You have to love Joe Horn

He's not exactly humble, but he's also not the prima donna ala Terrell Owens or Randy Moss that he is sometimes painted as. He talks a lot, but as a player, he is an unselfish leader who plays hurt. Here he is being interviewed by Brian Allee-Walsh in today's Times-Pic, an article I am linking to mainly because it contains the following revelation:

The Super Bowl falls on the Sunday before Fat Tuesday in February. What would this city be like if you guys were in the Big Dance?

The fans would tear this place down. Every city loves a winner. When the Saints go to the playoffs that's like a whole resurrection for the city. I hear people talking about it all the time. It'd be amazing.

Indeed this is true. We have an early (and therefore probably cold) Mardi Gras in 2005, February 8. The Super Bowl is February 6. Could this be a favorable portent? Stay tuned.