Quote Originally Posted by The Historian View Post
You were commenting about the Saints woes on offense, and I posted the reasons why I feel as if they were slowed down. The national media and the local media in New Orleans generally share that opinion.

Every team has injuries. But teams that are this banged up generally don't make the Super Bowl or in the Saints case were a blown call away from the Super Bowl. One of the things that's come out of New Orleans since the game has been the fact the Saints had to ditch a large part of their run game when Josh Hill was injured. Without Hill or Ben Watson the Saints were left without a blocking TE.
I know about the Saints' injuries. I follow them. I watch that show on CST "Saints Tonight" with all the inside scoop, the interviews, the real news from camp, etc... First, I haven't heard anyone connected to the team, not Payton, not Brees, not anyone, use the injury list as an excuse. That's because they know that's all it would be...excuses.

Josh Hill was lost early in the 1st qtr thanks to a helmet to helmet hit, one of several the Rams got away with. So, due to NFL protocols, he had to be sent off. The Rams commit an illegal hit and it's the Saints who got "penalized" for it...losing Hill. And not having Watson was just plain old bad luck...appendicitis!? R U kidding me!? I can just see old Ben telling his grandkids about it someday...had to miss the championship game for medical reasons. Oh? ya had a knee injury, grandpa? Nope! bad appendix!

Still, the Saints were able to put 11 players on the field every play. Professional...well-paid, and assumingly coached players. And none of the injury news excuses Brees' play.

It is what it is (or was). It's over now.

Last year we had to live with the "Miracle in Minnysoda." This year it's a non-call by a former Rams' player and 4 of the crew who live in L.A.. This too shall pass.