[TheSportsGuru]

Projected Record
6-10, 4th Place NFC South

Projected Schedule W/L
@Cleveland (W)
@Green Bay (L)
Atlanta (W)
@Carolina (L)
Tampa Bay (W)
Philadelphia (L)
Baltimore (W)
@Tampa Bay (L)
@Pittsburgh (L)
Cincinnati (L)
@Atlanta (L)
San Francisco (W)
@Dallas (L)
Washington (W)
@NY Giants (L)
Carolina (L)

The 2005 season was filled with promise for the New Orleans Saints. Many picked them to win the divison. Katrina changed all of that in less than 5 hours. The city was left in shambles, the SuperDome nearly unrecoverable. Needless to say, the football team failed to recover as well. Playing home games in San Antonio and up the road at LSU, and practicing at high schools all the while dealing with the clean up back home became more than any team could take. Running Back Deuce McAllister was lost early in the seaosn and QB Aaron Brooks had a total meltdown. The result was a 4-12 season and the #2 pick in the draft. Jim Haslett was fired and Sean Payton brought in. Much like the city itself, the Saints needed cleansed. The night before the NFL draft things came full circle for the Saints, when the Houston Texans annouced they were taking Mario Williams with the #1 pick, allowing Reggie Bush, the Heisman Trophy winner, to fall into their laps. Cleansing complete.

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[Lefty Noob]

After watching how bad this defense is yesterday, I will be SHOCKED if they manage six wins. Awful, awful unit.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

After watching how bad this defense is yesterday, I will be SHOCKED if they manage six wins. Awful, awful unit.

Ditto...A team without a home, a new QB, and a giant hole in the D...they will be lucky to win six...this team has bad Mojo...always had... I think someone put a hex on it long ago..poor Archie Manning...never got to play for a winner...though I hear that Brees move in near him.

[simple simon]

6 wins is indeed a stretch

no defense ? they also have no O-line

[TheSportsGuru]

I just think there is going to be an emotional lift from playing in the Super Dome again...