Fleur-de-Links - Nov. 12th: Quothe the Raven, Never Score....Until the Second Half!
by David "Satch" Kelly on Nov 12, 2010 4:30 PM CST
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Well, the Ravens couldn't pull out the victory last night, so the Falcons move to 7-2 and stay atop the NFC South. Our Saints helped the Ravens by defeating the Steelers three weeks ago and they just couldn't return the favor last night against our own divisional nemesis the Falcons. Thanks for nothing, Baltimore!
Our matchup with the Falcons on Monday, Dec. 27th may wind up being a NFC South championship game. No other game on the schedule looms larger than that one. The one after that against the surprising Bucs might also be huge, since it appears they aren't going away either. I doubt Coach Payton will have the luxury this year of securing a favorable playoff seed early and then resting his starters in week 17. This is shaping up to be a battle to the very end.
Not much Saints news today, but there are lots of player tweets. The USA Today article by Drew Brees is a great read.
TWEETS:
usama_young28 Thursday Night Football... Who y'all got?
usama_young28 I kno all the Who Dat Nation is goin wit the ravens... Just checking
alexbrown96 Can some one please tell me the score to the game? There is no NFL network at Nickelodeon Hotel! #pissedoff
alexbrown96 Damn!! 10-0 ATL!!!! Come on Baltimore let's get to work..
MalcolmJenkins If they say that wasn't a catch ima be pissed !!!!
alexbrown96 Score please!!!!!
alexbrown96 Hell yeah!!!! RT @msobert: @alexbrown96 RAVENS TD!!!! HEAAAAAAAAAAP....HOLD EM D!!!!
MalcolmJenkins Ok let's play some D now B-more!!!
T_Porter22 Leeeegoooo Ravens...
alexbrown96 Holding my breathe lol come on Ray Lewis and company! RT @jaejr: @alexbrown96 1.5 minutes until first place
MalcolmJenkins C'mon Man!!!!!!
usama_young28 No, that KR deserves a C'mon man! RT @MalcolmJenkins: C'mon Man!!!!!!
usama_young28 Good game good game, eyelids gettin heavy... I'm out folks. Gotta get up early and take my students to school. Peeeeaaaaace
T_Porter22 Riddle me this: Why has nearly every1 changed their name to "No Hands" on twitter? #epicfail lmao
dmcallister26 Yawning. R the Lakers winning AGAIN. GEEZZYY
T_Porter22 Ugggh don't u had when u are in a GREAT sleep but then it gets interrupted when u have to used the restroom #random.
usama_young28 Good morn. Another chance to get out this bed and b productive. Bout to get the students at Mcdonogh and give them a glimpse of college life
alexbrown96 In the van with the guide headed to the Magic Kingdom and then some fun rides later today.. http://plixi.com/p/56472806
alexbrown96 And the first ride of the day is..... http://plixi.com/p/56476131
LanceMoore16 Shout out to the fact that its friday!!! Have a good day everyone. Gonna be a great weekend.
alexbrown96 Hahahahaha the things we do as parents... Yes I'm on one too! http://plixi.com/p/56478905
alexbrown96 Lmao but soooo true lol RT @richramirez1: @alexbrown96 The DUMBO ride. That is actually a major at FSU! :-)
alexbrown96 It's time to get wet.... (in my daughters voice) http://plixi.com/p/56490887
usama_young28 Bout to grub at Dillard University. One thing I missed out on at Kent state was this soul food. M mmmm good http://plixi.com/p/56495988
dmcallister26 S/O to my angels tht protect me daily R.I.P. Demetrius C. McAllister. I miss u big bro
MalcolmJenkins at Thurgood Marshall UNO College w/the winner of the contest for naming NOLA's campaign to stop shootin! http://twitpic.com/366pox
JonVilma51 Just got the best massage of my life!!
usama_young28 Had a good time at Dillard with Mcdonogh 35. Headed to UNO now
scottshanle Kanye West Cancels 'Today' Show Concert After Matt Lauer Spat - The Hollywood Reporter http://t.co/w5cWBND...what u guys think about this?
scottshanle heres the video of the horrific interview!! LOL ............http://scoop.todayshow.com/_news/2010/11/12/5455343-kanye-cancels-today-concert.
MalcolmJenkins The name of the campaign is Solutions Not Shootings (SNS NOLA)
reggie_bush This ladies babies were crying and screaming for 2 hours non stop on my flight! I felt sorry for her and irritated at the same time!
usama_young28 Feels like I'm back in college again http://plixi.com/p/56513996
MalcolmJenkins @usama_young28 u just gonna tweet in class.... i knew you aint learn nothing at Kent lol
ltorrence24 What's going on ATL, home for a couple days, get @ me!
usama_young28 Touring UNO's campus with the kids http://plixi.com/p/56520271
HeathEvans "@RealSkipBayless: My guess: Cam Newton will be suspended before season's end, now that NCAA, FBI interviewing (cont) http://tl.gd/6ui577
ltorrence24 Nice Work @usama_young28 for Mayor!!!: Touring UNO's campus with the kids http://plixi.com/p/56520271
dmpressley Is it bad that I miss football...? I know our bodies need a break but Haven't put my cleats on in a few days and I'm anxious already....
alexbrown96 Kids meeting Donald duck! http://plixi.com/p/56526900
SAINTS AT THE BYE WEEK:
2theadvocate.com | Saints | MICKLES: Getting better in off week — Baton Rouge, LA
Payton knew things had to change in 2008 after his team muddled through a third straight post-bye loss since he arrived in 2006.
Saints at the Bye: What will happen in the NFC?
You are what your record says you are; therefore the Saints are in second place in the NFC South, and very much in the thick of the NFC playoff race. When they return from the bye, they will play seven more games, five against NFC opponents, two against division opponents. In the division they can finish pretty much anywhere North of Carolina, and in the conference anywhere North of Carolina and Dallas.
Saints at the Bye: What's next for the defense?
Personnel: The Saints are getting healthy on defense after an injury-plagued first two months. Only four players – end Alex Brown, tackles Sedrick Ellis and Remi Ayodele, and middle linebacker Jonathan Vilma have started all nine games at the same position.
FALCONS WIN, GAAAAAAAAAAA!!:
Matt Ryan, Falcons 'Rise Up' twice - NFC South Blog - ESPN
ATLANTA -- GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!
Roddy White's perfect streak ends - NFC South Blog - ESPN
That leaves Jason Witten, Eddie Royal and Lance Moore as the only players who have been targeted at least 50 times and have not dropped a pass. White’s two drops leave him at fifth in the league, one spot behind Larry Fitzgerald, who has one drop.
Atlanta Falcons rally to defeat Baltimore Ravens 26-21 | NOLA.com
They squandered 13-point lead in fourth quarter
LAGNIAPPE:
Drew Brees: WWII vets still deserve our attention - USATODAY.com
On this holiday, Saints quarterback recalls his grandfather's service in Okinawa. This is a great piece.
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees gets rousing welcome at Mandeville school | NOLA.com
Super Bowl MVP presents $10,000 check to school as part of the NFL's 'Play 60' program
Final Word: NFC South - NFC South Blog - ESPN
NFL, manufacturers agree there's no perfect helmet
In a series of interviews with The Associated Press, representatives of the NFL, the NFL Players Association and the four equipment companies that make every helmet worn in the league all say there is no such thing as a football helmet that eliminates concussions.
Rex Ryan vs. Greg Robinson: What makes a good coordinator? - NFL - Yahoo! Sports
A lot of defensive coordinators out there like to "bring the house" and send all out blitzes quite often, but sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. We saw Gregg Williams struggle to get on the same page with Jack Del Rio during the one year Williams was there partially because of the high amount of blitzes that Gregg Williams would dial up. The very next season, when Gregg Williams took over as defensive coordinator of the New Orleans Saints, the Saints went on to win the Super Bowl.
Plenty of pleasant surprises around league - NFL - Yahoo! Sports
9. New Orleans Saints: Does the fact that Drew Brees’(notes) passes were 62.7 percent accurate in Sunday’s victory over the Panthers suggest a report that he has a fracture and torn meniscus in his left knee was less than "100-thousand-million-trillion percent" accurate?
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My two cts
I wouldnt look that far at #1 seed… first priority is win the division… for whatever comes on top of that we need all the other leading teams to slow down the stretch … possible but I wouldnt bet the farm on that
Winning the division is possible but the margin of error is thin. There are five games ahead of that week 16 rematch, which regardeless is a MUST WIN. Ahead of that game the team needs to be able to at least catch up the Birds. I am assuming week 17 is a win for both and that neither team stumbles ahead of that – their schedule is probably easier and they play key games at home, while we are going to be kicking serious a$$ after the bye – you’ll see
If we win that game (and WE WILL) and we are still tied in W/L, and the head to head is also tied… you dont really want to go down that list of tie-breakers…. We basically need to hope that either the Bucs or even the Panthers trip the Birds – I am looking in particular at the week 13 when the Birds visit the Bucs as a chance for that, if that happens we could be in good shape even with a loss @ Baltimore.
Anyone wants to join me on the empty bandwagon....
True Dat
Every game from here on out is a must win, if we want to secure a first round bye and homefield.
"As soon as Tony (Dungy) said we had no chance, I knew we had 'em right where we wanted 'em"--Coach Sean Payton right after Super Bowl XLIV with the Lombardi Trophy firmly in hand. WHO DAT!!
by David "Satch" Kelly on Nov 12, 2010 4:49 PM CST up reply actions
let's just take them one game at a time
and shoot for winning each one…or destiny will reveal itself
It's gonna be a great year.
by Hans Petersen on Nov 12, 2010 4:53 PM CST up reply actions
Nice job, Satch!
Did you leave me anything to post tomorrow? Ha Ha. Maybe the latest Florio piece…
Those dang Falcons. I went to sleep after they went up 20-7, and had no idea it got so exciting in the last two minutes.
Watching the highlights on NFL network just a few minutes ago and the Randy Moss white dude reporter for NFLN said (as the winning TD was shown), “TD, and maybe he pushed off, but no matter. Falcons win.”
MAYBE HE PUSHED OFF? NO MATTER? Randy Moss, are you high?
A questionable PI no-call on the decisive TD in the final seconds of a game?? That merits a replay and closer look at the play to see if he did push off – C’MON Man!! And they didn’t even show the play again – fargin bastages. I’ll have to go to the web site to see it again.
Whatever. I’m grumpy b/c the Saints don’t play on Sunday. But it’s Friday night and the weekend is here…time to let it go and breathe out.
It's gonna be a great year.
I'm sure there will be plenty of tweets tomorrow
Some of the players are tweeting like crazy. Porter tweets everything that happens in his daily life. I didn’t post it, but he tweeted once today that he was about to get some breakfast. OK, not sure your followers need to know every little thing, Tracy. But, we appreciate it nonetheless.
"As soon as Tony (Dungy) said we had no chance, I knew we had 'em right where we wanted 'em"--Coach Sean Payton right after Super Bowl XLIV with the Lombardi Trophy firmly in hand. WHO DAT!!
by David "Satch" Kelly on Nov 12, 2010 5:28 PM CST up reply actions
I just tweeted that I ran out of toliet paper and had to use a magazine.
You wanted to know that right?
Week 10 matchup: Bye
Week 10 motto: Bye? Where are you going?
and Alex Brown
he never shuts up
It's gonna be a great year.
by Hans Petersen on Nov 12, 2010 6:31 PM CST up reply actions
He has math issues too.
He tweeted that if the Falcons had lost we’d be in first place in the NFC South. Not true. We would’ve been tied and the Falcons would’ve held the tiebreaker.
"As soon as Tony (Dungy) said we had no chance, I knew we had 'em right where we wanted 'em"--Coach Sean Payton right after Super Bowl XLIV with the Lombardi Trophy firmly in hand. WHO DAT!!
by David "Satch" Kelly on Nov 12, 2010 6:43 PM CST up reply actions
good thing he's not in the Accounting Dept.
It's gonna be a great year.
by Hans Petersen on Nov 12, 2010 7:39 PM CST up reply actions
What REALLY pisses me off is that the bastard admitted it later. He was proud of admitting to cheating. I’m sorry. That kind of idiocy deserves a major punishment. I’d prefer to have the TD taken away and the game given back to the Ravens, but you know that will never happen. So I’d settle for fining the crap out of him. Like, say, two million bucks or so. Or better yet, suspending him for multiple games.
Just a thought
If you don’t like how much a player tweets, don’t follow them. Pretty sure they don’t care if you think they tweet too often or about things you don’t care about. Last I checked twitter wasn’t considered the NPR of social networking.
Breesus Is My Homeboy
I was just popping off about it
I only use my twitter account to compile tweets for these posts, so it doesn’t bother me, really
It's gonna be a great year.
by Hans Petersen on Nov 13, 2010 9:11 AM CST up reply actions
Me too.
"As soon as Tony (Dungy) said we had no chance, I knew we had 'em right where we wanted 'em"--Coach Sean Payton right after Super Bowl XLIV with the Lombardi Trophy firmly in hand. WHO DAT!!
by David "Satch" Kelly on Nov 13, 2010 10:24 AM CST up reply actions
but thank you Sarah,
for offering a solution – that’s one of the things we like about you…
It's gonna be a great year.
by Hans Petersen on Nov 13, 2010 2:35 PM CST up reply actions
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