Atlanta Falcons: A Sexy Pick To Knock New Orleans Saints Off Their Perch

August 26, 2010   ·   Randy Savoie   ·   Jump to comments

(NFC South-third in a series)
New Orleans Saints fans cover your little "Who Dat" ears whenever a radio is nearby.
Especially, any radio playing those ESPN guys.
Seems an overwhelming majority of the nation's sports talking heads are picking those nasty dirty birds- the Atlanta Falcons- to dethrone your beloved Saints as NFC South champions in 2010.
Yeah, just up and knock those halos right off their heads right there in the middle of Bourbon Street.
This in the spite the fact that the Saints beat the Falcons twice last year.
This in spite the fact that the Falcons defensive line managed a meager 21 sacks one year ago- hardly a statistic of champions.
This in spite of the fact that the over-hyped John Abraham managed only 5.5 sACKS in 2009. By the way, the 32 year-old Abraham wasn't getting any younger at press time.
Yet, the pundits tell us Abraham's steep drop in production had nothing to do with age and everything...

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