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Sean Payton: Don't put the 6-0 Saints in the Super Bowl just yet
USA Today 10/27/09
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USA Today 10/27/09
Read more...METAIRIE, La. (AP) — On opening day in the NBA, New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton chose a basketball analogy to illustrate how he feels about the second-best start in the 43-year history of the New Orleans Saints.
"If a month from now when (NBA fans) are talking about 'If the playoffs started today,' with 60 games left, that would be similar," Payton said Tuesday. "We have a lot of tough games left on the schedule." ...
... Now that they're 6-0, players who have fresh memories of last year's frustration don't want to get ahead of themselves.
Linebacker Jonathan Vilma (FSY) echoed a comment made by his position coach, Joe Vitt, saying, "6-0 means you can't go 5-11. That's really about it."
"For us, it's such a long season," Vilma continued. "It's not like college football, where you get 10, 11 games. You have a 16-game season. Things can switch easily and quickly." ...
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