Published on: 15th August, 2009
In Cincinnati today they are saying you can win for losing. They say all they wanted to see was their first team offense in high gear and their fragile, rockstar QB Carson Palmer leave New Orleans in one piece. They got both, as the Bengals first team offense amassed 170 yards of total offense, although there ...Published on: 20th July, 2009
As I drove back home from Sunday Mass at Our Lady of Hopeless Cases, I saw a guy holding up a sign under the Claiborne St. overpass that read: "Homeless, hungry, just lost the CBS sportswriter competition, will work for food," and it scared the living hell out of me to ...Published on: 13th July, 2009
Now more that ever, the NFL has evolved into a "I bet I know where you got those shoes" league. If you have no idea what I am talking about, you are probably the kind of person who has asked the question at some point in your life—"What's Jazz?" Like they say, "If you have ...Published on: 6th July, 2009
In spite of reading thousands of pages of self-help literature on inspiration and positive thinking at a local bookstore built on the grounds of a former funeral home, I have not been feeling very inspired lately. It just occured to me the other day that Aunt Mary's casket once laid on ...Published on: 26th June, 2009
As we battle through the dog days of Summer, engaging sports topics are few and far between: memorable sports deaths, famous second bananas, is Federer the best of all time?....blah, blah, blah. I, myself, having been rendered delirious by the searing New Orleans heat that reached 104 degrees yesterday, engaged a homeless ...Published on: 19th June, 2009
The population of the New Orleans Saints front office is larger than some third world nations. Honestly, I lost count somewhere after 75. Once, I worked for a nationwide organization and one guy handled PR for two states and did a damned good job of it too I might add. He ...Published on: 17th June, 2009
As the Saints prepare to wrap up OTA's this Thursday, the dog days of Summer are here—the time between now and the start of training camp in July. Let's take a thumbnail look at New Orleans position-by-position: Quarterback: Drew Brees has passed for over 13,000 yards in his first three seasons with ...