Seven years ago to the day, on August 26, 2005, weather blogger Charles Fenwick wrote a disturbing post about Hurricane Katrina's march toward New Orleans. That storm -- and the wreckage it generated -- changed the city and our nation forever.New Orleans is again on alert, closely watching Tropical Storm Isaac as it moved Sunday into the Gulf of Mexico.
"I know the anxiety level is high," New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu told CNN. "The storm is somewhat uncertain. Out of an abundance of caution we will begin to take these precautions as quickly as we can."
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal declared a state of emergency Sunday and the New Orleans Saints and interim coach Joe Vitt have taken note:
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Vitt said he recommended to the players they evacuate their families today due to the storm. Gave the players tomorrow off
Of lesser importance, the Saints play their final preseason game against the Tennessee Titans on Thursday.
If necessary, the team is prepared to leave New Orleans on Monday and stay in Cincinnati before traveling to Nashville for the game.
A reporter asked Vitt if the Saints are more prepared to deal with Isaac based on the recent past. He spoke for his team, and his city:
"No question," Vitt told the team's official site. "That's the way this team is built. That's the way this organization's built. I think that it really just shadows the resiliency of our community. This community faces these types of things it seems every year. We stand beside our community, encourage them to take shelter and everybody can be safe in this thing."
He fucking deserved it. Make all the kicks you want in the regular season, doesn't matter. If you can't make the one kick that means EVERYTHING... fuck him. Got no need for him. And it was an easy kick. Shit... I could have made it.
I wanted to do a fucking backflip when I read it. Took em long enough.
Bite them? He wasn't that good anyways and as said they got a rookie kicker who is probably better anyways. Fact is Flacco had an awesome final drive that got ruined by Evans dropping a game winner and Cundiff's missed kick. Evans was a let down all year so him dropping a game winner to get to the super bowl was the icing on the cake.
Pretty much that can be the difference between punting or having a kicker who can get you some points
