Don’t fall asleep on the New Orleans Saints this season

strato · 08-12-2011, 12:31 AM

Good Article here

By Anthony Stalter
In checking the latest Super Bowl odds online recently, I saw what had to be a mistake.
The Saints are 16/1 to win this year’s NFL title? Where’s my credit card...
I’m kidding. And even if I weren’t, the U.S. government has now made it easier to fly to the moon than gamble online. Instead of playing from the comforts of his own home, we’ve got A-Rod secretly joining underground gambling parties just so he can get his poker fix. What’s our society coming to?
(There’s no easy transition here, so let’s all just pretend that I successfully jumped from the Saints, to A-Rod’s poker habits, and back to the Saints without any issues. Sound good?)
The Saints are a team that nobody seems to be paying much attention to. We see them over in the corner and we acknowledge that they’re a legit contender, and anyone would be crazy to sell them as a sleeper. But with the moves the Eagles and Patriots have made this offseason, coupled with the now-yearly chatter from Rex Ryan’s Jets, New Orleans is just filler at the moment.
But the truth is the Saints might be the most dangerous team in the league, with the possible exception of the defending champion Packers.
What people remember is how the Seahawks embarrassed them in last year’s playoffs. But the Saints were doomed long before that. Drew Brees wasn’t the same player he was in 2009, Sean Payton wasn’t the same play caller, and Gregg Williams’ defense wasn’t as opportunistic. Then the inevitable happened: injuries started to mount and when players at key positions failed to pick up the slack, the Saints struggled. Simply put, the wheels fell off and it allowed the Falcons to seize control of the NFC South.

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08-12-2011, 12:31 AM	#1
strato Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: "Little Ole Town in Tejas" Posts: 7,586	Don’t fall asleep on the New Orleans Saints this season Good Article here By Anthony Stalter In checking the latest Super Bowl odds online recently, I saw what had to be a mistake. The Saints are 16/1 to win this year’s NFL title? Where’s my credit card... I’m kidding. And even if I weren’t, the U.S. government has now made it easier to fly to the moon than gamble online. Instead of playing from the comforts of his own home, we’ve got A-Rod secretly joining underground gambling parties just so he can get his poker fix. What’s our society coming to? (There’s no easy transition here, so let’s all just pretend that I successfully jumped from the Saints, to A-Rod’s poker habits, and back to the Saints without any issues. Sound good?) The Saints are a team that nobody seems to be paying much attention to. We see them over in the corner and we acknowledge that they’re a legit contender, and anyone would be crazy to sell them as a sleeper. But with the moves the Eagles and Patriots have made this offseason, coupled with the now-yearly chatter from Rex Ryan’s Jets, New Orleans is just filler at the moment. But the truth is the Saints might be the most dangerous team in the league, with the possible exception of the defending champion Packers. What people remember is how the Seahawks embarrassed them in last year’s playoffs. But the Saints were doomed long before that. Drew Brees wasn’t the same player he was in 2009, Sean Payton wasn’t the same play caller, and Gregg Williams’ defense wasn’t as opportunistic. Then the inevitable happened: injuries started to mount and when players at key positions failed to pick up the slack, the Saints struggled. Simply put, the wheels fell off and it allowed the Falcons to seize control of the NFC South. Read the rest Don’t fall asleep on the New Orleans Saints this season - The League - The Washington Post Attached Thumbnails