A league source tells us that Saints coach Sean Payton is expected to run a tough and challenging training camp in 2007. The overriding goal is to ensure that the team doesn't go soft after enjoying unprecedented success last season, making it to the NFC title game for the first time in franchise history.
It's a smart move, we believe. In the NFC, where the talent level is generally lower than in the AFC, there's not much of a difference between 10-6 and 6-10. For the franchises that have enjoyed some success, complacency could be fatal. The goal should be (and in New Orleans apparently is) to keep pushing forward.
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