Category — Drew Brees

Well his stats don’t suck that bad, but…
Three of the 4 quarterbacks in the NFC playoffs are Super Bowl winners. Alex Smith? He hasn’t taken 1 snap in the postseason. He also is frequently referred to as the quarterback selected ahead of Aaron Rodgers.
But Smith will be a pivotal figure on Saturday, when the 49ers host the high-octane Saints for a trip to the NFC Championship game.
CBS Sports

Saints 45, Lions 28.
We all knew they’d cover the 11 points, no? Didn’t think so.
Saints-49ers offers major sizzle to it. In our best Bart Scott imitation, “Can’t wait!”

Tip of the cap to our good friends at BustedCoverage.com.
This little gem was taken at last night’s Falcons-Saints contest in New Orleans.

Or butt naked as we used to say in Boley.
“Man you wouldn’t believe it, but she got butt f-ing naked and then…”
Right, right.
ESPN The Magazine does again with its Body Issue. Hope Solo is 1 of the stars of the show.
And how long before ESPN debuts a porn channel?

With the lockout now history, the NFL starts kicking off with its business, such as training camps, rookie negotiations, trades, etc. John Clayton explains what the deal means for players.
ESPN.com

Though they aren’t as ruthless and heartless as some of their good friends in the Republican Party, Roger Goodell and the NFL owners are close. Even before the players got a chance to see the proposed collective bargaining agreement, the owners paraded in front of the cameras to pat themselves on the back. Many in the media bought their line of crap and pressured the players to approve the deal.
Not so fast.
Oakland Tribune

We can’t think of any sports star who has meshed as well as Drew Brees has with the city of New Orleans. And bringing the much-maligned city a Super Bowl title was just icing on the cake.
For that and more, Brees was named Sports Illustrated’s Sportsman of the Year today.
SI.com

OK, here’s a small consolation courtesy of Saints’ finest.
This didn’t go over well with the Niner fanatics. They’ll say they should have won (and maybe should have, but its the NFL baby), unlike Mike Singleterry, who said after the game he’d never say anything like that. Perish the freaking thought.
Singleterry also stuck by Alex Smith this week after some vultures were circling the quarterback.
Still…Saints 25, 49ers 22
AP

Party on.
Despite the headaches and heartbreak that have plagued the City of New Orleans and its neighbors in the Gulf Coast region, the great people there continue to celebrate their Saints. And why not?
Though the Saints high-powered offense wasn’t clicking on all cylinders Thursday night, the defending champs had plenty in the tank on defense to slow down Brett Favre and his mates in a ho-hum 14-9 victory before a rousing crowd in New Orleans.
New Orleans Times-Picayune

No one is more anxious to get back to work than Reggie Bush. And for the record, we don’t believe he should be forced to give back his Heisman. Just more folks playing politics.
The Saints and Vikings, in a rematch of last season’s NFC title game, kick off the season Thursday night in New Orleans. Before all the hoopla at the game, there will be a parade in New Orleans, where the the locals will celebrate their Super Bowl victory over the Colts again. Just a warm-up act to the main event.
But can Drew Brees and the Saints repeat? They will have their work cut out for them and the odds will be against them. For starters, they will be facing an angry Vikings’ squad that believes it should have been the one crowned champ, but an ill-advised Brett Favre passed settled that. And the schedule will be a brutal one.
Regardless, plenty of folks are ready to settle in for another NFL season. And we couldn’t get a much better opener to tip it off.
Bottoms up.
NFL.com