...when, on NFL.com, 11 out of 11 analysts have picked the Falcons to take the NFC South. not one has given us a chance to take it. Now, this may upset some of you but it certainly doesn't upset me. I love that we have been the forgotten team and that everyone is focussing on Atlanta (and I think you would have to be a fool to say that Atlanta isn't a good team, as much as it pains me to say it) It will just make it all the more sweet should we prove them wrong. I said long before the season's start that this year we would win the Superbowl and I have never liked making those kind of predictions but I really do believe it, and to stick it to our doubters would be a wonderful thing.

Until we caN prove we are better I dont blame them.

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You, sir, are a major downer.. and not even in a glass half empty kind of way. More like a "I've broken the glass and I'm holding the sharpest piece against my wrist" way. Our season hasn't even started yet. You should be brimming with enthusiasm, not drowning in your sorrows already. Anyone who has been a fan more than 10 years knows about heartbreak and disappointment. But we're not that same dysfunctional organization anymore.

Leave the hand-wringing and the gnashing of teeth to the talking heads. We're about 24 hours away from kickoff, its time to get excited! I think its gonna be a fun season, and I'm looking forward to doing my small part to support my Saints. Who Dat!

What do you expect them to say? They are "journalists" (and I use that term loosely). They have to go with the pick that is safe. Atlanta is a safe pick. Why shouldnt they pick Atl seeing as all of this is pretty much based on last years performance.