GumboBC

No, No, No!!!!!!!!!! Not this time!!

I ain't buying it. I'm not going to let myself believe we are going to the playoffs. And why shoud I?

Let's review:

1. The year was 2001. The result was a late season colllapse.
2. The year was 2002. Couldn't happen again, right? Wrong. Another late season collapse.
3. The year was 2003. Was that a real NFL team I was watching?

Now the year is 2004. We've got the same coach. We've got basically the same players. Oh, you think some of the new guys are going to make that much of a differece? OK, Ok.....

Brian Young, perhaps? Was he the guy that was on top of your wish list heading into the offseason? I didn't think so.

Jason Craft? Did you have him above or below Brian Young on your wish list??

Then there's all the other free-agents we signed that should really help, right?

Oh, that's right. Free agents is not mantra for Haslett this year. I think the "pitch" this year is "continuity."

Haslett is telling us that having the same players returning on defense is going to create "continuity." Perhaps.

But, didn't we have the same guys that returned on offense in 2003? I saw every thing from the offense but "continuity." So, what's the excuse there?

Injuries? Wasn't that the excuse on defense too? And what the hell happened to our special teams last year?

Bumbling, Fumbling, Stumbing!! That's what I think of the Saints. Did any team play worse last year than our Saints? You do remember some of those AWFUL games?

Yet, we finished 8-8. Two more wins and we COULD have won the division. We even got cheated out of one or two wins.

Hmmmmmm....

Come to think of it, we will have a lot of injured players back at key positions. That could be good for an extra win or two.

Hey, if Brooks cuts down on the fumbling, we'll have one of the best QB's in the league and that might be worth a win or two.

Michael Lewis might return a couple of returns for TD's. That's could change the outcome of a game of two.

A healty Stallworth? Whew.... I think that could help. All the guy does is score TD's.

OK, Haslett. I'm sold.

Lead us to the promised land. You've even got WhoDat opitmistic about this season. So, I can't look that foolish this year if I'm wrong.

Should I predict a 13-3 season, Whodat??? LMAO!!