Saints route to Super Bowl detours through London

So the Saints took a European Vacation (Technically, Is England in Europe?) and surprised me with a win. They kept alive a decades-old strategy (that has resulted in at least 2 losses that I can remember) of giving the opponent one last Hail Mary attempt. It's kind of like Final Jeopardy. The first half is Jeopardy. The second half is Double Jeopardy. The last minute is Final Jeopardy. No matter what's happened previously in the game - the score can really change.

Meanwhile the Presidential Election nears and I've decided to write in a vote for Drew Brees. No one on the planet is doing their job better right now, so I'm sure he can solve the economic crisis during the bye week.

Interesting things about this game: 1) I really didn't like the safety call. If the coach really understood what we've been through he never would've got the other team within 5. At the 2 minute mark I had reconciled myself to overtime. At the 1 second mark I had reconciled myself to a loss.
2) Good to see Deuce running well. 3) Does anyone else think that Reggie's absence isn't all that big a deal. Yes, he's a great weapon, but we seem to run these crazy plays for him that are as likely to produce a big loss as a big gain. 4) It will be a shame if we lose 3 players to suspensions, but lets face it - while the front 4 are doing better at stopping the run, we haven't seen a pass rush since the last Hurricane whizzed through. Which brings me to

Things you have to give credit to Sean Payton for: 1) He holds out players that he doesn't think are healthy. Pressured early to bring back Deuce, he didn't listen to us. Deuce seems to be the Deuce of old - well maybe a step slower - but no less powerful. He may have brought Colston back a week early, and it might be time to just sit Shockey up in a luxury box, but you've got to give him credit - in general. 2) The safety. No I wouldn't have done it, and it wouldn't have been necessary if we hadn't all been napping for the on-side kick, but we got out with a W. 3) You have to give him credit for going to a 3 man line right before Vilma's interception. The way we were pressuring the QB we might as well of gone to a 2 man line.

Let's take a week off. We'll find something to do, like hold an election.