Fun game in the SuperDome tonight. The Falcons are the Saints oldest and fiercest rival. They've played 79 times. Falcons lead the series, 44-35. They know each other very well. The records don't mean much. Atlanta and New Orleans have been rivals since before the Civil War. They were the two biggest cities in the old south. It's all good fun, though, and an economic boost for both. Saints fans travel to Atlanta in large numbers for the games in the Georgia Dome and Falcons fans travel to New Orleans in large numbers for games in the SuperDome. I looked into tickets for tonight's game. Bring your big wallets, Falcons fans.
I feel for Aaron Rodgers. He will always be unfavorably compared to his predecessor, Brett Favre. The Packers didn't make the playoffs last season just one year after almost getting to the Super Bowl with Favre and they've lost two high-profile games to the Favre-led Vikings this season. He's a terrific quarterback playing behind probably the worst offensive line in the NFL. Favre is playing behind one of the best. Not a fair comparison. Surround Favre with a mediocre team, like the Jets, and the results are different. Brett finagled his way into a perfect situation. Good for him. Aaron's time will come ... if he survives. Vikings look very tough.
Good thing New York has the Yankees because the Giants and Jets are disintegrating. They're both pretty good against the Raiders, though.
Quote of the Day
Our second favorite team -- whoever is playing the Falcons.
Glen Helmstetter, Atlanta, GA
Blog of the day here.
Quote from said blog: "On a related note, I'm officially listed as "out" for Monday Night Football."
Go Saints. I need a huge game from Colston and for Carney to slip and fall or something.
Favre is turning out to be just the ticket for the Vikes(knock on wood). Who knows what the rest of the season holds, but so far he has been a spectacular success.
I think Colston will have a good game. The Falcons almost HAVE to blitz and play zone behind it. Their cover guys don't match up with the Saints. That makes Colston and Shockey the biggest weapons.
Favre is a great fit in Minnesota but I think the Packers would have struggled last year and this year with him just as they are struggling with Rodgers. With perfect 20-20 hindsight, my guess is they could have gotten a better deal with the Vikings than they did with the Jets and I bet they wish they'd taken it. We had a similar situation here on a much smaller scale when Bobby Hebert came to the SuperDome and beat the Saints as a member of the Falcons. He was forgiven but it surely hurt.