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"I wouldnt be surprised to see this game turn into one that the league will be equally ashamed of as the NFCCG, as evidenced by the overtime rule change and the change and new the head of officials. It's clear that players were directed to intentionally injure a HOF QB who was slicing them up, and I wouldnt be surprised to see a few helmets speared into Bree's legs, along with so,e "longest yard" football. McCray probably saved his knees by getting cut. Too bad you cant chop-block a defensive coordinator, Williams deserves it."
As inflammatory as it was, it got me to thinking. I'd always felt in the back of my mind that the reason the NFL instituted that OT rule change was because the Saints beat the Vikings in overtime. I doubt very seriously if things had been reversed, there would have been nearly as much outrage and controversy over it. There were many who you can almost believe had their lives betted on a Vikings/Colts Superbowl. For whatever reason, the Saints didn't fit into what they wanted to see. I could be wrong, but I know that the rules governing overtime had been an issue for a while. I think it's odd that they waited until this year to see the need to change it. I just listened to a lot of the commentators like Deion Sanders and Rich Eisen who were vocal in their displeasure with how that game ended, saying things like "the best team didn't win (that day)". And there was little argument to the contrary--though Jamie Dukes did put up quite a fuss with Eisen on the subject
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Of course, the Saints shocked them all again by defeating Peyton Manning and the Colts in the Superbowl (which is something I doubt the Vikings would have done). All of their predictions and speculations flew out the window at that point--our Saints did the unthinkable. But the next thing you know, there is this OT rule change. I know that it won't change the outcome of Superbowl XLIV; thank God for that. Nobody can ever take that away from our Saints and us fans. I just hate the way certain ones have tried to cheapen and diminish what was obviously predestined to be. The Saints deserved to play in the Superbowl as much as any of the other 31 teams. Can anybody tell me why they would be so maligned for doing what every other team in the NFL wishes they could do? Whether you agree that some of the hits on Favre were dirty or not, you've still got to understand that that's what the officials are for. There were missed calls both ways; it happens. But to make it your team's life mission to go out and intentionally hurt anyone is simply barbaric. I hope that isn't what Childress is coaching this week. As for Favre in that NFC Championship game, people, remember that he did finish that game. He wasn't injured so badly that he couldn't play. He didn't lose it with his feet; he did it with his arm--and that certainly wasn't the first time that happened.
That's all I have for now. This is going to be some week with the start of the regular season approaching. If you haven't already done so, check out my posts at http://www.saintsgab.com/ and comment over there as well. There are going to be some great giveaways over there throughout the season. You can't win if you don't comment often. Also, check out my friend, Andrew Juge over at http://www.bloguin.saintsnation.com/ for more great stuff on our boys. Take care and be blessed. And remember, let your life serve as a blessing to others. Two Dat!
You see what you wrote, I just said that VERY thing to Thom last night. I was not happy with Dion Sanders last year, all I could recall was his words....."But did the BEST team WIN??"
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, it is definitely more than a coincident in my mind.