New Orleans Saints Win The Super Bowl: Bring On 2010 Season
by Dave Choate on Feb 8, 2010 1:07 AM EST
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PrintSo there were the New Orleans Saints last night, celebrating a Super Bowl win. I came into the night fully intent on rooting for the Saints, knowing they had a dedicated fanbase that has long suffered in much the same miserable fashion as the Falcons. I don't care for the Colts and I had a styrofoam cooler of beer, trays of nachos and wings and a couple of slices of pizza to fortify me.
And then, somewhere along the way, I lost it.
This Super Bowl was a lot less enjoyable than most because I ended up simply not wanting either team to win it. I kept rooting for the Colts to come back and at least make a game of it, probably because the full magnitude of what was happening finally sunk in. The Bucs and Saints now have Super Bowl wins and the Falcons don't. That's more than a little sobering. While I wish the team no ill will—they earned every victory this year—it's kind of a relief to go from rooting for them in any way, shape or form and returning to gentle loathing. It's like taking a relaxing bath...of hatred.
But at the end of the day, you just have to say to hell with it. There's a clean slate come this September, and the Falcons are going to be better. They're going to be in the running for a division title. The Saints will have a big target on their back and as strong a squad as they truly are, we're going to come out swinging. In 2010, I think we'll take at least one game. Maybe two. Who knows? The only thing the Atlanta Falcons control is their own destiny, and I'm brimming with optimism right now.
So be polite to Saints fans, congratulate them but don't let this title get to you. 2010 could very well be the year of the Falcon, and if it is, you'll hope for the same.
Oh, and where'd you all go for the Super Bowl last night? Enjoy any of the commercials (probably not, seeing as they were all pretty terrible)? Drink a lot of beer? Share.
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Oh sweet Jesus this is exactly what I was feeling
I thought I was the only one
Australian Atlanta Falcons Fan EST 2003
The way I see it...
Our season was over in week 17. Since then, the nothing about the Falcons has changed. Nothing that any of the other teams have done since makes any difference. The fact that the Saints won the Super Bowl last night doesn’t suddenly make us a bad team; and if they had lost to the Colts, it wouldn’t have made us any better.
None of us really believes that the Saints have suddenly built a dynasty that will dominate the NFC South for the next five years, so why the soul-searching? We’ll beat them next year for sure – and when we do, we’ll earn some respect because we’ll have beaten the champions.
The Saints are up right now – so let the dog have his day. If their fans are more obnoxious next season… well, they’d have been obnoxious anyway, we’ll just have to take it on the chin – and frankly it’ll be our fault anyway for not filling the Dome with red shirts. But that’s the only thing I can think of that’s depressing about last night’s result from a Falcons perspective.
2010: Year of the Falcon? I’ll drink to that!
by Ignoramus on Feb 8, 2010 8:16 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Here, here!!!
"at least your roof only leaks when it rains."
by Ball Hawk on Feb 8, 2010 8:29 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Well Said...
Even if it feels like I divorced my first wife and she won Big Lotto a week after the divorce was final… I’m so happy for her, but, really…
Can’t wait for next year! Maybe this will make our guys sweat harder this offseason!
by Gjmoody on Feb 8, 2010 11:04 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
oh man
you’re kinda hitting close to home for me on my personal life. (I’m not married but feel like I am).
by brotherbrown on Feb 8, 2010 11:11 AM EST up reply actions
Yeeeeeeeah ...
but you can’t blame a guy for wishing the NFL were more like the English soccer leagues. Some of that hooliganesque brawling could be fun (says the guy that has only hit one person in his entire life – darn fraternity brawls).
Founder and Proud Member of the "JASON SNELLING AIN'T ALL THAT AND A BAG O' CHIPS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA"
by FrankyWren on Feb 8, 2010 5:13 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Heheh... from some of the comments on this page, it sounds like Hardcore agrees with you
But honestly, soccer’s pretty middle-class and tame over here nowadays – the tickets are expensive and it’s very difficult to get drunk, which cuts down on the good old hooliganism. I’d bet you see more fights at a football/baseball game than you do at a Premier League soccer match.
the saints fans are already obnoxious tho
im going to school at lsu and let me tell you, these fans are annoying as hell. not in the boston “look at how good our team is and how loud i am” kind of way, but the far worse, fair weather, “hey, my team is actually good now so i’ll pretend like im their biggest fan and hope nobody realizes i didnt give a shit about the saints before this season” kind of way. Now everyone is suddenly the Saints biggest fans, true story: a random girl was at my appartment for a party and talking shit about how good the saints were this season, then as we’re watching the lsu game, she asks “why do they kick a field goal after they just scored a touchdown?” this is what its been like all season for me. a bunch of shit talking pretend Saints fans that don’t know what a PAT is. fuck the Saints. GO FALCONS!
Yeah, but when the Falcons win the Super Bowl next year...
I bet we have to deal with exactly the same thing. It’s bound to happen with any team that suddenly gets successful. It’s not the Saints’ fault, or the fault of their real fans.
I feel sorry for Saintsational and the other decent guys over at Canal Street Chronicles who have earned the right to celebrate because they supported their team through the bad times, and who now have to deal with a bunch of bandwagon-jumping morons trolling all over the place and making them look bad.
Anyway… enough! This is the last pro-Saints comment I’m going to write. The Super Bowl is now over, the despicable Colts have been defeated, and I need to start hating the Saints again in preparation for next season.
Fair weather fans are the worst
Not all Saints fans are like that, though. The ones that are deserve your undying scorn.
By the by, generally we limit the swearing here. FYI.
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I couldn't sleep last night.
Irrational hatred is a b-otch.
Now that the Saints have destroyed Hurricane Katrina and get to sell a bunch of Who Dat t-shirts, can we stop sending them all of that federal money?
Sincerely,
Sore Loser
by TomQ on Feb 8, 2010 8:37 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Well put..
It was all worth the saints winning to see Brees thrown down by freeney and how stupid reggie bush felt once everyone in the country saw that he can’t catch…
by Falcoholics Anonymous on Feb 8, 2010 10:30 AM EST up reply actions
Shame, shame Thomas!
Well said. Kinda, my wife is from LA.
by Gjmoody on Feb 8, 2010 11:06 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
I was being sarcastic.
Sorry – I was being sarcastic. I support the recovery of New Orleans as a city, but I don’t like it when a team plays the “after all we’ve been through” card. I’m glad their wounds are healed. Next season please.
I see the point
especially since the hurricane was what? 5 yrs ago? I realize it takes a while to recover from something like that, but do you have to shove it down our throats time and again? I pulled for the saints, mainly because they are an NFC South team, and I’m not crazy about the Colts.
the worst is drew brees
he was born in dallas, went to purdue, spent the first 5 seasons of his career in San Diego, came to New Orleans AFTER Katrina and now he acts like he’s a fucking native…pathetic. Even worse, the Saints fans are stupid enough to think he actually cares about their city and not the millions of dollars he’s getting to play there. Hey Drew, why not donate a year’s worth of your salary to NO to help reconstruction? but i guess if he did that, he couldn’t buy gas for his ferrarri.
Well
I chose to watch “The legend of Ong Bak 2 – the beginning” instead of the stupid bowl. I did see at half time that the colts were winning and it gave me a small grin. I didnt know the results until my movie was over and I turned the DVD player off. I saw Drew (stale) Breeze holding the trophy.
I then threw up in my mouth a little bit. I dont even know what the score was, but it doesnt matter. It happened. The Aints won and I hate it. The vilest of the vile has won a SB and we haven’t. I want to punch something….
Life is a garden. Dig it!
by Hardcore Falcon on Feb 8, 2010 8:38 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
I knew I could count on you to match my disgust!
BTW, how was the movie? Ong Bak is the man.
I was late for work this morning after the game ended at 6am local time...
I was pulling for the Colts for two reasons – didn’t want the Saints to win it all (especially after they built their success this postseason largely by trying to intentionally damage Warner and Favre) and because of Manning.
I think the Colts lost the game because their head coach couldn’t match his opposition’s guts. And poor special teams play.
I’m pretty sure the Saints fans will get even more obnoxious come next season, but it should be our time from now on (we could take them down twice last season and we didn’t). One thing I know for sure is that if the Falcons find that path to the big game, it will not be a one-year wonder story like in 1999. The fundamental difference between these Saints and our Falcons is that our team is being built for the long run while the Saints had to rely on many players who will leave them with big contracts elsewhere.
…But when Manning threw that pick I felt almost like when Matt Ryan threw an INT with a chance to take the lead when we played @NO…
Atlanta Falcons fan in Moscow, Russia
Saints contracts
I think you’re about half right – most their best guys are locked up (Brees through 2011, working on extension; Colston through 2011; Greer through 2012; Vilma through 2013; etc.), but they do have 18 Restricted Free Agents (Pierre Thomas, Jahri Evans) and 11 Unrestricted Free Agents (Darren Sharper). Will be interesting/important to see how Mickey Loomis handles all those guys.
"Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital." - Aaron Levenstein
All the pieces are falling into place
At the start of last week I wasn’t for the Saints but I was more for them than the Colts.But as the week dragged on and I was subjected to all the adulation I quickly became a Colts fan.After the end I sat and meditated on all this and came to the conclusion that it was a good thing.The Saints have now reached the peak of success.Historically speaking they will probably fall apart. It takes a very strong coach and management to hold a team together after the SB.We shall see but my gut says that four of the first team does something incredibly stupid.Probably three will be hurt and the rest will be fine.I think we will lose the first meeting but down the stretch when the chips are down we beat the hell out of them.It’s out turn.Go you hairy Falcons.
sorry about the writing
That last sentence was stupid and I apologize.It should read ; I think we lose the first meeting but down the stretch when the chips are down we beat the hell out of them the second game.It’s our turn Go you hairy Falcons!!!!!!
That solidified it
for me. We need to sign Peppers. We rushed them pretty good when we played them but having a proven pass rusher would be great. Don’t get me wrong, I like Sidbury, Biermann, and Abe BUT we’re HOPING Sidbury and Biermann can improve. We KNOW that Peppers is a beast. For that matter lets cut some dead weight (Hill, Houston, Davis) and get Leigh Bodden down here. First round draft pick- WR
someone from the panthers site said
beware of peppers because he can take some plays off. I’m actually not too sold on Peppers believe it or not, but I could be wrong.
by brotherbrown on Feb 8, 2010 11:35 AM EST up reply actions
I read some
of the same things but I prefer a guy that plays most of the time and still gets sacks then a guy (JA98, Davis) that plays every snap and stuggle to get just one. Also, I have to take that warning with a grain of salt. I don’t recall them rotating him in and out of the game for a breather. Our defensive line rotates so much that sometimes you don’t know who’s on the field.
by Fear Me on Feb 8, 2010 11:56 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
+1
Another argument here is that Peppers was taking some plays off when he already announced he wanted to leave Carolina. They wouldn’t let him leave, and some star players do have a habit of showing their personality it times like this.
Atlanta Falcons fan in Moscow, Russia
Reason to enjoy a Saints win
Don’t get me wrong, I was cheering for the Colts. I hate the Saints, and I love what Manning is doing with Garcon and Collie. But there are reason to enjoy a Saints victory.
1) Now the Saints are working with the 32nd pick in the draft.
2) Only 7 times in the 44 year history of the Superbowl has a team won twice. New England did it last int 2005.
So folks that is why the glass is half full.
LOL--Great points but
you are really reaching to make your glass half full. A 32nd pick gets them a really good player still. They have Colston who was picked in the 7th round. And I don’t believe that they will go back to the SB next year but it has happened 7 times before.
RE: LOL--Great point but
Give me a break. We’re Falcons fans. This is the best I could come up with.
I’ll give Saints fans this. I know what its like watching your favourite team play in their first Superbowl. And the only better feeling as a football fan is watching them win.
As a Saints fan
I humbley accept all ya’lls congrats this has been a wonderful season and since all of ya’ll are NFL fans we welcome ya’ll to celebrate your NFL champion NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
Thank you
by mississippisaintsfan on Feb 8, 2010 11:09 AM EST reply actions
So do you just pick the
winner each year being that Mississippi does’t have a team? You were probably a mississippisteelers fan last year
I live near Biloxi
70 miles from New Orleans as most the people in MS. and AL. i am a saints fan and have always been
by mississippisaintsfan on Feb 8, 2010 1:10 PM EST up reply actions
Come on
Did you really think we could win the superbowl with out at least one Saints fan coming over hear to say hello.
I will expect atleast one Falcon fan to come over to csc and say hello when ya’ll win one
by mississippisaintsfan on Feb 9, 2010 7:09 AM EST up reply actions
When
the Falcons win the super bowl. The aints are going to be the last thing on my mind. I think you are just tryin to stir the pot. Well, go away we dont need you. I bet you looked good in your brand new aints gear while you watched the game. I bet that when you guys are sucking air in last place that you will become a fan of another winning team real quick too. Unlike myself, who will stick with his team to the end.
Life is a garden. Dig it!
by Hardcore Falcon on Feb 9, 2010 7:50 AM EST up reply actions
Ha ha
No i dont have any brand new Saints gear actually i have a Bobby Hebert jersey
And in case i havent mentioned this i lurk on this site atleast 2-3- times a week.
And If you are offering me some brand new Saints gear I’ll take it
by mississippisaintsfan on Feb 9, 2010 8:03 AM EST up reply actions
If AINTS gear were free I would only use it for toilet paper
That doesnt change the fact that if your here to stir things up that you should just go back to AINTS nation. We are not interested.
Life is a garden. Dig it!
by Hardcore Falcon on Feb 9, 2010 1:24 PM EST up reply actions
Thank you...
I was afraid I was the only one who would in no way be happy for the Saints! My whole house pulled for the Colts, not because we like Manning, but we are not rooting for the ENEMY!!!
"If I disagree with you, it's because you are wrong..."
Favorite commercial
I am at a loss for the spelling coming up but I’ll do my best The commercial Punxsutawney Polamalu predicting six more weeks of football was as they say priceless
Ads
I have to admit, the ads this year were pretty decent. I was pleasantly surprised about the Tebow ad.
This was harder than I expected
I’ve always pulled for the Saints when the Birds were out of it BUT I just couldn’t root for them last night. I didn’t even realize it until kickoff. The most surreal super bowl ever…the idea of them winning it alien to me.
In the end, when Payton was kissing the Lombardi Trophy, the feeling I left with was – I Want That. I just imagined that Smitty, Blank and ryan up on that stage instead. What a scenr that would be. So this is motivation for next year. They’ve had their turn and if they can do it so can we. We played them tough twice this year…we’re not that far behind. Enjoy it Saints fans – this is what its all about but we’re not going away
Just surreal
In terms of the most important stat (SB wins), the saints are now better than us…
This means for yet another year we have to hear about hurricane katrina again and again…
Hate
Hate the saints;hate the city ;hate the players; hate the team; hatem
Happy for the Saints
I’m very pleased to see our divisional rival win the SB, they represented the NFC South quite well. What poetic justice that they clinched the game with yet another defensive score!
Perhaps the sour grapes around here will subside over time. We all have teams we dislike, but there seems to be an inordinate amount of Saints-hatred around here IMO. Like them or not, their franchise has done a tremendous rebuilding job the last few years. Well done!
Congrats to the fans from NOLA, you certainly had some good fortune coming your way. Looking forward to next year, this should certainly add fuel to the Falcons’ rivalry. As competitive as our Saints games were in 2009, playing the defending champs twice in 2010 should pour a little more gasoline on that fire!
by tom slick on Feb 8, 2010 12:59 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
You know, it's funny
I know it sounds like sour grapes from me, but it’s really more how ready I am to get to next season.
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No sour grapes from Dave, agreed
You’ve never been a Saints hater, sorry if I implied otherwise.
The day after the season concludes surely sucks. Other than the draft, we’re now like hibernating bears living on stored body fat. The offseason wait seems like forever, now that fans are more emotionally invested in the Falcons. Back in the dark, musty olden days, waiting for another year of Falcons football was anticipated with the same breathless optimism as a condemned Roman facing the lions in the Coliseum.
Here’s to good decision-making and good luck in the off-season. Cheers!
I'll be in draft mode for the next two and a half months
I’m not fun to be around.
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spoken like a true NOT falcons fan
really? how can you call yourself a falcons fan and cheer for the Saints(or any other team from the NFC South), especially in the Superbowl. Its not like the falcons have been winning every year and we finally decided to let the saints have one. The bottom line, the Saints are now a more successful franchise than the falcons and if that doesn’t make you sick to your stomach, i don’t know how you call yourself a true falcons fan.
I'm not sure what hurts more
the saints win or 6 months without football…
Its true. I'm a Falcoholic! I just can't live without Falcohol!
by phoenix falcoholic on Feb 8, 2010 1:28 PM EST reply actions
6 months without football and SI superbowl merchandise everywhere.
"at least your roof only leaks when it rains."
Whatever
Super bowl more like Stupid Bowl i still hate the Saints won but happy they finally have something good in their franchise history. Maybe next year it will be us i can only hope and pray its us
I thought it was a good game
Addai and Manning and Colts D played well early
Brees and the Saints made a nice comeback
Hartley kicked great and Payton made good tough decisions
By the way there are 14 teams that have never won a SuperBowl
He’s always open. He catches a lot of balls. He’s un-guardable, no matter how old he is
Off topic, but I got a kick of this recent Walter Football draft mock due to the recent Spiller talk here :
Atlanta Falcons: C.J. Spiller, RB, Clemson
I’m a big fan of playing around with the running backs in the first round of mocks because we always seem to put them with the obvious teams that need a running back instead of mixing it up. Spiller really fills a need for Atlanta as a backup running back. Jerious Norwood hasn’t panned out to be anything special as he just can’t seem to be a consistent playmaker on offense or stay healthy. Spiller brings this team the lightning to Michael Turner’s thunder. Watch out as the wild card pick in the first round.
Pick Change; previously Donovan Warren, CB
http://www.walterfootball.com/draft2010matt_1.php
He’s always open. He catches a lot of balls. He’s un-guardable, no matter how old he is
CAN WE WIN IT NEXT YEAR?!?!?
Dear Mr Dimitroff and Smith and Blanks,
We need 2 get our team name out of this black hole! Everyone still sleeps on us! I’ve already began talk with afc north fans about next year and they don’t believe we have a chance! We must get our team together better schemes 4 the offense. Tell mularky to step it up or step off! Gotta spend some $$ on our d. Let’s face it anderson 98 is a bust. Need a solid end abes slipping! Not gonna go on and on but let’s make it happin!!!
by DEMBIRDZCUZ! on Feb 8, 2010 4:13 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Are you NUCKINFUTZ?
There was no way I could pull for the Saints? And hearing how they deserve to win because of all they have been through? Whatever!!! I wish no ill will over that city, but you are and will always be the enemy of my team! I grew up hating the Cowboys, and when they beat you at home in primetime, I almost, “almost”, went out and got a Romo jersey!
Am I bitter? Probably, but as far as I am concerned, all the Saints and their fans can tounge kiss Rosie O’donnell or eat some bad oysters out of the bay…
"If I disagree with you, it's because you are wrong..."
lol. What I always hate to hear is Katrina, even though it happened way back in 2005 or whenever and the saints have been playing back in the Superdome since 2006. Meanwhile, the falcons are portrayed highly negatively even though we distanced ourselves from Vick and have gotten new franchise players/coaches/GM to the point where it’s a completely different team.
Well, here are the latest odds on winning the next Super Bowl :
Indianapolis Colts 13/2
San Diego Chargers 8/1
New England Patriots 10/1
New Orleans Saints 10/1
Pittsburgh Steelers 11/1
Dallas Cowboys 12/1
Green Bay Packers 12/1
Minnesota Vikings 12/1
Philadelphia Eagles 16/1
Baltimore Ravens 20/1
New York Giants 20/1
New York Jets 25/1
Tennessee Titans 25/1
Atlanta Falcons 30/1
Cincinnati Bengals 30/1
Arizona Cardinals 35/1
Chicago Bears 35/1
Houston Texans 35/1
Carolina Panthers 40/1
Miami Dolphins 45/1
San Francisco 49ers 45/1
Seattle Seahawks 45/1
Denver Broncos 50/1
Jacksonville Jaguars 50/1
Washington Redskins 50/1
Buffalo Bills 100/1
Cleveland Browns 100/1
Detroit Lions 100/1
Kansas City Chiefs 100/1
Oakland Raiders 100/1
St. Louis Rams 100/1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 100/1
He’s always open. He catches a lot of balls. He’s un-guardable, no matter how old he is
Those will change real quick.
3 AFC teams above the team that just won the Super Bowl? Please.
"Ryan, under center. Single receiver set, time on his side. Ryan, gonna throw. First professional pass.....CAUGHT!! Jenkins! 30! 25! 20! 15! 10! 5! He lives in Atlanta!!!" -Wes Durham
SAINTS
Hey losers , I noticed that Bobby Hebert and Morten Anderson and Joe Horn are all back over here in town and celebrating the GREATEST SUPER BOWL AND MOST WATCHED TV SHOW OF ALL TIME. Your team sucks over there , alway did , they are low life bottom feeders. Your whole year is simple , all you want or dream about is keeping up with the big boys LMAO….THE SAINTS…PS….WHO DAT
HAHA
before this year you only had TWO postseason wins and ZERO superbowl apperances. the falcons came in ’66 and the saints in ’67. before the superbowl the saints were the WORST franchise (next to the cards) in the NFL. your the kinda fan that makes people hate the AINTS!
HOW MUCH MONEY DID THE SAINTS GIVE THE REFS?!?!?!?!
by dirtybirds233 on Feb 8, 2010 10:44 PM EST up reply actions
I hope somebody runs over your dog.
"at least your roof only leaks when it rains."
by Ball Hawk on Feb 8, 2010 11:20 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Hey, hey
My Norwegian grandfather always told me not to feed the trolls.
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You b funny
NOT! You prove to everyone here why the aints suck. Poor sport winners. Why do you feel the need to come over here and try to stir something up. Just show up at the GA dome next season and come say hello. I sit in sec 350 row 6 seats 1 and 2. I would love the opportunity to meet you.
Life is a garden. Dig it!
by Hardcore Falcon on Feb 9, 2010 7:56 AM EST up reply actions
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