My mom could have done a better job writting this article. She once called D Sharper a centerfielder since he plays in the center of the field.

But the rest of the league will have had months to break down the things the Saints did to put together that historic run.

So, you’re saying SP & GW are just going to grab last years playbook and last years gameplans and last years personal schemes AND teams are going to figure out how to stop us on offense and keep the ball out of our defense’s hands as well and then execute well enough to actually win?

phili is a lot more stable than any other team in the east. my main problem with picking the pats and the jets is that i don’t think the dolphins will take care of biz. obviously, i don’t agree with his saints pick… i would believe him more if he said we would have massive injuries (a la 08). cards will stink without warner, and their def is much worse than ours, imo. cinci, just seems like a team that’s headed in the wrong direction. i used to think that carson staying healthy was the problem, but last year he just wasn’t very good.

Then there’s the presence of the good-and-improving Falcons, who’ll enter the season with a chip on their shoulders after missing the playoffs despite putting together a winning record.

So, when the Texans barely miss the playoffs because two teams laid down and gave the jets two wins (IND and CIN) they are not going to challenge or even tip over the pedestal that the Colts are on. But the falcons will challenge and overthrow the Saints. Yeah, no double standard. (rolls eyes)

Everybody will have a target on their back and nobody is going to make the playoffs.

See how easy that is, Mike?

I knew full well before I read it that he was going to have the Saints on here. Not because we belong there, but because he’s a moronic Viqueen-fan wanker, with a pustule of a brain that couldn’t figure out 6+6 without taking his shoes off.

I don’t mind. He’s an idiot. We all know that. But sometimes it’s fun to drive by anyway and enjoy laughing at the wreck the idiot made of his fancy car that he didn’t know how to drive.

Just for kicks, I’m going to be brave (or stupid) and make predictions for next year myself. I’ll group by likelihood of returning to the playoffs.

Lock:
Chargers (only because the rest of their division sucks)

Likely:
Colts
Saints
Packers (somebody has to go from that division and I’m biased too, I am NOT putting Viqueens here. Plus I think they should win the division this year.)
Bengals (all predictions are of course based on avoiding catastrophic injuries)
Ravens (if their sieve of a secondary can hold up)

Possible:
Patriots (borderline, but their last few drafts sucked so they are going to be playing a lot of rookies which might equal too slow a start)
Cowboys (only because I don’t really have faith in the G-Men.)

Unlikely:
Jets (great defense and no offense only works when the division sucks or at least has an off-year)
Cardinals (only reason they aren’t “no way in hell” is because they have the #32 schedule this year and somebody from that putrid division has to go… but it’s far more likely to be San Fran.)
Viqueens (from #31 strength of schedule to #14, a sieve of a secondary, RFA chaos, and nobody knows for sure if 4 is coming back? Sure he almost certainly is, but even then, he’s not facing the JV league this year.)

No Way In Hell:
Eagles (did you watch Dallas own these guys? I did, it was pathetic. Plus they had the #9 strength of schedule last year and they have it again with an unproven QB and OL, LB & DB chaos to worry about.)

Who might replace them?
Patriots and/or Jets → may give way to the Dolphins. Last year they had the #1 hardest schedule this year they are #16. There’s at least some room for hope at least. Also maybe Texans or Steelers.
Cowboys and/or Eagles → GMen. Maybe.
Cardinals → San Fran or maybe Seattle if everything just falls perfectly for them.
Viqueens → Panthers, Redskins, Bucs, Falcons or Lions. In order of likelihood.