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What in the hell is this guy thinking?



I did a search and didn't see it posted..........
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I did a search and didn't see it posted..........

http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/page2/Food_for_Thought_Alamo_Citys_impact_on_Saints.htmlMike Finger - Mike Finger
<!--END STORY CREDIT/RSS--><!--STORY CONTENT-->Sunday night, when CBS cameras zoomed in on Drew Brees holding his son and a commentator said images like that are what the Super Bowl is all about, some of us thought of Earl Jackson. Jamar Nesbit might have remembered him, too.
The New Orleans Saints had been in San Antonio only a few days in 2005 when Nesbit and a group of other players made a trip to a Hurricane Katrina evacuee shelter at KellyUSA. There in a warehouse full of cots and despair, the players met Jackson, a 52-year-old New Orleanian who had been rescued from his rooftop the week before.
He had lost everything. And yet, the mere sight of the Saints sent Jackson into a smiling, fist-pumping frenzy.
“We gotta do something on the football field!” Jackson said. “This oughta be an inspiration! Y'all gotta bring it on home!”
Improvisation
San Antonio lesson: Throughout their time at the Alamodome, the Saints were at the mercy of city officials who often had different plans for their workspace. With the playing field unavailable for one Friday practice, then-coach Jim Haslett brought the team to the platform by the railroad tracks outside the dome, where it conducted a walkthrough in the shadow of a passing freight train.
Super Bowl payoff: Defensive end Will Smith, easily the Saints' best player of the South Texas era and a participant in that walkthrough, showed Sunday he can still adjust on the fly. After Tracy Porter intercepted a Peyton Manning pass late in the fourth quarter, it was Smith's block that sprung him for a 74-yard return.
The swallowing of pride
San Antonio lesson: As if conditions at the dome weren't challenging enough, the Saints were evicted for several weeks and relocated to a cramped, amenity-free high-school baseball locker room at Burbank.
Super Bowl payoff: In the years since he left his corner locker at Burbank, Devery Henderson watched other Saints receivers such as Marques Colston, Lance Moore and Robert Meachem attract more attention in the Saints' passing game. But on Sunday, Henderson was ready, making seven key catches for 63 yards to aid the New Orleans comeback.
Noise tolerance
San Antonio lesson: Once, Haslett found himself screaming throughout a meeting not because he was angered by the quality of the team's performance, but because he had to make sure he could be heard over a high-school “Battle of the Bands” going on just down the hall.
Super Bowl payoff: Unaffected by the roar of the crowd in Miami, one-time Alamodome resident Jon Stinchcomb and the rest of the Saints' offensive line gave Drew Brees all the time he needed despite facing one of the NFL's fiercest defensive fronts.
Maneuverability
San Antonio lesson: One of the most prized commodities during the Saints' time in South Texas was a motorized scooter — preferably, the state-of-the-art Segway that former quarterback Aaron Brooks used to get from the parking lot to the locker room at the Alamodome.
Super Bowl payoff: Perhaps inspired by nearly being overrun by Brooks' Segway several times in the Alamodome halls, general manager Mickey Loomis acquired guys such as Reggie Bush and Pierre Thomas, whose quick turns and ease of motion helped turn the Saints into an offensive juggernaut and proved to be the perfect complement to Brees.
Importance of architects
San Antonio lesson: For a month in 2005, the Saints had to share quarters with a builders' home expo, which featured full-sized rooms of model homes placed in the Alamodome end zone.
Super Bowl payoff: Saints owner Tom Benson, who walked past the expo on his way to his makeshift office, later gave the go-ahead to hire Super Bowl architect Sean Payton. And wherever he is now, at least a few Saints would like to think Jackson approves.
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