did everyone else catch our injury bug?

We caught the injury bug early on, losing our Pro Bowl left tackle before the season started. Although unlike other teams (Packers, Seahawks) we have great depth at that position and it can be argued that Bushrod is playing better than Brown was.

Go position by position through this team, the only positions where are backups aren't exactly up to par is SLB and maybe Center and Strong Safety.

Our depth has proven to be really good.. even better has been Payton's ability to roll with the punches and come up with strategic ways to keep the defense away from Brees.