The Saints Vs. The “Aints”

Weird season so far, gang. In recent years the Saints have been one of the premier franchises in the NFL. But this year, so far, they’re reminiscent of some of the awful Saints teams of years past. So who’s stinking up the joint worse, the 2012-2013 Saints? Or the 1980-1981 “Aints”?

Quarterback Drew Brees of the New Orlean

Saints

Aints

Drew Brees: Six Pro Bowls, Super Bowl ring, Super Bowl MVP, and more career highlights than Shaft.	Quarterback	Archie Manning: Two-time Pro Bowl Selection, lots and lots and lots of interceptions.
Drew Brees' adorable son.	Kids	Peyton and Eli, who have a combined three Super Bowl rings and seven foreheads between them.
0-4	Record Through Week 4	0-4
Used bounty incentive system on Brett Favre's aging, Wrangler-clad knees.	Bounty Scandal	Used Bounty paper towels on tough spills!
Losing streak stretches to last year's gut-wrenching playoff loss to Alex Smith.	Relationship To 49ers	Lost gut-wrenching regular season game to Joe Montana. But really, haven’t we all?
Even years after Hurricane Katrina, this Saints team is a reminder of the 2009 squad that brought home a championship in the wake of a terrible tragedy. That we can manufacture hope after something like that is a reminder of all that is good in sports - and all that is good in the human spirit.	Legacy	Wearing a bag over your head when your team is bad.
Has Drew Brees.	Has Drew Brees	Does not have Drew Brees.

Drew Brees: Six Pro Bowls, Super Bowl ring, Super Bowl MVP, and more career highlights than Shaft.

Quarterback

Archie Manning: Two-time Pro Bowl Selection, lots and lots and lots of interceptions.

Drew Brees' adorable son.

Kids

Peyton and Eli, who have a combined three Super Bowl rings and seven foreheads between them.

0-4

Record Through Week 4

0-4

Used bounty incentive system on Brett Favre's aging, Wrangler-clad knees.

Bounty Scandal

Used Bounty paper towels on tough spills!

Losing streak stretches to last year's gut-wrenching playoff loss to Alex Smith.

Relationship To 49ers

Lost gut-wrenching regular season game to Joe Montana. But really, haven’t we all?

Even years after Hurricane Katrina, this Saints team is a reminder of the 2009 squad that brought home a championship in the wake of a terrible tragedy. That we can manufacture hope after something like that is a reminder of all that is good in sports - and all that is good in the human spirit.

Legacy

Wearing a bag over your head when your team is bad.

Has Drew Brees.

Has Drew Brees

Does not have Drew Brees.

The winner is

Saints

5 out of 7

The Saints win!

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