Improbable Suck it up Story

Hurricane Katrina...August 2005...The city of New Orleans is left in shambles. The Super Dome is severely damaged as well...The city, the people and the atmosphere is full of devastation and destruction.

Fast forward to February 2010...The New Orleans Saints are going to the Super Bowl and will be playing the Colts at a time when Peyton Manning is at a point in his career when he is playing out of his mind. Since this is a Suck it up, Buttercup! story, we are going to focus on the Saints and more importantly the role that Drew Brees.

I will be honest with you, I am not a lifetime Saints fan, but from the start of this year I have been fascinated with Drew Brees. It's not as if he is the biggest guy on the team or that he is the most athletic. In fact, San Diego cut him a few years back. First of all, any time that a player can get cut and dropped from a team and stay on top of his game...actually improve his game...all of that is impressive enough, but something else impresses me even more. Drew has become (apparently) the emotional leader of this team.

I don't want to gloss over the fact that the guy is a passing fool. He is on fire and he is peaking at a time that couldn't be better. All that aside, this is a guy who is having the time of his life. He loves what he does and it shows. He is not only good at what he does, but he is having fun and he is fired up! That is a dangerous mix when you are opposing them in the Super Bowl. Yes, we all know about Peyton and his resume, but the Saints are dangerous if for no other reason that a little guy named Drew Brees who is having a blast.

He is a leader in that he gets his team fired up and ready to play the game. He is the heartbeat of the team...and that translates into the heartbeat of a city and millions of people...I want to be like that, I want to be like Drew Brees...If I was a betting man, I would bet on the Colts...but you know what...My heart and soul wants to see the Saints go and kick butt...It is a Suck it up, Buttercup! kind of Super Bowl.

I want to see Drew Brees take his boys and get them fired up!!!! It's an awesome thing to see and I would like to see it one more time!

GO SAINTS AND WHO DAT NATION!

Suck it up, Buttercup!

Rob