Last week, CBS’s Mike Freeman had the audacity to make the case that the yardage record that Drew Brees now owns should be written in the record books with an asterisk. Today he wrote that the Packers are the NFL’s only great team. Meanwhile his coworker, Pete Prisco, published an article with this headline: “Brees’ record-breaking night tainted by decision to go for it late,” and still in another corner of the universe Jason Cole asks if we were “right” in running up the score.
I’m forced to ask a simple question: are they watching the same game as us? I can barely express how infuriating this is (on today of all days). Fortunately though, I think I can muster up responses to defend the honor of our quarterback, the quality of this team, and the depth of my hatred for national media coverage today.
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“This Saints offense is the most dynamic offense in NFL history.”
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We tend to agree with the bottom-line assertion being made here. After all, we wrote this and also this. So while we appreciate the sentiment, Larry Holder, we do have to issue just a couple of factual corrections:
You say: “The potential yardage production by the Saints would pale in comparison to the 2009 Super Bowl title team; the Saints only needs 68 yards to pass that highly prolific offense.”
And you mean the 2011 Saints offense is better than the 2009 one. We agree. Except what you say here is that the 2011 offense “would pale in comparison to the 2009 Super Bowl title team,” which actually means the exact opposite of what you’re trying to say.
You say: “His 11 300-yard passing games this season broke a record held by Peyton Manning.”
Except that Peyton Manning didn’t previously hold the record in question: Rich Gannon did.
You say: “Unlike Marino, unlike Rodgers and unlike Joe Montana, the Saints actually possess a running game.”
And yes, absolutely, we have a running game. But this guy might have a problem with your assertion that Montana did not.
Still, all in all, an okay piece, and the thesis statement is a good one. Maybe in the future you’ll leave the Who Datting to us, though.
