2018 NFL Playoffs
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Bluesky 07
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Been a Saints fan since 1969 and that, my friends, was a soul crushing loss. Yet former Saint Steve Gleason’s tweet after the game not only made me smile - his spirit is untouchable - it started turning the pain into perspective.
Congratulations to the Vikings. I'm so in shock I can't move.
-SG
(For anyone unfamiliar with Steve, he has ALS and literally can’t move.)
At 0-2, I thought we Saints fans were on the 7-9 express to nowhere yet again. Instead, we ended up one miraculous play away from going to the conference championship. This is a very young team and the sky is the limit. They’ll be back.
Being a sports fan is remarkably masochistic when you think about it. Every year, 31 of 32 NFL fan bases end up disappointed. The only variable is when.
Have to say that winning that Lombardi in 2009 also makes these moments much, much easier. It is a little weird though to think that Drew Brees is now a free agent.
Congratulations to the Vikings. I'm so in shock I can't move.
-SG
(For anyone unfamiliar with Steve, he has ALS and literally can’t move.)
At 0-2, I thought we Saints fans were on the 7-9 express to nowhere yet again. Instead, we ended up one miraculous play away from going to the conference championship. This is a very young team and the sky is the limit. They’ll be back.
Being a sports fan is remarkably masochistic when you think about it. Every year, 31 of 32 NFL fan bases end up disappointed. The only variable is when.
Have to say that winning that Lombardi in 2009 also makes these moments much, much easier. It is a little weird though to think that Drew Brees is now a free agent.
Slowgoat
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I’m a Saints fan too. I agree with all you said. You put it perfectly. The rookie Williams that blew it on the last play had just a bit earlier intercepted the ball to get us back in the game.
I believe Brees isn’t going anywhere, and this team is going to be pissed next year.
I believe!!
hikenbike
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Wow. I wouldn’t be taking it as well if I was a Saints fan. The game was over. It was not a miraculous play. The secondary played it awfully. They failed. And Diggs was running around like he cured cancer. Kid should sit down, shut up, and quietly give thanks for the gift he was given.
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leftyguns21
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if you're a Browns fan that when is around week 3
tough loss. exciting game though for sure.
lets go Jags.
Hepar
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As a lifetime Seahawks fan, trust me when I say I understand your pain. And I also completely understand your last sentiment. That's exactly how I feel about our team. Being I never thought I've ever live to see the day that we'd win one, everything from now on is gravy.
And funny/crazy enough, here was my conversation with a friend of mine late in the 4th quarter of the Viks/Saints game.
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Hepar
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Come on! Walk off win with 0:10 seconds left?! Let the guy celebrate. I know I would.
Bluesky 07
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Yes, a rookie made a mistake, but it was the same rookie who was one of the best at his position all season and made the pick that got the Saints back into the game to begin with. If the offense makes 3rd and 1, Lutz' FG is the last play of the game; if Griffin doesn't tip Brees' 2nd INT; if the ball had been spotted correctly on the Vikes' 3rd and 1 early in the game; etc. and so on. It's never one play.
Look, I've been a Saints fan since 1969, so this is far from my first heart-through-a-meat-grinder experience. :sobbing:
Which reminds me, here's my take on anyone who's only been a Saints fan in the Payton-Brees era. Before yesterday:
Me: "I'll never forget the last game of the '83 season. The Saints were 8-7 and had the 8-7 Rams in the Superdome. A Saints win would have given them their first winning record since entering the league in 1967 and their first playoff berth as well. I was there. The Saints D was stout, surrendering exactly 3 points - a FG on the last play of the game that gave L.A. a 26-24 victory. Their other 23 points? Two pick sixes, a punt return TD, and a safety. Unbelievable, and talk about a gut punch. I stood at the upper deck railing in the Superdome for almost half an hour after the teams left the field."
Them: "Good grief, old man, 1983? That's what, 35 years ago? Let it go for God's sake!"
Fast forward to 2053:
Them: "I'll never forget the last game of the 2017 season. The Saints had started 0-2 but finished 11-5 and beat Carolina in the first round of the playoffs. At Minnesota, they were behind 17-0 at halftime but fought back and took the lead with 25 seconds left..."
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Bluesky 07
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That's fair, but don't you wonder why the league only investigated the Saints? Why didn't they look at the whole league? My theory is that they knew or suspected that similar things were going on with other teams' defensive coaches. So what you do is make an example of the one and avoid kicking an anthill.
Congrats on the win and good luck in Philly.
Hepar
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Agree that there was no way that the Saints were the only ones that were doing it at the time. Made an example of them probably because it was the one case they could prove the best.
Three out of four teams left have never won a Super Bowl. Definitely rooting for one of them. Hopefully two will meet in the Super Bowl to ensure that.
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UncleBoobers
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I was running around my living room like I cured cancer.
https://deadspin.com/holy-****ing-shit-that-really-happened-1822084873
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hikenbike
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Yes, it was one play. One very basic play that a defense needs to make. Not blaming just the individual but the defense and ESPECIALLY coaches. That cannot happen in a professional football game. The throw nor the catch were at all miraculous. The D secondary failed badly.
hikenbike
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Ha ha. I bet you did. Enjoy!
......and lets all hope someone actually cures cancer.
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wallytoo
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"someone" has. actually, many someones. there's still work to be done, though, because there are so many cancers.
wallytoo
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poor play resulting from poor coaching happens nearly every play, in every game. they're human, not perfect.
Hepar
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If you look at it, the right defensive call was made. They played to protect the sidelines. Any play that didn't get out of bounds would end the game. Marcus Williams was just a little early on the play and made a bad mistake by lowering his shoulder (and obviously missing). Split-second play that unfortunately will be in his mind for a LONG time. Maybe even for the rest of his life, unless he wins a Super Bowl. I hope he does at some point. Can't imagine having that on my mind all the time.
leftyguns21
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Patriots will do anything for an advantage:
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wallytoo
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dilly, dilly!
