Monday Night Football Live-Blog; Saints-Falcons Pregame/1st Half

Monday, December 10, 2007


Welcome to the Week 14 MNF Live-Blog. Let me say that this is the game I've been dreading since the schedule was released so hopefully I can last the whole way. If you decide to skip out on "Mike Vick Fest 2" I won't be mad, but if you keep me company I'll owe you one.

Spread: Saints -4.5, O/U 44

I'll be back around 7ish for Monday Night Countdown, and hopefully I'll see you then.

Stu Scott is gone again and I'm beginning to think something's up. He was supposed to be missing due to an appendectomy, but how long does that put you out for. Two weeks at most right?

Great....more Pats highlights.

Bill Parcells tries to blame Muhammad Ali for players talking trash before games. Mort quickly points out that most players today weren't alive when Ali was in his prime. Good exchange.

Wow Kyle Orton is starting for the Bears next Monday? Greaaaat. Another great live-blog. Arthur Blank is on the set with Sal Pal now. They kicked out Emmitt and Steve for this interview, which makes me sad. I need more Emmitt time.

I love how every report from Mort is that Bush is out, but every time they refer to it it turns to "likely".

"Watch his subtle shoulder shifts."- Steve Young on Drew Brees

Say that five times fast.

Oh god damn....American Idoler Blake Lewis is the music for tonight's game? What did I do to deserve this?

"I'm not authorized to use the word booyah, but I can pick the Saints for Stu."- Sal Pal
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Game time. Mike Vick time....Tony plans wax ecstatic enough to drive me crazy.

"I'm all lathered up for this one Mike. It's going to be a throw ball game."- Ron Jaworski

Jaws' bathwater is not something I ever want to think about.

Okay here's the challenge via Chris at Mister Irrelevant. As soon as the kickoff happens I'm going to try and keep track off how many times the name Vick is mentioned. That should keep me entertained.

Kickoff time. Falcons ball at the 20.....here comes Chris Redman.

"He's started as many games at Quarterback in the past four years as Hilary Clinton has."- Tony Kornheiser

Ugh.

Quick hitter to Norwood for six. Redman to Jenkins picks up 11 and a first down. Redman goes down with a sack and loses four. Crumpler catches two passes but both are short of the marker. Falcons punt. Saints ball at their own nine.

"I'm ready to play "VICKO" Bingo!" (Via Chris)

Good I'm glad someone's with me. End around for about 12 nets the Saints a first down. Brees to Patten for 9 yards, and Carney is short of the first down on 3rd down. Payton is going for it....

Sneak, and it doesn't look like they've got it. Nope....no good. Jaws and Tony love him for it, I think he's an idiot. That's just me though. Falcons ball at the Saints' 33.

4 yard run on first down for the Falcons is followed by a slant to Roddy White who gets blasted by Kaseviharn. Jaws is snubbed by Thomas after his introductions and he seems upset.

4th down and long, but there's a challenge from Bobby Petrino on an incomplete pass. Ruling stands. Whoa Jaws breaks out some beam me up Scotty technology to illustrate the drop. Falcons punt. Fair catch at the 10.

Stecker on the screen for eight, Drop by Henderson on a second down slant, and a one yard pass to Stecker and it'll be 4th down and a yard. Sean Payton is thinking about going for it. Crazy.....okay he's punting. Good lord. Jennings on the return and he runs about 40 yards for 4. God this game is terrible.

Run for nothing, Run for nothing, Crumpler drop. Great offense Petrino. Koenen gets an amazing bounce and it's out at the one. Great punt.

Colston picks up a first on the quick hitter nets 11. Brees hit and throws it into the ground to start the next set of downs, Colston for 5 on another slant, WR Screen to Patten gets the Saints 21 and a first down.

"One guy to beat!"- Mike Tirico not noticing the two safeties behind the corner.

Huge pass from Brees to Billy Miller for 36 and the Saints are in business.

TOUCHDOWN SAINTS! Brees to Patten on the fade for 25 yards.

7-0 New Orleans.


"And that'll teach the Falcons not to punt it down to the one. They went down the field sort of like the Patriots occasionally do."- Tony Kornheiser

Exactly like the Patriots Tony.

Who's ready to DUEL?! Not me... At least Mike Brownoser has stopped bringing Golic along on his escapades up the corporate ladder. The irony is that Golic is the one that comes out looking ahead... (Via Anon)

I don't know if a week long show can get canceled, but this would be the one.

Falcons ball from the twenty. First down and Chris Redman is blasted by Kraft.....the Saints are blitzing every down. 2 and 10.....complete to Robinson for maybe 3. Whoa! Redman to Robinson for 41 yards!!! How about that...nice double move. Hey and they beat Jason David on the play. Good to see you!

TOUCHDOWN FALCONS! Redman to Roddy White on the exact same play that the Saints scored on.

7-7.


Mike Vick Count: 1 (After Roddy White displays a "Free Mike Vick" shirt.

Make that 2....Tirico mentions him again.

"You don't have to put him Canton, Jaws."- Tony Kornheiser
"A little bit later we'll discuss how to build a Football team."- Jaws

Ha...here we go. I'm with Tony here. Redman throws one good pass and Jaws is trying to name him the future QB. Just dumb.

Meanwhile the Saints take the ball to midfield as the first quarter comes to and end. 7-7 tie.

Patten picks up another twenty to start the quarter followed by an incomplete pass to Colston. 2nd and 10. Wow....Colston gets nailed by Hall and it doesn't even faze him. 3rd and 4....

"And Brady's throw is complete for the first down and David Patten in the Red Zone."- Mike Tirico

That's not a typo....he said Brady. If you work for ESPN you're required to mention him at least once a game. A couple of Stecker runs make it 3rd and 1 at the 11 yard line. Stecker gets 3.

"Since he was body surfing like a concert mosh pit across offensive linemen."- Mike Tirico
"Ah what?"- Jaws
"Don't date yourself."- TK

Brees tries a fade to Patten and it's incomplete. The ex-Patriot is down now (see I can do it too MNF!) 2nd and Goal....Brees' throw is batted down. Brees hits Johnson in the numbers and he drops it....FG attempt for Mare....

10-7 Saints.

Oooh Arthur Blank is our MNF Guest tonight! Greaaaaaat.

Mike Vick Count: 4


Pitch to Norwood gets 8 but there's a few flags on the field....holding on Roddy White. Arthur Blank is in the booth.

Mike Vick Count: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10


"I believe in second chances and I hope Jerious gets around the edge here."- Arthur Blank

Way to stay on topic. And a fried chicken reference....very nice you ass (that video will be on the Sporting Blog tomorrow morning)!

Meanwhile the Falcons are going to be punting. Nothing exciting is happening on the field so I'm just counting Vick mentions.

First down Saints at their own 33 and Brees hits Colston near midfield. Wow great job by Brees to scramble and hit Johnson over the middle. EJ gets nailed but he hangs on. Colston for 4 yards.....2 minute warning.

Brees to Patten on the quick hitter and it'll be 3rd and 3....Brees to Patten again for 17 and Saints call timeout. Wow Brees is 21-27 for 235 yards and a TD and they only lead by 3.

Draw on first gets nothing.....

TOUCHDOWN SAINTS!!! Brees to Colston! Great pass right up the middle.

17-7 Saints.


"The first drive was 99 and that one was 94, and Suzy is capped off by Colston."- Mike Tirico

Ewww. Come on Mike.....Nightmare Fuel.

Redman hits Jenkins for a first, and hits him again for an eight yarder. Timeout Falcons...ball on their own 44. Redman to Jenkins again for the first down and he gets out of bounds. 27 seconds left....

Jenkins again with the catch and the Falcons don't use their timeout. They clock it at 10 seconds. Ball at NO's 40. Incomplete.....6 seconds left in the half.

WOW! Redman throws to Roddy White deep!!! And he's down at the one....the half is over. I guess it was a good idea, but that was a pretty crappy result.

17-7 Saints at the Half.

40 Comments:

Here is how the broadcast will go down:

Mike: WELCOME TO ATuuuuuLANTA!!! FOR THE SAINTS/FALCONS!!!

JAWS: DREW BREES HAS BEEN STROKING IT ALL NIGHT LONG!!!

Tony: Let me go back to the Michael Vick story, when you consider all the stuff that he has done in the past, I think that......


I rest my case.

TJX said...
Dec 10, 2007, 6:27:00 PM  

And the pre-game.....

Emmitt: The Atlanta Hawks..uh Braves....Falcons have been losering a lot of games this season. The Saints need to run the football with Reggie Bush....oh he's out...then uh...passing the ball with Drew Bledsoe. You have reveavers like Derek Henderson and.......

TJX said...
Dec 10, 2007, 6:29:00 PM  

Is Stu Scott missing again?

Anonymous said...
Dec 10, 2007, 7:10:00 PM  

I had an appendectomy on the night before the Steelers-Seahawks Super Bowl. As I waited for surgery, I asked the doctors to move my time up if at all possible, so I could come out of the post-op stupor in time to actually see the game.

They did so. And I remember about 75% of it. I have still never missed a Super Bowl.

So: Stu Scott, you are a total wuss.

ben said...
Dec 10, 2007, 7:39:00 PM  

Lazy eye surgery?
Will Stu Scott return as Susan Scott?

Anonymous said...
Dec 10, 2007, 7:39:00 PM  

There could be other complications, for instance, my stepdaughter had her appendix removed 3 weeks ago, but she also had a kidney infection, so she's been out of commission since.

Anonymous said...
Dec 10, 2007, 8:08:00 PM  

Well that's crappy....I'm sorry to hear that Anon.

You would think they would have said something by now.

Dec 10, 2007, 8:26:00 PM  

Is it really so bad that Stu Scott is on the injured list?
What's with kornheiser's tie? Is he trying to give his boothmates Vertigo?

Chris Casey said...
Dec 10, 2007, 8:33:00 PM  

Jaws: Playoff starts tonight? TK: Vick, Blah Blah Blah. Give it a rest!

Chris Casey said...
Dec 10, 2007, 8:34:00 PM  

TK makes me want to move the needle, and drain all my blood

Chris Casey said...
Dec 10, 2007, 8:34:00 PM  

Why do we need to hear another courtroom recap? Please god, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

Chris Casey said...
Dec 10, 2007, 8:36:00 PM  

How can this crappy game hold a candle to the 15th Anniversary epusode of Monday Night RAW on USA?

We've already seen 90s throwbacks like Sunny, The Godfather and Abe "Knuckleball" Schwartz.

Vick, schmick.

odessasteps said...
Dec 10, 2007, 8:37:00 PM  

I'm ready to play "VICKO" Bingo!

Chris Casey said...
Dec 10, 2007, 8:40:00 PM  

There's a reason TONEHeiser isn't an NFL Head Coach.

Chris Casey said...
Dec 10, 2007, 8:53:00 PM  

Think Vick is watching the game? I'll bet ToneHeiser asks that question sometime tonight!

Chris Casey said...
Dec 10, 2007, 8:55:00 PM  

Who uses the word "barometer" to call a football game?

Chris Casey said...
Dec 10, 2007, 9:02:00 PM  

I usually watch games with the sound off, after half a quarter, I remember why. How do you guys stand this

Chris Casey said...
Dec 10, 2007, 9:04:00 PM  

Who's ready to DUEL?! Not me... At least Mike Brownoser has stopped bringing Golic along on his escapades up the corporate ladder. The irony is that Golic is the one that comes out looking ahead...

Anonymous said...
Dec 10, 2007, 9:14:00 PM  

FREE MIKE VICK!!!

Hanrahan said...
Dec 10, 2007, 9:21:00 PM  

Yeah, I missed the shirt. Can we get a video someone??? That's sweet.

Anonymous said...
Dec 10, 2007, 9:28:00 PM  

WOAH!! How many did that count for???

Bstone said...
Dec 10, 2007, 9:40:00 PM  

Why can't one of the questions to Blank be:

How long have you looked like an unfrozen Walt Disney?

Anonymous said...
Dec 10, 2007, 9:42:00 PM  

Why can't one of the questions to Blank be:

How long have you looked like an unfrozen Walt Disney?

Anonymous said...
Dec 10, 2007, 9:42:00 PM  

Apparently Mike Vick was in a dogfighting scandal.

TJX said...
Dec 10, 2007, 9:42:00 PM  

Did Blank really just bring out playing shape, Mike Vick, and fried chicken in the same thought?

Anonymous said...
Dec 10, 2007, 9:43:00 PM  

Chicken and fries? Here comes Jesse Jackson and Reverend Al to boycott the Falcons.

Anonymous said...
Dec 10, 2007, 9:44:00 PM  

My question to Blank is: Can you please tell Mike Vick not to eat too much fried chicken, again?

I love it.

Anonymous said...
Dec 10, 2007, 9:44:00 PM  

They got Fried Chicken in prison???...please tell me you captured that for playback on YouTube. Blank just opened a can of worms. classic

Anonymous said...
Dec 10, 2007, 9:44:00 PM  

Are they serving lots of fried chicken in prison ? not bad.

Anonymous said...
Dec 10, 2007, 9:45:00 PM  

I hope they only serve the same chicken that they served at my college, "Grade D, but edible"

Anonymous said...
Dec 10, 2007, 9:47:00 PM  

Eat a lot of fried chicken, avoid being pounded in the ass regularly.

Anonymous said...
Dec 10, 2007, 9:47:00 PM  

Aside from the fried chicken I would just like to state that Petrino is a damned liar.

"We have to get Norwood involved more"

4 rushes and 1 reception...involved my ass.

And yes...I did have to put Norwood in as my flex position this week. So what?

Anonymous said...
Dec 10, 2007, 9:50:00 PM  

They did a behind-the-scenes show and showed how the production booth has communication with one of the refs on timing to and from commercials so they don't miss plays, etc. If ESPN could get away with it, they would say, "Hey, we have so-and-so in the booth talking about their upcoming movie that happens to be coming out by Disney/Touchstone/etc., pause the game for 5 minutes so we can focus on it." But instead they just ignore the game. Not that that's the worst decision with the games they've had recently...

Anonymous said...
Dec 10, 2007, 9:51:00 PM  

Korny has professed his undying love for Hillary.

But does he know that she, um, likes munching bush, she's a dyke.

Only someone as stupid and self absorbed as Korny would miss the obvious signs.

E Buzz said...
Dec 10, 2007, 9:52:00 PM  

Brees must've rubbed butter on himself before that snap.

Bad image I know...

Anonymous said...
Dec 10, 2007, 9:53:00 PM  

Sign in the crowd: "Keep your head up Vick" ...and your ass against the wall

Anonymous said...
Dec 10, 2007, 9:53:00 PM  

@ h-wags

Did you really just qualify "loves munching bush" with "she's a dyke"?

Bstone said...
Dec 10, 2007, 9:59:00 PM  

Wags, I thought you were listening on radio. So shut up. Yeah, this is that crazy la raza guy. So, go get tancredo, malkin, and the other racists to come deport me. Ya'll can eat my burrito.

Anonymous said...
Dec 10, 2007, 10:06:00 PM  

Sure, just wanted to make sure that I wasn't misunderstood.

Hey LR, I will only respond this time, the last time.

Piss off.

Best regards.

E Buzz said...
Dec 10, 2007, 10:33:00 PM  

Are you serious? I'm gonna cry. It's so hard to say goodbye. Is that your final answer?
I'll piss off if you shit off.

Peace

Anonymous said...
Dec 10, 2007, 11:40:00 PM  

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