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Posted on 06/05/2006 5:28:08 PM PDT by Ultra Sonic 007
Having a father who played in the NFL was great, and it must be even better for kids who are old enough to enjoy it. For me personally, I was only three years old when my father Archie retired, so I really don't remember him playing at all. What I do remember is that in the years after he retired, he did the radio call on Saints home games.
Every week, he would take my two brothers and me to the games, along with one of my brother's friends. We'd get there around 9 or 10 a.m. and roam around the Superdome before anyone else got there. We'd run around on the field, in the locker room, just about everywhere. Once the game started we'd go sit in the stands. Then after the game, we'd go down to the locker room and talk to the players. I can still remember that Saints locker room and all the Saints I met and was friendly with ... all the guys from the "Dome Patrol" ... Ricky Jackson, Ron Johnson, Sam Mills, Pat Swilling. I was such a big fan of those guys. On offense, I was friendly with quarterbacks Bobby Hebert and Steve Walsh, but back then, defense was the big story on that team.
Still to this day, I've never played a game on any level in the Dome. We almost did last year, but then Katrina moved the game against the Saints up to New York. Peyton has played there four times.
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Should be a good game. Go Colts! :)
I am sure Eli and the offense will continue to improve-Eli's is entering his 3rd year and the lights will start to come on and Moss will be a weapon. I can't imagine Tiki surpassing last year though. That being said, I am really looking forward to watching the defense play. I would hate to be a QB against them. Cripes, their run defense will be stout with Arrington, Pierce, and Torbor/Emmons forcing a lot of 2nd and longs. That's when Osi, Strahan, and Arrington will pin their ears back.
The Giants basically traded Roethlisberger and Merriman - the last two rookies of the year - for Eli. He needs to show marked improvement this year to be worth that price.
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