Some might argue that not all the Saints' "remember-me" shots on Favre were legal, so eyebrows were raised when Williams talked to Bishop.
"I think it was blown out of proportion," Williams said. "Blaine kind of coined that phrase, and we were joking about it. One of those things I always worried about with him was whenever he got mad, he would abort all coverage . . . and just go take it out on the opponent. I would ask him, 'What are you doing?' and he would tell me, 'Giving them some remember-me shots.' "
What Williams won't forget as he prepares the Saints' defense for the Colts is that Manning remembers everything he sees on a football field. Williams, in his first season with the Saints, has gone against Manning's Colts six times in his career, including twice last year when he was the defensive coordinator of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
The game he remembers most is the last one, near the end of the 2008 season, when Manning rallied the Colts from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit for a 31-24 win in Jacksonville.
"We didn't play too bad defensively, but he played lights out offensively," Williams said. "After the game, he came over, and he wanted to get my opinion about his play. We have a lot of respect for each other and we always talk after ball games. I told him, 'That's the best I've ever seen you play.' "
That's saying something, too. Williams is 2-4 in games he has coached against Manning, and the quarterback's numbers are impressive. Manning has completed 137 of 211 passes for 1,909 yards with 12 touchdowns and four interceptions. The "remember-me" shots have been few and far between for Williams' teams. Manning has been sacked just three times in the six games.
