I agree with Phil (though since he can fire me, I might want to more often, heh heh…). Anyway, I’m sick of hearing about how New Orleans is feeling all fuzzy inside because the Saints no longer suck. The Bears have the most wins of anyone left in the playoffs. And you know what? It’s pretty goddamn cold here. When I walk outside, it’s still cold. I walk into my apartment, it’s cold. People are bitching about Rex Grossman, and I think tonight somebody knocked over a Sharks Fish & Chicken about a block away from my apartment. We’ve got crime here too, cry me a river. A good football team doesn’t cure everything. Now, if New Orleans had negotiated a deal with FEMA that made aid proportionate to the 2006/7 Saints wins, we’d be talking. Except nobody in their right mind would have done that, because you had lost all respect for the franchise and owner Tom Benson. Remember him? Yeah. You wanted him to sell the team before Katrina. Nobody was a Saints fan, and the few of you that were had entertained thoughts of a Lionsesque walkout during games, if you didn’t actually pull one off. You know why I don’t know? Because until this year, nobody cared about the Saints. It’s great that they’re doing well, and the people there are in better spirits, it really is. Many of the players have done great things for the community, and if I hadn’t been beaten over the head with multi-million dollar athletes swinging a hammer during NFL Primetime already, I might care. Really, Drew Brees can work a hot glue gun and throw a football? Get this man a candy bar!

New Orleans can trace their good fortunes directly to the Texans and Charlie Casserly. Passing on Reggie Bush is quite possibly the dumbest draft day move ever. Sure, the whole Bowie / Jordan thing was pretty bad, but there was a need at center for the Blazers, he played well when healthy, and nobody saw Jordan becoming Jordan. As for Reggie Bush, everyone saw this coming. When you hear names like “Barry Sanders” being thrown around in comparison, don’t take a shitty, overrated defensive end. You know who “Super Mario” played with in Raleigh? Manny Lawson, a very good DE / LB who would have been very available 10 spots later. AND he was ranked as a better prospect through half of the 2005 season. Oops!

And let’s not forget, Benson is still Scrooge. Or that the Superdome isn’t a viable long-term solution as a stadium. Oh, and the Saints are the 27th (of 32) most valuable franchise in football. All these things lend themselves to the idea that the Saints could end up moving. When that happens, I hope the people have taught themselves how to swing a hammer, or work a hot glue gun. There won’t always be Saints there to help.