“But there’s nothing like sampling a little gumbo Drew Brees Jersey White , a little jambalaya and then diving face-first into a shrimp boil.” - Chris Low, ESPN.com. ———Hello folks and welcome to this new Saturday feature: a tasty mix of news and stories related to the Saints’ upcoming game. But wait...there is no upcoming game tomorrow, since the Saints are in their bye week. However, we can take a look at what happened last week and what’s to come for the Black and Gold as they rest and heal before embarking on their pursuit of the number one seed in the NFC.Like a good gumbo, this series is full of all sorts of awesome ingredients and I will even occasionally add the slightly odd piece of news in the stew. Let’s dive in face-first!———Crescent City GumboThree things we learned from Saints vs. the Cardinals, via NFL Network.Who is the Best Team in the NFC? NFL Network’s Deion Sanders weighs in.The Saints Have Found the Formula for Success, according to Prime TimeSaints Eased Drew Brees Back into the Offense: NFL Network’s analyst Cynthia Frelund breaks down Brees’ performance against the Cardinals. Watch Teddy Bridgewater Strut His Stuff: The Saints’ quarterback was back at his high school (Miami Northwestern) and got his #SupaStrut on. Via neworleanssaints.com. 2019 Might Be Sean Payton’s Best Coaching Job Yet: John DeShazier of neworleanssaints.com talks about how through eight games, Payton has beautifully adapted to challenging circumstances to lead the Saints to a 7-1 record.Midseason MVP Awards: Rod Walker of nola.com dishes out his midseason awards for the 7-1 Saints.Get Out of Here!: Amy Just of nola.com recounts how Payton learned how to manage his bye week schedule and why the Saints are 8-2 after the bye since 2009.More Midseason MVPs: Our Bob Rose gives us some candidates for Saints offensive MVP through eight games.With Brees Back, Hill Can Be the Swiss Army Knife Again: Our Don Kellum dissects Taysom Hill’s increased role with the return of Drew Brees.No Sore Thumb for Brees: The Saints’ quarterback came out of the Cardinals game unscathed. Via nola.com.———A Taste from Around the LeagueT.Y. Hilton Out for 3-4 Weeks: The Colts’ talented wide receiver has suffered multiple injuries in his career and is now out with a calf. The Saints play the Colts in Week 15 (December 16) on Monday Night Football. Via nfl.com.Niners LB Kwon Alexander Out for Season: The former LSU standout is ouf to the year with a torn pectoral muscle. Previously with the Buccaneer Tre'Quan Smith Jersey White , Alexander was acquired by San Francisco in free agency. New Orleans plays San Francisco in the Dome on December 8. Via nfl.com.No Josh Gordon for the Saints: The Seattle Seahawks claimed former Patriots WR Josh Gordon off waivers. Some Saints fans had hoped against hope that Gordon might’ve slipped through the cracks, alas he will suit up for another NFC contender. Via nfl.com. Chiefs Patrick Mahomes Questionable vs. Vikings: The 2018 MVP might not suit up against the Minnesota Vikings tomorrow as he recovers from an ankle injury. Via nfl.com.Injury Roundup for Week 9 Games: For all of you lovely degenerate Fantasy Football players. via nfl.com. ———Wait...What?Mystery Woman Sings Opera in LA Metro: Talented homeless woman or clever hoax? Mystery woman goes viral as she beautifully sings opera in Los Angeles metro. Via npr.org. Good news, NFL: Commissioner Roger Goodell won’t have to testify in September. Bad news, NFL: Goodell may still have to testify.Via the , the Louisiana Supreme Court has stayed the lawsuit arising from the Rams-Saints NFC Championship game while it considers whether to allow the case to proceed. This decision pauses the “discovery” process, which had called for sworn testimony of Goodell and three game officials to happen next month.The ruling makes practical sense. Why force Goodell and others to testify if the case ultimately is thrown out by the Louisiana Supreme Court? It also gives the court time to consider the broader question of the viability of the case.If the case is deemed to be viable, the depositions of Goodell and others will occur. If the case is determined to not be viable, the lawsuit will end.So the question now becomes whether the case will proceed. And the question presented by the case is intriguing.The NFL argues that spectators never should be able to sue over the outcome of a sporting event, even if blatant errors occur in the application of the rules. The plaintiffs argue that Womens Alvin Kamara Jersey , essentially, the fix was in — that the NFL wanted the Rams to advance to the Super Bowl because of their presence in the L.A. market.To dismiss the case, the Louisiana Supreme Court will have to decide that a paying customer has no standing under any circumstances to challenge the outcome of a sporting event even if it turns out that the fix was indeed in. If that’s the case, paying customers to sporting events that supposedly are determined based on skill, ability, and occasional luck will have no recourse even in those cases where the powers-that-be desire a certain outcome and misapply the rules in order to achieve it.The notion that there can be no recourse of any kind in such situations gives those who stage sporting events a license to rig the result without the potential for civil liability. As legalized gambling proliferates, that may not be an acceptable conclusion.Still, a disgruntled season-ticket holder and/or gambler shouldn’t have the ability to engage in a fishing expedition for evidence of foul play without something to suggest that foul play actually happened. In this specific case, the argument seems to be that the blatant failure to apply the rules to the most important and consequential play of the game suggests that an error of that nature doesn’t happen in the absence of corruption.So maybe Michael Thomas Saints Jersey , under the specific facts of this case, there’s enough evidence based on the failed to call pass intererence (or illegal hit on a defenseless receiver) to permit the plaintiffs to try to develop evidence to show that it wasn’t simply an accident.However it plays out, the litigation underscores the importance of taking meaningful steps to prevent blatant mistakes from happening. The NFL has done that, with a solution (replay review of pass interference) that arguably sweeps much farther than it needed to in order to prevent similar mistakes in the future.Still, the fix that was made by the NFL doesn’t necessarily mean that the fix wasn’t in. The Louisiana Supreme Court will eventually determine whether the plaintiffs will secure a chance to prove that it was, by gathering evidence and aggressively questioning Goodell and others.
