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And sadly, the Saints are not.
We have survived the first weekend of the offseason, which to me is the roughest. For the first time in a long time we had to deal with a Saints loss without the next game's immediate opportunity to fix it and bounce back with a win.
We're reduced to focusing on the Saints/NFL offseason pursuits and following the rest of the playoffs with whatever interest we can generate through whatever manner of origin - hatred of a specific team or teams, the desire to see the team that ousted the Saints do well, or picking a favorite to follow from the field.
Make the jump to read about today's playoff games, a couple of Saints/NFC South bits, and some tweets from our boys.
ChaseDaniel Chris Rock is killin it on #comedycentral right now! Posted at the house with @tylerlorenzen laughing our ass off!
T_Porter22 Eating breakfast w/ @tpwife n @bighapp and watching spongebob w/ my angel/twin
JonVilma51 i got some tweets about the lockout. we dont want it, its the owners who are forcing it on us. Fans, make yourselves heard u have a voice!
T_Porter22 Everything for me is moving in the right direction and I feel great...brushed all the negative ppl off and gained more positive ppl.
T_Porter22 On another note: it amazes me how a 2 year old can work an iPod touch better than me lol smh
HeathEvans @JonVilma51 Send them to NFLLOCKOUT.com
usama_young28 Road trippin it with big bro.... No clue where we're goin. We're just ridin
usama_young28 Ridin through Montgomery, Bama.... Watup MLK
Your Guess Is As Good As Theirs
Times-Picayune's NFL panelists' divisional-round predictions | NOLA.com
Newspaper's experts make their picks.
Saturday's Matchups
Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens expect intense, physical game | NOLA.com
Associated Press - Matchup long defined by defenses.
Ravens-Steelers III: Savor the moment - AFC North Blog | ESPN
James Walker
Ravens-Steelers III: Reed over Polamalu? - AFC North Blog | ESPN
James Walker - There are a lot of opinions about the talents and accomplishments of Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu and Baltimore Ravens counterpart Ed Reed.
Final Word: Ravens at Steelers - AFC North Blog | ESPN
James Walker - Three nuggets of knowledge about Saturday's Ravens-Steelers divisional game.
Atlanta Falcons glad game vs. Green Bay Packers isn't history lesson | NOLA.com
Associated Press
NFC Divisional Playoffs -- Packers-Falcons: 5 things to watch | espn milwaukee.com
Jason Wilde
Packers-Falcons ‘what if's' | ajc.com
D. Orlando Ledbetter
Final Word: Packers at Falcons - NFC South Blog | ESPN
Pat Y. - Three nuggets of knowledge on Saturday's playoff game between the Green Bay Packers and Atlanta Falcons.
From the Saints Sideline
Saints Offense Decisions - Part II - WWL | AM870 | FM105.3
Kristian Garic
Ex-Saint Lewis set to visit Lafayette, Baton Rouge | 2theadvocate.com
Advocate news services.
NFC South Carolina Panters Report
Inside the Panthers: Panthers looking at Gruden? | charlotteobserver.com
Darin Gantt