It’s down to Final Four, Mike Smith will break down winners
Peyton Manning faces the Jets' top-ranked defense.
Brett Favre will battle the noise in New Orleans
The two best Sundays of the NFL season are the first one and this one.
The first Sunday is filled with hope. Today theoretically determines the two best teams in football, with the NFC and AFC championships. Generally the games live up to the hype — unlike the Super Bowl, which too often is less entertaining than the commercials.
Both games have great story lines. In the AFC, the New York Jets haven’t lost a game since losing to the Falcons last month. (Afterward, the distraught Jets coach, Rex Ryan, said: “This obviously is t0ugh because now we’re obviously out of the playoffs, and it’s unfortunate.”) But even with the league’s No. 1 defense, it’s difficult seeing the Jets upsetting Indianapolis. Even if they slow down Peyton Manning, it’s hard to see the Colts scoring less than 20 points, or New York scoring even that many.
The NFC game is harder to call. The Minnesota Vikings are a better overall team than the New Orleans Saints, if only because of their defense (No. 6 vs. No. 25). But having covered games in almost every stadium and arena in the country, I can tell you that none is louder than the New Orleans Superdome, particularly after the fans have had several hours to “prep” on Bourbon St. That’s something Brett Favre will have to deal with. (The Metrodome in Minneapolis is close to the Superdome in noise level, but fans obviously are quiet when the Vikings have the ball.)
This might be a prediction stemming more from desire than my head. But I’ll go with the Saints. (Favre winning would justify — in his mind — all of his prima donna actions leading up to this season. My stomach couldn’t take that.)
Drew Brees and the offense seem to show us something new every week. The team has shown a t0ughness and resolve this season that often has been missing in the past. Suffice to say, the win would be a huge boost for a city that needs it, and for a franchise that never has been to the Super Bowl.
When the games are over, I’ll have Falcons coach Mike Smith break it all down. I plan to speak to Smith after each game for a column that will be posted tonight. If you have any particular questions you want me to ask Smith, let me know.
Until then, I’ll be here watching the games and blogging live (from my couch). Coffee time. Back in a few minutes.
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jeffrey d
January 24th, 2010
1:06 pm
I’m not gonna say it
nball
January 24th, 2010
1:08 pm
First
jeffrey d
January 24th, 2010
1:08 pm
Sucker!
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
1:09 pm
N-ball– I hope you bet to “place”
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
1:10 pm
Jeffrey D — you showed tremendous restraint.
AJ
January 24th, 2010
1:10 pm
Indy & Saints in Stuper Bowl!
jeffrey d
January 24th, 2010
1:10 pm
Anyway, thanks Jeff. A Manning/Favre Super Bowl would be most intriguing, but I think I’d have to block ESPN from my TV for the week if Favre is in the Super Bowl.
bad brad
January 24th, 2010
1:12 pm
Ask him if he thinks you have a lot in common with Terrence Moore?
jeffrey d
January 24th, 2010
1:13 pm
I remember one August morning I had the day off. I got my breakfast and turned on SportsCenter ready for a lazy morning. ESPN literally had an hour and a half of nonstop Favre coverage, complete with hundreds of images of him getting off the same plane.
I cannot imagine what’s going through the heads of ESPN’s producers. As if we’re all waiting crowded around the TV, just waiting for the next Favre update.
AJ
January 24th, 2010
1:17 pm
Dodging tornado’s and watching one of the best days in the NFL is today’s agenda…Oh yea Eating fried peanut butter banana sandwichs, as well.
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
1:19 pm
Bad Brad — Will do. That’ll be my first question.
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
1:20 pm
AJ — I love the Manning vs. Saints storyline. Peyton obviously grew up there with his dad. Who does Archie root for?
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
1:21 pm
Jeffrey D — No kidding. I’d be ill if this whole thing worked out for Favre. I want a serious faceplant today.
AJ
January 24th, 2010
1:24 pm
Arch is in a “win- win” scernario. he is still involved with Saints and of course pulling for his boy.But Peyton has already won one and I think deep inside he is rooting for N.O for the town and people,
BravesFan79
January 24th, 2010
1:28 pm
How can anyone not love 2 legends like Farve or Kurt Warner? I love that Farve proved all the doubters wrong… go Vikings!!
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
1:30 pm
BravesFan79 — He certainly proved doubters about what he had left in the tank wrong, I’ll give you that. Doesn’t change what kind of guy he is, though.
2BT
January 24th, 2010
1:30 pm
Jeff, three questions……….
1. What is the meaing of life?
2. Fastest land animal?
3. If one’s last national championship is in 1980, are they REALLY relevant?
Thanks in advance.
2BT
January 24th, 2010
1:31 pm
meaning, rather
Grey Dog
January 24th, 2010
1:31 pm
Saints and Colts would be the best game! I think most people are tired of the Brett Favre Show!
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
1:32 pm
Meanwhile, just turned on the Tech game. FSU by 4 with 16 mins left.
2BT
January 24th, 2010
1:33 pm
and why is there no ‘live blog’ from Tally? Couldn’t Furman Bisher have filled in today?
Alex
January 24th, 2010
1:34 pm
Please ask Smitty what we are going to do to address our personnel issues on D. Is there any chance we might actually add a veteran stud via FA instead of just relying on draft picks?
O.K.
January 24th, 2010
1:43 pm
………………
………………..
………………….. GO SAINTS !
corkylikesbeer
January 24th, 2010
1:47 pm
Jeff,
What are your picks based on the betting lines…
corkylikesbeer
January 24th, 2010
1:49 pm
Jeff,
How do you like your coffee…are you a sugar man and/or cream or do you like it black?
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
1:49 pm
2BT.
1) Meaning of life: Life is a middle coach seat. But those Biscoff cookies rock.
2) Fastest land animal: Tie between a cheetah and a Jamaican sprinter.
3) If 92,000 fans go to every game and you’re always in the conversation (even if in September) and you play in the SEC and you make a ridunkulous amount of money, yes. (and you so just gave yourself away as a Tech fan).
How’s that.
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
1:51 pm
Alex — There will be a street free agent (or two) added to the defense, but it won’t be a big bucks guy. Most of the changes will come via the draft.
corkylikesbeer
January 24th, 2010
1:53 pm
Jeff, what about the over/under….jets game is 40.5 and vikings game is 54.
ToccoaDawg
January 24th, 2010
1:54 pm
Whats top priority in the Draft?
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
1:54 pm
Corkylikesbeer — I think both lines are scary and I’d stay away. But if I HAD to pick, I’d say both cover (Colts-8; Saints 3 1/2).
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
1:54 pm
Corkylikesbeer — Just cream. I’m sweet enough. (Aaaaaaaahhhh)
ToccoaDawg
January 24th, 2010
1:56 pm
Ask Mike if Arthur Blank would be a better commentator than you or bradley
2BT
January 24th, 2010
1:58 pm
Spot on! But 92,000 at every game is a reach – I certainly didn’t see a packed house two Novembers ago and I did see many of who did attend leaving in a ‘hurry’ late in the 4th. I’ll re-evaluate after this November! Thanks for the great work that you do – but again, you or Mark should be in Tally right now. I’m sure there’s an ‘establishment’ close by that Mike Bell could’ve recommended that either of you could’ve rushed to in order to ‘research and write about’ concerning the NFL games later today!
corkylikesbeer
January 24th, 2010
2:01 pm
jeff,
can you ask mike how old logan? Does she have a boyfriend?
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
2:01 pm
2BT — sorry, what’s Tally?
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
2:01 pm
Toccoa — D-line, LB or CB –best guy on that side of the ball.
JabboRockefeller
January 24th, 2010
2:04 pm
To avoid the obnoxious Manning story-line, I hope the Aints and Dolts LOSE.
Ask Smitty who they’re hoping will fall down to us in the draft. He ain’t gonna answer, but his dodge might be amusing…
I think Minnesota will destroy the Aints, BTW…
The Colts, unfortunately, will see the Jets revert to mid-season form. Jets lose BIG.
Gonna be a couple more ho-hummers…
Sonny Clusters
January 24th, 2010
2:08 pm
We was breaking down the politicians that go quail hunting and shoot somebody. We was reminded
of when was shooting some quail and one of ‘em flew kinda LOW and OUTSIDE and we was turning to see where he was going to go and “BAM” Jeff took the shot! Actually, Stinky Wintes took most of the shot in his rump and the little bird just flew on off grinning and we knew it was because he knew Jeff couldn’t lay off anything low and outside. That may be the problem with some of the politicians, too. We can ask Coach Smith.
2BT
January 24th, 2010
2:08 pm
Tallahassee – (14-4) #19 GT at (14-4) FSU
SLP
January 24th, 2010
2:08 pm
I’d like to know if the coach has any thoughts on which team Vick might be a good fit.
who dat grey haired QB?
January 24th, 2010
2:11 pm
The Vikings are a medicore 4-4 in road games.
—- Saints should win this one.
JabboRockefeller
January 24th, 2010
2:12 pm
Vick will end up with the Bills. Dan Reeves is pushing to be on that staff. I think there’s an underlying reason. I’ll bet Vick and Reeves still communicate. Maybe Vick put a bug in his ear.
Hillbilly Deluxe
January 24th, 2010
2:14 pm
2BT & Jeff
The best description I ever heard of life came from the late political columnist, James J Kilpatrick. He said that life was best compared to baseball, (paraphrase), “Some days good things happen and some days bad things happen, but most days are just three up and three down”.
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
2:14 pm
Just saw this from BowWow on Twitter: “RT THIS!!! TO ALL THE SAINTS FANS IN NEW ORLEANS. IF YALL WIN TODAY, I WILL BUY THE WHOLE CLUB DRINKS AT “RAYS OVER THE RIVER”
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
2:15 pm
Sonny, you lost me at Stinky Wintes’ rump.
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
2:16 pm
2BT — Oh yeah. Sorry. Never heard it called Tally before. Watching the game now. Why did Peacocke take that shot?
who dat grey haired QB?
January 24th, 2010
2:18 pm
The Saints will embarass the Vikings while consuming Dixie Beer and Oysters Rockefeller.
who dat grey haired QB?
January 24th, 2010
2:18 pm
EMBARRASS favre !
JabboRockefeller
January 24th, 2010
2:19 pm
“Why did Peacocke take that shot?”
I think he was just showing his tail…
Russ, the Temporary Mascot
January 24th, 2010
2:20 pm
Rump? You want to talk rumps? Mine got painted in Shreveport and I think the program should be investigated for allowing somebody to paint a little dog’s a$$. Ask Coach Smith where he stands on a$$ painting a little dog.
2BT
January 24th, 2010
2:22 pm
“Why did Peacocke take that shot?”
Dunno, but he might’ve just won it for us with that Charge Foul on FSU
who dat grey haired QB?
January 24th, 2010
2:23 pm
Saints by 27
Sonny Clusters
January 24th, 2010
2:23 pm
Okay, Jeff, we understand you’re blogging from the sofa. We was always sharper when we was at our desk. Will the AJC send you to the Super Bowl or will you be covering that one from the sofa, too? Either way, we know you will do a fine job. We’ve been reading you since we was a baby.
JabboRockefeller
January 24th, 2010
2:23 pm
I don’t think the Aints’ OL/RBs can handle the Vikings’ rush.
And Favre is on fire. I believe it’s one of those thangs that was just meant to be. Minnesota, by 24…
corkylikesbeer
January 24th, 2010
2:26 pm
what kind of play will the brilliant head coach of the ramblin wreck draw up….paul hewitt is a x and o’s type of coach
JabboRockefeller
January 24th, 2010
2:27 pm
I despise Favre, and the Vikes, BTW
JP
January 24th, 2010
2:27 pm
Go Saints! Put Favre on the Ground..he’s had his time.
JabboRockefeller
January 24th, 2010
2:28 pm
No love lost for the Aints either…
falcon71
January 24th, 2010
2:31 pm
JEFF its not coffee time your editor cant see you ITS BEER TIME
who dat grey haired QB?
January 24th, 2010
2:31 pm
Minnesota is 4-4 on the road and got pounded by Carolina and Arizona,
the Saints will clobber them again.
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
2:33 pm
SLP — Smith’s not going to talk about Vick…. And folks, for what it’s worth, when I asked about potential questions to Smitty, it really more about games today. Not that he would directly answer any draft questions anyway. … By the way, SLP, Since Vick is on another team’s roster (Philly), he can’t talk about him anyway.
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
2:37 pm
JabboRockefeller — Reeves is best coach Vick ever had. If Vick goes to Buffalo, I’m sure Chan Gailey will reach out to Reeves for advice.
stinkie
January 24th, 2010
2:38 pm
Leslie Visser has faded into the sunset and now has the perfect face for radio.
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
2:39 pm
Falcon71 — True. But if I try to write later after several beers, my editor will find out. It will be kinda obvious.
SLP
January 24th, 2010
2:47 pm
Sorry, Jeff. Forgot about those rules.
SLP
January 24th, 2010
2:50 pm
Anyway, I think Manning will have a pretty tough day, say a 93. rating against the Jets. Certainly not a typical Peyton Manning type day.
Falcon 34
January 24th, 2010
2:55 pm
Jeff – Great article as always. Isn’t WiFi one of the most beautiful inventions…..ever? Completely agree with your pick of Sergio Kindle for the Falcons first round draft pick this year. Would be happy with Sean Weatherspoon or Rolando McClain as well.
Two Quick Questions
1) – Given the choice of Kindle or Bulaga who do you think they’d take?
2) – Have you heard anything about this possible Jamaal Anderson-Ted Ginn Jr. trade rumor?
Saint Clarkston
January 24th, 2010
3:04 pm
I know who the Northeast-centric media is pulling for. They are all
just giddy with excitement over the prospect of the Jets making it to
the Super Bowl.
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
3:05 pm
Falcon34 — Thanks. Actually, that was Mel Kiper who projects Kindle as the Falcons pick. (CLICK HERE FOR MOCK DRAFT: http://tinyurl.com/ya3xy99) … I don’t know Dimitroff’s draft board in terms of which player is ranked higher on pure talent. But if it’s even close, Falcons have to go with Kindle in my opinion, simply because he helps the defense.
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
3:07 pm
Saint — are you as offended by the Sanchez-Namath comparisons as I am?
Hillbilly Deluxe
January 24th, 2010
3:12 pm
Jeff
The Sanchez-Namath comparisons are ludicrous in my humble view. They should give it a few years before making pronouncements like that.
uberVU - social comments
January 24th, 2010
3:14 pm
Social comments and analytics for this post…
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Colts18
January 24th, 2010
3:15 pm
How about Coach Ryan pulling the “lack of respect” card because the Colts rested players in week 17? Is he reaching there?
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
3:15 pm
Can’t believe these are the same Jets who lost to the Falcons.
Colts18
January 24th, 2010
3:16 pm
No Good!
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
3:16 pm
Jay . . . Feely …. No good.
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
3:17 pm
Colts-18 — When you’re a coach, you reach for anything for motivation.
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
3:20 pm
Colts cheerleaders … Who knew?
Colts18
January 24th, 2010
3:20 pm
I get that for high school and college, but I would think professionals don’t fall for that sort of stuff as hard.
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
3:25 pm
Colts have 3 yds in two possessions.
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
3:26 pm
Third and 8 and they run off tackle?
Bravissimo
January 24th, 2010
3:27 pm
Theyre just sizin em up Jeff..:-)
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
3:30 pm
Bravissimo — Looks like it.
Colts18
January 24th, 2010
3:32 pm
Did I hear them say Addai was being taken to the locker room?
Matt "Choke" Ryan
January 24th, 2010
3:32 pm
It’s amazing how mediocre the Falcons fans are, gloating how proud they are with the direction of the team, yet if you line up the following most recent “ROOKIE” coaches, their coach stands out for the wrong reasons:
- John Harbaugh
- Rex Ryan
- Jim Caldwell
- Mike Smith
Mike Smith is the only one with ZERO playoff wins and ZERO Championship game appearances and ALL of the them EXCEPT Mike Smith, led their teams to the Championship Game in their rookie seasons, two of which with ROOKIE QBS.
I know what you are thinking, the Falcons have a terrible defense, but the Jets defense was not good in 2008, yet in ONE season, Rex Ryan turned them into the NUMBER ONE defense in the NFL, yet Mike Smith, whom was a supposedly defense guru in Jacksonville, yet in 2 years the defense seems even worse than it did in 2008, which basically was the defense handed to him.
So if Falcons fans are indeed happy with the direction the franchise is headed, then I’m sure the Jets, Colts & Ravens fans are saying “I guess that’s why they are the laugh of the NFL”
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
3:34 pm
Wow — why can’t Michael Jenkins make that catch?
waw
January 24th, 2010
3:34 pm
Question for Smith:
How do you compare the quarterbacks ‘big game’ performances, and what do you see in Matt Ryan that says he will be a good ‘big game’ QB?
Bravissimo
January 24th, 2010
3:37 pm
Coach Smith..give joke an answer…were tired of his rants.
Matt "Choke" Ryan
January 24th, 2010
3:37 pm
waw
January 24th, 2010
3:34 pm
Question for Smith:
How do you compare the quarterbacks ‘big game’ performances, and what do you see in Matt Ryan that says he will be a good ‘big game’ QB?
“That’s a very good question”
I would be very interested in that answer!
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
3:39 pm
Choke — Not now. Please.
JTH
January 24th, 2010
3:39 pm
Playoff games are fun, would be nice to see the Falcons. I’m pretty sure we will next season.
The injuries really killed them this year, but I like the direction that Dimitroff and Smith are taking the Falcons. At first I was worried about the absolute gutting of the defense but it seems like it’s working out alright.
I’m picking Indy and the Vikes for the SB, with Vikes winning 34-30.
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
3:41 pm
Moral victory for Jets. Three Colts possessions, one field goal.
Football weather
January 24th, 2010
3:44 pm
Anyone have an Atlanta weather update? I haven’t seen that stormtracker of Lagrange in over 3 minutes!
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
3:46 pm
Jets found their offensive mismatch: Edwards vs. rookie. … Wow.
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
3:46 pm
No kidding. I’m sick of tornado warnings in Troop County.
Bat Masterson
January 24th, 2010
3:47 pm
So Sonny has been reading you since he was a baby Jeff. How long have you been with the AJC? Sonny must have been an exceptional baby.
Matt "Choke" Ryan
January 24th, 2010
3:47 pm
Now that’s how a Franchise quarterback leads his team in BIG games.
Way to go Mark Sanchize!
Hillbilly Deluxe
January 24th, 2010
3:48 pm
Mmmm…..thats Troup County.
Barkin'Dog
January 24th, 2010
3:50 pm
Jeff Schultz — these are the same Jets who lost to the Falcons.
I’ve been talking about that game for 2 weeks – since the Jets beat Cincy the 2nd time. Gives Falcons fans hope, as they manhandled the Jets in the Meadowlands with a QB with a bad foot, no RB and missing defensive players. Granted, the Jets missed a couple of FGs (deja vu in this game). But, the Falcons will play with any team in the years ahead… especially with a QB with the heart of a lion (and a noodle arm, acc. to Choke).
Mike "ROIDS" Vick
January 24th, 2010
3:51 pm
Good thing I was outed not only as a dog murderer but the cheating phony that I am. WOOF!
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
3:52 pm
Bat –year, that Sonny’s a kidder. I’ve been in Atlanta for 20 years. ‘course, if Sonny’s about Frenchy’s age (26), it’s possible he was a kid and just sounds older.
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
3:52 pm
Sorry. I was thinking of F-Troop.
jacket3
January 24th, 2010
3:57 pm
JS – more heavy rain to come your way. Blowing sideways on my windows here is this real country town.
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
3:58 pm
Barkin’ Dog — Point taken. The Falcons’ efforts that game shouldn’t be diminished. But still never would have expected the Jets in this game today. Or any playoff game, actually.
Matt "Choke" Ryan
January 24th, 2010
3:58 pm
Great defensive stand by the Jets.
That’s how you build a good defense!
jacket3
January 24th, 2010
4:00 pm
Sirens going off all over…satellite down…rats..gotta depend on you for the score.
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
4:01 pm
That’s huge for Jets, holding the Colts to a FG again.
Bravissimo
January 24th, 2010
4:01 pm
Jeff..You see any similarities between the jets defense and the 49ers of 81? I kinda do.
Matt "Choke" Ryan
January 24th, 2010
4:03 pm
That Rex Ryan sure knows how to coach!
Sonny Clusters
January 24th, 2010
4:03 pm
Clusters babies learn to read real early. We was reading Jeff when we was a baby and we’ve been reading ever since. We have a cousin named Peyton Clusters. Not many people know that.
Old School
January 24th, 2010
4:04 pm
Although I am old enough to appreciate the bands, will the NFL ever run out of groups from the 70’s for the Super Bowl Halftime shows?
Only 6 points so far by Colts…interesting!
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
4:06 pm
Bravissimo — if you mean undersized but active, yes. But there’s no Ronnie Lott equivalent on Jets.
Barkin'Dog
January 24th, 2010
4:06 pm
Usually a lower scoring defensive game is boring, but this game has some really great plays going on. And I have to give the Jets props. They are well prepared. But, like Jeff, I can’t see them in the SuperBowl. Oops! Maybe they will… nice pass to 89,
Bravissimo
January 24th, 2010
4:07 pm
yea..thats kinda what I meant…They dont makem like Lott very often.
Barkin'Dog
January 24th, 2010
4:10 pm
What a pass, with pressure in his face.
Matt "Choke" Ryan
January 24th, 2010
4:10 pm
Sanchize – that’s how ELITE quarterbacks show up in BIG games!
Great draft pick!
Sonny Clusters
January 24th, 2010
4:12 pm
Jeff was first to shave. He was shaving in 7th grade but he was still dumb. We was a late bloomer with facial hair but we did grow a pencil thin mustache when we was able and that was what make the girls first take notice. We was handsome but modest. We was noticing the Jets want to win today. Perhaps they shall.
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
4:12 pm
Great drive by Jets … Maybe that Sanchez/Namath thing isn’t so offensive. Kid has played well, especially taking the hit on that touchdown pass.
Barkin'Dog
January 24th, 2010
4:12 pm
Ryan said earlier this week that “Sanchez is too young to appreciate the largeness of these playoffs. He’s just having fun.” I guess so.
Old School
January 24th, 2010
4:14 pm
Maybe this isn’t a “warm up” game for the later game. Wow, Nice standing in taking that pressure and making the TD throw. Why not- go Jets!
Matt "Choke" Ryan
January 24th, 2010
4:16 pm
Man that Rex Ryan is a defensive Genuis!
What a coach!
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
4:20 pm
Never thought the Colts winning would depend on a defensive stop. But I don’t think they can let Jets score again here.
Barkin'Dog
January 24th, 2010
4:20 pm
Go ahead Choke, say it! The Falcons could have hired Rex Ryan. Well, that would have been great. But with the Falcons history, he would have been a bust here. I still like Mike (White, not Vick). The Falcons will make you disappear next year. But, I guess we’ll have to put up with you for now.
Barkin'Dog
January 24th, 2010
4:24 pm
You gotta admit, Peyton has not looked like Peyton on several of his passes. And he has happy feet too.
Bat Masterson
January 24th, 2010
4:25 pm
Sonny, an relation to Scout Finch, she was an early reader too.
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
4:27 pm
Let’s see if that wakes up Colts offense. Big touchdown before the half. Jets not getting the pressure they were getting early in the game.
Matt "Choke" Ryan
January 24th, 2010
4:27 pm
Barkin’Dog
January 24th, 2010
4:20 pm
Go ahead Choke, say it! The Falcons could have hired Rex Ryan. Well, that would have been great. But with the Falcons history, he would have been a bust here. I still like Mike (White, not Vick). The Falcons will make you disappear next year. But, I guess we’ll have to put up with you for now.
“I never mentioned the Falcons”
Must be your conscience guy
Barkin'Dog
January 24th, 2010
4:29 pm
Cool, Choke… you’re being polite and respectful today, huh?
Bravissimo
January 24th, 2010
4:31 pm
Partytime is over for the Jets…Defensive genius wont be so geniuslike in the 2nd half..
Sonny Clusters
January 24th, 2010
4:36 pm
We was reading Dr. Seuss before Green Eggs and Ham and Scout was a long time before us. Reading the Atlanta Newspapers was always a lot of fun and we did that before we cleaned the windows with the newspaper. Sometimes, we’d clean the windows first and it was hard to read.
Matt "Choke" Ryan
January 24th, 2010
4:37 pm
Bravissimo
January 24th, 2010
4:31 pm
Partytime is over for the Jets…Defensive genius wont be so geniuslike in the 2nd half..
“To be exact”
That’s 10 more quarters than Mike Smith has this post season.
TXDawg
January 24th, 2010
4:39 pm
Jeff, you must be reading my blogs….I believe I first mentioned Sergio Kindle as someone the Falcons should consider. Glad to know my thoughts have support.
TXDawg
January 24th, 2010
4:40 pm
Can someone please tell me why the Walter Payton award looks nothing like Walter Payton??
Sonny Clusters
January 24th, 2010
4:41 pm
Jeff, off to the kitchen. Covering this thing from home must be pretty satisfying. Don’t let Boomer or Dan influence anything you write. We was always objective when we was covering sports for the school paper and later when we was at the AJC. It is easy to be influenced by professional commentators but they are almost never right.
Bravissimo
January 24th, 2010
4:41 pm
your point?..
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
4:44 pm
TXDawg — Sorry, I haven’t. What’s your blog?
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
4:53 pm
Colts have forced Jets to punt only once in the game (NYJ offense: 2 TDs, 1 FG … and now 2 missed FGs)
Bravissimo
January 24th, 2010
4:56 pm
Matt “Choke” Ryan
January 24th, 2010
4:37 pm
That’s 10 more quarters than Mike Smith has this post season.
“So the man has $2.50 more in his pocket than Coach Smith has?”:)
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
5:01 pm
Looks like Peyton knows everything that’s coming now.
Matt "Choke" Ryan
January 24th, 2010
5:03 pm
Bravissimo
January 24th, 2010
4:56 pm
Matt “Choke” Ryan
January 24th, 2010
4:37 pm
That’s 10 more quarters than Mike Smith has this post season.
“So the man has $2.50 more in his pocket than Coach Smith has?”:)
“And”
- 2 playoff wins
- 1 Championship Game appearance
Bravissimo
January 24th, 2010
5:08 pm
Matt “Choke” Ryan
January 24th, 2010
5:03 pm
“And”
- 2 playoff wins
- 1 Championship Game appearance
“And an overeating problem”
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
5:08 pm
Shonn Greene — out for the game.
Intellibird
January 24th, 2010
5:24 pm
I’ve got a question for Coach Smith. If Indianapolis wins, then does that mean that NFL coaches (including Indy Coach Jim Caldwell) know more about the game and their teams than all of the second guessing NFL reporters and sports talk radio hosts who doubted the wisdom of sitting the starters during the team’s first meeting with the Jets?
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
5:27 pm
Intellibird — I was definitely going to ask Mike about Indy’s decision. But the way you stated your question, it seems to presume the Colts wouldn’t be here today if they hadn’t rested their starters. That’s something we’ll never know.
falcon71
January 24th, 2010
5:33 pm
now we see why Feeley is gone from here
Bravissimo
January 24th, 2010
5:36 pm
Jeff.Have you noticed more and more defenders trying to force fumbles this year,instead of tackling?
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
5:37 pm
A lot of time left … but I sense that’s it. Jets have 3 pts in last 4 possessions. Had 17 in first 5.
falcon71
January 24th, 2010
5:47 pm
you are holding your coffee pretty good Jeff
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
5:49 pm
Who said I’m holding it?
Bravissimo
January 24th, 2010
6:00 pm
Nice pass Sanchez…lol
Stone
January 24th, 2010
6:00 pm
pick. ball game!
Colts18
January 24th, 2010
6:01 pm
I guess that jerk Rex Ryan was wrong after all. Colts were favored for a reason.
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
6:05 pm
Folks — Here’s the stat that screams from the Jets’ perspective: Sanchez started the game 3-for-5 for 124 yards and two touchdowns. After that he went 8-for-18 for 88 yards 0 TDs, 1 int. …. Manning and Colts defense took over after slow start.
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
6:12 pm
State of the Day: The Ryans have more rings than the Mannings.
BugKiller
January 24th, 2010
6:13 pm
Hey Jeff,
I know this has NOTHING to do with the great game the Colts just played:
But have you had a chance to talk yet to Todd Grantham (we know Mark and Tim have). And if you have, what’s your take on him?
And if you haven’t… umm, what’s your take on him.
Me and some other of the regular Dawg bloggers have long-maintained that the best defense to stop all of these coach-controlled, dummy-football spread offenses (you know, where the QB never reads a defense or takes a snap from center) is the 3-4 (or the 46) because of the extra LB.
What is your feelings on that?
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
6:14 pm
I like Todd because nobody plays the 3-4 in the SEC. I think our D will be beastly.
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
6:16 pm
I can’t believe Feely is still in the NFL.
Colts18
January 24th, 2010
6:31 pm
Mr. Charlie- Yes. They certainly do, but now there’s a chance the gap will shrink just a little. 377 yards and 3 tds against the #1 D in the NFL. Nice!
Colts18
January 24th, 2010
6:32 pm
And I agree with your take on Feely. Horrible.
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
6:34 pm
Just spoke to Mike Smith about the first game. Had some interesting comments, particularly about Peyton Manning and the Colts. Smith faced Manning twice a year when he was with Jacksonville. Asked him if helped from a defensive preparation perspective to play him so often: “I’m very familiar with him. Saw some routes, some checks that he’s been doing for 10 years. You notice how many plays he takes down to the last second on the play clock before he snaps the ball? He gets an image of the defense and he wants to take it down to the last second before he decides what the best way to attack the defense is. …
Familiarity is the key to trying to defend him. But I really believe this. Sometimes making him go the long way is better. When the Jets were winning, they were holding Indy to field goals. That’s what you have to do. Play great red zone defense. Give them the short stuff. Tackle well. Knock the ball out when you can.”
I’ll have more from Smith later when I post a column tonight.
who dat grey haired QB?
January 24th, 2010
6:36 pm
The media is welcome to camp out in Brett Favre’s front yard to talk retirement.
By the way, SAINTS WIN !
General Lee
January 24th, 2010
6:41 pm
I dislike the Colts thier from yankeeville.
who dat grey haired QB?
January 24th, 2010
6:44 pm
The Vikings will be 4-5 in road games when they leave the SuperDome.
todd grantham
January 24th, 2010
6:46 pm
Jeff, you going to blog on the Saints Vikings?
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
6:49 pm
Todd Grantham — I’m here.
todd grantham
January 24th, 2010
6:51 pm
way to go! you da man Jeff!
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
6:53 pm
That couldn’t have gone better for Vikings. Did just what they want to do — keeping Brees on bench. Line dominated that possession. Peterson TD … 7-0. … Sure got quiet.
Saints Hater
January 24th, 2010
6:57 pm
Well this game could not have started any better!
Who dat who just took 5 mins off the clock and scored 7 points? Who dat?
todd grantham
January 24th, 2010
7:03 pm
this ballgame might wind up 56-49
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
7:03 pm
Who dat?
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
7:04 pm
This game is going to be blast — if the start is any indication. Hey Todd, do you have a defensive plan for these guys?
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
7:04 pm
If I take a shot every time one of the teams score a touchdown, will I be drunk at halftime?
fikes hater
January 24th, 2010
7:05 pm
who dat run for a TD who dat say they gone beat dem saints.
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
7:06 pm
Colts, that gap may very well shrink, Payton is amazing. I think the other state is that Dan Reeves has been on the sideline as a player or coach on more superbowls than single person. I think he has participated in 8. Think about that.
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
7:06 pm
If Saints get turnovers, they win, if not, they lose. I don’t think the Saints can stop the Vikes, but I do think the Vikes will get a few stops. If good Brett shows up, he will be heading to the Superbowl.
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
7:07 pm
Peyton. Just trying to help.
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
7:08 pm
Cuz — I’d say yes. Thats not going out on a limb.
Sonny Clusters
January 24th, 2010
7:10 pm
Hey Jeff, did you change sofas?
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
7:10 pm
That might have been off sides said Dr Obvious.
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
7:13 pm
What does Mrs Shultz say about you lying on the couch in your underwear all day blogging about Football?
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
7:15 pm
How does Farve keep getting up?
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
7:16 pm
I got that one Mr. Charlie.
Mrs Schultzie, “My Mother told me you would amount to nothing. Take out the garbage and get your feet off the coffee table.”
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
7:17 pm
Mr. Charlie — She’s used to it by now. Sorta.
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
7:17 pm
3 drives. 3 touchdowns. Wonder what the over/under is on punts?
Saints Hater
January 24th, 2010
7:18 pm
This game is making me hate Favre a little less.
Who dat?
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
7:18 pm
Geez another shot coming, I am starting to see vapor trails. Gotta switch from General Neylands Sippin Solvent.
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
7:18 pm
I think maybe four punts there Jeff, too much testosterone on the field right now. Manly men doing manly things. No quilting bees here.
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
7:19 pm
I think the Vikes listed their punter on the inactive list.
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
7:20 pm
Farve is the best Qb the falcons ever had.
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
7:20 pm
Mr. Charlie — Funny.
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
7:21 pm
A punt, imagine that. Who dat punter.
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
7:21 pm
That play looked familiar.
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
7:24 pm
That punt might clinch the game for the Vikings. At least it would in the Arena League.
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
7:25 pm
I had pizza the first game, thinking chicken wings for this one. I guess I could make red beans and rice or fried walleye.
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
7:27 pm
Jeff, any plans to blog some Arena football games. Guaranteed carpel tunnel from that. Can you say workmens comp, sure you can.
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
7:27 pm
I predict a 35-28 halftime score, then in the 2nd half, the QBs will get hot.
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
7:27 pm
Cuz– Blogging on an Arena League game would require watching an Arena League game. That’s not happening.
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
7:28 pm
Two punts in a row!
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
7:29 pm
Punters gettin some love now.
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
7:30 pm
Drinks for this game. Hurricanes for the Saints and Tea with no sugar or ice for the Vikings.
Cousin Vicker
January 24th, 2010
7:31 pm
Posting to break up the blog ownage by Cuz and Mr. Charlie.
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
7:32 pm
Of course in Minnesota right now, they are drinking Michelob Golden Draft Light during the game.
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
7:32 pm
Thanks Cousin, we can use all the help we can get.
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
7:34 pm
Michelob Golden Dry Draft Ice Lite, they were out of the regular Michelop Golden Draft Lite.
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
7:35 pm
I wonder if Ken Hourck is watching.
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
7:36 pm
Dang, time for another shot. Don’t throw me in that briar patch!
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
7:37 pm
I was actually hoping that Jerry Glanville would have been hired by one of the local colleges looking for a D Coord.
todd grantham
January 24th, 2010
7:38 pm
both defenses have played fairly well on first and second downs. third down defensive play has been terrible.
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
7:38 pm
Cousin Vicker — Have a seat, kick your shoes off. …. Oh look, another touchdown.
Cousin Vicker
January 24th, 2010
7:40 pm
Jeff,
You have basically described my entire weekend. It’s been a strict sweats/socks/seating weekend.
todd grantham
January 24th, 2010
7:41 pm
Jeff, did you bet the over?
Cousin Vicker
January 24th, 2010
7:41 pm
Hey Todd at 738,
That sounds a lot like UGA’s defense under Martinez. Let’s work on that k?
Saints Hater
January 24th, 2010
7:41 pm
Todd, you just described the defense for the Falcons this entire season.
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
7:42 pm
I wonder if it got above freezing in Minnesota today?
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
7:42 pm
Todd — I’m smart. Didn’t bet.
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
7:43 pm
Can ANYBODY get a pass rush this game? I mean, just touch the freaking QB, please.
todd grantham
January 24th, 2010
7:43 pm
one would think our old buddy willie m were coaching the defenses.
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
7:44 pm
28 in Rochester right now. They must have been sunbathing today.
todd grantham
January 24th, 2010
7:45 pm
you’re right. favre has been hit but after the throw and the personal foul was pretty egregious.
BugKiller
January 24th, 2010
7:45 pm
Just think… with every massive hit Sharper puts down on someone in this game… the Falcons could’ve had that guy.
todd grantham
January 24th, 2010
7:46 pm
i think minnesota is in trouble if favre keeps getting decked.
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
7:47 pm
todd, aint no call to using big words on this blog. You know I only made it five years at Georgia to get a four year degree, okay five and a half.
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
7:48 pm
Why don’t they have Dagmar doing the weather alerts?
J dubb
January 24th, 2010
7:48 pm
Way to go Jeff, you could’ve called the first game score if you would’ve tried harder.
If Favre takes a couple more of those hard shots/late hits he will be lobbing (sp?) up picks like a wet nerf in the 2nd half.
I cant stand either of these teams…..could we just give the title to Indy now and be done with it?
todd grantham
January 24th, 2010
7:48 pm
ok cuz, i’ll try and tone it down.
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
7:48 pm
The Falcons had Brett, what is your point?
todd grantham
January 24th, 2010
7:49 pm
dubb, i agree. just give it to indy.
BugKiller
January 24th, 2010
7:49 pm
Jeff,
Before the games started today, I watched Game 7 of the 1991 World Series (because I’m a masochist) on MLBN, and I have to say…
… between the Braves and Twins… there were A LOT OF MULLETS.
I mean, damn. It’s like everyone on those teams were from Gainesville, FL or South Jersey.
Saints Hater
January 24th, 2010
7:49 pm
Motorola had to get their logo on Childress’ stupid looking headset I see.
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
7:49 pm
J dubb, I have been taking hard shots every touchdown, got a heck of a buzz.
todd, thanks. you need to get used to us dumbdonkey UGA fans.
BugKiller
January 24th, 2010
7:51 pm
Umm… the Falcons had a fall down drunk. NOT Brett Favre. He didn’t become Brett Favre until Holmgren got a hold of him.
Sharper, however, would have improved the Falcons defense by leaps and bounds.
What’s YOUR point?
todd grantham
January 24th, 2010
7:51 pm
Jeff, when we get together for an interview, please bring a professional photog. i hate those pics by phone. thanks, todd
todd grantham
January 24th, 2010
7:52 pm
never gotten that message before “slow down”.
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
7:52 pm
Driving into Darlington County, me and Wayne on the Fourth of July.
How bout dat one Bugkiller. Mullets everywhere.
J dubb
January 24th, 2010
7:52 pm
Jeff, can you ask Smitty if he ever gets a chance to speak to the refs that hosed him on a few calls this past season? Specifically; if he ever gets to discuss those bad calls (where he looks like he blew a few gaskets on the sideline) with any of the officials who actually called the game (not the head of officiating or the league office).
Just curious if he ever gets resolution or he just forgets about it, like some fleeting road rage….
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
7:53 pm
Finally, defenses starting to take over a little. One score in last 5 possessions.
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
7:53 pm
You mean the great Jerry Glanville was not the proper mentor to develop a QB like Farve? Well, well that kid from Southern Miss would have never beat out that juggernaut Chris Miller.
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
7:53 pm
J-Dubb — I can understand not liking Favre/Vikings but why Saints? Because of the Falcon thing?
reality
January 24th, 2010
7:53 pm
This game has completely lived up to it’s hype to this point….
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
7:53 pm
todd, I have only got that message when posting in the same minute before. Tonight, post every five minutes and you get it.
Server error.
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
7:54 pm
Jeff, is Fran watching the game with you?
BugKiller
January 24th, 2010
7:54 pm
Mullets.
Like with jorts, mullets should be outlawed.
reality
January 24th, 2010
7:55 pm
Jeff,
Only a true life long falcon fan can understand the hatred of the Saints….
Thus far, the one major thing the Falcons have over the Saints is a Super Bowl berth. For that reason alone, I don’t want them to win this game.
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
7:55 pm
Bugkiller — Did Lonnie Smith get tricked again?
J dubb
January 24th, 2010
7:56 pm
Don’t like Favre the quarterback but his ladies are easy on the eyes….
cuz – i hear ya. i think I’ll just keep sipping the Captain’s Private Stock.
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
7:57 pm
J-dubb — I think he’ll forgive refs before he forgives Jason Elam.
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
7:57 pm
I also saw good wonderful mullet plummage in Birmingham a few weeks age, I mean the whole town just oozzed Mullitude.
Saints Hater
January 24th, 2010
7:58 pm
Reality…. exactly right.
Any one claiming to be Falcons fan and uttering the words Go Saints, is not a true Falcons fan.
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
7:58 pm
What happened to Elam? I man, he just mentally collapsed, he did not even try to play for another team, it was like he just know it was time.
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
7:58 pm
Reality— I get that. Totally. I just wondered if that was only reason somebody didn’t like the Saints.
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
7:59 pm
I agree, as bad and sorry as the Falcons have been, we always had the Saints to look down upon, we can’t let them get to the Superbowl.
Saints Hater
January 24th, 2010
8:00 pm
Jeff, that is the main reason anyone would hate the Saints, is because of a rivalry.
The only other reason I can think of is that there might be some back lash for the general media love fest that surrounds the Saints. It gets kinda sickening.
BugKiller
January 24th, 2010
8:00 pm
Yeah… and Bobby the Boob went to Charlie Leibrandt… AGAIN.
If the Braves had ANY other manager since 1991, they’d be guaranteed AT LEAST two most World Series trophies.
Most overrated manager in the history of baseball.
Worst postseason manager in the history of baseball.
If you need to win in October, I’d love to see the man or woman who would honestly want Bobby the Boob sitting on the bench.
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
8:00 pm
I never hated the Saints, I was just glad we could look at them and realize we did not have the sorriest team in the NFL. Oh well, there is always Detroit.
GoodTraction
January 24th, 2010
8:01 pm
Sonny – You’re the best and so under appreciated. You should charge admission. Never stop . . .
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
8:03 pm
That’s a tough call.
J dubb
January 24th, 2010
8:04 pm
haha – yeah Elam may have actually caused some minor vein bursting fo sho.
Its like ‘reality’ put it….AND their fans are some of the most obnoxious ones I’ve been around. they almost make Iggles fans look humble.
But i’m torn a little because I do think their city could use it. Of course, then it would make their fans even more obnoxious.
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
8:04 pm
If Bobby is the worst post season manager in the game, he was the best regular season manager too.
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
8:06 pm
If Lonnie steps on 2nd, and Lebrant strikes out Kirby like he did the other two times, Bobby is one of the greatest post season managers every. Seems like a fine line.
Saints Hater
January 24th, 2010
8:07 pm
J Dubb.. good points on their fans. If they were to win the Super Bowl, they would be insufferable, good winners they are not.
I think
January 24th, 2010
8:08 pm
Wayne is still handcuffed to the bumper of a state troopers Ford.
Saints Hater
January 24th, 2010
8:09 pm
I do not understand that rule.
Saints Hater
January 24th, 2010
8:09 pm
Nothing warms my heart like seeing Bush mess up like that.
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
8:09 pm
Oh, Reggie … That’s not going to make Kim very happy.
BugKiller
January 24th, 2010
8:09 pm
@Mr. Charlie,
In ANY other city that actually has a tough press and that cares about baseball, Bobby Cox would have been fired after the 1996 debacle.
Fact.
J dubb
January 24th, 2010
8:09 pm
Mr Charlie – Dude, you need to let it go….its been over tens years.
Wooooo – Reggie just gotta whole lotta purple stuffed in that grill!
Saints Hater
January 24th, 2010
8:09 pm
You have to be kidding me.
reality
January 24th, 2010
8:09 pm
Wow, neither team wants to take control of this game…
waw
January 24th, 2010
8:11 pm
I don’t hate the Saints because it was a tiny consolation to have Jerry Rice beat somebody else as bad as us.
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
8:11 pm
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
todd grantham
January 24th, 2010
8:12 pm
Jeff, what was that noise? it was reggie bush heaving a sigh of relief.
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
8:12 pm
Sorry …I know we have a lot of Saint-haters here. I’m laughing at Favre.
reality
January 24th, 2010
8:13 pm
Could that be the 1998 moment all over again for the Vikings? Remember, it was a key fumble by Chuck Smith that kept us in the game and gave us momentum to eventually win the game.
Only time will tell at this point…
BugKiller
January 24th, 2010
8:13 pm
AD stands for: FUMBLES All Day!!!
ChrisB.
January 24th, 2010
8:13 pm
These weather updates are ruining the broadcast! We do not need to know the weather in Alabama
Saints Hater
January 24th, 2010
8:15 pm
Jeff it is OK, I am still laughing at him too.
todd grantham
January 24th, 2010
8:15 pm
whose Kim?
todd grantham
January 24th, 2010
8:16 pm
isnt that the truth Chris
BugKiller
January 24th, 2010
8:18 pm
Look… as a rule, I don’t have an NFL “home” team. I don’t like rooting for guys on one team, just to see them leave and go to another team I “hate.”
I don’t like rooting for laundry.
I do, however, root for specific players. Tom Brady and Matt Ryan being a couple of the players I root for.
Eli Manning being a specific player I root against.
Brett “Jay Leno” Favre is now also someone I root against. So while normally, I would not root for the Saints, because they’re in Matt Ryan’s division, I cannot root for Brett “Jay Leno” Favre.
Anyone on this board who roots for Brett “Jay Leno” Favre is certifiable.
After what NOLA went through, I have no problems with rooting for the Saints.
Sorry to the Falcons die-hards, but that’s the way I see it.
The NFL just isn’t like college football. I’m far more invested in the Dawgs, being a student and soon to be alum.
So GEAUX SAINTS!!! Down with Brett “Jay Leno” Favre!
And COCO FOREVER!!!
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
8:20 pm
Bugkiller, maybe so, but then Bobby would have been hired elsewhere and probably kept playing post season ball, while the Braves would have went straight down hill like almost always happens when you fire a coach for only getting to the World Series.
Deciding when hit and run or pitch a righty against a lefty is not what makes a good manager. It is giving your team the opportunity. They guy has coached for 50 years, but you point to one or two situations to says “he is the worst ever”.
Saints Hater
January 24th, 2010
8:23 pm
Bug Killer, you are everything that is wrong with NFL fans in or around this city.
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
8:23 pm
I saw the front page of the AJC on the way here and it said Kim put out a restraining order. I had to check to make sure it was not against Reggie or me. Kim drop that sucka, he can’t love you like me. Is it the money? Are you that shallow?
Wait a minute, I am talking about Kim Kardashian being shallow. Nevermind.
Mike Smith
January 24th, 2010
8:24 pm
Jeff, about our later call, make it in the morning, ok? I’m bored and headed for bed. Smitty
J dubb
January 24th, 2010
8:24 pm
Well BugKiller, tell me you still feel that way after you sit in the Dome next year when the Saints play here…(especially if they WIN the SB this year).
Actually, i bet if you went to your local sports bar right now (somewhere in or near ATL) you would immediately see why (most) Falcons fans hate them………
greg
January 24th, 2010
8:26 pm
Iam pulling for the Saints but believe th Vikings will win this one.
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
8:27 pm
I don’t know, if the Vikes win, just imagine all the Farve stories? I mean, I don’t think I have gotten enough of him.
Saints Hater
January 24th, 2010
8:27 pm
Man the Vikings are tackling like the Dawgs now.
BugKiller
January 24th, 2010
8:29 pm
@Mr. Charlie…
… I look at the fact that Bobby the Boob took some of the best teams in baseball history into the playoffs and totally choked when it mattered most.
I look at the fact that he is probably the worst tactical manager in baseball history.
I look at the fact that he never used his players correctly, waiting for the three-run homer, and refusing to manufacture runs when you had guys with speed.
I look at the fact that Bobby the Boob treated games in October, do-or-die games, like they were games in April, and REFUSED to change his approach… even when it NEVER worked.
Do you know how Einstein defined insanity? Doing the same thing over and over again, in the exact same way every time, yet always expecting a different result.
Ladies and gentleman, I give you Bobby the Boob… the DEFINITION of insanity.
They call baseball playoffs a “crapshoot.” You know what’s a crapshoot? Winning four world series in 12 trips to the playoffs.
Joe Torre did that with the Yankees. 1 out of every 3 tries. THAT’S a crapshoot.
Bobby the Boob? 1 in 14. NOT a crapshoot.
I had a word to describe Georgia’s defense under Soft Willie Martinez since he took over: TREND.
As in, EVERY year, the team defense gave up more points and more yards under Martinez. If you were to put those two stats on a line graph, the lines trend up, with NO break going down.
The only reason why Bobby the Boob won the Series in 1995 was because of Glavine and the fact that Hargrove might possibly be an even worse postseason manager than he is.
Look at some of the managers that Bobby the Boob lost to in the playoffs:
Bruce Bochey
Phil Garner (TWICE!!!)
Jim Fregosi
I mean… COME ON!
Boston fired Grady Little for being exactly like Bobby the Boob.
What happened for Boston the very next year???
waw
January 24th, 2010
8:30 pm
Any city that has radio advertisements on the best buy for beads is already psychotic. Let the Saints win one so they will calm down.
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
8:30 pm
J dubb, Killer is right. This is pro football. Not the same as college. College ball is love, life, blood, mud, sweat, cheers, jeers, tradition and rooting for your team no matter the score. Pro ball just cannot compare. The heck with the Saint fans, they do not bother me.
Uh-oh, nother touchdown, nother shot.
Saints Hater
January 24th, 2010
8:32 pm
Waw, you are giving them way too much credit. They will only get worst. They act this way and have never won anything, imagine when they do.
J dubb
January 24th, 2010
8:36 pm
I did not think the Vikes were going to lose because they couldnt tackle……after last week’s game I didnt think the Saints would be able to run against them…..they look tired. Maybe they partied in NO last night.
BugKiller
January 24th, 2010
8:39 pm
I root for the Falcons because of Thomas Dimitroff, Matt Ryan, Mike Smith.
Not out of loyalty to the team, but because of guys like them who are involved with the team.
Like I try to explain to people who prefer the NFL to College: I’m actually a part OF my University.
No fan of an NFL team can claim to have that kind of connection to their team outside of Green Bay, where the team is actually owned by the fans.
I see all pro sports like this. When I was a kid, I cared about the Braves. I cried when they lost the 1992 Series.
But when Glavine left to go to the hated Mets because of one extra year on a contract because of union pressure, I’m sorry… but that was the end of me caring about pro sports like I care about UGA.
So, while you may see me as “sorry,” I actually have good reasons to not care about a bunch of mercenaries.
How will YOU feel when in two years, the NFL has a work stoppage? It won’t bother me at all.
J dubb
January 24th, 2010
8:41 pm
cuz/BK – I get your love for the Dawgs may water it down for you…..but I am just as passionate about the Birds as I am the Dawgs and I put the Saints fans in the same category as the effing gator fans (and the Saints havent even won anything till now.)
Damn i do feel bad for AP. Hold on to the ball bro!
UA Alum92
January 24th, 2010
8:42 pm
Good for the Colts for winning and I sincerely hope the Saints can hold on for the win, but watching the games with my wife has me laughing. She’s a kindergarten and Sunday school teacher, and a great Mama, but she’s also a Bama grad (ADPi 93) and she has football in her blood. She just can’t forgive Peyton for playing for the hated Orange or Harvin for playing for those b*stard Gators. Put her anywhere near a bottle of Jack and a Bama game day, and you’ll hear language that would make s sailor blush.
I’m a lucky, lucky man. ROLL TIDE!!!
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
8:43 pm
I root for the Falcons just so I have a dog in the hunt so to speak. Win lose, draw, I still have to get up in the morning and go on with my life. I learned long ago that my life is not affected whatsoever by wins and losses by a football/baseball/college team. However, being a UGA grad, I too have more of a connection to the Dawgs, and do hate their rivals.
J dubb
January 24th, 2010
8:44 pm
Don’t they have those rubber neoprene arm sleeves that AP can wear and they actually might keep the ball from slipping on his forearms?
ooooh nice catch.
AP + fumbles = TD
Saints Hater
January 24th, 2010
8:45 pm
Nice answer by the Vikes.
BK – like I said before, you are everything that is wrong with NFL fans in this area. This not an argument about what you prefer, college or pro. Believe it or not, you can be a die hard of both.
I love all Atlanta sports teams because they are my teams, it is not about players, coaches or front office folks. All that changes with time, just like with OUR precious Dawgs.
tomcable
January 24th, 2010
8:47 pm
imagine what Percy could have done with a real QB at Fla.
BugKiller
January 24th, 2010
8:47 pm
J dubb… hey man, love the Falcons all you want.
I love good football. I’ll root for the Falcons any day of the week. But they’re not in the playoffs, so Man Law dictates I find a team to root for from game to game.
I choose the Saints because of Katrina and because I cannot stomach rooting for Brett “Jay Leno” Favre.
I give him that nickname because he is a backstabbing douche bag who pretends to be a “regular, nice guy.”
Sorry, can’t root for him.
reality
January 24th, 2010
8:49 pm
What a stupid decision by the Viking’s returner….
todd grantham
January 24th, 2010
8:50 pm
for 2 teams in the NFC Championship Game, there have been some poor plays by both sides.
BugKiller
January 24th, 2010
8:50 pm
Saints Hater… you’re a Douche. You wanna root for mercenaries who don’t care about you or the jersey they wear, that’s your personal malfunction.
I gave a very logical reason for why I choose to not support pro sports with my heart and soul like I do the Dawgs.
If you choose to do so, again, that’s your problem.
In the end, you remain a douche.
Just thought you should know.
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
8:51 pm
Why is Farve a backstabber, the Packers did not want him back. He is flaky, but I believe he is torn between retiring and playing. You see the hits the guy takes, who can blame him for wanting to retire, but you also see the skill level he still has, so, who can blame him for wanting to keep playing.
Intellibird
January 24th, 2010
8:51 pm
I lean slightly for the Saints because of our shared misery (with the Falcons) in the NFC South. Their team, though, has alot of bad sports (see Pierre, Shockey, and the smug coach Payton, as examples) who exhibitited such bad behaviour in beating the Falcons this year. Not to mention their over-confident fans (see any Saints blog to confirm). They may win, yes, but it will be close and they’ll require a little luck. If the Vikes win then I’ll be happy for Farve. My wife says that his whiskers look worse than mine. Gotta respect such an elderly QB.
Ginger
January 24th, 2010
8:51 pm
hey—-cwm…have you morphed into todd grantham…looks a lot like your style of writing to me.
GT Babe
January 24th, 2010
8:51 pm
sorry to interrupt you guys, but Jeff who in the world updates the AJC’s sports vents? By the time it gets updated, Brett Favre will have retired and unretired again, Tiger Woods will be divorced and remarried only to have been caught again, UGA (sorry Cuz) will once again win 7 with their 5 star recruits and Josh Nesbitt will have won the 2010 Heisman Trophy. haha
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
8:51 pm
I root for the Falcons, because if they get to the playoffs, there is a good party. Maybe that is why I like Bobby Cox, I just want to get to the post season and go a far as we can so there is a buzz in the town. Once it is over, win, lose or draw, after that night of the game, it make exactly zero difference to me.
J dubb
January 24th, 2010
8:52 pm
Yeah i pretty much can’t stand Favre either. But his Sears commercials are pretty funny. Drew Brees is rootable, as is AP/AD. For every player or coach I can root for, there is on on the opposing team who deserves some water boarding.
So I am not pulling for either team here – just a bystander.
Guess Jeff is getting good stuff from Smitty. He’s been gone awhile now. Either that or his coffee or his woman decided to extend halftime…
todd grantham
January 24th, 2010
8:52 pm
Ginger, you are a very astute observer. best, todd
south
January 24th, 2010
8:52 pm
AD – A rumblin,tumblin,fumblin machine
BugKiller
January 24th, 2010
8:52 pm
Quick, someone send the cops over to GT Girl’s house…
… she’s smoking a TON of crack!!!
ONE good year in 20 years, and she thinks the Bugs are relevant.
ONE bad year in 10 by the Dawgs, and she thinks we still don’t own her and the rest of the Bugs.
reality
January 24th, 2010
8:55 pm
That was a BS call, and I want the Saints to lose…
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
8:55 pm
That was an AWFUL call. Saints got jobbed on that.
Frank Wren
January 24th, 2010
8:55 pm
Sorry, can’t root for him.
Cant coach with em
Cant win with em
Cant do it
UA Alum92
January 24th, 2010
8:55 pm
Favre should be wearing a dress. Horrible roughing call!
todd grantham
January 24th, 2010
8:55 pm
i have succeeded coach martinez in all his offices and duties, including blogging.
BugKiller
January 24th, 2010
8:55 pm
well, todd, i prefer if you were gameplanning and not blogging.
i’d prefer if you were a better coach than blogger (martinez was the opposite)
south
January 24th, 2010
8:55 pm
todd – please don’t run the “bend then break defense”
Ginger
January 24th, 2010
8:56 pm
good to talk with ya Todd !!!!
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
8:56 pm
The saints have helped our self esteem, because as poor as the Falcons history has been, we could always look at the Ain’t and know it could be worse. That is why I don’t want them to win.
However, I don’t know if I can handle any more Farve stories, and that is all it will be if the Vikes win.
UA Alum92
January 24th, 2010
8:56 pm
Great pick! Looks like Favre is banged up.
BugKiller
January 24th, 2010
8:58 pm
DOWN GOES JAY LENO!!!
DOWN GOES JAY LENO!!!
DOWN GOES JAY LENO!!!
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
8:58 pm
Bugkiller, and don’t forget, on Techs BEST YEAR in 20 years, they still could not beat our worst team in 10 years. We might only win 7 games, but we are playing against different competition.
Could this be in? Is Farve done? Will the iron man miss a snap? Or will the legend grow?
reality
January 24th, 2010
8:58 pm
Looks like the Saints may have ended Favre’s career….
todd grantham
January 24th, 2010
8:59 pm
i guarantee the uga defense will be better in 2010. it wont be difficult. heh heh
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
9:00 pm
Gawd, if Farve comes back and the Vikes win, it will be 2 weeks of Farve stories.
waw
January 24th, 2010
9:00 pm
Wow. And Favre’s FIRST NFL pass was a pick!
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
9:00 pm
GT Babe — Sorry, don’t know. You might want to try sending an email to Leo Willingham, one of the online sports channel editors. lwillingham@ajc.com.
Ginger
January 24th, 2010
9:00 pm
Villma has been such a good pick up from Jets for Saints. Falcons beat Saints in their second game this yr if Villma was not playing
todd grantham
January 24th, 2010
9:01 pm
favre went down in a heap
and the blood began to seep
i’ve had enough
this game is too tough
when i retire now its a promise i’ll keep
UA Alum92
January 24th, 2010
9:01 pm
The refs have treated Favre with kid gloves for too long. Violent sport. Sorry he’s hurt, but if ANYONE had it coming to them, it’s that prima donna.
J dubb
January 24th, 2010
9:01 pm
The Old man’s not going to make it to the SB even if his team wins.
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
9:02 pm
He is gonna be back.
KenDog
January 24th, 2010
9:02 pm
Just logged on, but there’s one thought that keeps going through my mind – what the hell were the Falcons thinking all those years ago??
Saints Hater
January 24th, 2010
9:02 pm
All those years of abusing pain pills have made Favre into a super human who cannot be hurt.
BugKiller
January 24th, 2010
9:04 pm
Isn’t the monicker “GT Babe” an oxymoron?
You know, two words that don’t belong together, like “compassionate conservative” or “intelligent liberal”?
Because I have to tell you, in the very few times I’ve had the guts to make my way down into the war zone that the Bugland campus is in, down in that rinky-dink, pop warner stadium… I saw the six or seven girls that actually go to Bugland, and let me tell you… WOOF.
Not one girl could be described as a “babe,” let alone average. Beer Googles couldn’t make those girls bedable.
“GT Babe.” = World’s most outrageous oxymoron.
BugKiller
January 24th, 2010
9:06 pm
Percy Harvin, Hated Gator… FUMBLES the game away!!!
Couldn’t have happened to a more pot-filled athlete!
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
9:07 pm
j dubb, GT girl and Bugkiller, props to all of you. Had the damn ex on the phone and she would not shut up. I am back.
Heck of a game. Finally a game worth watching.
Saints Hater
January 24th, 2010
9:08 pm
You could see that live, it was a touchdown.
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
9:08 pm
Babe, sorry, No dis meant.
todd grantham
January 24th, 2010
9:08 pm
cant ANYBODY hang on to the ball??
todd grantham
January 24th, 2010
9:09 pm
Jeff, when you talk to Smitty later, as him if he thinks Farvre got “broke down”.
BugKiller
January 24th, 2010
9:09 pm
God dang that Ref is a MORON.
Touchdown!!!
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
9:11 pm
Think about it Killer. A hot nerdy babe with glasses that will knock your boots off. C’mon that is hot.
BugKiller
January 24th, 2010
9:12 pm
That clown commercial has me and my roommate in TEARS!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA… clowns in pain, ALWAYS funny!
J dubb
January 24th, 2010
9:12 pm
Damn I forgot I was watching/recording….too much Captain….your post made me realize I had paused it to go eat and I was on a delay!
Maybe the Saints are greasing up the footballs on the Vikes’s sideline.?.?
BugKiller
January 24th, 2010
9:13 pm
Dude… hot librarians are AWESOME.
Guess what school does NOT have library science as a major and which school does?
What do you call a hot girl on the Bugland Campus?
A VISITOR.
Hee-hee!
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
9:14 pm
Clowns are scary, those kids better run.
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
9:15 pm
Vikings have turnovers three of their last four possessions, going back to end of the first half.
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
9:15 pm
Gotta plug in the laptop, back in a few
reality
January 24th, 2010
9:16 pm
The Vikings may be a cursed franchise at this point…..
Not only were they the Bills before the Bills, they look like they will have the notoriety of giving the Falcons and the Saints their first Super Bowl berths….
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
9:16 pm
I think what Troy Aikman just said sums up the New Orleans offense: “Reggie Bush was the fourth or five option on that play.”
todd grantham
January 24th, 2010
9:17 pm
28-21 may be the final score.
BugKiller
January 24th, 2010
9:18 pm
Watching all of these screen passes to take the pressure off of the QBs makes me want to drive to Flowery Branch, grab Mike Mularky by his collar and SHAKE HIM vigorously for his insane refusal to call screen passes to keep the pass rush off of Ryan at any point in this past year.
Ginger
January 24th, 2010
9:19 pm
talk about beating yourself
Saints Hater
January 24th, 2010
9:20 pm
That we can agree on BK.
J dubb
January 24th, 2010
9:20 pm
wow nice catch
todd grantham
January 24th, 2010
9:20 pm
bush would be my fifth option too.
todd grantham
January 24th, 2010
9:21 pm
reality, that IS a cursed history.
todd grantham
January 24th, 2010
9:21 pm
be careful with the wording…
Ginger
January 24th, 2010
9:22 pm
todd—let’s hire Travis Jones–Saints DL coach
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
9:22 pm
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA — Sorry. There I go again.
That’s turnovers on three straight Minny possessions and four of the last five possessions (2 in the red zone).
J dubb
January 24th, 2010
9:22 pm
game over.
Sean payton makes me hate that I like to chew gum.
J dubb
January 24th, 2010
9:23 pm
Bush is usually my first option
BugKiller
January 24th, 2010
9:27 pm
J dubb… USUALLY?
J dubb
January 24th, 2010
9:29 pm
nasty beer. funny commercial.
where’d everybody go?
BugKiller
January 24th, 2010
9:30 pm
Then again… there IS such a thing as too much Bush.
I always feel, the less Bush the better.
J dubb
January 24th, 2010
9:31 pm
I guess I get this thing all to myself now.
Brett Favre make actually start crying from pain when this is over.
J dubb
January 24th, 2010
9:32 pm
BK, exactly….now you’re with me.
Ginger
January 24th, 2010
9:32 pm
great blocking Vikes
Saints Hater
January 24th, 2010
9:35 pm
What did you guys think of that PI call?
I think if it was Revis in coverage it would not have been called.
Atlanta Jacket
January 24th, 2010
9:36 pm
Cannot believe the Vikings tied this game
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
9:36 pm
I don’t know, I like little Bush, I am not fond of the trend to eradicate Bush.
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
9:36 pm
I can seen the commenting has reached the low levels we’ve all come to expect.
Intellibird
January 24th, 2010
9:37 pm
Anybody knows this game will go down to the wire. Brees and Farve can both drive the ball easily down the field. Probably, whoever has the ball last will win. (Or either some dumb penalty will decide the winner).
Saints Hater
January 24th, 2010
9:37 pm
Jeff it was just a matter of time…. with that said…
I am all for the eradication of Bush, just sayin….
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
9:37 pm
TDAP
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
9:38 pm
Wow what a game, back to the big screen, carry on
J dubb
January 24th, 2010
9:40 pm
there’s Brees’ mulligan…. he better make it count
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
9:41 pm
I always hope to include bush in the gameplan, although I have been banished to the basement because Mrs Mr. Charlie because I have been sitting on the couch with the computer on my lap since 1PM, so I don’t think there will be any Bush in the gameplan tonight.
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
9:42 pm
Aint need a gift.
GT83
January 24th, 2010
9:43 pm
Com on Farve – a Manning – Farve matchup would be a great game. Although I think the Colts would have the upper hand.
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
9:43 pm
GT, NNNNNNOOOOOOOO I can’t take any more Farve, I mean, he has been the lead story every day since, what? Feburary of 08? I mean, what do we not already know about the man?
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
9:45 pm
Todd, your gonna be a good one.
Saints Hater
January 24th, 2010
9:45 pm
What a HUGE first down. Wow.
todd grantham
January 24th, 2010
9:45 pm
i guess the manners of some bloggers have an inverse relationship with the amount of alcohol consumed.
todd grantham
January 24th, 2010
9:46 pm
Ginger, there will be another defensive coach hire. cant tell you who yet.
J dubb
January 24th, 2010
9:46 pm
I havent heard Jared Allen’s name at all tonight. Somebody on NO is doing an awesome job containing him.
Once "Recent" Reader
January 24th, 2010
9:47 pm
Nice pass Favre!!! Not sure who I wanted to win before the game . . .now with a minute left I find myself rooting for the Vikes.
todd grantham
January 24th, 2010
9:47 pm
i have to believe peterson will lay the ball on the ground to lose this game for the Vikes
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
9:48 pm
I bet you can’t guess what kind of beer I am drinking?
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
9:49 pm
Do you think History can repeat? Can Longwell take the monkey of Anderson’s back?
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
9:49 pm
Todd, notice Chester Taylor is in the game?
Once "Recent" Reader
January 24th, 2010
9:50 pm
I’d be wary of staying on the ground here . . . . . . .it seems when the Vikes do that . . the ball has a way of finding the ground.
BugKiller
January 24th, 2010
9:50 pm
because we’re so full of euphemisms tonight, I have to say… it’s all about the Yuengling.
Hehe.
J dubb
January 24th, 2010
9:51 pm
Dagnabit – Vikes kick a FG to win it…….
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
9:51 pm
No, Busch.
Jeff Schultz
January 24th, 2010
9:51 pm
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA — Oh wait. I did that already.
Once "Recent" Reader
January 24th, 2010
9:51 pm
This is a pretty long FG as it stands now . Longwell can definitely kick long . . but has he ever been in a position to kick a long one to gain a Super Bowl?
UA Alum92
January 24th, 2010
9:52 pm
Mr Charlie, Dixie beer?
J dubb
January 24th, 2010
9:52 pm
woo hoo – penalty!
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
9:52 pm
Vikes are snake bit, remember 98?
J dubb
January 24th, 2010
9:53 pm
FAVRE!!!!! OVERTIME!
Innocent Bystander
January 24th, 2010
9:53 pm
Aw c’mon Favre!!!
Once "Recent" Reader
January 24th, 2010
9:53 pm
He should have ran that for 5 – 6 yards. Terrible!! But very Favre-like.
Saints Hater
January 24th, 2010
9:53 pm
Unreal.
UA Alum92
January 24th, 2010
9:54 pm
Another pick. Going to OT. GREAT GAME!
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
9:54 pm
Farve Givith, Farve Takith away.
todd grantham
January 24th, 2010
9:54 pm
Jeff, you GOTTA be laughing at Farvre now
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
9:54 pm
Boy, this has to seem familiar to the Vikes.
Innocent Bystander
January 24th, 2010
9:55 pm
Jeff- Would you change NFL overtime if you could? If so, how?
UA Alum92
January 24th, 2010
9:56 pm
Won the toss! Come on NOLA!!!
Saints Hater
January 24th, 2010
9:56 pm
The Vikings have now been involved in 2 of the greatest NFC Championship games of all time. I just hope this one turns out better than the last.
J dubb
January 24th, 2010
9:58 pm
I like college OT better….except in this case. I can’t pull for Favre. I’ll just have to put up with the Saints fans. (or punch ‘em in the mouth)
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
9:58 pm
Where is my five layer burrito for 89 centavos?
Intellibird
January 24th, 2010
9:58 pm
Vikes are a turnover machine. Thats how the Falcons (I think) beat them a year or 2 ago.
Intellibird
January 24th, 2010
9:59 pm
Anybodys game now.
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
9:59 pm
J dubb, you must be watching the game with PJ. Tell him I said howdy.
UA Alum92
January 24th, 2010
9:59 pm
Love the Vikes, but I just can’t stomach two straight weeks of ESPN Favre-dulation. Come on Brees!
Saints Hater
January 24th, 2010
10:02 pm
Has a playoff game ever went to a second overtime?
J dubb
January 24th, 2010
10:02 pm
yeah he’s making my drinks and whining about how his offense would have worked better for the VIkes tonight. He’s such a pansy boy.
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
10:02 pm
Oh God, holding by a Dawg
todd grantham
January 24th, 2010
10:03 pm
Vikings are not doubt the better team, but it will be more fun watching the Colts destroy the Saints.
BugKiller
January 24th, 2010
10:03 pm
I know Brett Favre isn’t a sports cheat, and he’s a good family man…
… but rooting for Favre at this point feels like rooting for Roger Clemens.
Uh-uh.
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
10:03 pm
Tell PJ more whiskey, less water.
todd grantham
January 24th, 2010
10:04 pm
Yes, Dolphins-Cheifs in the early 1970’s.
todd grantham
January 24th, 2010
10:05 pm
yo Jeff!
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
10:05 pm
bad spot
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
10:06 pm
saw the replay, i may be wrong on the spot
Saints Hater
January 24th, 2010
10:07 pm
I am bias, admittedly, but that looked like a good spot on the field.
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
10:08 pm
ruling on the field, dang rulers.
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
10:09 pm
slobbernocker football, aint it great?
J dubb
January 24th, 2010
10:09 pm
ball never made it but not enough evidence to overrule the 1st down…….is there?
UA Alum92
January 24th, 2010
10:10 pm
Come on NOLA!!! Gotta go to bed soon!
Once "Recent" Reader
January 24th, 2010
10:10 pm
How does it work losing control of the ball??? Actually althought his head upper body was over 1st down – I’m not sure the ball ended up there . . . . at least after the helmet to football hit.
UA Alum92
January 24th, 2010
10:11 pm
Yeah!!! First down!
BugKiller
January 24th, 2010
10:11 pm
good game. ’bout all i can say right now.
UA Alum92
January 24th, 2010
10:12 pm
Good flag on 1st down!
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
10:12 pm
Brees, please.
BugKiller
January 24th, 2010
10:12 pm
that wasn’t pass interference.
that should be contact beyond five yards.
81
January 24th, 2010
10:13 pm
Letting the clock run down with three timeouts left – worst, most cowardly coaching decision I’ve ever seen…no dog in this fight but I’m aghast, just on general principle.
Innocent Bystander
January 24th, 2010
10:13 pm
Does anyone know rules regarding forward progress if the runner fumbles the ball?
J dubb
January 24th, 2010
10:13 pm
guess the kicker, Carney is sh!tt!ing himself with nervousness
BugKiller
January 24th, 2010
10:13 pm
WHEN YOU PLAY NOT TO LOSE THE GAME YOU WILL ALWAYS LOSE THE GAME!!!
DON’T TRY AND SETTLE FOR THE GOD DANG FIELDGOAL!!!
UA Alum92
January 24th, 2010
10:13 pm
Toss sweep? Really?
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
10:14 pm
kick it before I run out of beer
GT83
January 24th, 2010
10:14 pm
its over!!
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
10:15 pm
I agree, it did not seem like he advanced the ball at all. His body want forward, but the ball did not, suprised that was not overturned.
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
10:15 pm
No catch
GT83
January 24th, 2010
10:16 pm
great run by farve, the game will miss him. I think this is his last game.
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
10:16 pm
Vikes getting jobbed.
Saints Hater
January 24th, 2010
10:17 pm
What a joke.
J dubb
January 24th, 2010
10:18 pm
whoa – a 23 old kicker….I forgot they already cut Carney.
defintiely not guaranteed to make this
UA Alum92
January 24th, 2010
10:18 pm
Come on Saints! End it now!
GT83
January 24th, 2010
10:18 pm
A pass really. That was a seriously bad call. A lot of things could have gone wrong.
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
10:19 pm
ice the beer first, then the kicker
J dubb
January 24th, 2010
10:19 pm
I’m done. ya’ll were fun. first time i’ve ever blogged start to finish.
great game; and comments.
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
10:19 pm
Boom
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
10:19 pm
who dat
Mr Charlie
January 24th, 2010
10:20 pm
I am out too, good night all, it was a good group.
UA Alum92
January 24th, 2010
10:20 pm
GOOOOD!!! Thank God! Good bye Mr. Favre! And good riddance!!!
BugKiller
January 24th, 2010
10:20 pm
Way to go for NOLA!!!
Laissez les bons temps rouler
Innocent Bystander
January 24th, 2010
10:21 pm
Favre doesn’t even get a chance in OT. NFL should be ashamed of their rules. Saints gonna get rocked in 2 weeks.
BugKiller
January 24th, 2010
10:22 pm
Seriously… have to be very happy for the City of NOLA.
Laissez les bons temps rouler!!!
todd grantham
January 24th, 2010
10:22 pm
I agree IB. crappy rule.
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
10:22 pm
Man I wish I was on Bourbon and Saint Peters.
reality
January 24th, 2010
10:23 pm
Let’s go Payton!
GT83
January 24th, 2010
10:23 pm
I agree Inno, it seems like there should be some better system. I am not sure it is the college OT rules, but definitely needs to change.
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
10:24 pm
Do you thing Nagen will release the school buses to take the fans to Miami?
UA Alum92
January 24th, 2010
10:24 pm
Accueillir à Miami! Amuser mes amis!
BugKiller
January 24th, 2010
10:24 pm
For all my LSU Cajun Friends rooting for the Saints today:
Laissez les bons temps rouler!!!
GT83
January 24th, 2010
10:25 pm
Another blow out for SB. I will take the Colts and give up 13 1/2
obsevation 1001
January 24th, 2010
10:25 pm
This was like the Borg episode of Startrek: the Next Generation.
About to break his home state heart, he came to his senses and intentionally threw the pick so the Saints would win.
Innocent Bystander
January 24th, 2010
10:25 pm
grantham- I did a little research, and from 1974-2003, 28% of all OTs resulted in the team who won the coin toss winning the game on the opening drive. That is absolutely too often. NCAA rules aren’t perfect, but certainly more fair than the NFL.
Georgia Peach
January 24th, 2010
10:27 pm
PERFECT!!! LOL! GEAUX SAINTS!!!
Cuz
January 24th, 2010
10:28 pm
Peace out my friends. Congratulations to the Saints, bout time.
BugKiller
January 24th, 2010
10:29 pm
If anyone believes the Colts are going to blow out the Saints… are you willing to put $100 bucks on your ridiculously idiotic prediction?
UA Alum92
January 24th, 2010
10:31 pm
S’il vous plaît amuser des garçons ! Félicitations !
The Whole Truth
January 24th, 2010
10:35 pm
When dem Saints Come Marchin’ in!!!!!!!
Underwater three years ago and now in the Superbowl.
The Aints no more!
Just Win Peyton!
January 24th, 2010
10:35 pm
I don’t mind the NFL OT rules.
OT is just like the Brooking thing from last week, if you don’t want them to score: Stop them! That’s what you’re paid for ….
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January 24th, 2010
10:37 pm
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UA Alum92
January 24th, 2010
10:39 pm
Congrats, congrats, congrats!!! I can’t wait for the Superbowl! Back to Mum’s language, “Gute Nacht Freunde! Bitte haben Sie eine gute Woche! Tschuss!!!” Roll Tide!!!
bigstack19
January 24th, 2010
10:39 pm
Yeah Saints. Congrats to the only team in the NFL with a worse history than Atlanta. I often think of the Saints as the Falcons cousins in the NFL family. The teams two histories are almost identical. For example, the Falcons 4th ever playoff victory in franchise history came in OT against Minnesota on a field goal to send the team to a Super Bowl in Miami. The Saints 4th ever playoff victory in franchise history came against the Vikings in OT on a field goal to send the team to a Super Bowl in Miami. Geaux Saints!
GT87
January 24th, 2010
10:42 pm
NFL overtime rules stink! I’m very happy for NO and Drew Breese, but each team should get the football on offense in overtime. I don’t like the college rule at the 20 either.
It should start with another Qtr and both teams have at least one opportunity on offense.
Baseball allows both teams to bat! Basketball, Hockey, and most other sports allow for both teams to have a chance offensively. NFL rules, allow for the LUCK of a coin flip!
Our Falcons were eliminated by this rule!
NRBQ
January 24th, 2010
10:43 pm
Congrats, Jeff
Your sworn enemy goes down in defeat.
And a few key calls in that game will go down in infamy.
The Saints had no chance with out those key bad judgments.
David C
January 24th, 2010
10:49 pm
Saints fans all get $2000 Visa’s to go to Miami. 2 Weeks of Katrina BS..yippee
Kid me Not
January 24th, 2010
10:50 pm
Yea! Clusters is back! Thank you, thank you…love the insightful humor… Also, “Choke”….choke it…You’re always so inappropriate. Don’t you love it…”When the Saints Go Marching In”…..Looks like they’re in against all odds!
GT87
January 24th, 2010
10:52 pm
Let me clarify! I don’t think it should be a full Qtr unless warranted. It should be sudden death AFTER each offense has one chance to put points on the board. If the coin toss is won and a field goal is the result, the opposing team should get the ball with a chance to tie or win. One time only, unless they tie the game. Then sudden death rules should be in effect.
UA Alum92
January 24th, 2010
10:52 pm
Je souhaite que j’étais sur la Rue de Bourbon maintenant! Le parti doit être dans la fleur pleine! However, I still think the Colts are going to win. Peyton is just incroyable!
jack bull
January 24th, 2010
10:53 pm
dang good game to watch… one thing i hate seeing though, bad coaching. how in the world does he let them come out with 12 guys in the huddle,,AFTER A TIMEOUT!! don’t deserve to win with crap like that…
GO COLTS…
The Whole Truth
January 24th, 2010
10:53 pm
David C., you need to stop listening to Rush Limbaugh..
Hate is an ugly thing.
Frank Wren
January 24th, 2010
10:54 pm
2 Weeks of Katrina BS
I wouldnt say Katrina was exactly BS.
crabapplejoe
January 24th, 2010
10:55 pm
Karma is a bit@ch….Childress/Favre thought they had to have another score against the Cowboys last week when the game was over….they got their seven points…and came up short tonight…LOL
tell it like it is
January 24th, 2010
10:57 pm
any team that wins the NFC with a field goal will lose in the Superbowl just ask the Atlanta Falcons
BravesFan79
January 24th, 2010
11:00 pm
As a big Farve fan, congrats to New Orleans… the city needed this. I have no idea why he threw that last pass, or why the coach didnt just call a safe run. Hes still my favorite QB in the league tho, and i hope he comes back next year. What a arm! What leadership! 2 bad 1 bad mistake is what he will be remembered for this postseason.
tell it like it is
January 24th, 2010
11:01 pm
GOOOOOOOOOO Saints beat dim Colts.
jesse james
January 24th, 2010
11:04 pm
Worst Overtime System there ever was! Also the pass interference call was a joke and what happen to the rule I heard all year where your hand and arm had to be under the ball for it to be a catch. The Vikings blew it with all the turnovers. Now we can get ready for all the Katrina documentaries. Glad for Drew Brees, one of the good guys in the NFL.
FALCON
January 24th, 2010
11:08 pm
agree Jess, non-catchable BALL………………………………..
BugKiller
January 24th, 2010
11:11 pm
Anyone making a ridiculous prediction saying the Saints will be blown out… do you have $100 to back up your ridiculous idiocy???
And BTW… the Giants won the NFC on a Field Goal. TWICE in their history. Both times they went on to win the Super Bowl.
Just saying.
Innocent Bystander
January 24th, 2010
11:14 pm
Now we can get ready for all the Katrina documentaries.
Too true. I guess it was either that or Brett Favre. I may just not watch ESPN for the next two weeks.
keith
January 24th, 2010
11:20 pm
Im going to be sick. If the Saints win a Super Bowl before the Falcons (Tampa Bay already did, wait i just threw up in my mouth) we should have a national day of mourning in Georgia. Pulling for the Saints is like a Dog pulling for a gator or tech, or a Tech fan pulling for a Dog. pleas let me wake up and see this was just a dream. pinch me, Awee that hurt, this crap is real
Frank Wren
January 24th, 2010
11:20 pm
Now we can get ready for all the Katrina documentaries.
And rightly so. I think alot of people have forgotten what happened there.
Ross
January 24th, 2010
11:26 pm
That was the sloppiest champ game I’ve ever seen. Embarrassing to the NFC. Manning will annihilate the Saints. They don’t play smart and their one-trick pony has developed happy feet. How many fumbles did the Vikings have, other than the three they lost? Seven? I remember saying to my buddy – “mark my words, before this game is over Favre will try to force one into coverage and get burned”. Now let’s just hope he retires to Bugtussle or wherever he lives with that ice-princess – God no wonder he doesn’t want to hang around the house.
I’m happy for NOLA but I can’t honestly root for the Saints. Go Colts, too bad it will likely be the most boring SB is a while.
tell it like it is
January 24th, 2010
11:30 pm
Ball on the ground—Ball on the ground–Looking like a fool with the ball on the ground.
JSS
January 24th, 2010
11:59 pm
Jeff Schultz, glad I missed the perv show on this one!!! Wow!!!
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