Thursday night the Saints smacked the Chiefs around so hard it nearly knocked all the racism out of their team identity. There’s a press conference scheduled for tomorrow to announce that they’re now the “Kansas City Native American Tribal Leaders.” Or something.

A lot of people seem to have been trying to minimize the trouncing since Thursday night. Oh sure, we’re all excited about the way the Saints have performed the last two times out. But apparently it’s hip to hold your exuberance in check and keep in mind that the Chiefs suck. Brodie Croyle sucks. Larry Johnson and Priest Holmes didn’t play. Their o-line lost Will Shields, Willie Roaf is retired, and on and on.

I’ll grant you all those things. But the thing is, if you’re gonna dock the Saints due to the level of their competition, you also need to give them extra points for thoroughly dominating. This wasn’t exactly a squeaker. If the Chiefs suck, then the Saints did exactly what they should have done: shoved it down their throats and left them for dead. more…