More Than Just A Game For New Orleans 
By: WAG and Kenny Perrier

The following is a conversation between WAG and Kenny Perrier, both are Gridiron Experts hired gun writers and both were born and raised in the New Orleans area. Here is there take on the impact of the Saints’ first Super Bowl:

> > WAG: People who aren’t from Louisiana, or the Mississippi and Alabama coasts, really can’t even begin to understand what the Saints’ first Super Bowl appearance means to this region. This is much more than finally having a team good enough to overcome all the obstacles to make it to the Roman Numeral Game.
This is about a region– often ridiculed, left for dead, joked about, viewed as “backward-thinking people”– putting aside life’s hardships every Sunday for three and a half hours to gather around one symbol of hope for a better tomorrow. That symbol lies in the golden arm of Drew Brees, the softness in Marques Colston’s hands, the electricity in Reggie Bush’s legs and in the minds of Sean Payton and Greg Williams. This game is the equivalent to Morpheus’s speech in Matrix Reloaded before the Revolution begins. Just like the strongest quote in that statement, the Saints, New Orleans and the Who Dat Nation are shouting, “we are still here!”

> > Perrier: Ya betta believe we’re still here. We get to see former Saints QB, Bobby Hebert, carry on long time Saints radio personality Bernard “Buddy D” Diliberto’s promise: if the Saints made it to the Super Bowl, he’d wear a dress. Normally, you see Bourbon Street packed, when Mardi Gras is in full effect, with thousands of tourists having a good time. This past Sunday night, Bourbon Street resembled Mardi Gras. But ,the difference is it was filled with Saints Fans rejoicing and celebrating. Celebrating for years of heartache. Years of watching Aaron Brooks smile after throwing interceptions, almost losing our beloved team to San Antonio, and having one of the best defenses of all time, “The Dome Patrol,” and not winning a playoff game. The list can go on and on, but “we are still here!”

> >WAG: To Saints fans, this is the equivalent of combining the 2004 Red Sox and the ’05 White Sox championships in baseball after years of

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Fashion By Belichick:  In Stores Next Fall

You’re probably wondering why I’m writing about what NFL coaches wear on the sideline.  Who cares, right?  It’s the playoffs! You may not admit it, but everyone noticed when Mike Nolan wore suits in honor of his dad (Dick Nolan), when Belichick cut the sleeves on his hoodie, or the remarkable unmovable hair of Jimmy Johnson.  Maybe by fashion statements, we get some insight into the personality of coaches that we don’t get from interviews or talk shows.  Whatever it may be, random things coaches wear on the sideline remain a topic of conversation, even if it’s a small topic.  If anything, it’s water cooler talk and gives us something to break the monotony of never-ending analyzes of the upcoming games.

Lately, one coach stands above all.  One of the most low-key, cards to the chest, and successful coaches in the NFL is none other than Bill Belichick.  His guarded personality doesn’t portray to welcome or invite attention to him or the Patriots.  So, why every weekend, especially doing the winter months, doing the NFL season, we witness a new fashion statement?  First, it was the hoodie, then the hoddie with the sleeves cut, and this past weekend was the old school wool hat with the furry ball on top.  To quote the guys from Monday Night Countdown, “C’mon Man!”  In retrospective, Belichick was one of the first to wear wind pants and hoodies on the sideline.  You can say he contributed to the new laid back attire commonly worn by NFL coaches.  That being said a few questions surfaced.  What happened to the business suit days?  What happened to the cowboy hat (Bum Phillips) or the felt hat (Tom Landry)?  What happened to the days when you can distinguish between the head coach and the athletic trainer?  Every once in awhile a coach will try to bring back the business like attire (Mike Nolan), but Nolan had to ask permission from the NFL to do so.  Yes, ask permission.  As of July 2009,

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