Look, every fan has their own way of coping. Me personally, I'm more of a "stare blankly at the television while my soul takes a leave of absence from my body and spend the next few days stewing in the solitude of a dark room" kind of guy, but I'm not here to tell anyone how they should go about recovering from what was one of the most crippling defeats in sports history. I do, however, have one question, and shockingly it's not "what do you think Cam Jordan bought with his earnings after colluding with Marcus Williams to throw an NFL playoff game?". Instead, my question is what does one stand to gain from repeatedly watching the play that broke their spirit in slow motion while producing a voiceover so ominous that it would make the directors of Black Mirror feel the need to go outside and get some UV rays? Truly convincing yourself that the Saints were on the take doesn't seem like all that bad of an idea for the time being since next September feels like it about 10,000 haunting flashbacks away from coming to fruition. I just don't understand how that helps the healing process when next football season starts and the inevitable urge to start rooting for the same players that you accused of conspiring against the franchise are once again leading its defense? Never mind the fact that Case Keenum was stepping up in the pocket and Cam Jordan's momentum would have had him closer to sacking his kid's lunch than the Vikings quarterback, because I'd rather trust that an All-Pro defensive end misread his pass rush (he didn't) than think he's a criminal who can't be trusted. Not only does it make far more sense for a 21 year rookie to make a stupid mistake than for him to wait until the last play of the game to unleash his maniacal money making scheme that required an opposing wide receiver to defy physics to stay in bounds, but it also makes cheering for his comeuppance during the next number of years far more palatable. I guess what I am trying to say is that you should do whatever you need to in helping to ease the pain of watching Stefon Diggs waltz into the end zone with no time left. But - and this is a huge but - if you happen to choose the method of spending hours and hours crafting a video whose cinematic value makes every 9/11-related YouTube with 113 views seem Oscar-worthy then you're a shortsighted loser who should probably put that time to better use...by finding a way to microwave your tinfoil cap while it's still atop your head. h/t BustedCoverage
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