Football.....three and a wakeup.

It's almost here...you can feel the change in the weather.  You know things are going to get better on Sundays soon...as they used to say in the Sport Illustrated commercial it's that time of year again

Update on America's Team, the defending World Champions, New Orleans Saints.

Brad Childress is still complaining about the Saints defense

WAAAAA...I remember that game.  No arguement the Saitns D was going for Favre.  But you go for the leader on the most important game of the season.  And a few months ago Favre was saying how he wanted to beat New Orleans if any team this season.  Minnessota, come out and play!

Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on September 5, 2010 4:44 PM ET


More than seven months ago, Vikings coach Brad Childress intimated that he thought the Saints were intentionally trying to injure Brett Favre in the NFC Championship.

And with the Vikings season opening in New Orleans in four days, Childress is being asked about the Saints' tactics once again. (Editor's Note: Only four days. Finally. Hell yes.)

"I understand a quarterback's going to get hit, people are going to get hit. It's football. I don't have any illusions about that. What I hate to see are late hits or attempts to hurt anybody. I don't think there's a place for that in the game," Childress said Sunday.

As our friend Bob Glauber of Newsday points out in an article behind a paywall you don't pay for, Chilly is likely just trying to get the attention of officials and perhaps a few Saints players.

Brett Favre doesn't sound too worried about it.

"I've heard that from a lot of people and you no what my response is? It's football," Favre said.

Drew Brees said nearly the same thing: "I don't think they hit him illegally in any way. Do I think they hit hard? Yeah. . . . Everybody loves hitting the quarterback."

And with that, we'd like to retire the dirty hit theme for the week. Four days.

Now this sucks!

The Saints cut 19 players on Saturday, but the most surprising news to come from the team was that linebacker Jonathan Casillas will miss the rest of the season with a foot injury.

 
Casillas earned himself drinks for life in New Orleans by recovering the onside kick to start the second half of last Super Bowl. But the special teamer surprisingly earned the starting weakside linebacker job in training camp

Damned, we can use him...but I guess life is unfair like that.  At least he will have a great spot to watch the team. 

I have a sirloin tip roast ready for Thursday and getting beer for the game.  This will be an awesome competition.  Here is to a great season!