"New Orleans Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis and quarterback Drew Brees have found common ground on one area this week: They can't stand the prospect of watching Super Bowl XLVI with New Orleans not in it.

Brees, in Indianapolis for promotional purposes Thursday, said he was getting out of town before the game. Loomis, poring over complex payroll projections and college talent evaluations in his Metairie office, said the Super Bowl thrill is gone."