1990 & 2002 Saints... Old School fans remember

I became a serious fan in 2000. As serious a fan that an 11 year old could be. 2002 was devastating to my young self. I was actually playing the game at that point. From what I remember we were undefeated against teams with winning records and winless against teams with losing records. A real anomaly of a season. It came down to that last game against Carolina. Win and we are in. Period. We blew it and my animosity toward the Panthers started.

I hated the Carolina before I realized the depth of the Atlanta rivalry. I'm crushed I was [this] close in missing Bobby Hebert and the Dome patrol days. I was 10 years short of realizing the 49er/Saints rivalry over the years. The football my dad grew up with. As much as most of you will hate this, I am a 49er fan by heart, family and principal. But the Saints are my team. If anyone can remember a game where the 49ers let the Saints score to take the lead and the 49ers plan was to have more time to score but they failed, THAT was the game I discovered the Saints. This had to be the late 90's

I've turned out to be a graphic artist and marketing major. aesthetics played a big part in my affection for the Saints. Now its the cousine. Holy cow... I've learned to love the kitchen and everything food. New Orleans cousine is just ridiculous. Making gumbo is truly an inspiring and fulfilling experience.

To the OP's point, He's right. We've all said this team is different. It's young and hungry, but inexperienced. Although the script is turning out to be exactly the same so far, the NFL is volatile. We have the talent to be in every game and write new history.

(Side note) - Baseball fans. I wish New Orleans had a baseball team. (why not?) I reference the 2010 and 2012 SF Giants. Nicknamed "torture" because of how the team managed to be in every 162 games. Night after night pulling your hair out to see if they win. That's our team this year. Every game down to the wire