Football season is fast approaching. Hopefully Dave and I will be able to regail our readers with riveting tales of our Fantasy Football leagues. Be ready for excitement. Allow me to apologize in advance. Not that we have slacked off on posting about the NFL over the summer… Just look down and there’s Tom Landy.
Anyway… This post is about, you guessed it, the NFL.
Awhile back, the Saints and Patriots traded players, WR Bethel Johnson came to New Orleans and DT Johnathan Sullivan went to New England. We were glad to be rid of him, mainly because he was too fat, too slow, and just not very good. And then on Sunday, he was arrested while driving through Georgia for driving without a seatbelt, running two stop signs, and marijuana possession. Poor New England.
What’s up with the Saints? How is it that a franchise notorious for failure and mediocrity managed this storybook off-season? First we signed Drew Brees, then we scored Reggie Bush in the draft. Let’s not forget that Aaron Brooks and Jim Haslett are now spreading their lackluster talents somewhere else, as well. Are we being set up for a fall? Things look great now. Are we going to revert to the Saints of old, or have we turned a corner?
Dave maintains that Saints fans lack faith. We are sure that Reggie will break his leg in two places in his NFL debut, after holding out for all of the pre-season. We know that Drew Brees will get hit in the second game and his arm will fall off. We know that Donte Stallworth will never live up to his potential. We are ready to hear at any moment that the team is moving to Los Angeles. We expect disappointment. it’s all we have known.
I’m trying really hard not to expect failure. It’s difficult when you have set yourself up for a winning season every year, and every year the Black and Gold finds a new way to disappoint. It’s in our blood. It’s also in our blood to listen to that little spring of hope in the back of our minds: these are the new Saints, the winning Saints, the Saints that don’t lose 53-3 to the Packers. The Saints that don’t miss an extra point to tie the game after the last second River City Relay against the Jags.
I will believe until Drew Brees throws a backwards pass to no one.
Why would I expect expect anything but failure, when my team played like the Saints did last year. With the exception of Bush, there is no reason to feel better about this team in my opinion. The worst thing about the Saints was their defense last year, and they don’t seem any better this year in that department. It’s not the coaching or the scheme. It’s the talent. They have no A-list players on the defensive side of the ball. Am I the only one who sees this?
Tommy Polley and Scott Fujita, while not superstars, are definitely an improvement at linebacker. Plus, we have 1,305 safeties now.
You got any spare spots in FFL leagues? I’m only signed up for 1 this year so far, I’d like to get in at least one more.
I’m sure we do. We run a just for fun one for the locals and a weekly money game as well.
Email me details matey!