Saints are victorious!!

There are some things you never doubt... 1) You WILL get a speeding ticket if the cop pulls you over and asks you to step out of the car. 2) A team will beat a superstar any day. The Saints beat the Colts 31-17 in Super Bowl 44, and the score is hardly relevant because the better team won. If they had won by 1 point or shut the Colts out, the better team still won. And they did so be being the same team they were all year. They had all the confidence sans arrogance. They maintained their poise despite coming back from 10 points down in the first quarter. And they never doubted that their vision, their mission, their cause was bigger than a game of football. Sean Payton had the Saints sold on a singular mission: just win. Didn't matter how. They won ugly. They won pretty. They lost too, but they stayed focused. Didn't matter how many stats accrued for any one player over another, didn't matter which running back was rushing or which receiver was receiving. As long as Patyon had Brees as his field general, he knew he had a leader that would take care of the ball and keep his vision propagating on the field. The won for the city of New Orleans and they did so the right way. Their teamwork was never in question, their unity never denied. They just knew they had a team and a good one. They knew they had talent and plenty of it. Time and time again, we see that teams beat superstars. Teams with a singular mission trump individual ideas. The fact that Brees broke records without one dominant receiver or running back and that the defense led the NFL with guys that were shed from other teams is a tribute to the coaching staff. They put together a team that was just that: a team. You couldn't guess who'd top the touchdown list. Don't try to understand which guy was leading in tackles. They weren't role players, but they played important roles, each crafted for each player's talents. This team reminded me of the 1999 Rams. They deserve the win and Lombardi. Breathe it in Saints fans.... it's the smell of victory.