Football on Sunday was a study in what the hell happened. The Saints played like a decent team, but not the one that we had come to expect. The Rams played like the Saints usually do. Brees had 30 completions for 44 attempts. They had possession of the ball almost as long as St. Louis. Total yards were about 30 less than the Rams. Offensively, they had 2 interceptions and the most difficulty running the ball that I had seen this year. The Rams’ back-up quarterback ate up our defense and so did Jackson, their running back.

Why the loss? I tend to put the blame on Sean Peyton having to coach from the booth. Intellectually, I know this is not the real fault as other coaches have done well and this is a well-oiled machine. The game versus the Colts is a witness to that. Emotionally, I feel that they expended too much energy on the Colts and had nothing left over. A zero sum game as it were.  My roommate feels that it was a secret agreement between Tom Benson and the Rams’ owner to give it to the Rams so that the Cardinals are not the only winning team in the Gateway to the West. Maybe, maybe not. I usually don’t tend towards conspiracy theories, but maybe Brees or some player inadvertently insulted a Voodoo Queen before game day. Whatever happened just needs to be fixed.

As a friend noted on Facebook, the Aints showed up but left the S behind.