One of the many reasons I have a passion for sports is the power and impact it can have on a city. Winning a title in sports can lift up and bring a city to come together in celebration. There is no measure on the power of winning in sports. If the Saints can win one more game, this power would be put on display like never before in the city of New Orleans.
Can Drew Brees lead the city of New Orleans to a Super Bowl title?
The Saints have been perennial losers in the NFL for as long as I can remember. This is their glory time as they have been in existence for 43 years and have had very little to celebrate. You will always have a soft spot in your heart for a city and fans of a team who have suffered losing like the Saints have.
Beside all the losing the Saints have endured, everyone remembers the devastation form hurricane Katrina. This devastation will never be forgotten and is still felt to this day in New Orleans.
I went to Mardi Gras just before Karina hit and remember all the jubilation that surrounded this city. A Super Bowl will not let people forget Katrina, but it would lift this city more than words can say. The Saints would be considered winners, and a win would ease the pain of losing years and devastation.
In a ironic twist of fate, it will be Peyton Manning and his Indianapolis Colts on the other side of the field trying to stand in the way of this title. Peyton is the son of Archie Manning. Archie was a great quarterback who played on some of the worst Saints teams that I saw growing up as a kid watching the NFL. While I know Archie will be rooting for his son, I know he has a soft spot in his heart for New Orleans. Archie got beat up physically and mentally during these years.
The people of New Orleans deserve this title and need it. I would love to see it happen . Mardi Gras would start early if the Saints win and Bourbon street could not contain the number of people that would join in the celebration. The Saints should be proud of their accomplishment this year even if they lose, but I do not think we could measure what a Super Bowl title would mean to this city. That is the power of sports.
Tags: archie manning, Drew Brees, Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints, Peyton Manning, super bowl
Very nicely done. I wasn’t here when Katrina hit, but the fans here had to fight to keep the owner from moving the team to San Antonio. They are among the best fans in sports and I am honored to be among them.
Mardi Gras has started already. Some of the parades that normally would have rolled on 2/7 have been rescheduled or cancelled because of this game. They do need to earn the championship, for the Colts are a very good team and they are favored to beat us. But I do believe that destiny is on our side.