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The high-flying passing game of the Saints remains in fine form as the 2008 season approaches. The offense remains stocked with talent….quarterback Drew Brees, receiver Marques Colston, and all-world talent Reggie Bush form a great nucleus. The team has made great improvements on defense, which was their primary off-season focus. The team has added impact rookies Sedrick Ellis and Tracy Porter through the draft, and bolstered the rush through free agent acquisitions Jonathan Vilma and Bobby McCray. Coach Sean Payton can always be counted on for some creative play-calling. If the team can avoid injuries and shore up their defense, they should be a top challenger again in the NFC. Get your tickets to the Louisiana Superdome to see it all come together in 2008 for the New Orleans Saints!

Some New Orleans Saints history: The Saints joined the NFL as an expansion team in 1967. The new club struggled for many years, employing six head coaches, posting 12 consecutive losing records, and averaging only four wins per season from 1967 to 1978. The team's leader during much of this time was quarterback Archie Manning, who won the NFL player of the year award in 1978. The greatest moment in Saints history came on November 8, 1970, when New Orleans kicker Tom Dempsey sealed a 19-17 upset of the Detroit Lions with a 63-yard field goal—the longest in NFL history.