What’s up Saints fans? Big Daddy feels like James Brown after Sunday. This week on Saints Beat … Big Daddy, remembers Coach Payton’s predecessor, asks Superdome officials for change, details smart dome food choices, recaps the Raider game, surveys the NFC playoff picture, plus gives out his world famous pregame information.
Who remembers Jim Haslett’s grave mistake? This past week Haslett became the head coach of the St. Louis Rams. During a press conference, Haslett admitted he should’ve benched Aaron Brooks (due to a right shoulder injury) in favor of Jake Delhomme. Refusing to use the proper quarterback cost the Saints a playoff birth. They say confession is good for the soul. You know what Big Daddy says: F##k you Jimmy! Apology not accepted! How could you do that to your own team? Were you too busy knocking up Saintsations to notice Brooks couldn’t lift his right arm, much less throw a pass?
Page 3 in the Sunday New York Times Sports Section ran an article written by Jack Styczynski acknowledging Saints fans preferred Deuce McAllister’s power running ability over Reggie Bush’s sideways (pussyfoot?) style. Numbers don’t lie, Deuce’s yards per carry is way better than Reggie’s. Saints fans everywhere hope Coach Payton has heard of déjà vu, or reads The New York Times?
Pedestrian traffic piled again Sunday outside Gate E when the security checkpoint obstructed the path of Saints fans walking toward Gate G. Sweating balls in the hot sun at the Gate E bottleneck every week really pisses people off. The efficiency reminds Big Daddy of the Bush Administration’s foreign policy. Why can’t Superdome officials fix this ridiculous problem? Please do something; you have 42 days to come up with a solution.
Recapping the game, Sebastian Janikowski connected from 24 yards out for Oakland’s only score of the day, The Raiders took a 3-0 lead to the second quarter. Seizing control early in the second, the Saints went on an 18 play 86 yard touchdown drive, eating up nearly 11 minutes. A late field goal gave the Saints a 10-3 halftime lead. Solid defense and better play-calling (33 rushes, 30 passes), enabled the Saints to post a dominating 34-3 victory. Since the fuzz didn’t harass fans this week, section 645 hosted a major 3 hour blowout, nobody wanted that party to end. Six weeks until the next home game means the Kingpin bar will be Saints headquarters.
Big Daddy knows some pregame activities create severe hunger cravings, Saints Beat arranged a list of Superdome menu options to settle the munchies. Chicken tenders give you the best bang for your buck, followed by Philly cheese steak, then jambalaya, Domino’s Pizza, and the foot-long dome dog. Don’t ever order nachos or hamburgers, they totally suck.
Looking quickly at the NFC playoff picture, the Saints reside 9th in the conference and last in the NFC South. The Saints playoff hopes remain extremely challenging with 10 games left. A postseason run will require a total team effort from players and coaches, but I’ve said all year we possess the talent, we just need to execute.
Next week on Saints Beat … check out Big Daddy’s blog for the Carolina game recap, light news from section 645, and special report from the Kingpin bar. Now Big Daddy releases his world famous pregame information: -- Take the points --
