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(UPDATE: Brees just threw his third TD pass, this one a 47-yard bomb to Robert Meachem. This could turn out to be a long day for the San Fran defense).

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As I write this, the Saints just went up 14—3 on the 49ers on Drew Brees’ second touchdown pass (61st all-time, fourth-most in Saints’ history), this one a 33-yarder to Lance Moore. The Saints’ D is playing stout, having already caused a fumble that led to the Saints’ first touchdown and, most importantly, the “Deeeeuuuuuuuucccceeee” chant is alive and well in Superdome, with McAllister leading all rushers with 35 yards on eight carries.

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Oh, and as you can see, the Saints special teams are still bustin out the dance moves.

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Of all the days I decided not to bring a video camera, this had to be the worst one to choose. Hilton Armstrong getting coached on how to bob a sign up and down? Tyson Chandler singing out radio promos? Hugo the Hornet casually chatting with Hornets’ staff in full costume?

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May the blog Gods forgive me.

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Photo by Jonathan Bachman

In which I take all the best news, quotes, pictures and everything else Saints-related toss it together and serve it up for our readers. This week we’ll be tackling the Saints (1—1) week 3 matchup against the San Francisco 49ers at home in the dome. There’s a lot to cover this week, we got injuries and benched veterans and sympathy vodka, OH MY!

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Photo lifted from The Guardian

Because it’s not every day that a British newspaper does a profile on an NFL running back playing in Louisiana and so I’m not pre-conditioned to scan them for such news. Consider this a lesson learned.

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Photo lifted from The Big Lead

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Up in the North East, where I’m from, college football isn’t nearly as important as, say, pro football or even college basketball.

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It must be a regional thing. Although that didn’t stop me from wholly appreciating the glory and majesty that is an LSU football tailgate on two occasions last year. And it’s thanks to those experiences that I’m not surprised to read that LSU fans have been pestering prominent bloggers to write about Jarrett Lee’s beer pong prowess.

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Photo lifted from Deadspin

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Had it not been for Jeremy Shockey’s injury, Jamar Nesbit’s suspension and the blown call on that last 3rd-and-1 in Denver, I think Steve Weatherford would’ve found himself in the middle of a media controversy over his decision to wear his wedding ring and wrist watch while holding for Martin Grammatica on Sunday.

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OK, that post title is somewhat misleading. I know why I missed this: because I don’t watch garbage like “Dancing with the Stars.” No, I prefer the more upscale and high brow shows like “Aqua Teen Hunger Force” and “South Park.”

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But I digress.

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Photo by Michael DeMocker/The Times-Picayune

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First, came the loss. Before that could sink in, news hits that Jeremy Shockey is going to need surgery. Then reports came out that Sean Payton found that the refs had missed a Denver offsides penalty when Pierre Thomas was stopped short on third-down with two minutes to play.

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(NOTE: Somehow, this post was lost in the interwebs and didn’t post yesterday and I didn’t notice until late last night. So some matters, like the “non-call” on 3rd and 1 and Steven Weatherford’s accessories, aren’t addressed here. Rest assured, I’ll get to them).

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Talk about a coincidence. We have a sportswriter that tried out as a kicker for the Denver Broncos on last week’s Scuttlecasts and how he was called “Martin Grammatica’s dad” by Denver players…and look who ended up with the fate of the game on his toe.

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Looks like Jeremy Shockey will be out the next three to six weeks after he undergoes sports hernia surgery this week. Talk about adding injury to insult. And he really looked like he was coming along (though you gotta wonder now about that trade considering his apparent lack of durability).