Chill out!!

It is playing nicely into our own hands… underdogs… disrespected…. it’s all good. Try to think we dropped 45 on the Cards two weeks ago in 40’ minutes of play.. see.. the headache is gone already…

The Vikings got about a thousand bs calls in their favor to just be in that game. Yeah our offense played like crap. Yeah our defense was just good enough. UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. The refs were trying to hard to hand the game to MN it’s unreal to me that there is this much backlash. Look at the friggin’ scoreboard. Less points = MN loss. End of story.

feeling sorry for any other . Been watching football for 50+ years and the refs are part of the game. good are bad. deal with it we one. Not a espn fan
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was how Jerad Allen was going to rock Drew Brees’ world. When Bobby McCray rocked Brett Favre’s world, we have to hear a bunch of whinning. So it didn’t work out like they planned, welcome to our little world. For once, the Saints got what they deserved!! Well get use to it. All week, THEY said that the more physical team would win the NFC Championship, well, here we are. Step off the tracks, there’s a freight train a’ coming!!!

That shouldn’t even be allowed by a blog, let alone a supposedly trustworthy news outlet.

went either way we’ve taken our lumps through the years. It’s our year baby.

That crying towels be issued to all Media, fans and officials not on the Saints bandwagon.There gonna need em’. Oh, by the way. Earmark a couple of extra cases for the late state of Minnesota. I’m sure they need them.

I was forced to go to a birthday party for my BIL last night. A few of us were having a conversation about the game. I was talking about the the take-aways my defense came up with and a 20-something old nephew started whining that they “weren’t take-aways, they were give-aways”. He started arguing that the Vikings lost the game themselves, no credit to the Saints defense. I literally yelled across the table at him. I yelled that he must not have watched the same game I watched, or he watched it through the media lenses, and the my defense had several key take-aways only one was a give-away. When he opened his mouth to argue again, I yelled at him to shut up. Yeah, the entire 2 tables of people shut up for several moments. I should be embarrassed, but I’m not. F*** him. I’m pissed too.

understand howcome the nfl is taking over woo-dat phraze. Thats been around a long time.

The NFL got the match they wanted, more people will view the Saints in the SP than had the Vikings played.
The media and the NFL need an angle to get more people to watch, how much a 30 second commercial cost during the SB
Wheres the drama, Katrina over used word and story and Payton the homeboy ain’t boiling anyone’s blood
How you get a good crowd boil that blood!

VUCK FAVRE!

Go watch it very closely. But, watch Will Smith and look at the flagrant hold. It’s awful and you can see Smith looking at the ref and starting to complain until he sees there’s an interception. Another missed call.

As far as these whiners are concerned, it kills me that they would think a professional team that put the ball on the ground about once every 10 times they touch it deserves to go anywhere but home. Thatsd pitiful- not even up to high school standards.

from the start of the 4th quarter till the field goal was made. probably want even set down at all S.B. sunday. Hey I’m doing my job. Just hope we can overcome as a team.

Not your post. I’m not complaining about that. It’ this whole flap. You know there is no way the team can completely avoid it. It’s really crap.

agree whole heartedly but in my honest opinion the team that wants it the most will win no matter what. I can’t help but truly believe that’ that team is our team.

that it is very, very hard to get me riled. I joked around on another post about the score of 52 to 3. I really, really, like the Colts and I think it will, of course, be a close, really exciting game. But, I would really like to see a blowout just to shut these #%$#!$#^ jerks up that clearly made the mistake of backing the wrong team and now trying to find some excuse for that shocking outcome. Shove it down their throats and sorry Colts that you're in the way. I wouldn't be surprised if the VP of officials was bribed to fine Mcray. This is sick and almost ruins the whole frigging game. Thanks for @$%!#$ing up a great thing.

have a team thing going on. Colt’s have a Manning thing. I like the Mannings, Just not against the Saint’s.

…. I’d like to thank the Saints for knocking the shit out of Brett Favre. Sure they should have called a penalty when he got hit in the knees. It was obviously a violation of the Brady rule, regardless of what you think of that rule. But the two earlier flags for hitting Favre were chicken shit, in my opinion, so what goes around comes around. And the late pick thrown by Favre was a joy to watch.

Personally, I don’t think you’ve got much of a chance against the Colts, but I hope I’m wrong. I’ll be pulling for you…

I’m just sick of all the talk about Greg Williams wanting to hurt Manning. The media twisted everything single one of those article to intentionally make it look like Williams wants to do that. It makes me sick. They turned what should be a great Superbowl into some Reality TV bullshit.

What you actually expected “The talking heads” to be happy for us? And of course fans of other teams are gonna be against when they cant even use their reading comprehension skills for a simple article. As far as the penalties go, the low hit had to be fined cause no matter what its going to be it he was falling or not when he fell he shouldn’t have taken his knees. The driving into the ground deal……..Um lame and where is the penalty on the vike’s player for doing it to Brees? My whole point to all of this is I for one relise its football had it been Brees getting clobbered I wouldn’t like it but I wouldn’t be crying either. Simply put this is football its violent, rough, and not meant for 40 year olds.

The NFL officiating office made a public announcement. ESPN simply reported it. The tone of the article didn’t strike me as in any way out of line.

What upsets me in this whole episode is that the NFL is wrong. Bobby McCray’s first hit, the one he was flagged for, was perfectly clean. Favre was standing in the way of a defensive player pursuing the play—that makes him a blocker, whether or not he intended to be one. McCray lit him up, as he should have. And on the hit that wasn’t flagged, McCray was blocked into Favre by Loadholt, and initially hit him above the knee. If Mike Pereira spent all this much time poring over the video, how did he miss that?

The NFL is a fundamentally dishonest organization that is far more interested in protecting its revenue than its players. Favre in the Super Bowl is a more compelling story…as is the demolition by the Colts of a dirty, unworthy team that everyone ought to despise, which is the storyline the NFL is now pushing. That ought to increase viewership, don’t you think?

I love football. I love the Saints. I hate the NFL.

Just starting to irk you?

But yeah, otherwise good article.

would never go anywhere because they were not physical enuff. Well, the cats out of the bag. Our Saints have fooled them all(.Rated 26th in the NFL) I am like GW………….You don’t want your QB hurt,……….. Protect him cause if you don’t, Our defense will put his “Pants on the Ground” and if it hurts, Oh well.
I also will accept an Un-sportsman like penalty as long as it’s effective. That penalty is a part of the game or it would not be in place( so as long as it doesn’t result in a loss), they can have 10 of them for all I care. The Raiders of old were notorious for agressive play and they were feared around the league. If our Saints have that same mentality, the respect will follow.

whine is what losers do! been dere/done dat! it is our turn to get the breaks, it is our turn to get the calls, it is our turn to be the bad guys, it is our turn to WIN!!!!!!!!
Nice video above, and it doesnt show enuf of the Vikes “dirty” play, I really thought the calls were going more against the Saints until the next day, when all I heard was it was the other way around, but I was at the game and couldnt see all the SLOW motion and hear the 2 dickheads talkin in the booth either. I guess seeing it in person and seeing the replays 10 times will change your mind about what was really going on.
But guess who is going to the SUPER BOWL, it sure aint the WHINERS, it is the WINNERS.
GEAUX SAINTS GEAUX!!!!
RAZOOOOOOO DA COLTS!!!!!!!

There are many Viking fans that are bitter because of how the game ended. I for one was too but one thing I know is that I have to give credit to your team’s D for going after the ball the way they did. I said time and time again before the game that whoever wins the TO battle wins the game. We had a great season with a lot to build on for next year. I don’t believe in luck but I do hope for the best for you guys in the Superbowl.

in the last game of this wonderful season our defence keeps their collective ears pinned back and clobber my beloved P.M. I’ll be the first to send him a get well card.

I found a few bright spots. The Vikes fan above was one of three. I decided to take the day out on a tree with an axe. It helped a little. Then, I went to Yahoo Sports, and maybe I’m being naive, but they don’t seem to be playing the stupid game of marketing to the imbeciles who want to jump on anything and cause a froth. A little integrity goes a long way. Then, I come on this post and find a Vikes fan who’s a real stand up guy. That makes at least four on my count, that I’ve met, so far. Probably more. If you’re feeling awful frustrated, try chewing up a tree. It does wonders.

We all know that the media focused on the officiating in overtime, even though bad calls were being made throughout the entire game, and it was OT where it was finally going the Saints way. (The Saints were penalized for far more yardage than the Vikings. So clearly the officials were favoring the Saints. Uh, what?)

But what I didn’t hear a single peep in the national media was this:
183 kickoff return yards
Sure, they mentioned how the Saints were outgained, but these yards still count. Our constant touchback kicks were great. Special teams still counts. That’s a big reason in addition to the turnovers that the Saints were able to overcome a yardage deficit.

was whinning about a split championship before LSU won and the condoms (Trojans) wern’t even playing in the game….. Do not allow them a**holes to steal our moment.
I may have missed something, but I have heard everyone in the world complain about the Vikes game, except Farvre. He’s O.K. by me……Who Dat!

why allthrough indy blog is great u guys have been through rough times over 44 years and plus denver cant beat indy u seem more human and i love underdog stioes

Because of this, my two year distaste for Favre has evolved into an irrational hatred. I’m not particularly proud of this, but at least I can admit it. The attempts to cheapen the Saints victory in an attempt to legitimize the hero worship of Farve have pushed me to the point where Iogic is no longer relevant.

During the game, when Favre limped to the sideline my initial reaction was I hoped he was done for the game. After the Saints won, I settled into a more sympathetic mood and actually kinda felt sorry for the old fart after his interception throw basically cost his team a possible shot at going to the Super Bowl. Over the past week, many Viking fans and Favre worshippers have not been able to come to grips with the fact that this play alone was the single largest reason for their loss in a close, hard fought battle. Instead, we hear excuses of bad officiating, “conspiracy theories”, the the Saints were only able to win by playing dirty, etc., etc..

It’s a tough pill to swallow for Vikings fans, Favre worshippers and particularly for Favre himself. But the fact is, he blew it. It’s not the way he planned on scripting his legacy, but there it is. I sincerely hope he is finally done and the world will forever remember that his final game left him looking like a pathetic old man that could no longer hold up to the pressure. When the game was on the line, he folded. Rather than take another hit, he opted for a very stupid pass attempt. The result was the same as the interception he threw the last time he was in an NFC Championship game.

Regardless of how much he might wish otherwise, his last play will be the final chapter of his “legacy” unless he decides to come back one more time and make an even bigger fool of himself. No matter how much many Viking fans or certain members of the media attempt to rewrite history, deep down they will always know the real reason they are not going to the Super Bowl….. Favre and the Vikings choked. The Saints didn’t

I posted a blog the other day on here. “Never ceases to amaze me”. I vented frustrations about the same things. And thank you Saints Nation I’m in total agreeance with you there!
 
 Let the whiners cry! I could give a rats behind! The media/espn totally disgust me for no respect of the Saints hard work getting this far.

 Now on the Favre “poster boy” subject. I’ve learned to despise him more and more due to the fact he’s an attention seeking media whore! And what he did to Green Bay. Favre is all about Favre! I’m tired of seeing his face, his name, his voice and how great he is even when he “Chokes”.

 He loves the popularity contest. He’s either loved or hated. And all the whiners are complaining about hitting too hard. Hello? It’s football, not a dress rehersal.

 Go on yahoo sports blog regarding Saints/Colts matchup. You will find the most juvenile hate posts some from vike fans, but mostly from Colts fans saying that the Saints are cheaters, frauds, thugs, classless and cheap!

And they stoop low wishing Hurricane Katrina would wipe out the entire city, or the next hurricane. They say we got a free ticket to the superbowl and we don’t belong there. They can go to hell! Saints have every right to be there! They earned it! Talk about hate!!

    And these are colts fans. The most hateful arrogant posters I’ve ever seen! They continue to butter up poor old Brett Favre! Sick! I just want the guy to disappear for good. You never heard one word when Jared Allen slammed Brees to the groung!

 But most importantly, I want the Saints to smash the Colts! Run up the score if you can! Play rough! I will always admire Peyton Manning, but I will never root for the colts to win a game ever again.

 To Ted Simmons Speed Camp packer fan.
    I know the packer organization is celebrating after that game telling everyone “I told you so”. I’ve always respected the packers and Aaron Rodgers has done a terrific job and will have a great future with you guys! And will be the better QB Most of all: The guy has class unlike Favre.

 Thanks for the topic.

the other night and made the hosts of the show laugh with my denunciations of His Holiness ERRRR Brett Favre, I was having a good time but seriously, I hate Brett Favre. He is an a-hole, he is a piece of trash and he thinks he’s bigger than the shield. I reiterate, a gentleman quarterback will win the Super Bowl next Sunday, whether it be Peyton or Drew but no classless a-holes like Favre will hoist the Lombardi so even though my Broncos crashed and burned, I am still vindicated with this matchup. Favre receives too much immunity, so does Jay Cutler. It makes me sick. Orton>>>>Cutler, trust me we Broncos fans know! Good luck against the mighty Colts. Oh yes, perhaps you want to throw fruit and rotting corncobs at Clark Judge, the latest MSM stooge to hate on the Saints. Give em hell boys and keep up the good play.

The Minnesota Vikings fanbase has officially joined the St. Louis Cardinals atop my list of most hated fans. I can’t even really begin to comprehend the crap I’ve seen spewed by the national media as an attempt to stroke the ego of the Vikings. Brett Favre didn’t lose that game because of a piss poor throw. The Vikings lost because of the officials and the Saints were playing “dirty.” Kurt Warner didn’t even complain about the hit he got from Bobby McCray, which was a clean hit. Troy Aikman, a known Saints hater, said the tackles were clean tackles. You’d figure it would be enough to shut them up.

It hasn’t. One of the things that people keep bringing up is that despite five turnovers, the Saints still needed to take the game to OT to win. Maybe we didn’t watch the same game last Sunday, but where is the credit being given to the Vikings defense? Where is the credit being given to Saints special teams? As Bill Clinton said, “It’s the economy, stupid,” I say, “It’s the final score, stupid.” The Saints played better overall as a team than the Vikings did and that contributed to the final score.

I still give props to the Vikings defense. They kept the Vikings in that game despite all the turnovers on offense. Vikings special teams gave the Vikings a good shot to win by not giving Reggie Bush time to get hold of the ball on that punt. Should Reggie have called for a fair catch? Sure. It doesn’t change the fact that the Vikings offense let the rest of the team down. They fumbled the ball six times, three of those recovered by the Saints. Brett Favre threw two interceptions. This is a Vikings team that committed only 18 turnovers on offense the entire season up until the NFC Championship Game. Brett Favre had one of his best years statistically and he kept his interceptions down. Yet there is no credit being given to the Saints defense because the media wants to find something to criticize the Saints.

The Colts have gotten a free pass by the media, but it wasn’t so at the beginning of the season. I’m not trying to bad mouth the Colts, but we should all remember the Monday night game from Week 2 when the Colts played the Dolphins in Miami. That Colts defense was worn out and the Dolphins did a good job limiting the time of possession to less than fifteen minutes for the Colts offense. Unfortunately for the Miami defense, they could not stop the big plays. After the game, the commentary wasn’t that encouraging for the Colts. “They can’t keep winning games like this,” was the comment of the day.

However, the media started buying into the Colts after numerous come from behind wins during the course of the season. The Saints have had their share of those too, but the loss to the Cowboys and the Bucs tempered enthusiasm for the Saints. Once the uproar of the resting of Colts starters died down, the media was once again in the corner of the Colts. They were undefeated in every game their starters played to win. The Saints were not. Never mind the fact that the Saints roster has been a walking M.A.S.H. unit. They want the Colts. They were robbed of their chance to see Favre vs. Manning, just like the media was robbed of seeing LeBron vs. Kobe.

I’m not going to bash the Colts. Like the Saints, they did everything they needed to do to win the AFC and advance to the Super Bowl. You have to get through a grueling 16-game regular season and the playoffs to do that. It’s not easy. I only wish people could extend that same attitude towards the Saints, but it’s wishful thinking. We’re the underdog that should not be there.

 because Underdog is here! And I know a little bit about dogs. Louisianians have Catahoula leopard cur dogs. After watching the crowd shots at the Hoserdome, I suspect the Indianapolis fans run home to the loving welcome of their teacup poodles.

The NFL Network has a weekly show that reviews all “controversial” calls from the prior week. The VP of Officiating of the NFL is the “guest” and explains why a call was made or wasn’t made and, on rare occassion “admits” that a call should have been called and wasn’t or a call that was made shouldn’t have been.

However, the knowledge of this is typically limited to whomever happens to be viewing this feature on the network and it gets no further publicity after that. Because this particular segment involved Favre, it got picked up and publicized.

It is worth note however, that on this same segment on the NFL Network, they didn’t show the two roughing the passer calls that were made and justify if they were accurate. Personally, I’ve got mixed feeling on the McCray hit. I want to believe that Favre placed himself in the position of being a blocker on that play and thereby eliminated himself as a quarterback out of the play. But I can concede that it could have gone either way. But the other penalty called on Harper for “lifting and slamming” was totally bogus. Even Troy Aikman said it was a bad call. And if Troy sides with the Saints on anything, you know it’s got to be solid.

When I was watching the game, I will admit that I was surprised a flag wasn’t thrown on the low hit. Surprisingly, Mike Gollick on “Mike and Mike” defended the fact that a flag wasn’t thrown. At the time of the game, I suspected a flag wasn’t thrown as a “payback” for the earlier flag that was thrown and shouldn’t have been. But even if the VP of officiating felt the same thing, he certainly wouldn’t have been able to admit that on the NFL owned network. If he had, he would have been fired as soon as Goodell returned from New Orleans where he was heading up swat team raids on t-shirt shops in the quarter to confiscate Who Dat contraband.