Cadillac Mescallade: St. Reliable Cornerback, We Pray To You

The New Orleans Saints lost again this past weekend, this time to the Denver Broncos and by just two points. If you missed the game, they came back from a huge deficit and then Martin Grammatica blew a kick.While normally I'd love to pin this one on Martin, mainly because he is more out of place in an NFL uniform than George Plimpton and his celebrations are made more for bowling alleys than football fields, I can't.Once again, the Saints defense - the secondary in particular- has let them down. I thought everyone was in agreement that this secondary, while riddled with injuries, still couldn't get the job done. Then I read this article in the Times-Picayune. According to beat writer Jeff Duncan, the defense didn't do half bad and if it hadn't been for some miraculous catches by Brandon Jennings, perhaps Naw'lins wins this game.Thanks for frosting the cake, Jeff, but the fact is (and I have no real facts on this) the Saints secondary routinely allows big play...