least the Saints put up a fight and lost. Your team just rolled over and got beat the hell down</p>
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		<title>By: toscanobarga</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/15/saints-stunned-season-ended-so-soon/#comment-1514788</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[toscanobarga]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;I’ll give SF some credit. But the Saints just played a sloppy game.&quot;

Sore winners in 2009, sore losers in 2010 and 2011. 

Stay classy Nawlins.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;I’ll give SF some credit. But the Saints just played a sloppy game.&#8221;</p>
<p>Sore winners in 2009, sore losers in 2010 and 2011. </p>
<p>Stay classy Nawlins.</p>
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		<title>By: sportsguybayarea</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[sportsguybayarea]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:51:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[saintsfan1111 says:Jan 15, 2012 11:34 AM 

&gt; Don’t underestimate the power of a tough and stingy defense.
 
The game I saw, Brees torched that defense.



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the reasons why brees threw for as many yards as he did was #1 thomas gets knocked out of the game, #2 ivory gets shut down so with both their backs eliminated, payton and crew have no other choice but to air it out (63 passing attempts). brees gets picked twice. brees did not &quot;torch&quot; the niners d. i saw a few good throws to colston and graham but other than that, all his yards were to sproles on screens and check downs (15 reps 119 yrds) brees looked uncomfortable all game. Niners D &gt; Brees]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>saintsfan1111 says:Jan 15, 2012 11:34 AM </p>
<p>&gt; Don’t underestimate the power of a tough and stingy defense.</p>
<p>The game I saw, Brees torched that defense.</p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-</p>
<p>the reasons why brees threw for as many yards as he did was #1 thomas gets knocked out of the game, #2 ivory gets shut down so with both their backs eliminated, payton and crew have no other choice but to air it out (63 passing attempts). brees gets picked twice. brees did not &#8220;torch&#8221; the niners d. i saw a few good throws to colston and graham but other than that, all his yards were to sproles on screens and check downs (15 reps 119 yrds) brees looked uncomfortable all game. Niners D &gt; Brees</p>
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		<title>By: dlmcc1010</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Were it not for the fact that Drew Brees is as awesome as he is, this game wouldnt have been close. The Saints were sloppy with the ball, looked lost on defense, and just arent fundamentally sound when they have to play outdoors. The 49ers tackling was vastly superior. 

Im not a fan of either team. I was surprised to see how good the 49ers really were. When Vernon Davis caught that last TD and broke down in tears, as a fan you hace to appreciate that stuff. How he held onto that ball when he got smashed just as he caught it I will never know. Those guys gave that game everything they had and deserved to win]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Were it not for the fact that Drew Brees is as awesome as he is, this game wouldnt have been close. The Saints were sloppy with the ball, looked lost on defense, and just arent fundamentally sound when they have to play outdoors. The 49ers tackling was vastly superior. </p>
<p>Im not a fan of either team. I was surprised to see how good the 49ers really were. When Vernon Davis caught that last TD and broke down in tears, as a fan you hace to appreciate that stuff. How he held onto that ball when he got smashed just as he caught it I will never know. Those guys gave that game everything they had and deserved to win</p>
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		<title>By: thesportgenius</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[thesportgenius]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:45:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Niners out played NO in all 3 phases with solid fundamentals and physical play. That formula will work against any of the remaining teams. GB &amp; NE have worse D&#039;s than NO and you can argue that NO has the best O. The Ravens will give NE a tough test. They are also built in the same fashion as the Niners. Could we see the Super Harbowl?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Niners out played NO in all 3 phases with solid fundamentals and physical play. That formula will work against any of the remaining teams. GB &amp; NE have worse D&#8217;s than NO and you can argue that NO has the best O. The Ravens will give NE a tough test. They are also built in the same fashion as the Niners. Could we see the Super Harbowl?</p>
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