I was going with the quote that started the thread. Not meaning you. Should have put it differently.
I look at the schedule and look at teams like SanFran whom I think will be quite a bit better than last year. As I do think Houston will. Your road games is what is a killer about the schedule, only one game I see as a cupcake. Home games yeah you have some you should be with out question and then you have Atl which is a who the heck knows team. Could be difficult or could be easy.
As far as taking it seriously, not really you have posted here enough for one to know what you mean and the jest of what you say. I do not need a sarcassim smiley to tell me what ya ment.
I do agree that SF has some potential to be better, and we do indeed have some tough road games. But if we play the way we're capable of, I don't think it's anything we can't overcome. It's all speculation at this point, as you even said at the end of that paragraph.
Anyway, to end the threadjack about the N.O. Saints' season and get back on topic, I really
am looking forward to seeing the matchups in the Texans-Saints game. I think as it stands now we have the edge, but a lot can change between now and November.
Things that could potentially worry me in that game:
-Containing A. Johnson. McKenzie is a good corner, but like most teams our corners play sides of the field and most opposing teams try to line up thier best weapons on the opposite side of the field from him. On that opposite side will be either Jason David (I have high hopes for him, but he would give up a lot of height against AJ), Fred Thomas (had a bad last half last season playing banged up as well as having lost a step or seven with age) or rookie Usama Young (said to be very talented, but very unlikely he'll be starting this year).
-Staying away from Demeco Ryans. He seems to have a nose for the big play and, as was evidenced in the NFCCG, turnovers are a real killer for us (not that this is our problem exclusively).
-The Houson D-line. This one is highly dependent on how Okoye and Williams are progressing at their respective positions. I was very high on Okoye (as were a lot of others) up to the draft and I see a lot of potential on the Dline to disrupt passing games of other teams. Fortunately, I think we run the right kind of scheme to minimize this as we tend to get the ball out pretty quick, making decisions and not hanging about in the pocket too long.
A lot will obviously be a lot clearer as the season progresses and the game draws nearer, but it does feel good to actually talk a little football again.