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-10. The Saints are my Super Bowl pick

Yep, I spent all last year trashing the New Orleans Saints. I thought they were overhyped because of their return to hurricane-ravaged New Orleans. I wasn't sold on Drew Brees recovering from the shoulder injury that ended his San Diego career.

Well, I love the Saints this year. I love Brees. I love Deuce and Reggie. I like their receiving corps, even though they let go of Joe Horn prematurely. I love their defensive ends, Will Smith and Charles Grant. And I like their secondary.

More than anything else, I like the Saints' underrated offensive line. The unit is aggressive and physical. Jammal, Jamar, Jeff, Jahri and Jon — the J-5's last names are Brown, Nesbit, Faine, Evans and Stinchcomb — will put Deuce and Reggie in this season's Pro Bowl.

The J-5 will destroy the Colts tonight. I'm getting out front on the New Orleans bandwagon. After tonight, everyone will love the Saints. I don't expect them to have any problems getting the best of the defending Super Bowl champions inside the RCA Dome.

Indy's defense simply isn't ready for New Orleans' offense. Remember, it took Tony Dungy all regular season to get his defense to play at a respectable level last year. No way are the Colts ready for Brees and Co., in Week 1. Plus, I don't like rookie left tackle Tony Ugoh — Tarik Glenn's replacement — in a debut against New Orleans' defensive ends. Peyton Manning is going to be hearing footsteps all night.