We all knew it was coming eventually, it was just a matter of time. As it turns out, it only took about five days to take some of the wind out of Saints fans’ sails and bring us back down to earth.

The situation with Sedrick Ellis has officially become a pain in the ass. The weekend also saw Dulymus experience some swelling in his knee which we can only hope doesn’t become chronic. Tracy Porter and Jack Hunt each came down with a hammy, and it didn’t take long for TheMario to secure the lead role in the summer’s hottest sequel, Meachem 2: Electric Boogaloo.

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Oh it’s on now, bitches. After one day of training camp, I think it’s safe to go ahead and start thinking about 50 points per game and an average margin of victory somewhere around 38.

Okay, maybe not. I knew I shouldn’t have drank that carton of warm cream. But there’s no denying that after one day, it sure does seem like everything’s coming up Milhouse down in Jackson.

It actually kicked off a little early, as we found out Wednesday evening that Nicks signed, Colston got paid, and only one guy failed to make weight. And it WASN’T Hollis! Hard to imagine how the vibe could have been any more positive going in. Sure, Ellis and Porter could have been signed and in camp, but even that didn’t seem to be too big a deal. What ordinarily would have the braying masses shitting bricks was all but drowned out by the flood of excitement and optimism.

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This just in: The Saints defense wasn’t very good last year. Jeremy Shockey doesn’t play defense.

Well no shit, Sherlock. Good thing we have a couple of squirrels venerable members of the local legitimate media to hip us to these newfound facts of which we were already largely aware. What ever would we do without ‘em?

Clearly we’re all doomed. I mean, what good are the additions of a pro bowl middle linebacker, a situational pass rushing defensive end, a monster first round defensive tackle, another defensive tackle and about ten cornerbacks if you’re just gonna turn around and fuck it all up by trading for a pro bowl tight end? Clearly this administration only cares about offense.

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Grandmaster Wang / Contributing Writer

Apparently, WWLTV.com blogger Contributing Writer and podcaster internet radio show host Ralph Malbrough has a burning sensation, and the invading fungus is "Black and Gold pom-pom waving, don’t be negative, and the Saints season is going to be all lollipops and sunshine fans." No word on whether or not itching and chafing are involved as well.

Ralph probably should have just applied a topical cream, but instead, he decided to lay down some "brutal honesty" on our pollyanna asses in the form of a "10 Burning Questions" post column which, as the name implies, contains ten three questions regarding the impending DOOOOM that awaits our Saints this fall. As you know, here at moosedenied, there’s nothing we love more than being insulted for daring to be optimistic about our Saints, and being shown the light by our "realist" superiors. Thanks, Ralph! Allow me to return the favor by offering a friendly retort.

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There’s no denying that the Saints sucked ass in 2007. They were terrible. 2006 was a fluke resulting from nobody taking them seriously. 2007 exposed the Saints for what they are, a slightly-below-average team with a great QB, exactly one legit wideout, no running game and no defense whatsoever.

So why is it that I’m about to deny all of that?

Could it be because it’s bullshit?

Or is it because I’m a homer? Actually, it’s plenty of both. But let’s focus on the former.

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Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good. For the Tampa Bay Bucs, last year was one of those times.

Oh, they were good too. They were about as good defensively as the Saints were offensively. That in and of itself qualifies as pretty "lucky", given that half their defense remembers the Taft administration and the other half doesn’t remember the Reagan administration.

But even more than that, Zeus must really have a boner for Fabulous Jeff, a guy who was spanked by Grover Cleveland on two non-consecutive occasions. Either that or Hera was really trying to stick it to Ganymede.

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Last year at QB, the Pants started Jake Delhomme, David Carr, Matt Moore, Vinny Testaverde, Rodney Peete, Dameyune Craig, Jack Trudeau, Frank Reich, Steve Beuerlein, and Steve Bono. It got so bad, they were pretty close to calling Chris Weinke. Yikes.

But this year? Jake’s back, bitches! With one of those stringy, impossible-to-chew parts from a Bojangles™ Brand drumstick grafted onto his throwing elbow. And Jeff Otah! And Jonathan Stewart! And the Pants are going to RESTORE THE ROAR this fall! Or something. Right?

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This just in: The Falcons still blow.

But hey, five to eight years from now? Watch out, bitches! Atlanta’s got themselves a brand spankin’ new "face of the franchise" in the form of… another overrated ACC quarterback with two first names.

There have been rumors that the selection of Matt Ryan was a big misunderstanding in the first place. Evidently the Falcons’ rep actually told Herr Goodell that they wanted to select Glenn Dorsey, but Goodell thought he said "The Next Ken Dorsey."

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