Chat with KC Joyner

I see similiarities between that Patriots team and this Saints team.

But for everyone who complains about the constant references to the Saints "lack of talent on paper". Remember the Patriots were a team of "nobodies" then as well who, shortly thereafter, turned out to be a bunch of somebodies. The "on paper" talent level of guys like Tom Brady, Teddy Bruschi, Damien Woody, etc changed rapidly, and guys like Ty Law, Willie McGinst, etc who were forgotten were rediscovered.

By the middle of the next year it was no longer the "overachieving" Patriots, but "that pretty good football team".

I can see something similiar this year. A lot of people like to say "on paper" the Saints aren't good, but they're rediscovering old talent (Deuce, Smith/Grant, Horn, etc), finding out some guys are better then they thought in this system (Fujita, Stinchomb, Hollis Thomas).

Plus we have our own Brady and that sure helps ;)