.....from ESPN:
Unluckiest and Most Underrated Team in Week 13: New Orleans Saints - Stats & Info- ESPN
I'm putting this up despite my utter and complete detestation for the network, but even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while. Like everyone else on the internet, I'm posting it because it echoes the same notes I've been harping on since the Raiders game (and throughout the 0-3 start): The Saints are not a bad team, in fact, they look like a pretty good team. And, thus far, a pretty unlucky team. I know that it all counts, and 5-6 is 5-6, but the team has been extremely competitive in every game but one.
Consider a few of the most damaging spins of Fortuna's wheel:
Has any team been as decimated by injury at a single position group as the Saints were at CB this season?
Has any team seen the results of three blocked kicks bounce so effortlessly into the hands of the opposing team who then possess a largely unfettered path to the end zone?
Who knows, we may lay down the rest of the season, but thus far, I really do see why Payton remains so calm, and has repeatedly stated that he likes the makeup of this team- they seem to have some valuable intangibles.