I'm all for marriage. Especially when the couple already has a baby that's almost six months old.
So perhaps Atlanta Falcons defensive end Kroy Biermann tying the knot with Kim Zolciak of "Atlanta Housewives" fame (or it that infamy?) is a good thing, or at least a better thing than not getting married.
But as the Falcons and Saints arrive at the Georgia Dome this morning for today's fairly important NFC South showdown, one can't help but wonder how focused Biermann can possibly be on the Saints after Friday's nuptials.
Even if Biermann did reportedly tweet that Zolchiak "has made me the happiest man alive."
Falcons fans might have preferred him tweet something about being the hungriest man alive to beat the Saints, but, hey, at least he got married on Friday instead of Saturday, so he should be at least somewhat ready to pressure New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees.
"The thing is, when we get to Brees we've got to get him down," Atlanta defensive end John Abraham told The Associated Press earlier this week. "He'll throw the ball in any situation. He'll flip in the backfield. He'll do a lot of different things to get the ball out of his hands."
And Brees seems to do it best against the Falcons, having compiled a 8-2 record in the rivalry that includes 20 touchdowns and a 68 percent completion rate.
No wonder Falcons linebacker Curtis Lofton noted last week that the Saints quarterback "is a very special player."
Though it may lack the national stature of Bears-Packers or Redskins-Cowboys, the Falcons-Saints has pretty much become as good as it gets in the NFC South. Unfortunately for Atlanta, New Orleans has won the last two meetings in the Georgia Dome by three points - 17-14 last season and 26-23 in 2009. In fact, the Saints have won four of the last five in the Big Peach.
Yet the Falcons (5-3) have also won three straight games this season to pull within a half-game of the Saints (6-3) in the South. Beyond that, the Birds are home for their next three, including next week's game against the Tennessee Titans.
"It's a tough matchup," Lofton told the AP, "but we're a confident team right now."
The Titans are probably anything but a confident team heading into this afternoon's game at the Carolina Cam Newtons. After a 3-1 start, the Titans have lost three of their last four, the lone victory coming against the winless Indianapolis Colts.
Add to that the fact that Titans defensive coordinator Jerry Gray said late last week that the Panthers "are probably the most explosive skill team we've seen so far," and you'd have to assume Tennessee just might be headed for a losing record going into the Georgia Dome next week.
But can the Falcons - who won 15 straight home games with Matt Ryan at quarterback before last year's loss to the Saints - avoid entering the Titans contest off a loss?
Is the fact that Atlanta is averaging 28 points scored and 13.3 points surrendered during its three straight wins a trend or a tease, given that Detroit's come back down to earth a bit, Carolina's not great and the Colts are catatonic?
Come 4 or so this afternoon, the answer to that should be much clearer.
But a strategy a couple of former Auburn Tigers told the Titans' Gray to employ with Newton might also be needed by the Falcons against Brees.
Said Gray when asked what advice he'd received from his defensive line coach and Auburn great Tracy Rocker and rookie defensive lineman Zach Clayton: "They told me if I can sneak 15 out on the field, I better use them."
Especially if they want to join Biermann in living happily ever after. Or at least until next Sunday. After all, the NFL is about as real as reality TV gets.