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Answerbag: How to Shut Up the Who Dat Nation?

2010 Feb 5

Shutting Up the Who Dat Nation? Question posed on Answerbag Website

I came across a website earlier, Answerbag.com. The site has a question posed from a user that asks: “What do I need to know to shut down New Orleans Saints fans? Here is their answer.

So your friends are whooping it up about the New Orleans Saints making it to the Super Bowl and you can’t wait to quiet them down before the game kicks off on Sunday. Luckily, there is a lot of evidence that can keep them humble and their taunts in check.

The Saints’ pitiful history

For decades, the Saints were the example of failure in the NFL. From 1967 to 1987, the Saints missed the playoffs. It took the team that long to have a winning record. As recently as 2005, the Saints were 3-13. This year marks the team’s sixth playoff appearance in 20 years.

Who Dat Saint’s Reply: As recently as 1998 The Colts had back to back 3-13 seasons.

The Aints

In 1980, when the team started the season 0-14, fans developed a new tradition of wearing paper bags over their heads. This is when the team developed the nickname “Aints,” meaning they ain’t winning. New Orleans finished the 1980 season with a 1-15 record.

Who Dat Saint’s Reply: Hmmm, Let’s see. The Colts were originally a Baltimore team that went 2-14 in 1980. And in 1984 couldn’t be given a name like the Aint’s. Oh, yeah because they snuck out of town and went to a different city.

Stats don’t lie

The Colts come in with a more well-rounded team, ranking higher than the New Orleans Saints in total defense (allowing just 19 points a game), defensive interceptions (16), passing yards (282 per game) and fewest sacks allowed (13). While the Saints have put up gaudy offensive numbers, the Colts are the more well-rounded team.

Who Dat Saint’s Reply: Apparently, in this case, stats do lie. Indy doesn’t lead the Saints in defensive interceptions. You are right, the Colts do have 16. The Saints on the other hand have 26. I wouldn’t say the Colts are a more well rounded team based on the numbers you posted. They only lead the Saints by 2 points in the points allowed category. On the offensive side of the ball they only lead the Saints by 10 yards a game in passing.

Manning is better than Brees

When it comes to comparing the two quarterbacks in the Super Bowl, Drew Brees is nowhere near as good as Peyton Manning. Manning already has a Super Bowl title, along with his fourth MVP Award. This season, Manning had 4,500 yards to Brees’ 4,300. Brees didn’t even start for San Diego his first season in the league.

Who Dat Saint’s Reply: I will give it to Peyton, he does have a Superbowl ring. And yes, he does have 4,500 yards to Brees’ 4,388 this year, a difference of 112 yards over 16 games. What you failed to mention is that Brees only played in 15 games as compared to Manning’s 16. When you break it down Brees actually leads in passing by 10 yards per game. To top it off Brees has thrown for more touchdowns 34 to 33, has thrown less interceptions 11 to Manning’s 16. Oh, and did I mention Brees leads Manning in passer rating by 10 points.

Saints fans are bandwagon fans

Where were all these Saints fans a few years ago? New Orleans has become a popular pick because of its stars like Brees and Reggie Bush, but when the team was missing the playoffs in the early part of the 21st century, no one was showing up. Any fan now is a bandwagon fan.

Who Dat Saint’s Reply: The Who Dat Nation was as strong then as it is now and will be for years to come! WHO DAT

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Can Drew Brees Outshine Peyton Manning

2010 Feb 1

That was the headline and the question asked earlier by Chris Berman on ESPN’s NFL Countdown. Here is a rundown of the answers given by each analyst:

Mike Ditka – Believes that Drew Brees can outshine Peyton Manning because Brees has the weapons to do it. He states that Brees has a great coaching staff and states that it is hard to stop what the Saints do because of match-up nightmares.

Tom Jackson – He says that it is going to be difficult for Brees to beat Manning because he has never seen a guy better at making adjustments than Peyton Manning. He states that nobody can match what Manning does at the quartback position.

Cris Carter – Feels that both defenses will have a hard time stopping either quarterback. He thinks Peyton has the edge because of the “nervousness factor” and because Peyton has been there before.

Keyshawn Johnson – Says that Drew Brees can outshine Manning statistically especially with the possibility that Dwight Freeney may not play in the Superbowl due to his ankle injury. However, Johnson thinks it will be hard for Brees to actually “win” the game against Manning because Peyton is so good at engineering drives. But hey, he did say that he “hates” Peyton in a Good Way. (Who Dat Saint knows how you feel Keyshawn)

Whodatsaint.com believes that Drew Brees can outshine Peyton Manning in the Superbowl. Drew has the numbers to prove that he can. He has led the league in several statistical categories since joining the Saints organization. This includes leading the league in passing yardage in 2006 and 2008 as well as breaking Ken Anderson’s completion percentage record with a percentage of 70.6. Brees also led the league in 2009 with a passer rating of 109.6 which is almost 10 points better than Manning’s 99.9.

Although this game is being hyped in the media as a battle of the quaterbacks we feel that the game is going to be determined by defensive and special teams play. Our belief is that the Saints have the upper hand in both categories. The Saints defense will harass Manning as they did Favre and Warner. Manning will throw three interceptions. One to a linebacker, one to a corner and of course Sharper has to have one as well. The special teams will step up by scoring a touchdown. I know you are probably thinking that it comes by way of Reggie Bush, but no. Courtney Roby scores on the return.

The Saints have stepped up in big games this year and we see no reason for them to stop now. They score early and score often. They hold the Colts to two touchdowns and three field goals. Who Dat!

Final Score Prediction: Saints 41 Colts 23