QUOTE (Falcon32 @ Jan 25 2009, 12:26:16 PM)

Brees and the Saints only went 8-8 Packers were 6-10 and with a little better defensive play they could have done better. For example 7 of their 10 losses were by 4 or less. And those teams are ATL(11-5), TENN(13-3), MIN(10-6), CAR(12-4), HOUS(8-8), JAC(5-11), CHI(9-7). 4 of those 7 teams were playoff teams, 5 of those 7 teams had a winning record, 6 of those 7 teams had a .500 record or better, and combined those teams records were 68-44. If they win 3-4 of them they could have won the division this year. To the 4th quarter point he does indeed need to play a little better at the end of the 4ths but I believe he will, it was only his first full year and an impressive one at that!
Saints went 8-8 in a much tougher conference and absolutely blew us out! There division would've had 3 playoff teams if the Bucs didn't choke in the last half of the season like aaron rodgers did in the 4th quarter all year!