The Saints Go Marching on (to HELL)

For the past two weeks it seems the Superbowl has yet again been over hyped. This year not only was the game lacking high octane offense for majority of the first half, but the commercials, and the halftime show were also failures of epic proportions.

Since the wardrobe "malfunction" of Janet Jackson's halftime performance it seems the NFL is taking the safe approach in choosing who (no pun intended) will perform. Apparently they feel that if we find musicians with one foot in the grave to put on a show, then there will be no controversy, just a horrible halftime allowing everyone to leave the room.

Don't get me wrong, I am a fan of The Who, but they have not put on a legit show in decades, and it showed as they failed to be able to even lip sync properly. At least last year when Bruce Springstein performed he brought some excitement, showing he is still somewhat of a "Boss".

Now on to the true matter at hand. The team that won the big game and continues to march an entire city into the fiery inferno we refer to as hell. Could a worse team, who represents worse values possibly won? That can be debated.

The press tells of how the Saints organization was the thing that saved an entire city after Hurricane Katrina. Even five years later the press continues to dwell on this beautiful tragedy as the Super Bowl neared. Now after they have won it, a city rooted in all that is evil rejoices as the Saints win and fail to see the error of their ways and continue following them blindly into the pit of despair.

No team in any city represents the "7 Deadly Sins" better than the Saints in the city of New Orleans.

7) Wrath: In simplest terms you can refer to wrath as anger. When a team marches onto a field yielding a weapon such as a baseball bat for "inspiration" I contest that this is the first of 7 deadly sins. Gilbert Arenas faces jail time while serving his suspension in the NBA for having a gun in the locker room, yet video is played repeatedly of Reggie Bush yielding a black bat out onto the field.

6) Greed: Money is the root of all evil, and all professional sport franchises deal with this. Owners not wanting to part with their money and players wanting too much money. Reggie Bush will also be used as the prime example for this one, but be sure that several other players are also guilty of this deadly sin. Bush made $2.9 million this season before incentives. You can argue whether or not he was even worth this much based on his production numbers. Next season he is due to make $8 million. Reggie Bush had his rookie contract restructured because he was not achieving any of his player incentive goals. His swollen head leads him to believe he is truly worth more than he actually is. Will he be willing to take a pay cut next season based on how he actually plays, or will he continue to cry like a baby screaming "Show me the money"?

5) Sloth: How can the Saints be considered slothful? Take a look at the past history of this organization. One of the worst teams in the history of the NFL. Players consistently giving up after a few games. The city itself is a lazy one. Instead of rebuilding their free government houses that was paid for by the taxpayers, the lazy people waited and waited for their government handouts. When given cards with sums of over $1,000 on it, instead of spending it on the right things (such as food and clothing), hundreds upon hundreds were reportedly misusing the funds for things like big screen televisions, video games consoles, and numerous other non-necessities. I guess the government should also be held responsible for creating these monsters with a screwed up welfare system.

4) Pride: Who Dat? Need I say more. The constant pounding of ones own chest seems less offensive than continually hearing the the words "Who dat gonna beat dem Saints?" Pride cometh before fall so get those paper bags ready again.

3) Lust: In a clip shown moments before the game ended, but while the game was all but over a quick shot from Bourbon Street was shown. Look carefully and you will see a topless woman as people from a balcony shower her with beads. Mardis Gras was postponed till after the Super Bowl, but based on what I saw, it just looks like an extra week of lust will be filling the streets of New Orleans.

2) Envy: For years the Saints envied most any other team in the league. After the feelings of winning it all is over, the Saints will soon again realize (with perhaps one exception being Drew Breese) that they are not all that, and will begin to be envious of the other teams in the league and what they have at nearly all positions. No disrespect to Breese, but as an organization I feel they still envy the Colts for having Peyton Manning, and if given the opportunity would welcome him back home with open arms, quickly forgetting what Breese has done for them.

1) Gluttony: French, Spanish, Italian, African, Native American, Cajun, and a hint of Cuban traditions are all used in New Orleans cuisine. How can you be that hungry that you feel the need to combine all those different types of traditional foods into one bowl? Gulf oysters on the half-shell, fried oysters, boiled crawfish, and other seafood. Jambalaya, étouffée, gumbo, and red beans and rice are just a small list of local favorites that provide the gluttons of the city to eat until their sinful heart is content.

Enjoy it while you can because that jumbo is going to be even hotter where you are going, but then again, what does Scrappy know?

The Return of Scrappy Sports

After a long hiatus I have returned even scrappier than ever. I stepped aside from this blog not because of my lack of interest in it, but my career at ESPN Radio stood in the way, leading me to neglect my true love of writing.

ESPN Radio has unshackled me (ok I just got fired) allowing me to return to the roots where I first started. Blogging.

Too many people have been editing, re-editing, and straight up killing the words I laid before them in an attempt to silence me from my true opinions on sports. Now I am back with a fresh perspective. Warning the content may be rawer, more controversial, and perhaps even funnier than before.

-Scrappy