GREAT Saints summary by Duncan

I look at it this way....Sean Payton basically "stood pat" with his 2006 roster in '07. That roster had taken him all the way to the NFCCG with both the Offense and Defense learning new systems. The team should have been even better in '07 after the players were in the systems longer. So he drafted depth and signed few FAs. The problem with "standing pat" is in '06 was teams clearly underestimated the Saints and Defenses were perplexed by Payton's O. In '07 teams knew the Saints weren't going to be pushovers and after their playoff success suddenly were circled as a "big game" on their opponents schedules. The Saints responded to the target on their chests......poorly. 2007 was waste of one Brees precious and finite seasons. 2008 was injury riddled. 2009 will be a defensive overhaul with Gregg Williams. I have high hopes for Williams but they are tempered by the knowledge of limited cap space, few draft picks, and limited talent on the defensive side of the ball. Williams can only do so much with what the team has on hand and I think far too many fans are expecting miracles........