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Brees going all-out for perfection
12/18/2009
NEW ORLEANS – For all those who debate the value of an NFL team trying to go undefeated, New
Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees(notes) offers a rhetorical question to capture why the attempt is
worth the effort. “You don’t have many opportunities like this, do you?” Brees said with a slight grin on his
face. “Something to consider.” It’s also why Brees said there is no consideration of holding back when
the 13-0 Saints continue the homestretch of the regular season Saturday with a matchup against the
visiting Dallas Cowboys.- “No, no, no … you pull out all the stops. We’re not holding anything back,”
Brees said. Really, there should be no consideration for anyone who appreciates competition. The
psychobabble you hear from people as they discuss the chances of either New Orleans or the fellow 14-
0 Indianapolis Colts going undefeated, about how it’s OK to lose a game along the way to take some of
the pressure off, is worth about as much as Lucy used to charge for her therapy sessions in Peanuts.
Maybe not even that much.“That’s just stupid,” said Saints fullback Heath Evans(notes), who has a
particularly interesting viewpoint. He was on the 2007 New England Patriots team that went 18-0 before
losing in the Super Bowl. Yes, the Patriots players thought and talked about it along the way. But it was
never the first goal and it didn’t bring the team any more Super Bowl pressure than there already was.
“You can’t make that game any bigger than it is,” Evans said. “It’s the biggest game of your life. It’s the
biggest stage in sports … the reason we got beat that year is because we lost to a good team on a day
when they played a better game.” That’s why it’s refreshing to see Brees embrace the chance at history,
to take it on like a healthy challenge rather than a mealy-mouthed approach.
Does that mean the Saints or the Colts are going to go undefeated? Probably not. The odds are still
stacked way against them, even with more than two-thirds of the season over. Heck, it’s still a decent bet
that neither will make the Super Bowl. National Black Sports Report.
12/18/2009
NEW ORLEANS – For all those who debate the value of an NFL team trying to go undefeated, New
Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees(notes) offers a rhetorical question to capture why the attempt is
worth the effort. “You don’t have many opportunities like this, do you?” Brees said with a slight grin on his
face. “Something to consider.” It’s also why Brees said there is no consideration of holding back when
the 13-0 Saints continue the homestretch of the regular season Saturday with a matchup against the
visiting Dallas Cowboys.- “No, no, no … you pull out all the stops. We’re not holding anything back,”
Brees said. Really, there should be no consideration for anyone who appreciates competition. The
psychobabble you hear from people as they discuss the chances of either New Orleans or the fellow 14-
0 Indianapolis Colts going undefeated, about how it’s OK to lose a game along the way to take some of
the pressure off, is worth about as much as Lucy used to charge for her therapy sessions in Peanuts.
Maybe not even that much.“That’s just stupid,” said Saints fullback Heath Evans(notes), who has a
particularly interesting viewpoint. He was on the 2007 New England Patriots team that went 18-0 before
losing in the Super Bowl. Yes, the Patriots players thought and talked about it along the way. But it was
never the first goal and it didn’t bring the team any more Super Bowl pressure than there already was.
“You can’t make that game any bigger than it is,” Evans said. “It’s the biggest game of your life. It’s the
biggest stage in sports … the reason we got beat that year is because we lost to a good team on a day
when they played a better game.” That’s why it’s refreshing to see Brees embrace the chance at history,
to take it on like a healthy challenge rather than a mealy-mouthed approach.
Does that mean the Saints or the Colts are going to go undefeated? Probably not. The odds are still
stacked way against them, even with more than two-thirds of the season over. Heck, it’s still a decent bet
that neither will make the Super Bowl. National Black Sports Report.
Go Saints Go
