MamaRoux
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This is how some view us and our schedule!
While the 7-4 record is impressive, even for a team NOT recovering from a 3-13 season, and while we are in the lead of our Division by one game, it's still hard to gain the respect of the pundits and media in general.
Thank GOD, we aren't dependent on them and their opinions.
The SAINTS are an exciting team with strong chemistry within the huddles on Offense and Defense, they play as a team, haven't pointed fingers around the locker-room or questioned the Coaching Staff even when they went on a detour from the winning path they were on initially.
This is a team that is fun to watch, "IN" every game so far and competing right up until the final gun fires! This is a team that you can count on to fight their way through adversity, turnovers and injuries with a great combination of veteran leadership and young talent, including depending on ROOKIES to help the team win!
This team has played other teams that, IMHO, have given them some really great insights into, not only their own team personality, but into that of different look teams with either explosive QB's like vick, completely unknown game plans like the start of Grabowski, huge defenses like the ravens and huber-offenses like the bengals. All of these games will only make the team stronger as we start to entertain thoughts on post-season play!
It's my belief that in spite of what the rest of the League and the Sports Media think and waste ink on printing about how our opponents play rather than place emphasis on the SAINTS good play, our team has been re-constructed by a rookie Head Coach who has made the most out of his opportunity and built a competitive team right out of the blocks.
The so-called "experts" may not know it but, "The SAINTS Are Coming!" and whether they think the glass is half empty (the loss of 3 of the last 5 game reference) the glass is really brimming with optimism and team effort. This is the best Christmas present any SAINTS fan could realistically hope for this season after what we went through last season, and this team just may not be finished with it's abilities and it's success within the League, threatening to make some noise in the post-season.
Forget the headlines about vick and how this team's offense is so great or that team's defense is so strong all the while ignoring the SAINTS good play. We fans KNOW and understand what has happened and what is happening. This SAINTS team is something mighty "Special" with a future success of unlimited porportion.
If I were Coach Payton, I would start putting the ball into the hands of our veterans like Joe Horn and DEUCE and Michael Lewis, Charles Grant, Brian Young, Fujita and Bellamy and call upon all of the veterans on the squad to grab the rest of this season by the throat to give the youngsters the idea of what will be required to finish this season with a flourish!
One way or another I know the rest of the season is going to be a very interesting and entertaining run well into the play-offs and, dare I say it??? Once into the play-offs we have about as good a chance as ANY team to "Take the Cheese!
!!!!!!!!!!! GEAUX SAINTS GEAUX !!!!!!!!
While the 7-4 record is impressive, even for a team NOT recovering from a 3-13 season, and while we are in the lead of our Division by one game, it's still hard to gain the respect of the pundits and media in general.
Thank GOD, we aren't dependent on them and their opinions.
The SAINTS are an exciting team with strong chemistry within the huddles on Offense and Defense, they play as a team, haven't pointed fingers around the locker-room or questioned the Coaching Staff even when they went on a detour from the winning path they were on initially.
This is a team that is fun to watch, "IN" every game so far and competing right up until the final gun fires! This is a team that you can count on to fight their way through adversity, turnovers and injuries with a great combination of veteran leadership and young talent, including depending on ROOKIES to help the team win!
This team has played other teams that, IMHO, have given them some really great insights into, not only their own team personality, but into that of different look teams with either explosive QB's like vick, completely unknown game plans like the start of Grabowski, huge defenses like the ravens and huber-offenses like the bengals. All of these games will only make the team stronger as we start to entertain thoughts on post-season play!
It's my belief that in spite of what the rest of the League and the Sports Media think and waste ink on printing about how our opponents play rather than place emphasis on the SAINTS good play, our team has been re-constructed by a rookie Head Coach who has made the most out of his opportunity and built a competitive team right out of the blocks.
The so-called "experts" may not know it but, "The SAINTS Are Coming!" and whether they think the glass is half empty (the loss of 3 of the last 5 game reference) the glass is really brimming with optimism and team effort. This is the best Christmas present any SAINTS fan could realistically hope for this season after what we went through last season, and this team just may not be finished with it's abilities and it's success within the League, threatening to make some noise in the post-season.
Forget the headlines about vick and how this team's offense is so great or that team's defense is so strong all the while ignoring the SAINTS good play. We fans KNOW and understand what has happened and what is happening. This SAINTS team is something mighty "Special" with a future success of unlimited porportion.
If I were Coach Payton, I would start putting the ball into the hands of our veterans like Joe Horn and DEUCE and Michael Lewis, Charles Grant, Brian Young, Fujita and Bellamy and call upon all of the veterans on the squad to grab the rest of this season by the throat to give the youngsters the idea of what will be required to finish this season with a flourish!
One way or another I know the rest of the season is going to be a very interesting and entertaining run well into the play-offs and, dare I say it??? Once into the play-offs we have about as good a chance as ANY team to "Take the Cheese!
!!!!!!!!!!! GEAUX SAINTS GEAUX !!!!!!!!