Hey, kfran, speaking of Gates, have you noticed a drop off in Gates' numbers in SD? I hadn't thought about it until I saw a piece on the top ten fantasy TE's this year and his name wasn't even on the list. I can't remember where I saw it now, wish I could, I had to look twice because I couldn't believe Gates wasn't on there.
One of the things that used to gripe me about the SD fans was the claim that Gates made Brees look good, and all the predictions that, without LT and Gates, Brees would be exposed for the mediocre talent that they thought he was all along.