I’ve been thinking about this since we beat the Vikings. What a precarious position Peyton Manning must be in, to play his hometown team the Saints. I can’t imagine his father, Archie, and what he feels right now, toiling and suffering all those years quarterbacking for mediocre to just plain bad Saints teams and who never won a Super Bowl ring. Sure Archie’s allegiance is first to his family, but one doesn’t live in New Orleans, breathe the Saints, announce games for all those years and not secretly yearn for a Saints victory this weekend.
And what about Peyton? Haven’t we seen it in his face, the conundrum he is facing this weekend playing the team who put a roof over his head growing up and food on his table? Its got to be hard swimming all one’s life in a sea of black and gold and now to hear the chants and feel the frenzy of the long-suffering Saints fans and not be affected? The madness is palpable; all one sees in New Orleans right now is black and gold everywhere and what days next week is work going to be cancelled and the debate on what day next week is the best to have the Saints post-win parade because we’re in the middle of Carnival season. Hell, men who never dared showed up in force this weekend, dressed in drag, to honor the memory of the beloved Buddy D who swore he would walk down Bourbon Street in a dress if the Saints got to the Super Bowl? If that isn’t complete and utter passion and dedication I don’t know what is?
New Orleans is stripped down to one thing right now – that is an unprecedented focus on a Saints victory this Sunday in Super Bowl XLIV. This is such huge unexplored territory, no one here knows how to act, but all out. Peyton needs to contemplate this. Peyton needs to bow down to this phenomenon. He’s got his Super Bowl victory, this year its someone else’s turn – OURS. So under the leadership of Drew Brees and the punishing Saints defense Peyton better watch out. Better yet, Peyton better lay down – its a respect thing ya dig?
Ha Ha!
Who’dat gon’mess Wit’da NOLAFemmes?
Archie Who? Peyton better lay down!
Hahahahahaha whew!