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Guilty as charged. I will now go and do penance for my sin. I never want to seem like a Cowboy fan. Yuck! I feel dirty.Confidence is great, but coming in a game away from the Superbowl and making a thread about the saints team that clearly has shown a weakness at some point this season and marking your post withjust seems a bit arrogant just as some Dallas faithful.
A couple of those were not posted by Saints fans. But the other few are a shame. You'll never hear a real fan give up on their team that easily. A little surprised that Gianmarco was one of the posters although he may have just been saying that they looked like the Saints of old in which they did at the time. Well played Harry.WhoDatFind me a post by one Saints fan that says they peaked too early and this is the Saints of old...
Gotta love the Saints fans around here.
When they are winning = "OMG NO ONE IS COMING INTO DATS HOUSE AND BEATING US ZOMGGGG!!!"
When the bucs, skins, cowboys are running all over them = "oh well it was fun to dream, this is the saints team of old, they peaked too early, wont be surprised if they are out by the divisional round"
We HAVE NEVER been there before. The three teams that you mention have all reached the Superbowl.
It's not just the board, but just as Payton pointed out that so called experts say we will be rusty. However, when it came to picking who these experts thought would win yesterday, many picked the Saints. I don't really get it.
Absolute devotion? Where were all these compassionate devoted fans before Katrina happened? Before Katrina, a vast majority of Saints fans referred to themselves as "The Ain'ts", and the home games were blacked out on a regular basis due to not enough tickets sold. It's great you are having a winning season this year, and you had another one three years ago, but some of your fans such as the OP display their joy by being arrogant. It's not surprising some don't think much of that behavior.
That did hurt the Cards to some extent, but their D didn't exactly play well against GB.
Those are some solid convictions you've got there. I mean, all it took was a posting from a guy on a message board to change things around for you.Root for whoever you like. Just grow some balls and make your own decisions. Don't let some anonymous guy on a message board rattle you so easily.
I said "their fans started acting like you." Fans is plural. It wasn't just the OP that has been arrogant this year.
Ok, we get it. You don't the Saints or their fans. Quite frankly, though, you're acting like an ###.
Sorry man. Other than the three years under Ditka, the Saints have sold out pretty regularly since Jim Mora started winning in 1987.We're not Washington or Green Bay, but the Saints are probably in the top 15 in attendance since 1967. Considering market size and our horrendous winning percentage, that's pretty good.If you're trying to attack fan loyalty, you're barking up the wrong tree. In the Saints history, there are far more obvious things you could attack.
I don't dislike the Saints, and I don't dislike their fans. Some of the fans however have turned me off to the Saints with their arrogance such as the OP. I'm not the one who started this thread.
And most of the other Saints fans in here have called him down for it.
Ok, if you are really dealing with this fairly you should know:>Where were all these compassionate devoted fans before Katrina happened?<The team's all time record is 275-378-5. It obviously used to be worse. The year before That Damned Storm happened the team was still doing pretty well with season ticket sales considering the moribund performance of Jim Haslett. Haslett teams crashed every year (and he made some terrible decisions, starting at QB, that added to teh frustration) but the fan base largely stuck with the team. His final year, the year of the Damned Storm, the team went 3-13 and the fans hardly abandoned the team even then. If anything the area has been criticized for devoting what some would call crucial resources in the form of millions of dollars to fixing the Dome up to retain the team.>Before Katrina, a vast majority of Saints fans referred to themselves as "The Ain'ts"...<Quite simply, patently inaccurate, We are a cynical bunch, but that name was invented in 1980 by a local sportcaster when the team went a near league record worst 1-15. But saying a "vast majority" calling them that until recently would be a wrong statement.>the home games were blacked out on a regular basis due to not enough tickets sold<Ok, honestly for a team with something around a .400 winning percentage and 6 playoff games in 40 years (winning just 1) there's hardly shame in that. The attendances were always good with many a sellout when the team got within sniffing distance of even a winning season.I just looked at the OP's post again, sorry it's just not that bad considering the Vikes' and Cowboys' histories and pretty sure no one's feelings were too, too terribly hurt..
That was exactly what I was saying (and said a few times). The difference between the team this year and year's past was the defense and the playcalling and balance. That went out the window the last few games (and likely due to key injuries). But, I never thought they peaked too early and I never thought they were frauds. I argued pretty vehemently against that, actually.A couple of those were not posted by Saints fans. But the other few are a shame. You'll never hear a real fan give up on their team that easily. A little surprised that Gianmarco was one of the posters although he may have just been saying that they looked like the Saints of old in which they did at the time. Well played Harry.WhoDatFind me a post by one Saints fan that says they peaked too early and this is the Saints of old...
Gotta love the Saints fans around here.
When they are winning = "OMG NO ONE IS COMING INTO DATS HOUSE AND BEATING US ZOMGGGG!!!"
When the bucs, skins, cowboys are running all over them = "oh well it was fun to dream, this is the saints team of old, they peaked too early, wont be surprised if they are out by the divisional round"
Drfeelgood won't be pulling for my team now. That makes him AND Busterbronco now. I sure hope I can sleep tonight. Seriously, go to any team site and you'll see the same thing from their fans then you won't have anyone left to root for.I said "their fans started acting like you." Fans is plural. It wasn't just the OP that has been arrogant this year.
No such thing. Trash-talking is healthy and expecte.
Even if it were it is simply offset by all the clowns on Fox and ESPN all picking the Vikings to advance next week( although I think Terry Bradshaw is doing it as a reverse mojo sort of thing). A number 1 seed team getting disrespected in the media even after destroying the defending NFC champs. The Saints getting no respect even though they carried the best record in the NFC into the playoffs and will be hosting their first ever NFC Championship home game. That is where the mojo will be, not here in a meaningless thread. Underdog Saints at home is a beautiful thing because they have never lost this year when they were considered underdogs.This thread was just a point a view. My point of view and not necessarily that of all Saints fans. I can take the rap so the rest of guys take it easy on yourselves and go post in this thread->http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index...howtopic=511406
My thoughts exactly. His presence on the field turns a bad defense into a good one. It's very possible that he is the most valuable player in the league that nobody knows about.
Yeah, if you're 12. Come on, let's not have all these people hating us around here. It's just a bad idea.Gadabout said:
It's an internet message board.And we're fans of a team (that just so happens to be the best in the league this year) that just won its third playoff game in 42 years.
Why invite hostility? We should be able to enjoy this without making asses of ourselves and pissing people off.
Really, man?
If you've read this thread, that should be pretty obvious.
As a Vikings fan, I really don't care what the Saints fans are thinking/saying about their chances at the Super Bowl. Heck, they have a fantastic team, they are one win away from Miami, and the city has had a HARD several years. Let 'em be excited and even give us Vikings fans (and Cowboys fans) a little ribbing. In fact, let 'em talk smack 24 hours a day for the next week. Encourage it to occur. Play all that talk in the Saints locker room, through the PA system on their practice field, at night in each of the players homes. Let them know that they might as well pack their bags for Miami now...since nobody's got any shot at beating them. Worked well-enough for the Cowboys this past week...so let's see if it can work for the Saints as well.
Nuthin' but love, bushisdaman. Enthusiasm rocks.One thing to remember, though, is that for right or wrong, you are representing ALL Saints fans here. Should the Saints go down next week, the fallout will be that much harder to take as opposing "haters" give out the "deserved pile-ons" to any and all Saints fans that may show up to post more reservedly.
Cowboys fans' recent confidence probably hurt the real-life team today (you know that many in Big D were looking WAY past the Saints privately).
Complete confidence?
Actually no one has picked the Saints so far. We are the underdogs damnit and I want it to stay that way. All Smack aside datoon, I am glad the Vikings won today because if any team is going to the big dance besides the Saints it might as well be you guys. You had the second best record in the NFC and your team deserves the opportunity. Heck Farve winning a SB is more tolerable than the Cowboys doing it. Did I mention I hate the cowboys? Anyway let the chips fall were they may next week and congratulations on your season.As a Vikings fan, I really don't care what the Saints fans are thinking/saying about their chances at the Super Bowl. Heck, they have a fantastic team, they are one win away from Miami, and the city has had a HARD several years. Let 'em be excited and even give us Vikings fans (and Cowboys fans) a little ribbing. In fact, let 'em talk smack 24 hours a day for the next week. Encourage it to occur. Play all that talk in the Saints locker room, through the PA system on their practice field, at night in each of the players homes. Let them know that they might as well pack their bags for Miami now...since nobody's got any shot at beating them. Worked well-enough for the Cowboys this past week...so let's see if it can work for the Saints as well.
Thank you!
Yep...I kind of hoped the Vikings would get the Packers in the NFC Championship Game...just because that would probably be the biggest rivalry game in the history of the NFC North and our Border Battle! However, after the Packers were eliminated, if I had to pick any team to represent the NFC besides the Vikings, I'd want the Saints. That city and fan base deserves a shot at a title...and if they beat the Vikings next Sunday (as I think they will), I will be cheering LOUDLY for them to beat whomever comes out of the AFC. Skol Vikings...but if it's not in the cards for us this season, then Skol Saints in Miami!
The Saints were favorites by 7 I think in the Cards game, and are currently favored by 3.5 against the Vikes. So if you mean no one has picked the Saints, you must just mean media hacks. Vegas lines seem more meaningful to me than Terry Bradshaw or Bill Cowher. So the Saints are not and were not an underdog.That said, I agree with teh rest of your post and even though Favre going back to a bowl would be a good story it is hard to not root for the Saints.
Best description of our season that could be said.
