Miami Here We Come!!!

Hey everyone in the Wh0 Dat World!!!

(Am I allowed to say that?!?!…..geez, I can’t believe all this talk about how people can/can’t use “Who Dat”!)

Anyhow………….I can’t tell you guys how excited I am to be getting ready to play in a Super Bowl!  Last week’s game was AWESOME!  It felt really good to get out there and play in such a great game.  I’ve heard alot of people say that they really thought it would come down to whichever team had the ball last.  But, deep down, I knew that our “Dome Field Advantage” would play a huge part.  You guys were AWESOME last Sunday!  The Dome was so loud!!  Thank you!  Thanks to everyone for believing in us and supporting us throughout the season!  I know I’ve had fun, so I hope y’all have had fun!

I’ve never been a part of such an emotional game!  I’ve seen alot of pictures floating around, and there’s a picture of Coach P, Lance, Me, and some other guys all running onto the field after Hartley made the game winning kick.  The picture catches our complete excitement.  It’s pretty cool!

So…..as a team, we had Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday off.  It gave us a chance to recover from the game and get ready for all that’s coming at us as we get ready for the Super Bowl!  I really tried to stay off my feet and relax.  But, on Wednesday I had the pleasure of having lunch with a new friend.  His name is Michael, and he is a 6 year old little guy who is working towards remission from a brain tumor.  Michael was awesome!  Phils Grill hosted us for lunch and we had a chance to just hang out and talk over a good burger.  Michael had another friend that joined us during lunch.  His name was Boo and he has gone through two bouts with cancer, and he’s barely 6 years old as well!

Spending time with Michael, Boo, and their families really made my week!  Both of my new friends were pretty funny.  Michael beat me at tic tac toe, and Boo was a little french fry thief! …… I’m gonna be remembering those two boys as I prepare for next Sunday’s Super Bowl.  Their battle with cancer really puts life in perspective.  Michael and Boo have pushed hard to beat cancer, and I want to go out there next Sunday and play hard for them.  They might be my fans, but really……….I’m their fan!!

So…..we’re deep into our Colts gameplan!  We leave Monday for Miami.  I don’t know what to expect, but…..I’m gonna try to enjoy EVERY moment of it!  I hope we are successful in bringing back a Lombardi trophy for the Saints fans!!!

Alright…..y’all take care!  I’ll try to write a little something from Miami next week.  It might be brief since I’m not taking my computer, but I’ll try to give you guys a little insight on what’s going on.

Thanks for being great fans!!!

Who Dat!

Pierre Thomas #23

NFC Championship Game…..Here We Come!!

Hey Who Dats!

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  The past few weeks have been amazing!  First of all “THANK YOU” to all of our fans!  You guys have been AMAZING!  I just truly believe that we have the best fans in the NFL!  I love hearing the sportscasters across the nation talk about how loud the Superdome gets on game day.  You guys ROCK THAT PLACE!!!

It was so loud in there on Saturday afternoon!  Coming out of the tunnel was amazing!  You guys really motivated us through the entire game.  Especially after that first play from scrimmage where the Cardinals ran the ball down the field and scored.  You guys never lost faith.  You stuck with us and cheered us on.

I’ve spent a couple of my blogs talking about how we had some things we needed to improve upon as a team.  I’m proud of our team and how we came out Saturday and played a solid well-rounded game.  The coaches did a great job of putting together a gameplan to help us win.  We really kept our penalties to a minimum, and everyone was on top of their game on both sides of the ball.

So, things have been so busy around the Saints facility this week.  We’ve got alot of national media in town covering us.  They had to move the press conference from our normal media room across to the old Voo Doo building where there’s more space.

I’ve really just tried to relax this week and rest up for Sunday’s game.  I’ve spent some time watching the local news and it’s really neat to see all of the Saints celebrations people are having throughout the area.  After we got done with work today, I had to run a few errands.  It was really cool to see so many people walking around in black and gold gear!

Did you guys go buy your Finish Strong t-shirt?! …. They’re being sold at several locations throughout the city.  All of the proceeds from the shirt sales will go back into the New Orleans community via Drew’s foundation.  So, please support the cause!

Well, there’s not much more to say.  I’m really excited about Sunday’s game.  I think we had a GREAT week of work as we prepare to take on the Vikings.  Their Defense is solid!  Did you guys see them against the Cowboys last weekend?!  Sunday’s game is going to be a good one!  It’s games like this that I wish the Superdome could suddenly grow and 25,000 more people could get in to watch us play and cheer us on!  I know that some of you aren’t able to attend the game, but please know that my teammates and I appreciate your support just as much as we appreciate all you Who Dat’s that will be Rockin’ the Dome on Sunday afternoon!

Thanks for being the best fans in the NFL!  One more game to go before we can look towards the Super Bowl!  We’ve got to take care of business on Sunday afternoon!!

Who Dat!

Pierre Thomas #23

13-3 and Heading into the Playoffs!

Hey everyone in the Who Dat Nation!  How are you all doing?! ….  How ’bout this cold weather?!  I’m from Chicago, so I know what cold weather can really be like.  BUT….getting up at 6:30 in the morning to head to treatment this past week was NOT fun with temperatures in the 20′s!

So…..I’ll be honest, I don’t have anything to say about our game against the Panthers.  Thankfully it wasn’t a game that we had to win in order to make it into the playoffs. 

Coach Payton gave the entire team the week off.  This was our bye week of the playoffs.  We earned a bye, and we had the chance to relax and catch up on rest.  Some guys left town, others just stayed around.  I, personally, stayed in town.  I went into work everyday to just get some cardio in and see the athletic trainers.  There’s really not alot that can be done, treatment wise, for my ribs, so I really just tried to stay in shape and not lose a step.

The bye was also nice since alot of us on the team had just been busy with company in for the holidays.  So, my house was cleared out and I was able to do whatever I wanted or nothing at all!  Like my teammates, we’re all pretty tired physically.  So, I just tried to stay off my feet as much as possible.  I caught up on watching some movies…..I slept…..and I tried out some new restaurants.

We had to go back to work on Saturday.  Everyone reported back and we got focused on installing plays for our game next Saturday.  At the time I’m writing this, we don’t know who we’ll be playing next week because the Cowboys won last night.  So, we’ll play the winner of the Packers/Cardinals game!  I’ll be blogging again before the game, but………..all you Who Dat’s better be getting ready to ROCK THE DOME for us!!!!!!!  We’re gonna need you guys!

Alright…..I’ve got to get ready for practice.  But, when you’re watching the games today, look for Nick Moore on the Patriots…..that’s Lance Moore’s brother!  Congrats to him for being picked up by New England earlier in the week!

Have a great start to your week!

Who Dat!

Pierre Thomas #23

13-2…..It Pains Me to Type That!

Hey everybody in Who Dat Nation! …. I’m writing this during the LSU Capital One Bowl Game, so maybe I should say “Tiger Nation’?!

Well, just a few brief words on last Sunday’s game because there’s not really much to say……..First of all, I’d like to thank everyone who has checked to see how I am doing.  Each day I get better and better.  I guess I took a hit to my ribs and they were banged up a bit.  It’s just important for me to go in for treatment and get back to 100%.

We obviously didn’t play like we know how to play.  I’m just glad that we have time to fix the problems that we have before entering the playoffs.  (Of course, we need to fix the problems in Sunday’s game against the Panthers, first!)

A huge congrats to my teammates who made the Pro Bowl! …. Sharper, Stinch, Jahri, Drew, and Vilma!  They were all very deserving!  There were certainly more guys on our team who deserved to be named, in my opinion, BUT….the NFC is strong on talent and there are limited spots to be filled!

One thing to remember, though, …… If a team makes the Super Bowl, then their players cannot take part in the Pro Bowl……….I’d rather wear a Super Bowl jersey than a Pro Bowl jersey this year, and I bet those guys would say the same thing!

Alright……so, a look at things ahead…………Saturday we travel to Carolina for our final regular season game against the Panthers.  Then, we are off for 2 weeks.  Coach hasn’t really set our schedule yet for our “bye” week, but I’m guessing it will be sort of like a bye week in regular season……He’ll give us a few days off to see our families and relax.  Any guys that need to get treatment will stay in town just to make sure we’re as healthy as possible for our game the next weekend!

I’m really excited about where our team is headed!!  I know we’ve given you Who Dats some reasons for concern the last two weeks, but……stick with us!  We’re correcting what’s wrong, getting healthy, and we’ll be ready for post-season action!!!

I hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Year’s!!

Happy New Year!

Who Dat!

Pierre Thomas #23