week 4 — non-Rams stuff

So the Saints play the Falcons on Monday Night Football. Apparently, they are celebrating Hurricane Katrina.

NFC South, man. One of those teams is gonna get a home playoff game.

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Remembering the Saints return to the dome 20 years later

Twenty years ago, New Orleans was still a city trying to find its way home.

Hurricane Katrina had displaced families, destroyed neighborhoods, and left the Superdome badly damaged.

But on Sept. 25, 2006, the New Orleans Saints came home. And for one night, a city still recovering had something to celebrate together

“It was controversial, but it meant a lot; now, as you look back 20 years later — it’s like, wow. It was really important,” former WWL anchor Mike Hoss said.

Hoss covered the Saints and New Orleans’ road back after Katrina. He remembers the debate over repairing the Superdome when thousands of people were still displaced, and entire neighborhoods were struggling to rebuild.

But the Dome’s reopening became a visible sign that New Orleans was coming back.

“We were a closer community because of it. ’05, ’06, ’07, ’08. ’06 season was a huge NFC championship,” Hoss said.

That first game back was Monday Night Football: the Saints against the Atlanta Falcons. The sold-out Superdome erupted early when Saints safety Steve Gleason broke through the line and blocked an Atlanta punt. Saints cornerback Curtis DeLoatch recovered the ball in the end zone for a touchdown.

For Saints fan Michael Lester, the moment meant more than football.

“The Saints were not going to let us down. The Saints were going to do whatever it took to elevate this city,” Lester said.

Lester says he’s never forgotten how that night felt. Neither has Keith Williams, known for dressing up as the Pope at Saints games.

“Oh man, to block that punt, and we were playing the Dirty Birds. And if you don’t know what that’s about… The difference between Atlanta and a bathtub… even a bathtub has a ring,” Williams jokingly said.

The Saints beat Atlanta 23-3.

But for many fans, what happened that night still means more than the final score…

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/closer-community-because-remembering-saints-234021826.html

Brian Flores DC of the Vikings has blitzed at a rate of between 64 and 78 percent (depending on the source-site), according to A.I.

No other team is in the same blitzing-Universe right now.

Undefeated Vikes play the 0-3 Dolphins next. (Dolphins lost their fine RB De’von Achane for the year)

Dolphins are the team that fired Flores, who then sued the Dolphins and the NFL.

One wonders what this game will look like.

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Daniel Jones with one of the most ridiculous fumbles of the decade. Geez. Some really bad QB play so far this year.

So we are down to two undefeated teams, i think. 49ers and Chiefs. Neither of them seems all that dominant to me, at least in the long-term. I think Purdy will cool off a bit, and i assume the 49ers will continue to lose players. And I dont think Kenneth Walker can continue to tear up the league the way he has so far.

I think things could still break the Rams way, IF Myles Garrett comes back and plays like Myles Garrett.

Though, I think a more ‘likely’ scenario is that this is just a Martz-year of miscues, sloppiness, and self-inflicted wounds.

This team could end up being quite frustrating.

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Quarterback Island…will Rodrigue vote Stafford off the Island….?

Gregg Rosenthal, Jourdan Rodrigue and Colleen Wolfe are back for another episode of Quarterback Island!

00:00 START
06:50 Caleb Williams
12:00 Drake Maye
15:00 Jordan Love
18:40 Patrick Mahomes
20:00 Josh Allen
21:45 Joe Burrow
25:00 Lamar Jackson
28:00 Sam Darnold
31:00 Jalen Hurts
36:00 Bryce Young
42:00 Trevor Lawrence
45:30 C.J. Stroud
47:50 Matthew Stafford
51:30 Jared Goff
54:00 Kirk Cousins