The hopes of an entire state are riding on the New Orleans Saints. The A'ints as they used to be called have been pretty much a laughing stock throughout their whole history. Finally, at long last, they've made it to the big game and left the exclusive club of NFL franchises that have never been in the Superbowl. The only teams left that have never made an appearance are the Browns, Lions, Texans, and Jaguars. The final two can be excused, Cleveland and Detroit are just downright awful and it's hard to see that ever changing. They both have been around since before the inception of the Superbowl itself...New Orleans fans are quite happy to be off the dubious list of underachieving NFL squads. They follow the Arizona Cardinals who managed to leave the bottom-dwellers squad last season when they played against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Saints will face off against the Indianapolis Colts on February 7th in Miami.
I actually like the Saints to win the Superbowl. The NFC has been the stronger conference all season with teams from the NFC North and East beating up on their AFC opponents. The Saints have a strong running game with Pierre Thomas and a Warner/Rams-eques passing attack run by Drew Brees. Brees has Marques Colston, Devery Henderson, Robert Meachem, and Lance Moore to choose from - all reliable receivers with a nack for catching anything that comes their way. Along with three solid TE's, New Orleans is looking good this year. While I can't call them "my team", I was born in New Orleans and so I'm taking them under my wing as the Sundayhop personal favorites to win the Superbowl. Go Saints!
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