No CBA yet but look at our team and its leaders!
Starting with none other than the incomparable leadership of Drew Brees, it becomes increasingly clearer with each article I'm reading about this New Orleans Saints team that they are serious about...
View ArticleSR.com: past, present and future
There is a thread posted called "First Thread on SaintsReport" that caught my eye tonight: http://saintsreport.com/forums/showt...43#post3832743 One of the longtime members at SR.com is the OP, hicksi:...
View ArticleDrew's Voluntary Workouts Paying Huge Dividends
In my blog in May I wrote of the voluntary workouts that Drew was hosting in Tulane. Now, 3 months later, the lockout finally over and Training Camp going full swing it is easy to see how those early...
View ArticleSo, it's bye week
And we are at the top of our Division after that cardiac special Kasay OT field goal and Mike Smith's decision that will live on in infamy. :hihi: It's been a long ten weeks and I'm so glad the team is...
View ArticleWhat a difference a week makes...
Wasn't it just last weekend the hottest topic on these boards was when will Drew get signed? If we could only go back to that time... I've been reading most of the threads since the whole "bounty-gate"...
View ArticleAlmost 2 months later...
... and we are still waiting to hear what the NFL/Goodell will do to the players named in the "bounty" mess. Never in all my time as a Saints fan (30 years) have I experienced such emotional swings as...
View ArticleDrew's on board (of course!) and it's gonna be one heck of a ride this season!!
Nearly 3 months ago I wrote about being sick of the whole so-called bountygate deal, feeling numb and wanting to lick my wounds. Not any more. I can't wait for Drew to lead our team on the field in the...
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One week away from the start of the 2013 season...
... and here I sit in disbelief that I am actually going to finally make my all-time bucket list trip to NOLA to see my beloved Saints play in the Dome next Sunday versus arch rival Atlanta Falcons!...
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My bucket list trip to NOLA and the season opener at the Dome
New Orleans, Louisiana. I had dreamed of seeing my beloved Saints play in the Superdome a long, long time. Now it was all real. Now it was all true. I had finally made it. Pinch me, am I dreaming?...
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Adventures in NOLA- Part Deux
In response to mikaloyd's comment on my previous blog, I am continuing with more on my experience in the Dome on game day. Firstly, there is no more spectacular, breathtaking, beautiful NFL dome or...
View ArticleThis season feels very different to me from 2009
There is a thread here about people saying how this season feels like the 2009 Saints season. For me, 2009 had a real solid feeling, a definitive sense that we would win the Super Bowl. I never...
View ArticleOld Forgotten Feelings
Last Sunday's victory over the Steelers caused a reaction in me that made me realize how it really wasn't all that long ago that I used to have the same reaction to Saints victories. I was just so...
View ArticleBeen rewatching the 2009 playoff and NFC Championship games
It's been good to go back and watch these games. Watching the Championship team of 2009 has brought a big smile to my face. To be reminded of the kind of heart, resiliency and unrelenting spirit that...
View ArticlePlayoffs without the Saints
Any other year I would be depressed. Any other year I wouldn't want to watch the playoffs. Any other year I would be vehemently cheering against all of the Saints' foes. But this year, this season, was...
View ArticleSleepless on the eve of 10th anniversary of Dome Reopening
I have watched the Timeline: Rebirth in New Orleans special as well as The Saints are Coming special and my reaction to both was the same: emotional, teary, even more respect for all the details and...
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