So it looks like there will be new referees this weekend, or old refs if you prefer, for the Saints @ Packers game on Sunday. That's right, a deal with both sides appears complete and it will mean a return to the normal refs for as soon as this week's games. Too bad the Saints won't get a free win, then, because Packers' offensive lineman T.J. Lang suggested they were considering taking a knee on every down. Perhaps that's poor sportsmanship on my part to want to take advantage of an opponent who may give you the win and not try, but at this point I am that desperate for a win and I'm that convinced that anything that remotely resembles minimal effort will result in a Packers blowout win. That said, I was told "I have word from one of the Saints offensive leaders that they are thinking the same thing", so of course the team is so bad right now they couldn't even manage a win against someone kneeling on every play. I kid, I kid.So now we'll h...
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