Nothing has changed my opinion of the 2012 New Orleans Saints.
Not the season-long loss of Coach Sean Payton for his role in the Bounty scandal, the in-season absence of GM Mickey Loomis for eight games and acting head coach Joe Vitt for six games, the pending suspensions of MLB Jonathan Vilma and DE Will Smith and Drew Brees' protracted contract negotiations.
None of it.
The Saints are a Final Four-caliber team in the NFC, a team that is capable of winning 11 or 12 games with Brees under center, Steve Spagnuolo running the defense and a ginormous chip on their collective shoulders.
__________________ " Brees is the closest thing to a surgeon that I've played against," said cornerback Ronde Barber. "He's very precise, He's never confused.".