Fleur-de-Links Thursday, December 30: Happy 10th Birthday New Orleans Saints First Playoff Victory!!
by Hans Petersen on Dec 30, 2010 4:59 PM CST
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Ten years ago this very night, Brian Milne, Aaron Brooks, Willie Jackson, Jim Haslett, Ron Zook, and crew made their mark in the Saints history book with a huge Wild Card win over the defending Super Bowl Champ St. Louis Rams.
Do you remember where you were? It was a great moment that allowed us to enjoy 2009 even more, and helps us move forward to the 2010 playoffs with much zeal. Please join in the remembrance and share your 2000 Wild Card Win memories in the comment section below.
Today's news includes rewind coverage of that fateful 2000 NFC Wild Card win, Colston's knee surgery, the team injury report, scouting reports, previews, Duncan's Film Study, Wang and Ralph's articles, and much, much more.
Make the jump to dig in!
drewbrees Alright, so who has big New Year's plans? Let's hear them
BillyMiller83 Do you guys follow anyone on twitter right now that you want to unfollow but don't because they might notice? If it's me it's cool! LOL
LanceMoore16 Congrats to my teammates @drewbrees jahri evans and carl nicks for being name to the pro bowl. But nobody from our d. Come on now!!! #robbed
jeffduncantp Payton said he gave the team off from practice on Wed. because he feels the time off at this time of year is important after a Monday game.
jeffduncantp Payton on if he will be scoreboard watching on Sunday. "No. We're doing everything in our power to get our 12th win. Period."
alexbrown96 Congrats to my dude @bobbymccray for signing with the Eagles!!! Go get it in bro....
jgoody76 Woman up! Lol RT @takenby76: Even though @jgoody76 got the frog out I still can't use that bathroom. I'm kinda (cont) http://tl.gd/7qmkak
miketripletttp Sean Payton said Colston had arthroscopic surgery to clean up right knee, but he hasn't been ruled out this week and shouldn't be out long.
wwltvsports Payton on Colston surgery: "I don't want to diminish the scope, but they just cleaned up some loose bodies"
From the Saints Sideline
New Orleans Saints receiver Marques Colston had arthroscopic knee surgery Tuesday, but hasn't been ruled out of Sunday's game | NOLA.com
Mike Triplett - includes today's injury report from practice.
Payton: Saints WR Colston had knee scoped | neworleans.com
Brian Allee-Walsh
Saints WR Colston has surgery on right knee | wwltv.com | Eye on Black and Gold
Bradley Handwerger - Saints wide receiver Marques Colston had arthroscopic surgery on Tuesday to clean up some "loose bodies" in his right knee, Head Coach Sean Payton said Thursday.
Saints Ball Catchers Banged Up - WWL | AM870 | FM105.3
Dave Cohen
Saints Place Roby On IR, Sign Arrington - WWL | AM870 | FM105.3
Staff report
Saints place KR Roby on injured reserve, promote WR Arrington from practice squad | neworleans.com
Brian Allee-Walsh
Saints wide receiver put on injured reserve | 2theadvocate.com
Sheldon Mickles
New Orleans Saints scouting report: Tampa Bay Buccaneers | NOLA.com
Staff report - Breaking down the Bucs.
Saints-Buccaneers Preview | neworleanssaints.com
Staff report - Game, series and broadcast information. Quite possibly the most significant nugget from this piece: Box office manager Justin Varnum previously worked in the Buccaneers ticket office before coming to New Orleans.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers fighting for playoff berth vs. New Orleans Saints | NOLA.com
James Varney - Coach sees young team as hungry, focused.
Tampa Bay running back LeGarrette Blount says he has no regrets | NOLA.com
James Varney - He was suspended at Oregon after the incident.
Forecast: Are Saints better off on the road in playoffs? | wwltv.com
Malbrough: The flu totally destroyed me this week but I did sort of enjoy being in bed and watching TLC’s ‘Extreme Couponing’. (Ralph, I know I echo other CSCers when I wish you well and express hope that you are "game-ready" by Sunday - we need you on the field!)
White Trash -or- Dead Fly The Birds | moosedenied.com
Wang makes you BELIEVE!
Don't look for Saints to rest starters - NFC South Blog - ESPN.com
Pat Y. - No matter what's happening Sunday in the Superdome or the Georgia Dome, New Orleans coach Sean Payton doesn't plan on resting his starters.
Both defenses were exceptional in the New Orleans Saints game against Atlanta: Film study | NOLA.com
Jeff Duncan's weekly breakdown of the Saints game.
From the Crow's Nest
Bucs face dynamic opponent in Saints QB Drew Brees | tbo.com
Ira Kaufman - Preparing for Drew Brees twice a season has given Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Raheem Morris a deep appreciation for the Pro Bowl quarterback of the New Orleans Saints.
Bucs LB Hayward named team's Man of the Year | tbo.com
Roy Cummings - Tampa Tribune - Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker and special teams standout Adam Hayward received the team's Man of the Year award for 2010, making him a nominee for the NFL's prestigious Walter Payton Man of the Year.
Bucs' Blount, Williams two of a kind | tbo.com
Roy Cummins - Tampa Tribune - Ask receiver Mike Williams who the NFL's offensive rookie of the year should be and he'll tell you running back LeGarrette Blount. Ask Blount who deserves the award and he'll tell you Williams.
Despite neck brace, Bucs' Graham says injury not a concern | tbo.com
Bucs fullback Earnest Graham says he is wearing a neck brace as a precaution, and that his injury is not career-threatening.
Why They Play the Game | buccaneers.com
Wednesday Notes: Raheem Morris says it's challenges like the one Drew Brees presents his defense twice a year that make playing and coaching in the NFL enjoyable.
Hakim Drops the Ball!!! (somewhere, Kevin Held is smiling...)
Video: HAKIM DROPS THE BALL!!!! - Canal Street Chronicles
SaintsfaninNC (Todd, I think) posted this earlier today, so go to it for some warm fuzzies, and realize that no matter how great that was, it was just a prelude to the awesomeness of the 2009 New Orleans Saints.
Audio Gallery - Classic Call | neworleanssaints.com
Rams WR Az-Zahir Hakim fumbles a punt and FB Brian Milne recovers it at the STL 11-yard line, thereby sealing the Saints' first playoff win, 10 years ago tonight.
New Orleans Saints 2000 playoff win: Brad Milne made the play of the game for the Saints | NOLA.com
Ted Lewis (can you dig the headline typo - Brad?...really?)
New Orleans Saints 2000 playoff win: Peter Finney's take on the game | NOLA.com
Today is the 10th anniversary of the franchise's first playoff win.
New Orleans Saints 2000 playoff win: Norman Hand vowed to stop Marshall Faulk | NOLA.com
Posted by Kevin Spain - original author unknown.
New Orleans Saints 2000 playoff win: Kurt Warner's late rally fell short | NOLA.com
Michael Smith
New Orleans Saints 2000 playoff win: Aaron Brooks led the team to victory | NOLA.com
Cary Phelps
New Orleans Saints 2000 playoff win: Sammy Knight was a star on defense | NOLA.com
Trey Iles
New Orleans Saints 2000 playoff win: Willie Jackson has a record day replacing Joe Horn | NOLA.com
Jim Kleinpeter
New Orleans Saints 2000 playoff win: Saints got the big break to earn first playoff win | NOLA.com
Jeff Duncan
Lagniappe
AUDIO: Drew Brees Wed Morning QB | WWL - AM870 - FM105.3
Saints quarterback Drew Brees joined Tommy Tucker this morning on WWL First News to talk about heading back to the post season after a thrilling win in the Georgia Dome.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers place WR Arrelious Benn on IR | NOLA.com
Associated Press - Rookie tore knee ligament in Sunday's game.
Saints Defense Stays Sound Even As Takeaways Drop | WWL - AM870 - FM105.3
Associated Press
Home Or Away_ Who Dat Nation Seeking Playoff Tickets - WWL - AM870 | FM105.3
Shana Rose
Who Are The Top 6 NFL Quarterbacks? | WWL - AM870 - FM105.3
Associated Press
Saints, Buccaneers by the numbers - NFC South Blog | ESPN.com
Pat Y. - The fine folks at ESPN Stats & Information just passed along some great stuff previewing both of this week's NFC South matchups.
Hitting the NFC South hot spots - NFC South Blog | ESPN
Pat Y's mailbag - the first three items are Saints-Falcons related.
NFC South getting some national play - NFC South Blog | ESPN.com
Pat Y. just went over to the506.com to check to see where this week's NFC South games will be televised.
Checking injuries that matter most - NFC South Blog - ESPN.com
Pay Y. - With two big NFC South games -- Carolina at Atlanta and Tampa Bay at New Orleans -- coming up Sunday, let's take a look at the injuries of significance.
New Orleans Saints trivia and tidbits: Gone but never forgotten in 2010 | neworleans.com
William Taylor
2010: The Sports Year That Was | neworleans.com
Les East
Several New Orleans Saints players are Pro Bowl alternates | NOLA.com
James Varney
V-Roll Roll Call
Video Gallery | buccaneers.com
HC RAHEEM MORRIS PRESS CONFERENCE, 12/29
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I like Arrington being active...................
That kid was catching everything thrown his way in preseason. Going to be a Star in the league real soon.
My Magnificent Black and Gold Warriors
Memories
I’ll never forget where I was for the Saints first playoff win.
I was in Boca Raton at the home of my future in-laws, meeting Breesus Christ Superstarlet’s parents for the first time. When I got there, they informed me of all the activities they had planned for the week. I politely told them that it all sounded very nice, but that at 3pm either at their home or at a sports bar I would be watching the Saints/Rams game. They didn’t seem to mind, and it was settled. Then came the game. It all started off great as the Saints established a big lead, but then everything fell apart and it looked like the Saints would blow it again. During the apparent collapse, I had trouble containing my profanities and outrage, making the in-laws a bit uncomfortable. Then when Hakim dropped the ball, I ran laps of joy around the living room with tears streaming down my face. I wasn’t sure I’d ever be invited back to Breesus Christ Superstarlet’s home again, but hey, the saints had finally done it! If it was to work out with their daughter, they would eventually have to find out that I’m a rabid saints fan, so might as well get it out of the way. Luckily, it all worked out and we’re still together 7 years and 2 kids later. And when it’s Sunday during football season, nobody needs to ask what I’ll be doing.
In Breesus' name we play
by Breesus Christ Superstar on Dec 30, 2010 6:03 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
GREAT STORY!!!
You laid it all out at the beginning so there would be no surprises…
It's gonna be a great year.
by Hans Petersen on Dec 30, 2010 6:07 PM CST up reply actions
just one question, BCS...
if your wife is the Superstarlet, what do you call the kids?
It's gonna be a great year.
by Hans Petersen on Dec 30, 2010 6:11 PM CST up reply actions
I’ve been brainstorming that one. Could use some help!
In Breesus' name we play
by Breesus Christ Superstar on Dec 30, 2010 6:26 PM CST up reply actions
yeah it's tough - I'm trying, too
SuperChildStar…?
Superstarchildren?
Kidsuperstars…?
It's gonna be a great year.
by Hans Petersen on Dec 30, 2010 6:32 PM CST up reply actions
Bowen and Baylen?
It's gonna be a great year.
by Hans Petersen on Dec 30, 2010 6:33 PM CST up reply actions
Hahahahaha!
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by Dave Cariello on Dec 30, 2010 9:18 PM CST up reply actions
LOL
In Breesus' name we play
by Breesus Christ Superstar on Dec 31, 2010 7:47 PM CST up reply actions
I like that...
It's gonna be a great year.
by Hans Petersen on Dec 30, 2010 7:15 PM CST up reply actions
Supercomets?
Fat, dumb, and happy. Hell, two out of three ain't bad!
I Want To Die In My Sleep Like My Grandpa – Not Screaming and Yelling Like His Passengers.
by Just 'Nother Day on Dec 30, 2010 7:24 PM CST up reply actions
White Dwarfs?
Fat, dumb, and happy. Hell, two out of three ain't bad!
I Want To Die In My Sleep Like My Grandpa – Not Screaming and Yelling Like His Passengers.
by Just 'Nother Day on Dec 30, 2010 8:57 PM CST up reply actions
BCS
you gotta go over to the Carolina Upset thread and look at the picture of Natalie Woods that M-E posted…in the lower right hand corner of the picture is a url that may help us here.
It's gonna be a great year.
by Hans Petersen on Dec 30, 2010 9:08 PM CST up reply actions
Just saw it hans
That’s pretty good.
Superchildstarlets? It’ll have to do.
Or an alternative would be like the NFL shop commercial: Lil’ Breesuses.
In Breesus' name we play
by Breesus Christ Superstar on Dec 31, 2010 5:58 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Wow i sure dont like the irony
Think about next week were in a wild card game probably against the Rams were defending world champs and no one gives them a chance
World Champions at last
by mississippisaintsfan on Dec 30, 2010 6:09 PM CST reply actions
Ruh Roh Raggy.
You bring up a good point.
Week 17 matchup: Bucs
Week 17 motto: I have a manlove with Pierre.
Canal Street Chronicles-you know you want to
but the thing is, that year for the Rams (2000) their defense played much worse than it had in 1999
and had been their achilles heel all season long…and was why they weren’t as strong a team as they were in their super bowl-winnig year…
It's gonna be a great year.
by Hans Petersen on Dec 30, 2010 6:18 PM CST up reply actions
yup - we'll see how we handle it...
It's gonna be a great year.
by Hans Petersen on Dec 30, 2010 6:15 PM CST up reply actions
off-topic
The Jets were fined $100,000 for their coach tripping incident. Do all of the teams in the northeast cheat?
Dorothy-"But how can you talk if you haven't got a brain?" Scarecrow- "I don't know, but some people without brains do an awful lot of talking." -Wizard of Oz
if the Bills do, they aren't doing a good job of it
It's gonna be a great year.
by Hans Petersen on Dec 30, 2010 7:08 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Only the ones that get caught.
Fat, dumb, and happy. Hell, two out of three ain't bad!
I Want To Die In My Sleep Like My Grandpa – Not Screaming and Yelling Like His Passengers.
by Just 'Nother Day on Dec 30, 2010 7:24 PM CST up reply actions
I watched that game in my apartment in Louisville
after driving back from Memphis that morning after watching UofL lose the Liberty Bowl to Colorado State the day before.
After the game, I went out to bars with friends who wer in town for New Year’s and I floated the whole night without even a drink, watching the ESPN highlights at every bar, hardly being good company at all, but enjoying myself immensely…
During the 3rd Q/early 4th Q of the game, I called and spoke with both my parents and my brother in law, saying how great it was that we were going to win…and then we nearly didn’t. That was the last time I’ve ever spoken to anyone from my family during a game.
It's gonna be a great year.
If a few of you wouldn't mind giving me some of your thoughts ill try and keep this short cause I don't want to take over a thread at all.
Im just curious what you guys feel right now are your biggest weaknesses on your team? Needs that when we do reach the draft you think need to be addressed?
And on that note thanks and good luck the rest of the way this season.
Site Moderator on MockingtheDraft, AnaheimCalling, and Coltzilla.
Lead organizer of the annual 7-round live mock draft at MtD
why don't you create a fanpost with this question?
we have plenty of guys with lots of opinions on this, and they’d be more than willing to share and then you won’t be hijacking anyone’s thread…
It's gonna be a great year.
by Hans Petersen on Dec 30, 2010 7:54 PM CST up reply actions
Hadn't really thought about it but if you want to delete the comment so they wont do it here I could do that.
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by TheAngelsColts on Dec 30, 2010 7:56 PM CST up reply actions
I was in West Monroe, LA
Watching on my niice recliner, which is now old and worn down…I still remember beating the Rams in Week 17 and then rolling over the next week thinking the greatest show on turf will have our number…..NOPE…..we won it was a great year!!!
Hakim Drops the Ball!!! (somewhere, Kevin Held is smiling...)
God damn right I am!!!!
"Gowin on fourth and 14 will punt it away. He hangs it very high, angling it for the near sideline...HAKIM DROPS THE BALL!!! HAKIM DROPS THE BALL!! Brian Milne might've fallen on it at the ten yard line! It's the New Orleans Saints' football! Brian Milne, the most unlikely hero of them all, falls on the fumble, the muff by Hakim! There is a God after all!" -- Jim Henderson
by hakimdropstheball on Dec 30, 2010 9:10 PM CST reply actions
hahahahahahahaha
are you feeling any better, Kevin? I just listened to the Who Dat Station post-game podcast, and that cold was workin’ you over big time…
It's gonna be a great year.
by Hans Petersen on Dec 30, 2010 9:27 PM CST up reply actions
He should...
since he seemingly gave it to me.
Week 17 matchup: Bucs
Week 17 motto: I have a manlove with Pierre.
Canal Street Chronicles-you know you want to
playing it forward
It's gonna be a great year.
by Hans Petersen on Dec 30, 2010 9:44 PM CST up reply actions
No.
I sound like I could sing the bass line in those old Nickelodeon commercials.
"Gowin on fourth and 14 will punt it away. He hangs it very high, angling it for the near sideline...HAKIM DROPS THE BALL!!! HAKIM DROPS THE BALL!! Brian Milne might've fallen on it at the ten yard line! It's the New Orleans Saints' football! Brian Milne, the most unlikely hero of them all, falls on the fumble, the muff by Hakim! There is a God after all!" -- Jim Henderson
by hakimdropstheball on Dec 30, 2010 10:40 PM CST up reply actions
I was in Griesheim, Germany
It’s not easy to catch a Saints game on AFN. They tend to lean toward the “big” teams. But a playoff game is a guarantee. It was awesome. Best part is that sometimes during commercials AFN leaves a shot of the field with the announcers’ mics are left on.
There is some good Irony here
If anyone else doesn’t remember we had to beat The Rams twice that season. The first time to make the playoffs then again in the playoff game. Heres hoping that history repeats itself and we also take care of the dirty birds in the playoffs!!!
When I say WHO DAT U say TWO DAT!!!
by cajuncommando58 on Dec 30, 2010 10:57 PM CST reply actions
I was at the game
Hakim had our number all game and was a big reason for the Rams comeback in the second half. When he fumbled, the Dome got so loud and everyone was just in shock that it actually happened. I’m sure it got surpassed by the Championship Game last year, but it was the loudest I’ve ever heard it in person.
Peyton, I can eat Oreos faster than you!!!!
I was there, as well. Fantastic game, especially by Aaron Brooks and Willie Jackson. Brooks’s 4 TD passes are still a Saints playoff game record. The 1st of which went to Robert Wilson. Good trivia question. Joe Horn got hurt on the 2nd play of the game. I remember the collective groans from the crowd, as we had already endured the loss of Ricky Williams and Jeff Blake earlier that season. Another unsung hero in that game was Sammy Knight. He baited Warner into a red zone interception a couple of series prior to the muffed punt. That was really the turning point in the game, as St. Louis was basically moving up and down the field at will, by that point. No telling if Warner would have led a last minute scoring drive or not. Mike Langsford’s FG kept the Saints out of the playoffs in 1983 and anyone still around 17 years later had to be thinking “here we go again”. I know I was. When Milne fell on the ball, the entire stadium just erupted. It was just as loud and joyful as when Hartley kicked his FG in the NFCCG. I remember walking through the New Orleans Centre and Hyatt Regency on the way out and the windows of both buildings were rattling from all the whooping and hollering going on. Total bedlam, and this overwhelming feeling of disbelief … a.) that we had FINALLY cleared that hurdle and b.) not knowing who our next opponent would be at the time, a true sense of excitement, as we moved forward as a fan base into completely uncharted territory.
"I was not on the boat in question" -Darren Sharper
Re: #25 ... CUT THAT CHUMP.
funny what you remember
Dennis Miller was one of the TV commentators for the game, part of his 2-year MNF gig.
"Bow Down Before The One You Serve"
good memory, MS!!
It's gonna be a great year.
by Hans Petersen on Dec 31, 2010 11:36 AM CST up reply actions
"If the Saints keep playing like this, the fans are gonna be wearing Louis Vuitton bags on their heads."
by Grandmaster Wang on Dec 31, 2010 12:30 PM CST up reply actions
Best Dennis Miller line during a Saints game (by far).
"I was not on the boat in question" -Darren Sharper
Re: #25 ... CUT THAT CHUMP.
I often wondered why I could never remember that game
Then it clanged off my head like a brick. I was in basic training at the time. bummer
We can't win at home. We can't win on the road. I just can't figure out where else to play!
-- Pat Williams
by Fat Punk Kicker on Dec 31, 2010 12:56 PM CST reply actions
Wow I had no idea you were ever in the service, Hartley - high school ROTC, was it?
It's gonna be a great year.
by Hans Petersen on Dec 31, 2010 1:15 PM CST up reply actions
I have no clue where Hartley was but I was in the Army for 4 years
We can't win at home. We can't win on the road. I just can't figure out where else to play!
-- Pat Williams
by Fat Punk Kicker on Dec 31, 2010 3:18 PM CST up reply actions
ok...I was just riffing on your screenname - hope I didn't offend you
It's gonna be a great year.
by Hans Petersen on Dec 31, 2010 3:45 PM CST up reply actions
Ignore me I am just crabby from shoveling snow all day
We can't win at home. We can't win on the road. I just can't figure out where else to play!
-- Pat Williams
by Fat Punk Kicker on Dec 31, 2010 5:11 PM CST up reply actions
more action, less reaction soldier!!!!!
"If you ask ME, though, any game without push-ups, hits, burns or noogies is a sissy game" Calvin to Hobbes
If it hadn't dumped a foot after I had dug our cars and sidewalks out I wouldn't have been so pissy.
It happens to me every year but I just can’t get used to that 2nd snow after cleaning everthing out.
We can't win at home. We can't win on the road. I just can't figure out where else to play!
-- Pat Williams
by Fat Punk Kicker on Dec 31, 2010 7:22 PM CST up reply actions
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