Papa Voodoo

I've seen a few articles about why the Saints won't be repeating this year, mostly from PFT and it seems that the media just doesn't get our culture.

I think the Saints are in an outstanding position and have only a fraction of the pressure on them than they ever have in the past. The Superbowl win allieviated pressure on the Saints, not vice versa.

In the NFC I see the most pressure on:

1) The Cowboys. No team that played in the HoF game has ever won the SB. There is a potential powder keg develpoing already. Add Jerry's expectations of being the first SB champ at home and these guys are in it big.

2) The Vikings. Their team has downgraded and the expectations are higher. Their secondary is depleted and that does not bode well for their D which puts more pressure on Favre which could lead to a lot of INTs.

I say we are about where the Falcons, Redskins, and Eagles are and, with our team getting better, we may actually sneak up on people again this year even though we are the champs. We stay healthy and it's on.