Time for Saints fans to dust off those paper bags?
 

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By nearly any measure, this New Orleans Saints' season has been a complete disaster; one filled with so many bad memories, they'd be hilarious if they weren't so painful. But if you thought that this nightmare will end in three weeks (four if this teams somehow stumbles into the playoffs), think again.

Bill Barnwell, one of the best analytical minds covering football, has written up a detailed and depressing report for Grantland*on how the Saints leveraged their salary cap to win this year and what it means for the future.? [ Read more ]

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