The New Orleans Saints have a record of 7-0 going into this week vs. Carolina. In my opinion, they are the best team in the NFL and if I had to choose who would win the Superbowl it would be the Saints. I couldn't think of a better thing to happen for New Orleans.
Now i will admit I am not a big fan of the NFL, but as a huge sports fan and growing up around football all my life I try to follow. As a Chicago native I have never be much of a Bears fan. I would cheer for the Bears vs their Packer rivals. Since the Bears have continued to make poor choices with their football team like thinking Rex Grossman could compete with someone like Payton Manning in the Superbowl and giving up on a very talented Kyle Orton for Jay Cutler, I just cannot follow the Bears.
My love for the Saints actually began the year that the Bears went to the Superbowl and the Bears had defeated the Saints in the playoffs. The Saints did play a poor game vs. the Bears, but what I saw the most from that team was potential. It was Sean Payton's first year as the head coach and I could see he was just getting his feet wet. I knew with time, he would adjust to his team and learn what it took to compete in the NFL. I mean his first year being head coach for a team in the NFL and he had managed to get the Saints to the playoffs.
The Saints struggled a bit in the last couple years because of injuries and some new young players, but I just had a feeling that one day everything would fall into place for them. And that time is NOW! All of their young players have developed into such great talent. One player I must focus on in particular is Pierre Thomas. Pierre Thomas attended my rival high school TF South. I remember watching him play and destroy our football team simply because no one could stop him. He played college ball at IL but then was never drafted in the NFL. Sean Payton picked up Thomas in 2007 as a free agent. Payton saw true potential in Thomas....AND boy was he right.
Thomas has to be one the best running backs in the NFL right now.
I can't talk about the Saints whiteout mention their QB Drew Brees. Its just so happens by chance that he went to Purdue. More importantly, let's focus on what he has done for this team this season. I have heard Brees be compared to having the skills of Brady, Warner, and Manning all in one game. He has clearly been the dominant force of the Saints offense and the main reason they are undefeated right now.
All in all we got a outstanding coach, running back, and QB (but then there is always Reggie Bush and Jeremy Shockey who they picked up this year). So there is no doubt in my mind that the Saints could go undefeated this season and take home a Superbowl victory for the city of New Orleans.
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