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First 8 will be 3-5 and the second 8 will be 7-1

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10-6.

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We got a tough row in the first half of the season. If we are able to start 3-1, it'd be real good.

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A lot of people are going to be even more glad we have rob ryan

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It's official In my book that SJB will be released,,,, it will come down to Brian Dixon and Kyle Wilson for the 4th spot or they find a better one on waiver or trade

It was burning me up that the commentators couldn't get it right when they were calling out Kyle Wilson for SJB's penalty.

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It really comes down to team chemistry, specifically offensive line and defensive front seven...

Just how fast can these guys gel and reclaim the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball that we seemed to control and took for granted...

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Nola, I think it's a toss up. All three of these guys are a mixed bag (you never know what you will get). SJB and Wilson had played terrible the last couple of games :puke:.

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Bleak!

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Historically the Payton-led Saints do not do so well, if they don't come out strong, right out the gate....when they're limping along through the season, lagging a game or two behind in the division, unable to take care of business, playing catch up, down to the wire, bumbling along from week to week...those type of years never seems to work out for the Payton Saints. The years that they come out strong and run the table, that's where their real success is. If they fall into a hole then it's very hard for Brees, Payton and co. to dig themselves out of it. That's just the way the team is built.

2006, 2009, 2011, 2013 -- all had strong starts and piles of convincing wins at the beginning, putting the Saints out in front, in the driver's seat. The years where they limp along, hanging by a thread, backs to the wall, it always turns into a mediocre 2007, 2008, 2012 type season, or else they end up in a dismal situation like last year, which was such a miserable slog. If they have to leave it up to someone else to take care of things for them (like praying for a certain team to lose X number of games) it never works out.

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I'll predict this like the weather - mostly cloudy with a chance of sun - but a greater chance of rain & storms! :doh: