Micheal Thomas - Advocate staff photo by LESLIE GAMBONI
By Nick Underhill | The Advocate
Michael Thomas wanted to set a tone.
National stage. All eyes on the Saints. He wanted to let everyone know he and his teammates were ready to do whatever it took to win the game, even if it meant having to rip it away from the Washington Redskins. They weren’t just going to give it to them. So he pulled a ski mask over his head before running out onto the field for pregame introductions.
Message sent.
“When you go out there on a big stage sometimes you got to put on that mask,” Thomas said. “Blackout and do anything to get this game to your brothers. Sometimes you have to set the tone. It’s a night game on a big stage. We want to make sure everyone knows what it is.”
Coach Sean Payton said afterward that he wasn’t the biggest fan of the symbolism, but it would be hard to call this one a simple stick up or anything like that. The 43-19 win was a complete dismantling. This game would be a statement victory for the Saints if defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins didn't refuse to corroborate that theory in the locker room. ...
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