SB Nation User Blog: stujo4

Saints need a shrink. Dr. Melfi would do fine.

stujo4 — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:15:31 -0000

I had a feeling when Gramatica's first field goal attempt was blocked, and then I knew it for sure when he missed the go ahead kick late in the game.

Gramatica's got a bad head.

With all the money spent in the NFL, if I was an owner, I'd have a sports psychologist on staff. Gramatica needs one. Desperately. And the team needs for him to see one. He needs to get his head on straight, get his confidence back. Sitting on the bench by himself will not do it. Telling himself to stop being such a pussy is not going to do it. Teammates (Weatherford?) giving him a hug and telling him it's ok, he'll make the next one, is not going to do it.

I used to see one. (Not for sports.) It's hard. Your pride takes a real beating. It hurts. But it's the best thing hands down I ever did for myself, and for my family. I recommend it to everyone. If you go and you don't like the doctor, go to another one. Some things can't be worked out by yourself or with your loved ones.

The other day I heard an interview on NPR with David Foster Wallace, the novelist who recently offed himself. He was talking about how when he was a young kid, he was a tennis prodigy. Very talented. Except he would think too much about failing and then fail. Self fulfilling prophecy. He said the good players, the great players, never think like that. They see themselves succeeding, making the play. Never anything else. His coach told him "Kid, you got a bad head."

Another example (there are a lot, but this one I remember) is Mark Davis, the relief pitcher for San Diego and later the Kansas City Royals. I remember the catcher saying on the radio that during warmups, Davis had unhittable stuff. Then he goes out into the game and can't throw a strike to save his life. He had a bad head!

Devery could have used one in the past, and maybe he has seen one, he seems to have improved a lot. You have to keep that stuff quiet or people think you're crazy or something. If I was blessed with NFL talent and there were millions of dollars at stake, you can be sure I'd have a shrink even if I didn't need one, and I wouldn't care who knew it.

The team needs a sports psychologist for those players who won't go to one on their own.

Ed Hoculi's team does the Saints

stujo4 — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:53:14 -0000

Ed Hoculi's team does the Saints

Yahoo says get over it, Saints fans.
Nice.
Ed = 3 for 5 weeks of NFL bad calls

Ed Hochuli blew it last week too

stujo4 — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:49:38 -0000

Ed Hochuli blew it last week too

Ed = 2 for 4 weeks of NFL bad calls

Saints post Reggie facemask photo on website

stujo4 — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:57:48 -0000

Saints post Reggie facemask photo on website

Tracy Porter needed surgery today for dislocated wrist

stujo4 — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:54:26 -0000

Tracy Porter needed surgery today for dislocated wrist

I don't know if I'm a good sport or not....49'rs Schadenfreude

stujo4 — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:51:41 -0000

Schadenfreude - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Defining it for him, she says, "It's a German term for 'shameful joy,' taking pleasure in the suffering of others."

I missed the game. My boss with Sunday Ticket got the Bank of America luxury box at Arrowhead Stadium instead, asked me 3 times to go with him. But I'm a good brother, I went to my family reunion instead. Peeked in at the Chiefs game on TV and saw Lance catch a TD on a highlight clip!!

Anyway, I came home tonight and checked CSC, found we had 95 comments on the game thread. Checked the 49'rs site and they have 554 comments. (Guys, we have to do better. I will be present next week and I pledge to provoke more comments from whoever shows up. That Campbell catch and injury was worth 10 by itself!)

OK, so I skimmed the 49er comments and collapsed, ROTF, LMAO. Holy crap, these guys are suffering. Thought I would post a few in this fanshot but then Dave would have to clean up the profanity, and I thought that really isn't cool to laugh at their frustrations... Especially since we had a pretty good pregame exchange of info. But I really enjoyed the recap of Bucs comments from opening week. Do we need a statement of blog policy on this? Division rivals only, maybe?

Anyway, here's the link

49er comments

And here's a couple of comments:

can we please
not get blown up by Lance Freakin Moore today?!

by sam23 on Sep 28, 2008 12:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm fine with him
So long as we can contain Bush like we seem to be

“They’ve broken Brees’ timing this quarter”

Yea, he’s not used to having so much of it.

LANCE F’N MOORE!!! ARGHHH

THROW THE BALL AWAY JACKASS

by AndYourBirdCanSing on Sep 28, 2008 12:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
JT OH NO
Lott's Prayer: Almost as many words as the Lord's Prayer, but the Lord wouldn't recognize any of them.

by Nosetackle Supreme on Sep 28, 2008 12:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Son of a…
by deroque49 on Sep 28, 2008 12

Roaf to Appear at Saints Hall of Fame Museum, located at Gate B on the Plaza level of the Louisiana Superdome on Sunday before the Saints-49ers game.

stujo4 — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:36:11 -0000

Roaf to Appear at Saints Hall of Fame Museum, located at Gate B on the Plaza level of the Louisiana Superdome on Sunday before the Saints-49ers game.

Willie Roaf will sign autographs from 10 a.m.-11:15 a.m.

You guys should go and tell him how much you appreciate him.

"Gramatica declined to talk about his big miss, darting out of the locker room without even...

stujo4 — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:46:30 -0000

"Gramatica declined to talk about his big miss, darting out of the locker room without even showering.''
-- The Associated Press dispatch, written by Denver-based Arnie Stapleton, on New Orleans kicker Martin Gramatica's missed 43-yard field goal that ensured Denver's 34-32 victory over the Saints at Invesco Field on Sunday.

Sports Illustrated

Saints @ Broncos --9/21/08 Saints Defensive Highlights

stujo4 — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:36:34 -0000

Saints @ Broncos --9/21/08 Saints Defensive Highlights

MM pick. KK welcomes Eddie Royal to the NFL. Scott Shanle working on badass rep. Jason David redemption.

CSC Fan jersey rule violations at Invesco

stujo4 — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:49:22 -0000

CSC Fan jersey rule violations at Invesco

Photographic evidence. No photo on one violation: Saw a good looking young woman in a #2 Brooks jersey, a violation of the widely despised former player rule. Couldn’t take her picture, or it would have been an even LONGER ride home for me. Marriage!! Learn from my mistakes, Dave.