I agree, but I also understand how some are concerned about the D. The good news is we’ll be getting three defensive starters back in time for the playoffs (Greer, Porter, Fujita) and our defense will get back to the form they displayed earlier in the season. Except for Kendrick Clancy, we’ll once again have the starting defensive lineup we started the season with. With the advantage of homefield and barring any more significant injuries, we should do well in the playoffs.

Did everyone expect the Saints to just blow out the Falcons like the Eagles did? Mike Smith and his crew have always played us tough. Unlike with the Eagles, they are very familiar with our team, coaches, and personnel. Because of that, they are able to game plan well against us no matter who starts for them. There’s no need to worry just yet.

Also, don’t be surprised if Payton and Williams have been holding back a little these past two weeks. They only need to game plan enough to win. There’s no need for them to throw everything and the kitchen sink at opponents from here on out and show all there cards on game film where playoff opponents can better study them. Plus, Payton has recently limited many players with nagging little injuries in practice. He’s already resting his players so they can get closer to 100% for the playoffs.

I still remember the days of the bags on the heads and all the bad luck happening to our SAINTS. I proudly hold my head high as I have always done. My family will tell you that “It takes a TRUE FAN to be a SAINTS FAN!!” and stand up and say it loud. I will enjoy watching the Saints the rest of the season, whatever it may hold. I will always watch them, no matter what. 13-0!!!!
  WHO DAT!!!!!!! DREW THAT!!!!!! THAT’S WHO!!!! GEAUX SAINTS!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you dont see a problem with some of our defensive players mainly Charles Grant then you are blind
I think most Saints fan are just worried that we have played to bottom dwellers in the last 2 weeks and have come out barely on top
I believe all teams are giving us their best right now and we are still winning but in the back of mt mind i wonder if we barely sqeek by these 2 teams what happens against the Vikes or Caeds
That does not make me less of a Saints fan and if you think it does maybe you belong back on that board you are always talking bad about

Even if this was the last win of this season, I wouldn’t trade it for anything. I hope we win the Superbowl, but either way I’m lucky to be a Saints fan. Everyone knows we need to improve, but Hell who doesn’t? 13-0!!!! You don’t achieve this if you are a fake.

Geaux Saints!!!

The Defense IS playing pretty average. That’s still a HELL of a lot better than the crap we used to have. And it’s good enough (for now at least) to win games. That too is better than we used to get. And finally the problems appear to be injured starters, who should all be returning for the playoffs. And if so and if they do, then we’ll be fine then too.

Do I want to see a blowout? Hell yeah. Hopefully we’ll get one this weekend, in fact. Would be wonderful to watch at the bar I’ll be at (with quite a few Dallas fans who are still friends anyway, but I would love it if they aren’t too happy with the way the game turns out).

But we’ve now won more games in a season than we have EVER done before. That alone was enough to pretty much make my day. Add in more-or-less knocking Atlanta (who I despise) out of realistic playoff contention and this weekend was GREAT. Even if the defense wasn’t.

The saints are resting guys in practice much more than earlier this year. We all know Grant has been lousy the last few weeks, but the Saints didnt play a bottom feeder in the Falcons, and yes they play us very hard, Carolina will be a BIG win for us if we get that one!! They play us harder than anyone else on the schedule.

we held Tony Gonzalez, best TE in history of NFL to 50 yards
we held Jenkins and White to 5 catches total
we held Finneran to 2 catches

we didn’t play as bad as you think on defense!

We played good enough to win!!!

I really don’t understand how people really don’t seem to understand that the Saints have a lot of injuries on defense, and have had them for about 6 weeks. Are people not researching before opening their mouths, not listening, or just plain dumb? Listen to all those who don’t understand. Ok, when you have injuries to starters guess what, the back ups not only don’t play as well or have the talent level, but also have many times not received the extensive work the starts received in training camp, that being the case everything related to that position goes to crap, but guess what, when the starters return things get good again.

From now on, the only stat that matters to me is the W! So what if my team’s defense looked like 9 starters were out instead of 3? So what if the fully intact defensive line has failed to touch two of the lesser talented or well-protected qb’s in the league? So what if that shiny new running game has lost a bit of luster? So what if this team is sinking into playing it’s worst football of the year(which is a little better than last year’s best football, in all fairness) in the month before a playoff run? And so what if this website is a place for discussion of all points of view Saints-related? I think the rule here should be, if you don’t have anything nice to say about the Saints’ performance, don’t say anything at all. I think there should be one post a week before game day. Just a line that says (insert number here) And Oh, Baybeee!!! And then all of these naysayers can go find some other place to have all their frank discussions about performance or observations from the games or any other Debbie Downer bulls**t they wanna ruin your life with. Or maybe this site can be like Superfan, where, instead of discussing the Saints’ performance in reality, we can hypothesize the outcomes of dream matchups between the 2009 Saints and MechaGodzilla, or Sean Payton vs. Dwight Eisenhower. Out of curiosity, will you be posting a link to this insightful piece of literature on Saints-nation’s Defensive Player Grades post? ‘Cuz I got a feeling that’s gonna be yet another in a seemingly endless barrage of Chicken Little-esque “performance criticisms” from the peanut gallery.

P.S. The defense sucked on Sunday. Thank God for Jonathan Vilma.

GEE isn’t it so wonderful that at this time of the year we can actually be putting our team under a microscope. DAMN. What a felling.

 Just like everyone on here I want to seeour boys go to the big one so bad it’s all I think about. Having said that if we don’t make it to the big one, this year isn’t a bust. Not for me. This has been a great ride!
unlike Saints teams of the past IF it was to turn in to next year again hang on to your seats. This organization has grown up. If you think it’s this year or never your wrong. This team is GREAT and next years will be even better! We are seeing the building of a perenial [sp] power house. Look back just two years. Then last year. Then now. This isn’t a fluke year. It’s how elite franchises are built. This is one and still building. Just my opinion. Sorry it is so long GEAUX SAINTS KICK THEM COWBOYS AZZES !!

Like I keep saying, be thankful for what we have now, cuz we aint EVER seen nuttin like dese Saints!!!!!!

Keep belly aching, keep ya biatching, keep ya whining, and we’ll keep dancing and singing in da aisles, even in da streets!!!!

GEAUX SAINTS GEAUX
RAZOOOOOO da cowgirls!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2010 WORLD CHAMPION NEW ORLEANS FOOTBALL SAINTS !
WHY NOT US AND WHY NOT THIS YEAR? IF NOT, I KNOW HOW TO SAY WAIT TILL NEXT YEAR!

it’s cool, the GGM is just trying to cheer you guys up…

Some Voodoo

Every year we analyze dis and every year we analyze dat,
Before each preseason we sure looking phat,
Den along come de season and dash all our dreams,
We pull out our hair and make with da screams,
But one season what we all know will be true,
Da Saints will win da Super Bowl cause of fans just like you!
Beaudreaux and Pluto and NJSaintsfan,
And all of my brothers who are lifelong Saints fans,
Dis year will be different is one thing dat I know,
Cause da GGM done conjured some powerful new blow,
We done sprinkled some on da field and in da locker room,
And at the end of this season da Saints will go BOOM,
I don’t mean we blow up like so many years in da past,
I mean dis year da Super Bowl… we win finally at last!

We can’t do a thing about the “D”.. That issue is in Sean Payton’s and the Injury God’s hands.. This has been and is the greatest year in Saint’s history.. Do not worry over what you cannot control.. Hope for the best. Enjoy the moment. Savor the memory of every victory. As the Seal’s and Croft 70’s song went, “we may never pass this way again”. Who Dat, We Dat !!!

You Dat CC….GEAUX SAINTS!
WHO DAT REGGIE DAT TRUE DAT !

If the game the Saints had just played was the Superbowl, and they won 26-23, would you still be unhappy with the defense? Or would you be screaming with joy that they stepped up and made the plays necessary to win the game? THE ONLY STAT THAT MATTERS WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE IS THE FINAL SCORE! Everything else will be forgotten quickly. Try forgetting the Saints 13-0 record…

All I have to say is that this is the greatest Saints season I have ever experienced in over 30 years of following them. You can argue all you want over the flaws, I’ll take the W’s.

that I bought a LOOONNNNGGGG time ago. Maybe some 20 years ago?? I bought it because one day I knew I would fly it high and proud the day the Saints won the Superbowl. I have it at work because I have to work on the day of the Superbowl, and you know I will be running around my work waving that flag around so that everyone knows the Saints won. I will be running through the streets in Modesto so that everyone knows that the Saints won. GEAUX SAINTS!!!!!

 I don’t see how nobody saw what our defense did the week…three times the held them to a field goal…they stopped them at fourth and inches…and that was after being on the field for most of the game…We had trouble with pass rush…who ever thought this kid would play so well…We held thery’re running game to small yardage… yes some of our boys are out for now…and the secondary has stepped up and are doing really well…Its a strange year so many teams seem to have the hardest time against lower ranked teams….the 49ers beat the Cards, who beat the Vikes…the Houstons almost beat the Colts….Hell we always were the bad team knocking some team out of the playoffs so we know that it can happen on any given Sunday…but give the defense its due…they played well….I AGREE ENJOY EVERY MINUTE OF OUR GREAT SEASON…….WHO DAT. …..DREW DAT……SAINTS ALL DAT…… BELIEVE DAT 14 -0

The voice of a happy Saints Fan…released from the worries of a coach or player and reveling in the joy of just being a New Orleans Saints fan… FAN is short for fanatic right…not fanalysist!

some paper sacks cause we dont need them any more and I think they can change their name to the COWHEFFERS. Saturday night, I would like for then to get on the plane seeing STARS and WHO DAT ringing in their ears.

Wait till you see the pic I have to go with the Cowboys spell this week….it’s gonna fire them up some for sure!

LMAO…somebody needs to show/tell me how to attach a pic to a post…I have not seen the option to do that…or did not recognize it as such.

This just in on special report.:
Due to his recent run of bad luck and excessive drama with the opposite sex Tomy Romo of the Dallas Cowboys says he is giving up women to devote more time to football. He couldn’t be reached for further comment as he is currently on a nature hike on Brokebrack Mountain with fellow Cowboy Jason Witten to work on what ever “game plans” pop up. It’s rumored that Romo has consulted the attorney of Chad Ochocinco and will be changing his name to Tony Homo.

I’m just afraid this week is gonna get FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But only in terms of the next game on the schedule. Sean Payton stresses one game at a time and so should we. We can’t get too far ahead by worrying whether or not Greer or Fujita will be ready for the playoffs. While it’s certainly a luxury for once that we can do that, have some fun with this. The Saints are 13-0. The Colts are 13-0. Two teams with 13-0 starts is unprecedented. The fact that the Saints are one of those teams means we shouldn’t be down on them. The rest of the country is down on the Saints and calling us overrated. That’s fine with me. I say 13-0 is not a fluke.

other people disagree with them about where a team is at. So what one person is upset with the D or thinks we could’ve played better and then another is just happy we’re winning. Let it be!

My God I hate trying to multi task typing on a netbook….sorry for all the typos

I hope the Saints and the Colts go 16-0, Would make for the greatest SuperBowl ever !
Good luck with the rest of your season…………GO COLTS !
p.s.
Sorry we got off on the wrong foot. I do apologize.

You know it`s funny pundits are drooling over SD and GB because they`ve strung a
few wins together ,Philly as well. But you know what……. so have we . Ok not every game
has been a blow out but as you say we play all 4 qtrs and but a W in the book. We`ve
had a couple of close calls here and there but keep on winning so let`s enjoy the good
times, Lord knows we`ve all suffered the bad ones
Keep the faith…… GEAUX SAINTS

over 160 votes and only 10 aren’t happy…that’s way cool!

you’re too funny dude too funny, let the whiners whine.

Just reported that 48 states would rather have manning as their QB right now. Only 2 states picker Drew Brees.Louisianna and 1 other state. The dumbass evidentlly does’nt know his geography.HMMMMMMMMMM. could it had been MISSISSIPPI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GGM, very heartfelt and to the point post. I’m new to this site, but not to being a Saints fan. As a 45 yr. old man, who grew up in the shadow of old Tulane Stadium, I can remember the days of goofs, blunders and comedic play we use to get from the Saints of old. As the years unfolded, you could tell who were the true Saints fans, and who weren’t. Cowboy jackets, Steeler jackets, almost all team jackets could be seen at one time or another by friends and previous Saints fans. It’s my belief that these are the same ppl harping on a “not perfect game”, and dogging a team with a perfect record. Who cares if the Saints win by 1 or 31…it’s a WIN. Isn’t that what it boils down to at the end of the game? It wouldn’t matter to me if the Saints won every game by 1 or 2 points. At least I can have the last word and say, "they might have played a crappy game, but we got the “W”!"

GEAUX SAINTS!

Hey Scott, did you ever used to sell drinks at the Tulane games? I also lived a short distance from the stadium, the original Tulane stadium. Man what a great old neighborhood that was, I was on the corner of Pine and Burthe streets, that’s one block off Broadway and one block off Feret.
Somehow I was never put off of being a fan because of their record. It seems that I could always find something to be proud of, even if it was just the Steve ‘Bonebreaker’ Stonebreaker years when all we won were the fist fights! And what Saints fan couldn’t always figure out why ‘Next Year’ would be different…even when it never was!
Well…it started with Jim Mora I think, he brought us a team not just good on one side like the ‘Dome Patrol’ days but a complete team…the team just had no winning mentality. Then Hasslett brought us even closer to respectability but just not quite there.
Well guys, finally it’s ‘Next Year’ and we are no longer the Aints. Win, Lose or Draw from here I believe we have built and ORGANIZATION that will not be disrespected again, we might…(the GGM knows) not win the Super Bowl but we are NOT YOUR DADDY’S AINTS!

I can tell you I have been strutting along the trading desk at work (NYC) These people have had to listen to me every Friday say…. We are going to Kick blah blah’s ass this weekend…

Well yesterday I wore my beat up cowboy boots to work with my nice black skirt and professional attire it was a bit off kilter with the boots but I didn’t care…. and one of the guys said… “I know I know…. you aren’t supporting the Cowboys you are walking all over them with your boots”

And I said.

Yeah Ya Right.

Good job SBM/VGG!
WHO DAT SAY DEY GONNA BEAT DEM SAINTS!
14 and OHHHHHH!

LMAO !
GO COLTS !
#1

a Broncos fan, and I think the best thing that happened to this franchise is losing tonight. In 1998 we went 13-0 and lost the 14th game. Then we won the Super Bowl. So much of this team reminds me of that 1998 Broncos team (a lot, but I don’t want to bore Saints fans with Broncos stuff), and I mention that because Gris here says a lot of fans are complaining about the defense and some of the flaws of this club. They said that about the 1998 Broncos. This is one of the most impressive teams I’ve seen in a while.

The Saints will refocus, learn from this and tear it up in the post season. If the Broncs can’t win it all I am rooting for the Saints 100 percent. Ya’ll deserve it.

Cheers

 Wow I know there are alot of people upset that we lost last night…..but for this Saints fan some what of a relief….now that whole undefeated thing is off our team…..and the record for teams that have gone defeated and lost the superBowl …not so great…only one team the Dolfins were able to carry that out…so to me I’d just as soon have that monkey off our backs,,,with that being said…the cowboys brought thier Agame and we brought our B game…..I am still thrilled with the 13 – 1 record….what a year to be a Saints fan : ) BLESS YOU BOYS