Monday, September 26, 2011

Spear In Back Ignites Saints 4th Quarter Comeback

Great article from Jeff Duncan of The Times Picayune on the Saints 4th Quarter comeback victory over the Houston Texans yesterday which was triggered when cornerback Kareem Jackson speared Drew Brees in the back late in the third quarter:

Drew Brees leads epic fourth-quarter comeback for New Orleans Saints

You don't tug on Superman's cape, you don't spit into the wind, you don't pull the mask off that old Lone Ranger and you don't mess around with Drew Brees. Not in his house. Not with his good buddy on the sideline. And not on the five-year anniversary of one of the most important wins in Saints history.

The Texans messed with Brees on Sunday and didn't live to tell about it.
They returned to the Lone Star State beaten and wiser, having learned a valuable gridiron lesson: When you're fortunate enough to have the Saints and Brees down, the last thing you want to do is kick him. Or in Kareem Jackson's case, spear him in the back.
To continue reading:  http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2011/09/drew_brees_epic_fourth-quarter.html
Posted by GulfCoastGridiron at 4:50 AM

3 comments:

  1. frellingtonSeptember 26, 2011 at 2:36 PM

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  2. frellingtonSeptember 26, 2011 at 2:39 PM

    i thought breesy's reaction of resting his jewels on jackson's helmet was the most "thug life" thing i have seen drew do - and was happy to see him getting fired up. it was a step above dunking the ball on miami's goalpost a couple of years back, that's for sure...

    i think kareem is lucky the chick w the "'blank' da eagles" shirt on from the 2006 playoff game didn't come out and start a knife fight like it was a dairy queen parking lot.

    on a more serious note - the whole gleason saga is a total tragedy. in an odd way, however, i think gleason will be a tremendous advocate for the underfunded and misunderstood illness. he seems to be a guy who lives "out loud" - so perhaps his misfortune will benefit others down the line.

    they say gleason set the record for "most spilled beer in one moment" because all of us in the dome when he blocked the punt chucked our budweisers 20 feet in the air in celebration. i did it without even knowing it. there is a great picture somewhere of that moment, and if you look closely you can see thousands of cups and bottles flying around...what a great moment...

    so sad to see a hero of the city facing such a battle.

    here's to a miracle...

    thanks for the article, windley...thanks for the motivation, mr jackson...and thanks for the memory, steve gleason...

    WHO DAT!!!

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  3. GulfCoastGridironSeptember 26, 2011 at 4:01 PM

    It wasn't my article, I just sent the link for it. Glad it brought back some good memories for you though. Thanks for the feedback.

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