I believe Payton will have quite a few new wrinkles in the offense and quite a few surprises for the Colts. However, never underestimate the study of game film and recognizing teams or players tendencies. Just remember how good Brooks look when he relived Blake. After an off-season of study, he sucked like a vacuum.
Granted that is the extreme example, but it happens every year. Just watch how Vince Young blows this year.

WIN THE SOUTH......AGAIN!
NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME......AGAIN!

DREW WINS MVP (HANDS DOWN)
REGGIE AND DEUCE HAVE 2000 YDS FOR THE YEAR
DEUCE BREAKS L.T.'S TD RECORD

#1 OFF
TOP 5 DEF

The entire Nation, dumb-stuck with silence (like Chris Berman was when Miami passed on Brady Quinn) as our Saints are crowned SuperBowl Champions for the first time.

I actually couldn't agree more. Returning nearly all of our core will pay off in meeting the attention the Saints are gonna get now. The 'glaring need' will be having a capable QB at the ready should Drew get rocked.

the only thing i'll hope for is a secondary superbowl qb should brees go down. other than that, i'll pray that brees does'nt choke in the big one and he plays it like cool hand luke.....or manning in the last sb...........smitty

Just win.......the rest will take care of itself.

I don't think we sneaked up anybody. This is 2007- everybody has 100 scouts and hours and hours of tape.

True, they did not know what to expect from Reggie and Colston, but how hard was that to figure out?

Payton called great games all year, and that, with a little luck, was why we won. We were just the ones to make the plays when it mattered. Crumpler drops the tieing TD, Romo can't make a play, Philly doesn't convert 3rd down (2 games), Cleveland dies at the 50...and so on.

It was their first year to see our offense but it was also our first year to play in it. Our first year with an entirely new coaching staff with several key players having their first year on our team. It was the first time in years that we had a true team in my opinion. I remember at the end of the season Payton saying this was the most team oriented team he had ever been associated with. That is saying a lot consider some of his stops in the NFL. No, we probably won't sneak up on anyone, but I don't think we have to. We finaly know what it feels like to be successful. I think we even surprised ourselves a little last year. This year we prove it was no fluke!

My expectations for this season are not as bold as the Super Bowl, although that would easily be the greatest moment of all time.
For me an NFC South title would be great, but at the least a playoff berth would suffice. I want to see this team prove that 06 was not a fluke. An improved defense, for one, and on offense i want to see the team mirror its success last year.
I want the second year guys to continue to improve and embrace leadership roles on the squad. For the rookies, I want to see them step up and contribute to what hopefully will be a franchise that competes year in-year out, rather than one with brief glimpses of success surrrounded by years of ineptitude.
I dont want a sophomore slump for Payton.

Big Let Downs & Small Build Ups.
 

I believe last year was an accumulation of small steps for the young team.
As the got the taste of the previous year out of their mouths and tasted
victory, it fired them up. They began to buy into Coach's mindset and it turned into a VERY successful season.
I also think that if they can overcome the Big Let Downs....i.e. the losses
to teams that the media actually had them favored in, that will help get them
back to the same level as last season. With a tougher schedule, and
the National Medias bias to small market teams, Peyton would do well
to still stoke the flames of underdogs throughout the season.

WHO DAT!