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Sadly it wouldn't matter. Dennis Allen will continue to run Zone and put our press-man corners in position to fail.

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Week 1: vs Houston (MNF)
Week 2: at Rams (3:25)
Week 3: at Seattle (3:25)
Week 4: vs Dallas (SNF)
Week 5: vs Tampa (noon)
Week 6: at Jacksonville (noon)
Week 7: at Chicago (3:25)
Week 8: vs Arizona (noon)
Week 9: BYE
Week 10: vs Atlanta (noon)
Week 11: at Tampa (noon)
Week 12: at Carolina (noon)
Week 13: at Atlanta (Thanksgiving Night)
Week 14: vs San Francisco (noon)
Week 15: vs Indy (MNF)
Week 16: at Tennessee (noon)
Week 17: vs Carolina (noon)

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ooof 4 divisional games in a row after the bye week....

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QB Teddy Bridgewater: $22 million per year

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I could see the Saints resigning Teddy for a backloaded contract with a cap hit next season of ~$5-10mil and then an avg of 16-18mil a year for the final 4 seasons.

Everyone who thinks you can get him below $16mil/year (when it counts)...not gonna happen.

Everyone who wants to let Teddy go for the 16-18mil a year. Good luck striking gold with the next QB while the Saints have a young core. Teddy can get you 50%-60% of what Drew can get you and has knowledge of the NFL game/Saints offense. He is not Drew Brees (no one is), but hes definitely better than a Blake Bortles/Joe Flacco type of QB.

There are more of a chance you get Bortles/Winston/etc. talent/type QB in the draft than getting a Mahomes.

Saints should ride the Teddy Train unless the price is wrong.

45% viewership seems like a good number from the outside. (Its almost 50% of the nation tuning in). But in the NFL's eyes, that is one of the worst looks that they could have. Goodell thought if he can pit the leagues greatest dynasty vs the leagues biggest market, people would be tuning-in in droves. And he was probably right if the NFCCG did not end the way it did. Yes, if the Saints would have lost "fairly", the NOLA market would have tuned out from the Super Bowl bc of anger, but the rest of the nation would have been super excited to see McVay vs Belichick, Glitz/Glamour vs Grind/Toughness. And since ratings/marketing matters, the Rams victory would have been touted as a fitting end to the Patriots dynasty (which started back in '01 with the same teams in a dome). The narratives for that game keep on coming, and they are more attractive to the NFL than the narratives of Brees v Brady/Payton v Belichick game. TBH, even NOLA would have probably given a mid 30s to low 40-ish rating for that super bowl if the Saints loss would have been fair.

But that didn't happen. Goodells cronies (the refs) screwed up majorly and refused to call one of the (if not THE MOST) blatant penalties (choose either PI or helmet-to-helmet) int he history of the "game". Guarantee Goodell was furious that the penalty happened in that moment and with how egregious it was. It wasn't suppose to be like that, the Rams were suppose to win close but "fairly". His plan had failed him. Now for the next 14 days, all he would hear is how the Saints were cheated (they were) and the Rams didn't deserve to be there. His planned Super Bowl was tarnished. Now he couldn't let the Rams win and really jolt that garbage LA fan base because then the story of how NOLA was cheated would NEVER go away. The game is already marked with an asterisk, and it would have only been more prominent if the Rams win.

So we ended up with what we got. The Patriots hoisting another Lombardi, and the fake Rams team putting their tails between their legs and going back to their "fan base".

Look for next season with the Saints (great narrative with redemption after being scorned by the refs/league) playing an AFC media darling team (a team similar to this years KC team or possibly even KC) in the super bowl.

This is how the NFL works under Goodell, you either build a new stadium to host a super bowl and play in one at some point, or become a media darling/push a narrative that is beneficial to the bottom-line.

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I've been avoiding L.A. sports radio for a month, but this morning it was GLORIOUS! I haven't enjoyed an hour of radio as much as I did on my drive in this morning in a very long time...

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This is the perfect set up for the league. They even get the Patriots (Goodell's home boys) as the opponent to allow LA to win the super bowl. Look for a decently close game, with LA pulling away in the 4th.

This super bowl was fabricated to generate fans in LA, sell PLC's and ensure the financial investment in LA was correct. Why do you think the Rams went all in with "big names"? It helped push forward the narrative that the Rams were a legitimate contender this season.

You can deny it all you want, and proclaim the NFL isn't fixed/rigged/etc. but you are lying to yourself.

Just wait and see....

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NFL Complaint line 212-450-2000 . Call and leave your complaint !!!

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This is just as effective as calling your congressman/senator to complain about some sort of Federal or State legislation. The calls will go on deaf ears and only makes you feel better because you voiced your opinion...to people who could give a shite less.

I wear the same jersey to every home game I attend. If they win, I do not wash the jersey. If they lose, I wash the jersey. Only had to was the jersey once this season (after the TB game).

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There's a guy who knew a guy still have this game on VHS.

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I still have the 09 NFCCG and Super Bowl on VHS. Can't pass up having the original broadcast.

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Just go on YouTube.


Most people are loving the Rams. Don’t know what you’re watching

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Saints are favored, and the majority of the media is picking the Saints. No clue what you're talking about.

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The spread opened at 3-1/2 points. Average is about 3 points for homefield advantage normally. So Vegas is saying the Saints are favored by 1/2 point, so essentially a pick'em game. While the Saints are favored and the media may be choosing the Saints to win the game, don't think this won't be a one possession game.