Saints Free Agency Free-For-All: A Tumultuous Time To Be A Fan

Free agency is all wacky...here's why:

March 10, 2015 will forever be remembered by Saints fans everywhere as the most idiotic trade Mickey Loomis could ever make.  Jimmy Graham is now a Seahawk Seachicken.  In a move that completely bewildered the New Orleans fan base, Graham has been traded to Seattle in exchange for a first-round pick and Pro Bowl center Max Unger.  All this girl can say is what the ever-living f**k.  Sure, Graham was unhappy with having a franchise tag placed on him this time last year, and sure, we all commented that he was obviously unhappy while playing the game, and yes, he dropped numerous passes that he should have caught -- oh wait, jk, according to fan sources, those were all Drew Brees' fault, my bad -- but why did it have to be Jimmy????  WHY????  The guy has so much potential!  And he eventually could have/should have/would have brought us a Super Bowl win, right??  I mean, he is obviously better than Gronkowski, and clearly deserved to be paid wide receiver money, even though on any team roster for New Orleans he was listed as a tight end.  Eff logic, right?  This is another instance where Brees should have just taken a salary cut and Loomis should've figured out a way to keep Jimmy.  Instead, he's gone to the Seachickens, where bandwagon fans are sure to welcome him with open arms.  That's right Jimmy, go get your money. You're worth it.

Also on the chopping block for New Orleans was youngster Kenny Stills, the up and coming wide receiver. Reactions from fans over this trade to Miami varied from "wait, is that the guy who replaced Bush?" to "aw man! that guy was awesome, I wanted to buy his jersey!"  Rumor has it that Stills liked to party and had a bad attitude throughout last season, and that Drew Brees was fed up with him.  Since the coaching staff and management alike want to keep Brees happy, they got rid of Stills.  Drew was even heard saying, "I'm not gonna miss that guy at all."

Added to the roster is running back C.J. Spiller from Buffalo.  This is an excellent move, in my opinio--- wait, wait, waaaaait a minute, I just remember, this guy broke his collarbone last year and was out for the whole season.  Nope, don't want him.  Never mind the fact that prior to this, he never missed a game in four seasons, was elected to the Pro Bowl as an alternate in 2012, or that in 2013 he rushed 933 yards with 185 receiving yards in 15 games.  What the hell, taking a chance on a guy who was injured and couldn't play?  Why would we do that?  That has never led to any kind of success for New Orleans ever (...Drew Brees...).

Dammit, New Orleans Saints.  Get your shit together.

In conclusion, we're gonna suck so bad this season.

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New Orleans Saints Are Not Thinking Straight By Releasing Pierre Thomas

“Take two mil off of Brees’ salary!”

“Reorganize the QB contract!!!”

“The Saints are taking away all of Drew Brees’ weapons.  Time to look for a new QB.”  

“I can’t...I’m literally grieving...I can’t with the Saints right now!  I didn’t even get a chance to make [Pierre] no gumbo!”  (sic)

These are just some of the reactions I have found across the Internet regarding the release of New Orleans Saints Running Back, Pierre Thomas.  And I, for one, completely agree*.  

Drew Brees is heading into the 2015 season with a salary of $18.75 million.  For this kind of money, we should’ve had two more Super Bowl wins by now.  Da fuq are we paying this guy for?  Sure, he’s broken an astonishing amount of NFL records, generates nothing but good press for the City of New Orleans, and he is by far the best QB that New Orleans has ever seen, but come on, man!  What’s he done for us lately?  

As quoted at the beginning of this post, “the Saints are taking away all of Brees’ weapons.”  What’s he going to do now, throw the football to a turkey?  Apparently that’s the direction in which the Saints are headed (and if by “turkey,” I mean some bum from Seattle or Atlanta, which I wouldn’t put past Payton to do.  Hell, while we’re at it, let’s just say fire Payton!).

Sure, the Saints have a salary cap, and frankly, Sean Payton needs to head in a new direction with the team and get serious, but didn’t he think of the fans?  The Who Dats, who head to the (Mercedes-Benz [cringe]) Superdome, rain or shine, who are always loyal to their team?  What would this release do to our fragile sense of self?  WHO ARE WE NOW???  ::looks around incredulously, points at random reader::  WHO DAT??!?!?!?!?!?  

This offseason already has me shaking in my white shrimpin’ boots.  I tell you, I’m just wonderin’ what asinine move they’re gonna do next?  

...and I never got to make Pierre no gumbo either.  

*I totally don’t agree with anything I just wrote.  I love the Saints, and as much as I will miss PT, I certainly don’t think this is detrimental to the team, nor do I think Brees should ever be let go.

This One's For Yinz...

This one's for Yinz...

This one's for yinz guys who can't believe the Steelers passed up on re-signing Hines Ward, thereby abandoning the fabled Steeler's running game;

This one's for yinz guys who are tired of the Penguins under-performing and just wish we could get back to the good old days when we had a little sandpaper on the top 6;

This one's for yinz guys who can't believe the Pirates passed up a paltry 5 year, $82,000,00.00 contract with Russell Martin;

This is for yinz guys who demand championships from their Pittsburgh Professional Sports;

Yinz guys who never stopped wearing your Black and Gold Starter Jackets;

Yinz guys who truly understand sports;
And, most importantly, this one's for None of Yinz guys who watch basketball or soccer.  
Those sports are for sissies.

Welcome to the REAL Pittsburgh Sports blog.

--Colin "Iceman" Morgan

Pittsburgh Penguins: A Team In Turmoil

Dateline:  Pittsburgh, the City of Champions, The City of Almost Champions, The City of Talent-less Chumps.

Pittsburgh Penguins fans everywhere should be extremely nervous about wednesday's loss to the Colorado Avalanche.

After a four game winning-streak against a strong line-up of division foes, one loss is certainly an unacceptable way to begin a four game road trip to the west coast.  Of particular concern is the unacceptable defensive play of Evgeni Malkin, who despite being amongst the NHL leaders in scoring, is not contributing enough to this team.

Local sportscaster Dave Gibroni of YINZERNET reached out to our blog with the following comment,

"Back in '91, '92 you had a good group of guys that really knew how to win.  Dey went aht there night after night and brought home W's.  Even back inna late 90's you had guys like Darius Kasparitis that really knew how to lay a hit. Geno is pretty good I guess, but I don't see enough effort ahta him dahn 'ere on the ice.  Maybe if da Pens brought back Jordan Staal, we'd get some a dat Defense going up ere onna second line"

Dave's words certainly speak to those REAL Pittsburgh sports fans out there.  An un-confirmed report has in fact confirmed that there are rumours surrounding Malkin's departure in exchange for, and I quote "A solid locker room presence, and another top 6 forward".

With a record like the Penguins and shaky play from Marc Andre Fleury this season, I think it's more than fair to assume that the playoffs are questionable at best.  Our only recourse as fans is of course to demand the heads of management on a silver platter, and tear the whole thing down.  

To add further insult to injury, the immediate firing of new GM Jim Rutherford is certainly reasonable in light of a sub-par performance of his two most recent aquistions in their first outing with the team.  

Stay vigilant Pens fans.  It's about time this talent-less team showed us something.  Hopefully that day is nigh.