Tuesday Morning Team Quarterback: The Saints turn us to blithering ninnies (and win a solid football game, too)

September 26th, 2006 | Posted by PostmanE

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I played football in high school. I never saw the field. Of course, the ultimate shame came when I was once handed the head coach’s scratch clipboard and was told to “write down anything I say that seems important.” What a loaded demand. This week, Week 2 of TMTM, we’ve got a big time heart-wrecker at the recently remodeled Superdome, as the Saints take on the Falcons. Since I’m writing this posthumously, I’ll just tell you - it was a palpable emotional experience, converting both of us jaded, cynical Postmen into soft-hearted, understanding types. Weird, we know.

Anyway, if you’re ready for some football, or just want to hear the NOLA Clap, head (Dirty) south of the jump with us.

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What would have been a live-blog, had I realized I no longer operate on Eastern time…

August 14th, 2006 | Posted by PostmanE

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Every time I come back to Iowa, I feel like I lose an hour of my life.

Never has this hour seemed more costly than tonight, when I inadvertently missed the first few minutes of the “Monday Night Football” game tonight. Of course, this is also Kornheiser’s first game as in the MNF booth. In lieu of a live blog, which would seem more appropriate had I actually been here for the start of the game, let’s just do a running checkup of Kornheiser’s stuff, grading intermittently. Cool? Hit the jump to read on.

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