First off, let me say I should have 'turned down my tv and turned on WWL," but I don't have a radio in the same room as my TV so I couldn't listen (though I could have listened to the simulcast online via WWL.com, but you can't do that during the regular season) during tonight's New Orleans Saints game. As soon as the game started I should have known better, Bryant Gumble kept doing this great job with interviews and questions and real commentary that actually had to do with the game, but that moron next to him in the booth would not shut up the entire game. Ugh. Cris Collinsworth has NOTHING to contribute to a game. His commentary was endless and pointless. His interview skills are severely lacking. When Michael Irving was in the booth he would go on a long tangent and then not even ask a question (again, thank goodness Bryant Gumble was there). About halfway through the first quarter his comments turned into a monotonous drone that I tuned out. Of course I couldn't ignore the commentary the whole time because the NFL Network doesn't seem to know how to broadcast a Saints game. They kept ignoring the game and showing the idiot in the booth next to Gumble and replays from old games (which didn't bother me when they had to do with the new hall of famers, but otherwise...). As far as I know, this is the only live game on NFL Network for the Saints for the rest of the year so we won't have to suffer through another. FYI, NFL Network the preseason is more important to see because the fans will get to see what our team may look like.

More thoughts after the break.

But, anyway what about the game, What I saw was our coach trying out the new guys and trying to shuffle the plays. Fife did the best of all of our QBs and Martin the worst. I think everyone needs work and I'm sure all will be better by the time the season starts after all we lost all of last year's preseason games. Should be interesting to see who gets fired this week and who gets promoted up the ranks for next week's home game (that hopefully I will be at, if my dad still lets me come with him. Thanks for the tickets again dad.).

Also, I miss the old style of football. It used to be local announcers for the local games. We would hear commentary that pertains to us rather than to the general public. We would hear stuff that matters rather than pointless dribble from tangential morons like Collinsworth. NFL Network, until you understand that (and the fact that you are not worth being included in basic cable cause we ain't paying to see that year round) you will never be the best football network. ESPN hopefully you'll do better.

And just so you know, I don't think NFL Network slighted us cause we were losing, I think they just don't know what they're doing. I also think they don't care about the smaller market New Orleans area as much as they do the larger Pittsburgh market (both had the game playing on regular TV).