The Faith vs Fact Bowl. Clayton Feate TheUrbanfly
February 5, 2010
The Saints survived a game they had little justification for winning. This is because they won the most important battle, FCM – Fewest Catastrophic Mistakes; "Because when you drop the football, bad things happen".... Woody Hayes. Also, they calculated that a 40 year-old Favre wouldn't run. Hey Brad, WAKE – UP!
The Saints it turns out, were second in Takeaways, 2009. Poor Vikings coach Brad Childress, the cool investor (who understands the statistical vulnerability of Game Planning turnovers), lost to Sean Payton, the long-shot gambler. Thus another insult to the over-rational approach to a game that is irrational at its heart. Payton vs Peyton. 44 is another animal altogether.
The Wall Street/Vegas/Hollywood Park question is will the football godz still bless the Saints with favorable results against the odds; especially after the Dis' that was the NFC Championship game. (The Vikings covered the spread at 3+. They will be the toughest team the Saints play this year).
The Saints opponent, the equally destined Colts, have an even less kindly turnover ratio this season than the Stinkings (+2, and YES, they do not graduate). The Colts have been inserted at 5+. Fact says that Faith should win. Fact says that without Dwight Freeney at full speed the Colts will be vulnerable. Fact says that the Stupid Bowl, Like the Belmont Stakes, is a handicappers' Blackhole.
