NFL.com power rankings

I don't think it's crazy for us to be #9. The majority of the teams ahead of us got further than us last year & with all the offseason drama that has happened (Brees contract, Payton/Vitt/Loomis suspended, etc) we definitely have an uphill climb.

That said, I don't think many people outside Louisiana realize that our LB corp is MUCH better than last years and that we have more talent on both sides of the ball than all but 2-3 teams.